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[bootme]

Problem: When presented with three bottles filled of unknown liquid, find the one that will properly alleiviate induced pruritus, make use of it, and use newfound ease to take revenge on the inducer.

Materials:3 bottles of unknown substances

Comments

[fletchfinchley]

You know, if you kill your owl then you'll have to rely on mine and he's painfully slow.

The yodelling and tea incident happened a week ago. Why've you taken so long to write such a scathing report?

Been busy, have you?

[bootme]

Test Subject Alpha survived the experiment quite well and without removing any of my extremities. I was raised to take good care of test subjects if they were needed, you know.

I felt it necessary to properly compile my notes, of course. A lab report should be done carefully.

And not that busy.

[fletchfinchley]

You know, it was bad enough that you named him Strix, but calling him that is just rotten.

Not that busy? Hmmf.

You'd best not let him hear you say that.

[bootme]

It could be worse. If he was any form of Horned Owl up-to-and-including an Eagle Owl, I'd have likely ended up naming him Bubo. And there's a genus called Pulsatrix, and one called Ninox.

And no, not that busy, all things considered.

Oh, him tormenting me keeps him on his toes, and probably holds off the Reaper for another day or so. Who am I to deny him that, now?

[auror_moody]

I already know where you but the other two bottles. Ha! This house keeps no secrets from me. None.

I did warn you. CAMOMILE.

Not too terrible of a job, Scratchy.

[bootme]

And people wonder why I don't really want so much to be here. Other than the whole punishment aspect.

And yes, well, you say a Hell of a lot of things, at times. Someone needs to make me up a translator or something.

And thank you, I suppose.

[angelchaser]

How the hell is something more liquid than water?

[bootme]

Lower viscosity upon pouring, mainly, though I hypothecise that a goodly portion of that is related to the precipitate and slow removal of same.

And given that I believe most people would consider something that poured faster to be more liquid, especially when in comparison to a substance of higher viscosity (I believe we can all agree that water is more liquid than pitch), I decided to use it as a simple shorthand. Forgive me if you were deficient in fluid dynamics, it's not a common field of study among those of pure wizarding background, you can't be blamed for your woeful ignorance.

[angelchaser]

So, basically, you're making up words because you misused a phrase.

You probably don't know how to perform a backwards Snooten's roll, though, so I'll let that comment on my 'woeful ignorance' go.

[bootme]

Point me to a single word I made up, my misspelling of 'hypothesise' notwithstanding.

And neither do I know, nor do I care.

You're so unbelievably funny when you actually seem to believe you've made a point, you know. Now, is there a purpose to this, other than the fact that you misunderstood a term and feel like treating me, once more, as the cause of ills in this world?