IC INBOX for The Last Voyages

[magician_king]

You know what to do.

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[tetractys]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN EXPLAIN!

IF SOMEONE'S DREAMING ABOUT YOU, WHERE'S THE VERSION OF YOU FROM THE DREAM GO WHEN THEY WAKE UP?

[magician_king]

That's like asking if stopping making a shadow puppet of a dog with your fingers and a flashlight is cruelty to animals.

[tetractys]

IF IT THINKS IT'S A REAL DOG FOR THE MOMENT IT EXISTS.

LISTEN, CAN YOU TRUST THAT I'M NOT A MORON FOR A SECOND? THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THINKING WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IS REAL AND THAT ACTUALLY BEING THE CASE.

SO UNLESS YOU CAN GET AT THE GUY MAKING THE SHADOW PUPPETS, ANY AGENCY YOU REALLY HAVE DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

[magician_king]

Bill, I love you, I honest to God do. I definitely asked, which is my bad. And if I'm being dismissive, it's because every bone in my body, every one of my considerable instincts, and all my years of shitty and fucked up experiences- all of it is screaming at me that you are going to get hurt and you are going to hurt other people.

I get that this doesn't mean you can stop. But I am not here for you in this. I will, however, be here to help pick you up if [when] it fucks up. But this is my formal abstention from operation 'turtles all the way down.'

[tetractys]

YOU REALLY CONFUSE ME SOMETIMES!

WELL, MOST OF THE TIME.

YOU DON'T OWE ME ANYTHING, Y'KNOW THAT?

[magician_king]

Well, I don't know what I'm doing half the time, so that's probably why.

[A small smile.]

I don't think being friends is about oweing anyone anything.

[tetractys]

YEAH, THAT'S SUPER WEIRD!

[magician_king]

I'm sticking around a bit longer, it turns out, so you have at least a few minutes to get used to it.

[tetractys]

JUST IN TIME TO WATCH US ALL GET KILLED!

[magician_king]

Uh oh, wait, what? This, or something else?

[tetractys]

THE AUTHORITY CATCHING UP WITH US FOR STEALING THEIR SHIP!

[magician_king]

Right. I don't think it'll happen in my tenure, personally. This feels like the thing, now.

[tetractys]

I DISAGREE, BUT, HEY! ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!

HEY, WEIRD QUESTION. CAN SOMEONE WITH THE WRONG NUMBER OF FINGERS LEARN ANYTHING FROM YOUR WORLD?

[Bill has four, but more importantly: Ford has six.]

[magician_king]

Oh yeah, man. More fingers, more casting. People add them on purpose, if they don't mind totally fucking themselves up spiritually.

[tetractys]

HOW'S THAT HAPPEN? A CONSEQUENCE OF MESSING WITH YOUR BODY?

[magician_king]

Yep. Shouldn't do bodies, definitely can't do faces. Your body's a good metaphor for your self.

[tetractys]

HOW'D YOU TURN INTO A DRAGON? IS THAT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY CHANGES?

[magician_king]

One, it's temporary, and two, I'm a ball of hate when I'm like that. I want to fly the guy I'm seeing around in the Enclosure, but I'm scared I'd lose it and eat him.

[tetractys]

WOULD TEACHING ME NON-THEORETICAL MAGIC COUNT AS HELPING ME?

[magician_king]

Nope. You are already a powerhouse, you would not be helped by learning even more magic.

[tetractys]

I'D BE HELPED BEING LESS BORED.

[magician_king]

I doubt that too. You should probably learn how to be bored without bringing down chaos.