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Wouldn't that work better from higher up? *Meg says reasonably.*

"But then they would be able to see me."

Not if you were really high up. I was on a shelf once, up there, and hardly anyone saw me at all.

"I'm also practicing my hiding, though. Like if I was in a bush."

*Meg blinks at that, and says, reasonably,* Couldn't you ask the bar to give you a bush?

*Okay, maybe not that reasonably.*

Ember blinks.

"What?"

The bar, *Meg explains.* You know how it gives you things when you ask for them.

Blinkblinkblink.

"No?"

*Meg blinks back at her.* Dieu, no one's told you about that yet? Here, let me show you -

*And she heads over to the bar, glancing behind to see if the tiny girl's following.*

Meg's being followed, don't worry.

Ember tries to see the top of the bar. But she's toooooo little.

"Puckernuts!"

*Meg giggles and yanks a chair over with her foot.*

Here - you can stand on this.

Ember climbs up so that she's standing on the chair. She looks at Meg expectantly.*

What do you want? *Meg asks reasonably.* A bush might be a bit big, for a first demonstration.

Ember tilts her head. "What do you mean?"

Tell me what to ask for, *Meg explains,* and I'll ask the bar for it.

- you know what? I will ask for a bush.

*Meg puts a hand on the bar.* One bush, please -

*A man appears.

He has very large ears, and looks very confused. Nor does he look terribly bright.*

No, no, no, that's not what I wanted! *Meg says impatiently, and the confused-looking man disappears again.*

Ember blinks and staaaaaaares.

"Timmorn's blood! The human appeared out of nowhere!"

Yes, that's what the bar does, *Meg explains,* though I've never seen it do it with a person before. Usually just drinks.

Ember looks at the bar, then grins ~~impishly~~ elfishly. "Like dreamberry juice?"

*Meg hesitates.* Er - probably? No idea what that is, but ask away and see if you get it -

Ember turns and looks at the bar.

"Dreamberry juice?"

There's a pause, as if the bar is thinking, and then a glass appears, full of the drink.

"By the High Ones!"

*Meg giggles.* Useful, isn't it? Coffee for me, bar, s'il vous plait.

*Coffee appears, and Meg sips it placidly.*

Ember takes big gulps of the dreamberry juice quickly. She hiccups and giggles. "Yum..."

*Meg, who sees nothing wrong with children getting drunk, grins.* How long have you been here, that you didn't know that?

Ember finishes of her drink, and tries to sit down in the stool. It doesn't work.

She ends up on the floor on her back, giggling again.

"I don't know. I'm usually just walling... walking... watching people."

She giggles some more.

Well, try watching the bar, *Meg tells her,* it's more interesting. Where do you stay?