[ Matt's lips quirk for noble. He thinks it may be an overly generous description for "local man thinks about being altruistic," but he's not about to pick at anybody's phrasing. And as it happens, Matt has a pet theory ready to go. ]
Don't laugh, [ he says, expression frontloaded with sheepishness. So far, this hypothesis has been met with neutrality at best, scoffs at worst. ] But there are certain things this place has in common with stories I've read about fairies.
Like, [ speeding up a little, ] being kidnapped to someplace that seems to be outside the normal flow of geography and time. Food and drink with weird properties. Illusions or transformations, not being able to trust your own perceptions of what's going on all the time. And the fae are supposed to be into parties, so.
It's way too early to place any bets. But I find the parallels interesting.
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Don't laugh, [ he says, expression frontloaded with sheepishness. So far, this hypothesis has been met with neutrality at best, scoffs at worst. ] But there are certain things this place has in common with stories I've read about fairies.
Like, [ speeding up a little, ] being kidnapped to someplace that seems to be outside the normal flow of geography and time. Food and drink with weird properties. Illusions or transformations, not being able to trust your own perceptions of what's going on all the time. And the fae are supposed to be into parties, so.
It's way too early to place any bets. But I find the parallels interesting.