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To Nana's credit, she didn't mean to lose her balance. She looks properly sheepish and more than a little bit freaked out as she tries to push out of the invisible wall. When she spots Jedao, she asks,

"Um. What happened?"

"You went over the threshold, and the protections whisked you away."

He comes to sit next to the invisible barrier.

"To answer your question, yes, Gliss lives in the Engine Room full-time, although if I'm in there myself, sometimes she'll wander the hallways for a bit. She isn't a cat, you understand. She's a guardian creature, and she's proud to take care of her place. But she's catlike enough to be curious."

"What do guardian creatures eat? Do they breathe? How much space do they need?"

It's obvious Nana is pretty concerned about Gliss's welfare.

"She's a magic robot. She likes learning tricks. She can pretty much beat me at air hockey, at this point. If you'd like to play with her the next time I have a long Engine Room shift, we can do that, if she wants. But I promise she's very capable of clawing my ankles if she doesn't like the amount of attention she's getting. Shen Jiye made her, if you want to ask him about specs."

The invisible barrier is still very much up, at the moment.

"I think I'll do so," Nana says, with a little nod. There's a brief, awkward pause before,

"Um. Can you let me out of this barrier? Or do you have to get someone else?"

"I can do it," Jedao promises, a little warm, a little wry. "But I will need to concentrate for a minute."

"I'll shut up and let you do so," said with a nod.

And, to her credit, Nana does just that!

He closes his eyes, sitting in silent concentration for what feels like a long time - twenty, thirty, maybe forty seconds - then opens them.

"Alright, it's down."

Nana gives Jedao a little nod. And then, she positions herself so that her hands are sticking out in front of her before she takes a few steps towards the room's exit. It's obviously someone who is expecting to run into yet another invisible barrier and at least is going to make it so she doesn't run into it face first.

The barrier is gone; she can just walk away, now.

Thank heavens for that. Nana's body language shifts to visible relief as she leaves the room.

"Do you think I can come by again, if only to just give the cat a few scratches?"

"I'll let you know when she's out and about," Jedao promises.

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