Katerina was amused by her sibling's progress from idiot occult dabbler brother to idiot occult dabbler sister to good Orthodox Russian woman. She seemed to have finally learned something, which was that she wasn't cut out for occult work, and that meant that she wouldn't be risking her life and soul and have to be bailed out by Katerina on a regular basis. On the other hand. . .
"Domestic life so great, how come you single?" Katerina asked her New Woman sister. "Maybe you should ask Oksana out?"
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Not entirely trusting Diana, Savannah performed a magical scan to ensure that Chronivac wasn't playing any nasty tricks, like inserting a mind control aspect to the virus. It seemed like they hadn't, but Savannah made sure that Diana got the shot first, then Savannah, then Nancy.
"Ready to go spread a plague, girls?" asked Diana.
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"Hum? Hum?" said the unknown man, who gradually seemed to be emerging from his slumber. He looked around, puzzled. "I was on the beach. Where am I?"
"You had an accident." replied Aziza. "You're better now, but it has been a while."
"Like how long?"
"A long time."
Something about the way the man's gaze was focused on Tom was giving Tom and Aziza a clue about why Mackenzie's love spell hadn't worked.