Chemistry 102, Friday, Period 2
"Listen up, you're going to learn something today," James said as soon as he arrived in the classroom. "Like we've talked about, all chemistry is is taking one thing, adding something to it, and then seeing what you get now. That's exactly what's going on around here recently. Don't believe me? Let's break this down."
James grabbed a marker and PEWed over to the dry erase board. "We start with PEOPLE and you add A CRAZY MAGIC TOWN. And what do you get? That's the experiment we've been running for a while whether we want to or not. I vote not, personally, but since when do people listen to me? Besides you, my faithful students. You've got grades riding on listening to my BS."
"Anyway, what has this big experiment taught us so far? What do we get from taking people and adding crazy magic to them?" James asked. "Anyone? That's right, you get CRAZY PEOPLE. So as a scientist, here's what I think you should do with these crazy people."
"One: Be nice to them. I know, I know, you're not expecting that from me," James laughed. "But they're vulnerable when they find out that they're somebody else, and that's rough. Second: Prey on that vulnerability and ask if you can borrow some money. In like two days they'll be another person anyway. A person who doesn't remember lending you any money. Third: give me twenty percent for the great idea. Keep it up and you'll have turned people plus crazy magic into MONEY."
"You have the rest of the class to figure out who's different and gullible enough for this kind of experiment. Get to work!"
"Oh, and this whole money thing is a clear joke, so don't do that," James said, giving a big wink.
James grabbed a marker and PEWed over to the dry erase board. "We start with PEOPLE and you add A CRAZY MAGIC TOWN. And what do you get? That's the experiment we've been running for a while whether we want to or not. I vote not, personally, but since when do people listen to me? Besides you, my faithful students. You've got grades riding on listening to my BS."
"Anyway, what has this big experiment taught us so far? What do we get from taking people and adding crazy magic to them?" James asked. "Anyone? That's right, you get CRAZY PEOPLE. So as a scientist, here's what I think you should do with these crazy people."
"One: Be nice to them. I know, I know, you're not expecting that from me," James laughed. "But they're vulnerable when they find out that they're somebody else, and that's rough. Second: Prey on that vulnerability and ask if you can borrow some money. In like two days they'll be another person anyway. A person who doesn't remember lending you any money. Third: give me twenty percent for the great idea. Keep it up and you'll have turned people plus crazy magic into MONEY."
"You have the rest of the class to figure out who's different and gullible enough for this kind of experiment. Get to work!"
"Oh, and this whole money thing is a clear joke, so don't do that," James said, giving a big wink.