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[coinflipped]

Isaac McKinstry March 5 near Pawn Promotion

So, question for everyone. If you’re a magical being of some sort that supposedly blesses people, but you’re also known as a Reaper, what do you think that exactly means?

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[vitis]

[ wow ]

i'd hope the LEAST retrospec could do for you is have it be optional, as in "do i wanna kill this person through a smooch right now orrr"

but yeah.
wouldn't get my hopes too much, either

[coinflipped]

[I'm sorry he's so shameless...]

Anyway, let me pick your brain since we don't know each other. How would you feel about this? Apparently I'm some special being, but I've never heard of the term 'Reaper' regarded for us before. It almost seems like I may be a special case, but I'm not sure.

[vitis]

[ ... hm. ]

[ that does give john pause; he's not really sure how to dissect that seeming contradiction, or the precise context of the question. but... ]

well, i don't know what to make of the reaper and blessing thing much. it sounds kinda neat, i guess
maybe retrospec will enlighten you sooner or later. but if there's one thing for certain, there's not a whole lot that can be done by worrying about it

[ he knows when he first got his ability-- it was hard not to think of himself as freakish, but then others apparently think that it's cool? he doesn't want to presume it's automatically about that type of thing, though. ]

[coinflipped]

It is a contradiction, and that's what confuses me. As for if it's neat, I highly doubt others think it's neat if it has a connection to the crap going on around me.

But you're right. I shouldn't worry.

[vitis]

yeah
easier said than done, i know, but still

what kinda crap do you have going around you? besides the usual day to day bs

[coinflipped]

Things are breaking all the time. I cause things to fall in front of people and they trip. Locking my keys and phone in my car. Getting me and a crowd around me hit by water from a puddle a car ran through. You know, really annoying things.

[vitis]

boy

so it's like blessing folks with bad luck
and yourself
almost can't blame your past self for being a reaper or however that works, i'd be annoyed too

[ ... he's mostly joking.

mostly.

but gee wiz, does that sound like a pain. ]

[coinflipped]

Yeah, I can't help but be annoyed.

And I'm afraid that it's just going to get worse.

[Oh well. He's just venting to a stranger and feeling a little better.]

Thanks for letting me talking this out with you though. I appreciate it.

[vitis]

[..]

no prob
glad i could be of help, i don't mind listening any

i'm john, by the way. it's nice to meet you, isaac [ since it's on the post.. ]

[coinflipped]

You as well, John.

Also if you have a little time, stop by the Pawn Promotion and buy something.

[He's shameless about advertising his business...]

[vitis]

too broke to buy anything
will definitely try to sell you something

[coinflipped]

As long as it's not trash I can definitely look at it and possibly give you an appraisal.

[vitis]

what's that saying
one man's trash is another man's treasure and vice-versa

[coinflipped]

If I had a dollar for every time someone said that to me I wouldn't need a second job.

[vitis]

do they really

[ ok that shouldn't be surprising.


john's still mortified ]

okay damn i gotta work on my originality

[coinflipped]

Yeah, you really should work on that.

[vitis]

no worries
i'll have a cool, smooth line all prepared when i drop by
you'll be blown away, like OH SHOOT really gotta buy all this stuff now

[coinflipped]

We'll see about that when the time comes. Impress me enough and maybe I'll buy your trash.

[vitis]

challenge accepted
see you round

[coinflipped]

See you.