Editing Lost for Words 1.1

{{infobox chapter
| work       = Pale
| book       = [[Lost for Words]]
| number     = 1.1
| dateposted = 9 March 2020
| link       = [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/lost-for-words-1-1/ {{PAGENAME}}]
| previous   = [[Blood Run Cold 0.0]]
| next       = [[Lost for Words 1.2]]
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the first chapter of [[Lost for Words]]. Verona sets out from her house to meet with Lucy, her oldest friend. They collect their new friend Avery and go to the meeting with their possible "Other" friends.


== Plot ==
Five weeks later, [[Verona Hayward|Verona]] stares down a faceless woman outside her house. After a brief argument with her father about the chores she has to do and the responsibility she has to him, Verona leaves to meet up with [[Lucy Ellingson|Lucy]], talking about the faceless woman; they think the woman is nervous about the ritual they plan to undertake.

They reach school, and call up to [[Avery]], their new classmate joining from homeschooling. She appears at the window and rushes down to greet them, then reverses course and returns to collect the other materials for the ritual. They playfully give her a hard time and talk about school, relationships and apps.

The trio heads into the woods and meet a waif.  Following it, they meet with Matthew, Edith, the girls' [[Practitioner]] predecessor Charles Abram who's [[Forsworn|fallen on hard times]], and an unidentified collection of [[Other|Others]]. They reveal that the trio is to investigate the death of the [[Carmine Beast]], regardless of whether they actually solve the case. If they do this, they will be taught many interesting "magic and strange things".

There are exchanges within the strange group. Verona looks over the crowd of strange people who she can't quite identify, then something clicks and the Others take notice. Miss compliments Verona saying that the time it took for her eyes to "open" bodes well for her career as a practitioner. That her traits including skepticism and imagination will serve her well.

Charles interjects, all but begging the trio not to go through with the Awakening. He talks about everything that could go wrong with what they're doing. He ends up being used as an example for them, and they are told that he became a host for various curses and more. This makes a bit of an impression on Verona.

Lucy acts on it, making the assembled others promise that they will protect her and her friends, that they won't keep them from living a long and fulfilling life. Moving forward, they get out the supplies for the awakening ritual. Each girl had made a hat, coat and mask with two of those being gifts for the other girl. These according to Miss will function as a raiment through which their power will work best, on top of being together.

Given a last chance to back out of things, Verona confirms that the trio has to do this.

==Characters==
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*[[Kennet Trio]]
**[[Verona]] (Introduced)
**[[Lucy]] (Introduced)
**[[Avery]] (Introduced)
*[[Kennet]] Others
**[[Miss|The faceless women named Miss]] (Identified)
**[[Edith]] & [[Matthew]] (Identified)
**[[Sir Toadswallow|formal thing with monocle and nails in abdomen]] (unidentified)
**[[Cherrypop|Redskinned scowling girl?]]
**[[Gashwad|Pickaxe nose thing]]
**[[Guilherme|long haired giant]]
**[[Maricica|Elegant winged woman]]
**[[John Stiles|Blond guy named John]]
**[[Alpeana|Girl with very long dirty hair]]
*[[Charles Abrams|Charles]]
*[[Carmine Beast]] (mentioned)
*Kennet human residents
**[[Mr. Hayward]]
**[[Ms. Hardy]] (mentioned)
|}

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