approximately three minutes after the alarms start going off

[thesettingsun]

SOME OF US DON'T HAVE POWERS THIS BINGO IS RIGGED

[Glad we got the complaining out of the way.]

Comments

[thesettingsun]

No, and I'd laugh at whoever asked the question.

[storytelleroftime]

Exactly! And now that can be taken as a somewhat plausible train of thought. Thus, I will take that as evidence to what Retrospec has been doing to our lives. Corrupting them beyond the bounds of reason!

[thesettingsun]

Do you think there's a time limit on dreams, like I'll wake up and it'll be the start of May and none of this was real?

[storytelleroftime]

It would all be easier if it was a dream, wouldn't it? Sadly, I don't think it is. This is our reality now, and we have to live in it. We've been given no choice in the matter.

[thesettingsun]

I agree with you, but it would be nice to find out that everything is back to normal suddenly. Too bad reality doesn't work that way.

[storytelleroftime]

Yes. Sadly, the world doesn't really work that way. Things won't go back to normal. And so now I have to juggle both this, and my Norma life, because I can't simply ignore that this exists. But also, I do have a life to get to. To live. So I guess we just have to go along with all this.

[thesettingsun]

It's better than the alternatives.

At least class is out for the summer. That's one thing off my shoulders, for now. And if we shrink again I don't have to worry about crossing the giant campus.

[storytelleroftime]

Ah, so you're in school? Well, glad I don't have to deal with that. I instead have to deal with something called "having a real job."

[thesettingsun]

I also have a job, so don't give me that. Nobody makes their way through college without working anymore unless they're rich.

[storytelleroftime]

I mean, I know that. I just never went to college and I have a decently successful career founded on pure talent and genius. Most people can't go that route though.

[thesettingsun]

Well, I'm sorry that some people want to earn a degree and earn some kind of respect in a world that mostly sees people by their accomplishments and equates not going to college with being a lazy bum. I don't think they're right, but I'm going to earn a degree or die trying.

[storytelleroftime]

Lol I wasn't shaming you or anything. College is a perfectly respectable path. I'm not telling you "don't go to college" or anything, don't get me wrong there.

[Maggie maybe you should just stop.]

[thesettingsun]

It sounded a little like you and your 'real job' were mocking me.

[Or he's just sensitive about these things.]

[storytelleroftime]

Well I wasn't! So... let's just move on from this subject.

[thesettingsun]

Let's go back to petty and vengeful curses, those are way more fun.

[storytelleroftime]

Yes they are. Petty and vengeful curses are way better.

But what, can you like use black magic or something?

[thesettingsun]

I wish. Sometimes it's just fun to wish terrible things on your enemies. Like having to go to the bathroom in the middle of all of the tests where you aren't allowed to leave the room.

[storytelleroftime]

I fully agree with that sentiment. and I didn't actually think you could, but someone probably can. What since people apparently have powers and all.

[thesettingsun]

Curses are pretty classic, I think. More than some of the things I know people have gotten.

[storytelleroftime]

What have people gotten? I'm curious now.

[thesettingsun]

Ink for blood.

[storytelleroftime]

...Okay what? Ink for blood? How does that work?

[thesettingsun]

Hell if I know. They just have ink instead of blood now. They can drink ink to heal bruises, because that's definitely a thing you want to put in your mouth.

[storytelleroftime]

Well I hope to God my other self doesn't have anything.

[Well do you wanna become a 14 year old elf Magi because that's what is in store for you.]

[thesettingsun]

Best of luck with being an incredibly normal human being.