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Try to Sneak Past (48%)There were ways to deal with someone watching the entrance. But if they hurt someone, there would be more investigation into their presence. The only safe way to get in was to become unnoticed. And if something life-threatening happened to some random guard just doing his job, Wayfinder wouldn't forgive herself."The point of these guys is keeping people in," she whispered. "They're trying to keep the infection from spreading. If infected people are going inside the lockup, I don't…-
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Find Another Way in (63%)They did not have very far to go, really. Another half hour and they were already getting close to Denver.Close enough that the signs of recent trouble were visible everywhere. In the diffuse scattering of neighborhoods and towns that fed into the city, there were dark buildings and empty streets. They drove over the fading remnants of many leaflets, scattered as though they'd been dropped by aircraft. Some clung to trees or smeared the tops of buildings, waiting for rain that…
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Take a Chance to Keep the Car (59%)We'll look for a rural gas station. There are lots of little pull-offs, right off the highway. We find one that isn't too busy, pull up and buy some gas, and we're out again before anyone gets involved. Preferably at night, when they wouldn't even be looking our way. It's worth the risk.She floated the map lower in her magic, examining the route she had already selected for that purpose. "Take a left at the end of the driveway; we'll leave town from the south. But stay in…
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Go take a Cold Shower 55%There were many ways she wanted to answer his question. Her body supplied her with all the information she could possibly desire in that regard, and it wasn't inclined to do much thinking right now. There was no time to stop and consider. Only a simple fact in her desire, and a way to fulfill it.Just get a little closer, give him permission, and Peter would take care of the rest. She wouldn't be alone anymore, wouldn't be abandoned.If it wasn't for all her magical practice over the…
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Yes, accept the demands (95%)Peter obviously wanted to refuse. Maybe he thought he could bully a teenager into doing what they want. Judging by his voice, the kid wasn't bad. He was just afraid, and desperate to help a family member."I'll do it," Wayfinder said, before he could get nervous waiting and go to the cops. She wouldn't give him the chance. "That house there, on the corner? Practically in view from here?"Peter slipped under the pump, not difficult at their height, stopping a few inches from her.…
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"If we go back, we should go to Denver" 47%Wayfinder could see good reasons to consider both kinds of destinations, either somewhere remote and rural, or going back to her home. If it weren't for Sunburst, she probably would've suggested the former. Her own hometown would've made a good fit in that regard, far enough away that it would be safe from the worst of what happened in the city.But Sunburst knew things. She had felt his confidence just being near him. But that would probably not be a very…
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Trust Rudolph (78%)Her friends weren't happy about the decision to trust someone they didn't know. But Ruby ultimately spoke up for her, silencing any further objection. "We're already trusting Way's judgment just coming up here. We can trust her judgment about this.""Besides—worst thing they would probably do is kick us out," Peter added. "If we leave this hideout, it's basically the same as getting caught. The risk-calculations might get worse as time passes, but for now..." He paced around her, eyeing…
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Share with Nobody (43%)Wayfinder spent a few minutes agonizing over who to share her information with. Ruby was more reliable, and despite their falling out, she could still trust her in ways that Peter hadn't earned yet. On the other hand, Peter was the one who'd been teaching her magic the last week. If anyone deserved to share what she was learning, it was him.But if she brought them both, they'd butt heads—Peter did not get along very well with Ruby. I'll just read first, then tell them both what I…
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Go for a walk (52%)Way loved being out in nature.There was something instantly stress-relieving about a trip into the woods, taking away your sight of any nearby building or piece of infrastructure. On a typical trip you might not encounter more than a handful of humans for hours—or if you were lucky, none at all.Granted, she didn't usually take those trips late at night, when her breath came in sharp gasps and her tail kept flicking angrily from side to side while she walked.The backyard was large and…
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Refusing someone who looked so friendly wasn't an easy thing for Way, but she did her best. There was something about this horse, something she'd not seen in anyone else she met so far. An effortless, casual kindness, remaining calm despite the grim outlook.If she could act like that more often, maybe her friends would trust her better. "I like the sound of... Wayfinder," she said, grinning nervously. "Maybe I'll use it.""That's great! I hope—" he glanced back down the hill, and his expression turned…
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