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[ashenscipher]

[Video starts on Bitterblue.]

I'll admit it, I screamed when I saw this-

[Camera pans to land on a dagger. Then the camera comes back to Bitterblue.]

I was hoping for a dress or one of the very interesting looking hand scribed books I see everywhere in my memories- a book from another world would be fantastic.

I was not hoping for a- a weapon! [A weapon she's pretty sure she saw her memory-mother use to kill someone - necessary for their survival, sure. But still! She's sure if they tested the blade in a forensic lab someone's trace DNA might be found on it.]

Comments

[bearshermark]

Yeah, geez, I can see why.

You're right, though. A book from another world would be really cool. Hopefully one of us gets one sometime.

[ashenscipher]

I wonder if there's a formula to this or if it's all random?

If I wish hard enough, will I get a book?

[bearshermark]

It does seem pretty random and unexpected. I'd almost be afraid of jinxing it now. It feels like if we concentrated on a book, we'd probably get another weapon or something.

[ashenscipher]

...

Are you up for an experiment?

[bearshermark]

As long as it's not too dangerous, yeah sure.

[ashenscipher]

It shouldn't be.

We might need to get a few more people to help us.

But basically, I'll try willing for a specific thing from my memories. And you don't.

And then we compare what we get, see if wishful thinking actually works. If magic is real, maybe wishing on a star is now real, too?

[bearshermark]

Alright yeah, I can do that. Can't think of anything specific I'd want anyway, so that works.

[ashenscipher]

We should find others who want to join us. That will give us more results to compare.

[bearshermark]

We should ask Lisa. She's gotten a few things from her world.

[traceofeffort]

Damn right I have, I need to go get another instrument stand today. I caught my name and figured I'd save the step. So am I on team "wish for specific stuff" or "actively wish for anything"? Or was the shooting star thing a serious suggestion?

[ashenscipher]

What team do you want to be on?

[traceofeffort]

I mean, either way's good. I don't want her school uniform, I haven't seen any other costumes, and I'm not sure what else to ask for. So I guess since I don't have anything to ask for, that's my answer?

...and I might try the star thing anyway if I see one.

[ashenscipher]

You can wish for something specific on a star, how about that?

[traceofeffort]

Sure, I can do that. But if it works I'm going to be making terrible jokes all month, I hope you know.

-now that I've said that, I wonder if that would sound any good on a guitar... nah. Probably not on bass either.

[ashenscipher]

If it works, I will make terrible jokes all month.

[traceofeffort]

Then we're in agreement! If this works I can be a bad romance novel cliche and also we'll have learned something important. So I can deal with that, I think. [She glances away.] I kind of already am a few bad romance novel cliches, so I don't even think it changes anything.

[ashenscipher]

If this works we should tell everyone so they can start wishing on stars, too.

[traceofeffort]

We can all be a classic cartoon together! And also buried in stuff that kinda sorta isn't ours. If there's a musical number, though, I'm not taking the lead vocals. [She watched that movie as a little girl, she'd had quite enough of it then, even if the movie itself was fine.]