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[dorkypantsuit]

Hey, I know this is a kind of weird thing to say, but to all you newbies without common sense out there: Do not warn visitors about getting indebted to the carnival. I don't want to see anyone getting in trouble their first week, especially not anyone on my team. Got it?

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[waitingforplayer2]

... I need to get home. I'm sorry.

I think a lot of people here do.

[lordofthering]

You actually, literally do not need anything of the sort.

[waitingforplayer2]

I left my friends behind. Whether they want my help or not, I need to help them.

[lordofthering]

So? You can do that later.

[waitingforplayer2]

H--

Hmm?

[lordofthering]

I told you this when you signed your contract you doofus! When you are done your contract you will be returned to the moment you left. You're really not wasting any time at all.

[waitingforplayer2]

Oh...

[ It was a long day that day... ]

So that's why so many have stayed.

[lordofthering]

Well, yes, obviously. I'm not so much of a fool as to think that mortals would be fine with missing a parallel year of their time at home. You only have, what, eighty of those at most, don't you? One hundred?

[waitingforplayer2]

Um... something like that.

[ Hang on. Math: ]

So... is that the longest that someone can stay here? Or...

[ If they don't miss a parallel year --

Are they even going to age? ]

[lordofthering]

No, I mean that is when you would probably die of old age on your planet.

You won't lose any time while in the carnival, chronologically or physically. Unless you'd like to, of course.

[fortuneglass]

Heh!!

You know time won't pass at all where you're from right?

[waitingforplayer2]

[ Hold on. ]

Are... are you sure?

[fortuneglass]

Of course!

That's the entire point of the system!

How else could anyone make a contract for something to be done where they're from? It'd be pointless if whatever they needed help with was already over by the time the contract was fulfilled!

[dorkypantsuit]

Carly, go easy on the newbies.

[fortuneglass]

Hehh?

What do you mean 'easy', I'm just explaining!

[dorkypantsuit]

You have a habit of shouting when you don't mean to I think...

[fortuneglass]

Oh!!! [Please miss, you will destroy his ears-]

Sorry!!

[dorkypantsuit]

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

[He was just worried how other's would perceive it.]

[fortuneglass]

OH!

Okay then!

[Annnd back to full volume.]

[waitingforplayer2]

Oh... I didn't realize that some could be that time-sensitive.

[fortuneglass]

It's all in her promise-once you're done, you go right back to the exact moment you were gone!

It's really nice~ It makes it really easy to be able to enjoy yourself, knowing that nothing bad will happen in the meantime!

[waitingforplayer2]

.... I guess everything bad is waiting to happen for when I get back.

[ She's oddly relieved. ]

[fortuneglass]

W-Wait-

Th-That doesn't have to be that way if it's really bad you know!

You could probably ask if the Ringmaster could do something...I mean I was destined to forget a lot of things when I went back home, but she's set it up so that it won't happen for sure!

[waitingforplayer2]

... What do you mean, destined to forget?

[fortuneglass]

It's really complicated, but basically when I asked for one thing, it turned out I'd be unable to do it unless something else happened...

So I asked to make sure that something else happened-and that something else was remembering things!