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“JJJ, these are my partners Siv and Jonas…”

"We got to talking about you," JJJ nods "Mosly about how you owned the party"

"Hardly surprising to us" Jonas says

She hands over the coffees. “JJJ can jam pretty well himself.”

"Ah, shucks" He smiles

"Helps if "m stoned" He says

“it helps a lot of things.” She agrees, then wonders, “It helped me relax a 'lot too.”

Siv stops "Did it .. you know, I don't see it as a lifestyle but if it helps your stress, in moderation"

Jonas looks to JJJ "She's worried how I'll respond to the idea of getttinn high to help her out. I'm the stiff of the trio"

JJJ laughs "Hey, good friends to have sometimes"

“It would be nice if there was just some magical talisman I could hold or wear and have it take this away from me.” She says wistfully. “I don’t suppose any of you've ever heard of such a thing. I figure Fiona wouldn’t have much use for it though.”

JJJ ponders "Actually... I heard of something, but it's dangerous... this magic pool of wisdom gained. You drink from it, annd you get wisdom but... storries vary on how well i works or what the risks are."

“Is wisdom really the opposite of fear?” She wonders. “I mean , there are GOOD REASON to be afraid of some people who trigger my phobia.”

She reaches over to squeeze Siv’s arm. “Not a dig against the fearless.”

“A quest for a magic cure, or just working on it for however long it takes…” the former option sounding particularly appealing for the rearing unseelie rogue side, “…but something that easy always has a catch.”

Siv smiles "I understand, though I've been scared plennty just.. specialized"

JJJ nods "No shame in the hard long path eitherr though"