[She sounds surprised, but after a moment she nods. It does make sense that a wizard would be okay...]
My parents... they lost a lot of money, and they wanted to keep up appearances, so when this man came in saying he could help they hired him without question. He put all of this stuff around the house and started spreading rumors that he could talk to the dead, and, and it was all just a big show... He had actors with him, and it was all just fake, but people came and they paid him, paid us, both because they wanted to speak to the dead and also just to see the stupid show he'd put on!
[She seems incensed about this, getting worked up and gesturing as she talk. Her hands drop, though, cradling her necklace.]
It wasn't supposed to be magical, but then everyone started changing.
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[She sounds surprised, but after a moment she nods. It does make sense that a wizard would be okay...]
My parents... they lost a lot of money, and they wanted to keep up appearances, so when this man came in saying he could help they hired him without question. He put all of this stuff around the house and started spreading rumors that he could talk to the dead, and, and it was all just a big show... He had actors with him, and it was all just fake, but people came and they paid him, paid us, both because they wanted to speak to the dead and also just to see the stupid show he'd put on!
[She seems incensed about this, getting worked up and gesturing as she talk. Her hands drop, though, cradling her necklace.]
It wasn't supposed to be magical, but then everyone started changing.