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[maidhem]

Hey guys! Has anyone tried the waffles at the waffle place by that mailbox we're being told to pick things up at now? The chocolate chip pecan waffle is FANTASTIC if you haven't! 10/10, will have again!

Oh, and speaking of the mailbox, what's with the weird hints that they're giving on the packages you pick up there? How's a fancy walking stick supposed to 'ease your pain' anyway? The waffles do just as good a job after a long day with the books!

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[maidhem]

Felicia.

I'll see you soon, Arisato!

[fiddlestick]

Knives?
Well...maybe she trained in more than one weapon.
People in the military do that all the time.

[maidhem]

Maybe? But I'm pretty sure that she wasn't a soldier and that she'd be upset if someone said that.

[fiddlestick]

It was just an example...

[maidhem]

I know. I'm just really confused by all this.
I didn't mean to upset you.

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[compendiem]

[ He shoots off a text saying "See you there." but he's already there, has been there for much of the day, monopolizing this study room despite not being a student here because it's nice and quiet inside the soundproof walls and he can get a lot of work done without distraction.

The door to room 6A is left slightly ajar so Felicia will know to open it, but inside, Minato's sitting on one of the cushioned benches with his laptop open on his lap and and backpack down by his feet. ]

[fiddlestick]

Oh. Don't worry. I'm not upset.
I know it's all really confusing.

[maidhem]

It really is! I don't even know how to begin making sense of it!

[maidhem]

[It didn't take Felicia long to find the appropriate room, since the door had been kindly left ajar for her to find. She was unfamiliar with this part of the building due to the health and sciences aspect of her major, but the university was laid out in a friendly, non-intimidating manner just to prevent it's various students from getting too lost. Backpack slung over her shoulders and heavy with the books she needed to read from over the next few days, Felicia cracked the door open and peered inside.]

Hello~

Arisato?

[thesettingsun]

I'm going to guess you probably don't heal people by hitting them with it.

[fiddlestick]

Well...do you know anyone from your memories in the city?

[compendiem]

[ Minato looks up at the sound of his name, giving his laptop screen a brief glance and finishing up the last few keystrokes of whatever he was working on before folding down the screen and setting the laptop off to the side. ]

Yeah, it's me. If it's okay, can I see your walking stick?

[lingeringwill]

have you figured out that the stick is magic yet

If not I'm here to tell you that its magic

[maidhem]

I haven't found anyone yet. Is that normal?

[maidhem]

Then how do I do the magic if it's not hitting them with it?

[maidhem]

But how do I now it's magic if I'm getting a story that feels like a Monsters and Mazes kind of game?

[lingeringwill]

because most of the shit that everyone else gets is magic

It's like

Deduction, or whatever. I have a giant magical key, you have a giant magical stick. That's just how it works

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, I think so. I only found one recently...

I was just asking since maybe they'd know more about it, but I guess not.

[thesettingsun]

Wave it around and say 'abracadabra'?

[lastcomfort]

Waffles? I love waffles! I'll have to try it, thank you!

Hmm, how is it spoke to work? Your walking stick, I mean.

[maidhem]

Are you sure something so cliche will work?

[maidhem]

I'm not giving up on finding one. Maybe we just haven't crossed paths yet!

[maidhem]

A giant, magical key must unlock a really big door.

A big magical stick, though... how do I figure out how it works?

[maidhem]

You're welcome! Every waffle place deserves a visit!

I'm not sure how it's supposed to work, but people think it might be magical... and the paper did say something about how a little magic will help ease your pain. I don't know how to begin figuring it out.

[lingeringwill]

...huh. Maybe it does. I never really considered that.

Wave it around like a maniac until something happens or you remember how it works

I remembered how to sword fight by waving around a kendo stick for like two minutes so