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[merlinpletcher]

I heard Trullinger has some guest lecturer coming tomorrow. Who do you guys think it'll be?

[...]

I hope it's not a waste of time.

[Val]

[...] I need an honest opinion. Think you can drop the saccharine act for me for a few minutes?

[Known Cicada Wielders]

Well. I went to dig up the cicada and it was just like Armani's. There was a layer of moss growing (took some pics), the shell was softer than before, and when I held it I got that [...] déjà vu feeling. It was definitely different from before but still fleeting. It's hard to get a handle on it.

So. That's one factor down, at least.

What's next?

[Added Later: Tony & Elijah]

Hey. You guys want to help me with something and practice those Sylvan skills?

Comments

[gasgiant]

if that's your preferred definition sure

[merlinpletcher]

I'm not the one that needs reminding.

[Val]

I'm not making excuses. [...] What do you recommend?

[gasgiant]

you can always skip class

[merlinpletcher]

Pass. He sounds like a hack.

[gasgiant]

do you think he takes groupies

[merlinpletcher]

I don't skip class.

[sugarnspite]

Your hands are precious.

[Merlin]
More practice with higher stakes. I'm sure you excel at drills, but you need to be exposed to more surprises and close calls that aren't predictable. Work on building your subconscious confidence.

[andpoke]

noooo he's actually really respectful of the animals
and fascinated by them
he'd never hurt them

[merlinpletcher]

If that's all you're going to say, I think I've found the right definition.

[andpoke]

i mean
does he have a choice

[sugarnspite]

I'm still confused.

[gasgiant]

the only thing i love more than imposing myself on other people is doing it with a friend

[gasgiant]

s u f f e r i n g t i m e i guess then

[andpoke]

a coincidence?
very same

so if he steps foot on this ground
we don't let him go
until we've pet a bug and he's signed 3 of our personal belongings.

[merlinpletcher]

[...] I'm partial to them, at least.

[Val]

[...] You think I don't have confidence?

Besides. I fly into and initiate close calls all the time. What else do you want me to do?

[merlinpletcher]

I'm holding out hope for subject relevancy.

[teratophilia]

vampire hub!! it's like meeting a fashion designer from new york city versus jersey city. same job, but one place just sounds cooler.


[KCW]

yes!! "thanks you, human spore. return'tzzzlaayy sheshe koreetul" oh! and they gave me a vintage tamagotchi. it's pink and cute.

i told you about my dream, right? about the forest being destroyed? that's how i got the idea to return the cicada to the stump, that they might be connected. now THAT'S intuition!

[merlinpletcher]

Then why's he get stung so much?

[andpoke]

to become the first wizard to experience the full power of animal stings

and come up w/a comprehensive pain index

brave work

[teratophilia]

oooh!! how?? do we feed it hops? grapes?

[merlinpletcher]

[...] Point taken. So where's vampire Jersey?

[KCW]

What the hell's a tamagot Sounds like it wants the rest of them back, anyway.

That [...] qualifies. I don't know shit about divination or dreams or whatever, but consider me impressed.

[merlinpletcher]

That's not brave, it's stupid. And he's probably a fraud anyw

[...]

Going to have to stick with my original assessment. That's not how people that know what they're doing approach animals, magical or otherwise.

But have fun if it's him, I guess.

[gasgiant]

oh we're definitely good enough at herding to pull that off
if i hear he's coming to campus i'll get us a net too just in case

[teratophilia]

vampire jersey is also jersey city. they just can't win when they're so close to NYC, but not NYC.

[KCW]

definitely ! they were all so happy to have it returned too... so that's probably where the cicadas belong. otherwise, i don't think it would've cried just like it was alive again. plus it's always a good thing to be in the fairies' good graces.

Merlin/Val

[sugarnspite]

I'm talking about your subconscious and your instincts. The parts of yourself you can't control. You think that you're doing nothing wrong because you feel like you're in control of all aspects of yourself, but that's not how it works. We're so much more complicated than that. You need to train the rest of your mind and body, too.

Do you meditate?