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Hespa's Story part 5 - ...Virtual Life Emma

<A dragon flying overhead, deep red in color, sees Cira talking to an unfamiliar human female.  He lands to investigate and is quickly filled in on the situation...>

Emma, however, isn't listening - she seems to be thinking hard, and is going very pale.  "I only exist now because you're writing me... um... that's actually a very scary thought..."  She can't control a little whimper.

*concerned looks*
"There there Emma.  It's ok, really.  Alfandra is a very nice place.  You'll like it."

Emma stares at Cira, wild-eyes.  "Forget it!!  Alfandra may be a very nice place, but it's still Hespa's home, not mine!!  I don't belong Here, any more than she belongs in Real Life!  I want to go home!!" She seems to be on the verge of tears.

Hespa quickly intervenes:

**it's ok, emma, stay calm....i'm not going to abandon you, any more than you ever abandoned me....anyhoo, it's now 11.30 at night, and your parents... our parents... whatever, they're in bed already, lucky for us....given that they get up around 6.30 for work, that gives us... seven hours to get you back here and me back there!...lucky for us that time works different in written universes, huh?**

*Cira checks his clocks*
"Uh Oh, I'm reading 11:46 already."  He smiles and puts a hand over his eyes.  "Oh wait, different time zone."
*chuckle*

**aaaargh, don't do that to me!**