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327. Coincidences

Teaser: In which Cheryl lays out all the coincidences that can't just be coincidences, and Karen makes a last pitch for her monster arena.

MARKET INTERIOR Karen, Brittany, Cheryl

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Karen: It sounds like the dots are magic, so whoever puts them there must be a wizard.

Cheryl: Oh, I forgot to mention, the dot appeared right after the ground shook, which Isabella said was caused by an Ice Dragon dying.

[FRAME 2]

Karen: And you think that's related somehow?

Cheryl: The timing is suspicious. And at the same time, Evan changed colour and got more powerful. That's a lot of magic to just be coincidences.

[FRAME 3]

Brittany: Who are Evan and Isabella?

Cheryl: Evan is a giant bat, who used to be guarding Emma, but he quit. And Isabella works for the Quest Guild. She was sent here to get Evan and Emma to go back in the cave for the Hero to find, but then the ground shook and she said it didn't matter anymore and left.

[FRAME 4]

Karen: You've talked to this giant bat? Do you think he'd be interested in fighting other monsters? For money?

Cheryl: Fighting? No, his interest in other monsters tends more toward... well, Brittany's interest in adventurers.