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[kingsroads]

[ Now that a day's gone by with nobody trying to put a hit on the Ringmaster, it's the PERFECT time to ask his creepy questions. ]

How many of you have died before, whether on your world or at the Carnival? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, I understand this might be a sore subject for some.

And if you have died, how were you brought back to life? Please try to be as detailed in your answer as possible.

[ just asked like no big deal, there's nothing weird about asking how people died in the slightest. c: ]

Comments

[spaghettimonster]

Hmmm. I'm pretty sure that I've died at least once. But does it really count if I don't remember it, because my killer went back in time and undid it?

[He's helping.]

[kingsroads]

I'm starting to get the impression that time magic is more powerful than I once thought.

[ this is a VERY BAD THING. ]

Do you know if your killer still remembers killing you after they undid it?

[spaghettimonster]

Um, well, I don't know for sure. They never mentioned it to me! I didn't find out until... Recently. Second-hand.

But! That's the impression I got. They kept going back to do things differently. So they'd have to remember something!

[How could it be a bad thing to talk about ways to potentially break reality? Isn't that what all scientists do??]

[kingsroads]

How odd! Because if that's the case, then your killer would have the memories of two timelines in their head...and if they went back, over and over again, I wonder how many times it would happen before everything started to blur together?

[ the word you're looking for is 'paradox', buddy. ]

[spaghettimonster]

A baker's dozen?

[Or 'rhetorical'.]

[kingsroads]

To be honest? I'm afraid I'd be confused by the fifth time or so. If I do learn some magic here, it certainly won't be anything time related.

[spaghettimonster]

Getting confused about what 'really' happened for everybody else... That would be a pain. At least you'd be surrounded by familiar faces!

[Something to look forward to, if they ever figure things out and go back home. He'll just have one extra loop, but his brother, and whoever's been doing it...]

Wait, learn magic?

[kingsroads]

Of course! Someone can have a natural talent for magic but it's no use unless you study and practice it.

[spaghettimonster]

Ohhh. Right! Learning to use the magic you're born with, that's normal.

It almost sounded like you were saying people could gain magic.

[kingsroads]

I don't think they can...but honestly, I don't really have much experience with those sorts of questions.

[spaghettimonster]

...Wait, I bought a magic ring just a few days ago! The magic is in the ring, but. Maybe there is a way!

[kingsroads]

Oh, that sand ring? Are you still taking requests, by the way?

[spaghettimonster]

Yes! There's still plenty of sand.

[kingsroads]

Wonderful! In that case, I'd like to request horses.

[ it's said in a tone that pretty much says horses made out of sand is somehow an inside joke for Strange. ]

[spaghettimonster]

[That joking tone... It's worrying.]

What... kind of horses? Horse horses, or... muscular seahorses?

[kingsroads]

Oh no, horse horses! I want to compare how ours look!

[spaghettimonster]

I think I could make a statue of that guy who was always hanging out in Grillby's...

[kingsroads]

Is he a horse?

[ because what the hell is a Grillby's ]

[spaghettimonster]

Of course, why else would I mention him!

I think he was the only horse in town... Most people were furrier. The dogs, and the rabbit lady, and all.

[kingsroads]

The more you talk about your town, the more it sounds like the Carnival!

[spaghettimonster]

Really?? But we had puzzles, not games!

[kingsroads]

Well yes, but rabbit ladies? That certainly sounds Carnival-ish!

[spaghettimonster]

I don't understand how... But if you say so.

[What do you mean, most people don't live a few houses down from anthromorphic rabbits?]

[kingsroads]

My world doesn't have any sort of animal people, talking skeletons, talking horses, and so on and so forth.

[spaghettimonster]

None at all?? What sorts of people does your world have?