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Alli stood with her hands perched prettily on her hips, taking in the sight of a valley girl talking too loudly on her cellphone.
"Omigod, like... it's so totally not rocket science." she mimicked sarcastically. Suddenly she was hit from behind. She went to turn and sprawled clumsily on the ground, scraping her knee through her breeches. She rolled over and sprang to her feet, ready for a fight. Her brother Enaichel had taught her all about throwing punches after little provocation: it was frowned upon, but it happened... and it got your point across quickly. Seeing Sai, she dropped her hands unhesitantly, pretending sweetly that she hadn't been about to smack the girl.
"Hello." she said with a smile. Now this has to be fate... I was just thinking about her. "Lost?"
The girl nodded with a little hesitation. Had this moody teenager been about to hit her? She looked perfectly sweet now...
"Me too." Alli said with a grimace. "The map didn't help me at all. Confusing thing... must have been created by a bunch of men that never bothered to ask for directions. And the names were all wrong on it. I binned it a few blocks back. What do you say we ask someone if they know how to get to Edge-Where?"
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