[ He can't help but feel this odd mingling of relief and frustration when he's back in Nancy's orbit, the noise and anxiety, like pinpricks in his brain, quieting, while their predicament remains disturbingly unchanged.
But at least she seems to be taking this with a little less (totally justified) hostility now. Maybe, between the two of them, they can get to the bottom of this before it gets any worse. ]
Yeah, ah... [ He winces sympathetically, rubbing the side of his neck. ]. This isn't the first time I've... [ Lost his mind? Like hell he's going to say that. ] Experienced really weird shit like this. [ With a wry smile, he adds: ] I wish I could say that made me an expert. But I can't even think of anything that happened...
[ He lowers his hand then, thinking, before his eyes light up, all EUREKA! and he lifts his hand again, holding his needle-pricked finger up to Nancy with way too much excitement. Settle down, Jeff. ]
Oh! I poked my finger on one of those spinning wheels around town! [ Which might seem innocuous to a suburbanite like him. But while Jeff may be new to this town, he's sure as hell not new to magic. ] That's like Fairytale Curses 101...
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But at least she seems to be taking this with a little less (totally justified) hostility now. Maybe, between the two of them, they can get to the bottom of this before it gets any worse. ]
Yeah, ah... [ He winces sympathetically, rubbing the side of his neck. ]. This isn't the first time I've... [ Lost his mind? Like hell he's going to say that. ] Experienced really weird shit like this. [ With a wry smile, he adds: ] I wish I could say that made me an expert. But I can't even think of anything that happened...
[ He lowers his hand then, thinking, before his eyes light up, all EUREKA! and he lifts his hand again, holding his needle-pricked finger up to Nancy with way too much excitement. Settle down, Jeff. ]
Oh! I poked my finger on one of those spinning wheels around town! [ Which might seem innocuous to a suburbanite like him. But while Jeff may be new to this town, he's sure as hell not new to magic. ] That's like Fairytale Curses 101...