29 | In Which There Is Housekeeping (Of A Sort) [Dictated]

[strangewonders]

[There's no real preamble to the message, just a tapping of a pen, or finger, or something, against the page before Howl speaks]

I don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, so I might as well. Anyone looking for the resident gathering of wizards will find us in the Satis tower now, all the way up at the top. While I quite like the view, there are quite a few stairs. I may have to set up a shortcut again, if the castle is quite done rearranging itself. I suppose it decided we were better off isolated.

And speaking of the castle, and by extension, the city, has anyone made a list of all the changes? There seems to be quite a few, but I can't claim to have a perfect memory of what was there before, so I'm sure I've missed a few thing. Perhaps we should all band together and take inventory, as it were. Thoughts?

Comments

[handwritten]

[fearbringer]

I hope you're planning to make this inventory of yours public. I never saw the city as it used to be, but I'm still interested in what changed.

[Dictated]

[strangewonders]

Well, I could hoard it all to myself, but that seems rather pointless.

[Dictated]

[fearbringer]

Not to mention selfish.

[Dictated]

[strangewonders]

There are certainly those types around, but I'm not one of them.

[Dictated]

[fearbringer]

Good.

[Dictated]

[strangewonders]

So happy to be of service.

[Although his tone is a bit on the sarcastic side]

[Dictated]

[fearbringer]

Is there a problem?

[Dictated]

[strangewonders]

Not particularly.

[Dictated]

[fearbringer]

Glad to hear it.

[lord_wizard]

Ah. I knew there was something I forgot to mention. [Not at all sarcastic. He sounds distracted because he has been. Sometimes, when the fog descended on his mind after events like this, it took some time to lift]

[strangewonders]

I imagine you were just too distracted with having your tower back. Just as well we never built that rooftop observatory, I suppose.

[lord_wizard]

Yes, that castle seems to have beat us to that. I would even wonder if perhaps it heard our wish and accommodated it.

[strangewonders]

I certainly hope not. I'd hate to think of how it might make us pay for granting an entire tower.

[lord_wizard]

If we wished for a tower, then I'm not sure what everyone else wished for. Besides, it seems there is also an observatory in one of the other towers.

[strangewonders]

Goodness knows. A change of scenery, maybe.

[It's a terrible joke, but he doesn't particularly care]

Didn't want us to have a monopoly, maybe.

[lord_wizard]

Hm. Bad manners.

Well, perhaps we could divide up the floors among us and compile what we find later?

[strangewonders]

That seems a logical way to go about it, yes.

[lord_wizard]

Excellent. I imagine we can have something solid to present in a few weeks. You know, I've never done nearly as much academic writing as I have since I got here.

[strangewonders]

I'd quite fallen out of the habit, myself, other than corresponding with other practitioners, at any rate. But... in this case, it seems the sensible thing to do.

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[lightbranded]

I suppose towers are a bit traditional.

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[strangewonders]

Also a bit cliche, but I'm not about to argue with the castle over it.

Re: Dictated

[lightbranded]

Doesn't really seem important enough of a point for a fight like that.

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[strangewonders]

No. I'm fairly sure even I'd lose that one.

[lightbranded]

How are you doing, apart from the new surroundings?

[strangewonders]

Personally, or as a group? Other than annoyance at things being rearranged, I'm just fine, but I'm really fairly adaptable.

[legacydeck]

Now they'll all come looking for us, you know.

[strangewonders]

Have you suddenly become shy? I could put a sign out, warning them if that's the case.

[legacydeck]

I'd think you'd be the worried one - they might actually expect you to do things.

[strangewonders]

That depends entirely on whether or not they pay me.

[legacydeck]

You say that as if currency actually had meaning here.

[strangewonders]

I prefer not to rely too heavily upon the generosity of magic, wish granting castles.

[legacydeck]

Heh. True enough. Though I can rely on my own talents enough.

[strangewonders]

I'm certain you can.

(Dictated)

[tylendel]

Might be for the best, really. I've seen some of the experiments Van gets up to. (There is amusement in his voice. He is proud of his Lifebonded.) Take an inventory of the tower definitely. As for the rest, why does it matter? As long as we have beds and baths and other necessities...

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[strangewonders]

And he's only one of a whole group of us. Imagine the possibilities. [Destructive or otherwise, really] Well, I wasn't thinking anything quite that literal, though it would be good to know just what we have in the tower in particular. But just a brief look around has shown some places and things have seemingly vanish, while we've apparently managed to acquire an entire river, somehow.