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[workaphilic]

Afternoon.

[Hey, Paradisa. Did you miss him? Because here he is, sounding for all the world like somebody who HASN'T been completely MIA for over a month.]

Good to see that everyone's the same as always. [Boring, he means.] Makes things easier for me.

Been interested in the fiasco last weekend with the wishes. Any of you feel like lending your expertise? Just a few questions, nothing complex. I've been needing the extra data points.

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[fishy_go_byebye]

Everything has a price.

[See? Isn't her expertise helpful~]

[workaphilic]

Apparently. [He sounds pretty miffed about it.] Should be simple enough to work around, though, if I can draw an accurate spread of it.

[fishy_go_byebye]

Expect, don't wish.

[That was what she did - it worked much better.]

[ino]

"Data points"?

[more like WEIRD points for you, mister. or so she thinks, anyways.]

[workaphilic]

That might not work as well for me as it does for you. Wishing is faster.

[workaphilic]

Yes. [Why do so many people take issue when he says that, it's like nobody does science around here.] I need multiple instances of data in order to draw reliable conclusions.

[ino]

[hmm, well, that makes more sense to her, but ...] I hate to break it to you, but by the time you get enough evidence to prove something around here, the castle usually switches things up on you.

[a little sigh] But I was affected if you want information.

[signedlefthanded]

The Castle is never very accurate with wishes anyway.

[fishy_go_byebye]

You're just lazy. There are ducks and fridges and beds.

[No one wished for those, did they? And yet, there they always were.]

[akito]

I can answer a few questions, but it depends on what they are.

[workaphilic]

I'm not looking to prove anything. Just looking for information. [i.e., he wants to learn how to play the system, in case it ever happens again.]

How long have you been a resident?

[workaphilic]

[A hum.]

It doesn't pay much mind to context, that's true. Helps if you're specific enough.

[Some of his wishes have legitimately been clauses on clauses on clauses.]

[workaphilic]

I'm efficient.

[workaphilic]

Nothing specific. General habits, demographic information, that sort of thing.

[akito]

I can try answering them then.

[ino]

[very matter-of-factly:]

Five and a half years.

[workaphilic]

How long have you been in the castle?

[workaphilic]

[Oh. Hello, oldbie. Filing that info away for later.]

And what were your wishing habits like in that time? Just a general estimate is fine.

[ino]

I don't wish for things often, maybe once or twice a month, if that. Usually just to show new people how it works. But it adds up, over time.

[akito]

I woke up here on April 28th, but was in a coma for all of May and the first week of June.

[workaphilic]

Mostly small things, then? Food, common items.

[ino]

Yeah, pretty much. Something like a sandwich or whatever, to show them how it pops up out of nowhere.

[workaphilic]

Fine. Roughly two months of useful time, then.

Did you wish for things often?

[workaphilic]

And what were your symptoms like, last weekend?

[fishy_go_byebye]

You're broody.