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[oughtnot]

'Everyone' is as crappy at naming things as they are at coming up with advice.

[He shrugs, poking a tree.]

Sorry. I was working on a tracking spell and I'm still not sure how that zapped my ass here. It didn't have any travel components.

[deadmanbusiness]

[Theo snorts at the tree poking. He can't help it. It's very Adrian.]

I think it's more like... getting stuck in Fairy? Because I can't do rituals like you can to save my life and yet here I am. I blamed you at first, if it makes you feel better.

[oughtnot]

Yeah, that's very comforting. Glad to have your confidence.

[Tree: confirmed unmagical. Scribble scribble.]

So how long have you been here? I saw you at the morning briefing, but you sound like you know what you're talking about.

[deadmanbusiness]

Who else would I blame?

[He stares up at the sky and does some quick calculations.]

Eleven months now? I think.

[oughtnot]

Well, I am the obvious choice.

[He is totally okay with this.

And now he's poking Theo with the stick.]

Eleven months? That's a long time. How's that working out for you?

[deadmanbusiness]

[Theo reads normal Theoness.]

I turned ... evil. IfyoutellAdriennethatIwillkillyou. And I got stuck in this circus where my powers got put on overload. Every single animal continues to hate me.

And I got a job at a casino dealing cards.

Then there are the random curses that just decide to make life... interesting.

[oughtnot]

[Yep, that's about right.]

Your powers got put on overload? That sounds like hell.

And you work at a casino? Weird. But what kind of curses?

[deadmanbusiness]

People had rats on a stick and were shoving em into the cage so they'd reanimate. I actually kept a couple of them.

It's something to do. It's different. And I can have the night shift.

Oh. Well... there's everything from making people talk about whatever's on their mind, switching powers around, making them think they're pirates, only able to talk in chat speak or Lol Cat. Around Christmas the twelve days of Christmas came alive. And then there was this infestation of dragons... A rain of photographs from people's past or future.

[oughtnot]

Wow, I have got to get a- you kept zombie rats?

[He rolls his eyes.]

Okay, I've got to get a lab set up here. This sounds fascinating.

[deadmanbusiness]

Shut up.

[They're his minions. At least he didn't mention the ghost dragon.]

You want really fascinating you should see the carousel in the center of town. Apparently as long as it ticks all of reality doesn't go boom.

[oughtnot]

Really.

[That is not the good smile.]

So, you're going to play tour guide, right?

[deadmanbusiness]

[Oh. Hello Mad Scientist/Ritual Mage Smile.]

You know, you look kinda like Enne right before she gets to cause massive amounts of pain to someone who deserves it when you smile like that.

And yes, I'll play tour guide.

[oughtnot]

Family resemblance.

[He holds up his stick.]

Take me to this carousel.

[deadmanbusiness]

I don't think I've ever seen Anna give that smile.

[He gives an overly dramatic bow.]

Right this way.

[oughtnot]

That's because Anna only does nice things with rainbows and kittens.

[He follows Theo.]

[deadmanbusiness]

Like the time she nearly gave those guys the black plague rainbows and kittens?

[Theo can see Anna rolling her eyes at that description of her.]

Apparently the ticking noise can drive you insane... as if you'd be able to tell the difference ... if you stay by yourself too long.

[oughtnot]

Oh yeah. Kittens. Well-known for carrying plague.

[He perks up.]

Well, that makes sense. If it's that intimately connected with reality, it's definitely going to have some peripheral effects.

[deadmanbusiness]

[He snorts.]

It certainly had some effects when the clock stopped ticking last month.

[oughtnot]

Theo, you are literally killing me here. Give me the details! Or I'll drop dead and you're going to have a really hard time explaining that to my sister.

[deadmanbusiness]

Sorry. Sorry. I don't want to have to deal with Anna or Enne in that situation.

So. The clock stopped ticking for short while, I don't remember for how long, I think maybe an hour. A huge bunch of earthquakes followed until it started up again.

Then when this new group of deities - there was a coup - tried to stop the curses the City started dying and the clock started going haywire.

[oughtnot]

What exactly do you mean by haywire?

[deadmanbusiness]

The ticking went off beat. And it was different kinds of ticking. Like a drunk orchestra.

[oughtnot]

Fascinating. I'll have to monitor it. Obviously I shouldn't speculate without enough data.

[He just arrived. Can't speculate yet.]

[deadmanbusiness]

Not that it wouldn't stop you.

They -the coup people, they're calling themselves Anonymous - have been mucking about with the clock. They say they're better than the old regime but...

[oughtnot]

[Stick-poke.]

Stop being so vague. But-ominous-ellipse-pause what?