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[extramural]

[ The message that comes across the network is abrupt, as though the sender thought about sending it and simply did with no further thought. ]

I wish to learn more of the magic of your worlds, of this world. Not only how it works but how to use it.

I can offer a trade, should you require it.

[ After a moment, there's an addendum: ]

If you do not wish to discuss such things over the lockets, dedicate a shrine to the Outsider. I will know. We will speak there.

Comments

action.

[slugout]

Movie, baby clown fish with a gimpy fin, kidnapped by a diver off the reef.

action.

[extramural]

Movie?

action.

[slugout]

[ horrified gasp ] Oh, man, you're missing out, dude! So you know how the lockets have words, and then they have voice, and then they have the moving pictures? Movies are moving pictures that tell a story with super cool special effects and sweet theme music and badass fight scenes and can literally be about anything you want, ever.

action.

[extramural]

I see- what are "special effects"?

[ The rest he understands. Stories, music as they have in a play, fight scenes... ]

action.

[slugout]

Tricks to make it look like impossible things are real; my world doesn't have magic, so it has to use them a lot for the really out there movies, like, set in space and stuff. Finding Nemo is nothing but special effects, except for the voices of the fish.

action.

[extramural]

I would like to see these effects, I believe. You will show me?

Re: action.

[slugout]

Sure! Next time I'm at the Station. Can I just give you another one of these and call?

[ the next one is going to be made out of instant ramen cups, hell yeah ]

action.

[extramural]

Of course. Or use the lockets.

[ with the ramen still inside? ]