5 Truffula Seeds

[findatree]

This is probably gonna sound like a weird question, but I'm still pretty new here. So a lot of this doesn't make any sense to me.

How exactly can you break a book? Especially a magical book? Seems kinda weird that it isn't working the way it should. Anyone think to check for batteries?

[because clearly something here has to run on batteries]

Comments

[dorkwonder]

The magic is probably disrupted in some way. Our journals appear to be fine, it's the magical enchantments on them that are having problems. The magic in the castle appears to be chaotic at times.

[findatree]

But what disrupted it?

[dorkwonder]

Depends. Could be someone in the castle who has magic, or maybe another being who can use magic somewhere else in the world, or maybe there's something wrong with the source of magic the castle draws from.

[findatree]

So it is low on batteries! Or what counts for batteries in a magical world.

[dorkwonder]

Sure, I guess that's entirely possible. I mean, the magic has to come from somewhere. If the castle does draw from one particular source of magic, supply the castle has it exhaust its resources.

[findatree]

So until it recharges or whatever, the journals stay broken. I guess that kinda makes sense.

[dorkwonder]

Sounds about right. I'm sure having all of these beings from different universes doesn't help. It's like introducing a foreign species to a new ecosystem. There are almost always problems whenever it happens.

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh, hey fake grandson, look who's miserable again]

Pretty sure books don't run on batteries, Tedster.

[findatree]

[hey Grandpa, he's just going to not mention your mood change]

I know mine don't, but this book is special. I figured if it was broken, it might've been because it was low on batteries or something.

[whichwayyoulean]

[Yes good, lets pretend none of that ever happened. That's a good fake grandson]

I think it's more the spell has broken.

...If spell is the right word. I don't really know how all this magic stuff works.

[findatree]

I'm glad I'm not the only one confused.

[whichwayyoulean]

Anyway, I'm sure it'll pass like everything else does.

Though I don't know how long it'll take people to realise the filters aren't working. I've heard enough innermost feelings to run the plot of a small soap opera by now.

[findatree]

[he groans] Don't tell me you actually watch those things. My mom watches them!

[whichwayyoulean]

[There's nothing unmanly about- no okay actually, fair point there]

What? They're relaxing.

I don't watch them now.

[He has a journal for that]

[untilmydarknessgoes]

Didn't you kinda answer your own question in the question itself? It's magic.

[findatree]

Yeah, but I didn't think magic could break.

[untilmydarknessgoes]

Nothing's infallible. Well, except for me, but I hardly count.

[findatree]

Why are you different?

[untilmydarknessgoes]

I don't know.

It's a tough burden, but someone's gotta bear it.

[lord_wizard]

You seem to be mistaking magic for miracles.

[findatree]

What's the difference?

[lord_wizard]

Quite a bit. Mostly the fact that magic is a force wielded largely by, well, normally I would say human, but let's go with mortal hands. It's only as perfect as the will behind it.

[findatree]

I guess not everybody knows that. They all seem really surprised that the magic's not working.

[lord_wizard]

Because the magic has always done what it does. It's always a surprise when something changes, magic or no.

[findatree]

Oh. Yeah, I understand. People like the same old thing.