13th Random Encounter

[animalhusbandry]

[Well, it seems there's a new law about being required to drink a big tall glass of milk every day.  While some of his neighbors have been blatantly ignoring Police Chief Milkman's most important new law, Red Mage has clearly decided that his alignment needs shifting a few more points in the Lawful direction.  And so, he will be following

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.............You pick.

[puppeteerings]

[mfw I come down the kitchen/living room and see/hear..........]

Hallucinations!

[animalhusbandry]

As I've said, I already know you don't exist. So there's really no reason to continue this 'spirit guide' or 'patron deity' business or whatever it is you're calling it.

okok

[puppeteerings]

[Oh sheesh.]

So... How did you do on that Will save, Hubert?

[animalhusbandry]

Oh, this has nothing to do with that. This happens to be the result of my 3-pt Hallucinations flaw. It comes and goes, but typically never for this long.

[puppeteerings]

...This is common? [He acknowledges it so easily, too...] What do you see, and what does it usually try to tell you?

[animalhusbandry]

A large, red, floating polyhedral die with black sunglasses. Its name is Megahedron, and it shows up every so often to chatter about my destiny or somesuch nonsense.

[He waves a hand at the air.]

Yes, yes, I know, I know.

[puppeteerings]

[ . . . . . . ]

That's certainly very unique. Is it telling you unusual things today, at least compared to the norm, or is it just refusing to go away?

[Will check succeeded; still... taking him seriously... sort of...]

[animalhusbandry]

Primarily the latter. I'm usually able to get him to go away by just ignoring him.

[puppeteerings]

[Then obviously...

The milk must have reinforced it. So one of the possible results is hallucination, huh... Noted.]

Being able to focus no matter what the situation is should be a skill that all magi must endeavor to master. Is your concentration breaking? [SOMETHING of a taunt but god knows if that can fortify his Will enough to make him resist... She's already figured that her husband is receptive to weird things. :v]

[animalhusbandry]

Of course not! I can erase this annoyance from existence as easily as I brought him into it!

[puppeteerings]

[heh...] So why are you struggling with it now?

[animalhusbandry]

Because if I were to erase him from my sheet, I'd have to get rid of 3 points of advantages to compensate.

[puppeteerings]

Can't you re-add that back in later? For today at least, the stat loss may be preferable to the alternative. This whole week, if you ask me.

[animalhusbandry]

You speak blasphemy, woman!

[puppeteerings]

Why not? Some children are raised being told that they could be whatever they want to be. An idealistic encouragement, but fitting for their innocence. You pride in changing your abilities with the simple medium consisting of a paper, pencil, and eraser, correct? How difficult would that be?

[animalhusbandry]

[Red Mage snaps his head to the side quickly, looking at nothing.]

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