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[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?

[deadmanbusiness]

I have the feeling that this is just some sort of fake coup. My father would pull something off like this. You know, have a thing then have someone else come in to make it better but they're still being controlled by the old group. Just pretending otherwise.

I'm not sure yet though. Not enough information. They're probably going to be as bad as the last group.

[oughtnot]

Ave bossa nova, similis bossa seneca.

[He snorts. Thanks, Terry Pratchett.]

But that would make sense, especially if there's been unrest over the old leaders.

[deadmanbusiness]

Considering they make Kari look like a stable individual... Yeah there was plenty of unrest.

[They come to a square with a merry-go-round and a ticking noise. It's hard to miss but people seem to be avoiding it anyway.]

There it is.

[oughtnot]

Brilliant! Can you ride it?

[He heads over, stick at the ready.]

[deadmanbusiness]

Er. No. It seems to have a bit of an aversion thing to it. Everyone just sort of pretends it's not there.

[Theo wonders if he should stop Adrian.]

[oughtnot]

I should probably examine it a bit first.

[He beelines for it.]

[deadmanbusiness]

[Of course he does. And of course Theo doesn't try and stop him. He just follows behind.]

Just... be careful. Anna'd be pissed if you started the apocalypse.