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That was pushing things way too fast for me. I didn’t know this woman. “I appreciate it, really, but I’ve got two good friends I can talk to.”

Delphia made a cooing noise. “How wonderful, dear. Sometimes the family we make is more necessary than the family we’re born with.”

“Oh, yeah, I agree.” I shifted in my seat. “Um, Delphia, it’s been great talking to you, but I think I need to take a few days to absorb all this.”

“Of course, dear. You have my number, and you can call or text me any time.”

“Thanks. Um, I’m glad we spoke, and I’m sure I’ll talk to you soon.”

We hung up.

I grabbed my beer and flopped back on the couch cushions. “Is it midnight yet? That call felt like forever.”

Steve snorted. “It was, like, twelve minutes.”

Felix said, “You were talking like she was legit.”

I took a large swallow of beer and said, “Yeah, I think she is.”

“But you didn’t want to talk to her anymore?”

I looked over at him. “I do, I will. But I was getting a little freaked out, and I need to process everything.”

Steve nodded sympathetically. “It must be weird finally knowing there’s someone else out there who can do what you do.”

I shook my head. “It’s more... she said she can help me improve my abilities.” I took a deep breath. “But do I reallywantto improve them?”

ON THE TEXAS ADVENTURERS DISCORD SERVER

THURSDAY, MARCH 23

Delphia_Leader_TWISTMarch 23 at 8:31pm

@everyone, I spoke to the potential Cassandra! He’s so sweet! But we’re still waiting for in-person confirmation of his magic before bringing him into the campaign.@Lloyd_TWIST, thank you for volunteering. I’m glad you were already in Bent Oak!

The two people who PM’d me that they were nesting, I messaged you with the Cassandra’s character sheet.@Greg_DM_Central_TX, I also sent it to you. It can’t hurt to go meet him, even if you’re still pretending you’re not nesting. Remember, y’all, anonymous approach ONLY at this time!

Greg_DM_Central_TXMarch 23 at 8:35pm

Fuck, Mom, shouldn’t we let the guy get introduced to all the craziness first before parading potential love interests in front of him? And, wait, did he give you permission to send his info to people he doesn’t know?

Mom, this character sheet looks like you did a background check on the guy! What the fuck? He can’t have agreed to this!

Delphia_Leader_TWISTMarch 23 at 8:37pm

It’s been decades since we found a new Cassandra. Meeting the person he resonates with will lock him down. Plus, he’ll have someone to lean on and talk to when his entire worldview gets blown up. Daniel was kind enough to put the character sheet together for me. It’s just the basics since I only had Cal’s phone number to start with. It’s not like Daniel did a full FBI investigation and talked to Cal’s friends and employers or anything.

Greg_DM_Central_TXMarch 23 at 8:40pm

Holy fuck. We’ll be lucky if this guy doesn’t sue us.

I’m going on record as being against this plan. I absolutely will not go shove myself in his face before he even knows what’s what.

Any@wonderout there who was around the last time we found a Cassandra in the wild? How did they get introduced to the campaign?

Hawthorne_TWISTMarch 23 at 8:49pm

Sorry to break this to you, Greg, but this is pretty much the way it went down in the 60’s. But once one Cassandra was found, another four ended up surfacing within the same year. They’ve all been home-grown since, so in my opinion, it wasn’t a coincidence, finding them all at the same time. We should expect to see more soon.