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[tempusfinis]

Machina, here.

Anyone else find a gift for them beneath that Wishing Willow? Are the contents supposed to be a joke?

[ Someone is UNHAPPY. ]

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[tempusfinis]

Going to guess that you got something more on the sincere side.

[ghoulserrand]

A mirror.
It
It lets me see something I wish.
But I kind of thought at first that it was just the gods reminding me I'm hideous.

[tempusfinis]

i see, sort of like a recording? or more like a window back to something in your world?

`just the gods reminding me I'm hideous.` that would make them major assholes

[ghoulserrand]

I'm not sure.
It might be a recording or a glimpse of the future or maybe it's just
I don't know, like a dream or something.

[But not back in his world. He could've asked after Sara, he realizes. He could've discovered what she looked like, maybe more. He could've found where he was meant to be. But he didn't ask for that. He wished for something that would have nothing to do with him.]

To be fair to them, it would keep my head from getting too big, metaphorically.

[tempusfinis]

you'd be the better judge of that. i'd be pissed if it was some sort of fake or false future.

[ But probably not? Everyone else seems to have gotten something that truly speaks to them in one way or another, which suggests more effort and sincerity on these wish-granting parts. ]

[ghoulserrand]

I've been told it's something too impossible to hope for.
And it's probably a little selfish too.
So it might be the best any god can do.
But I hope not.


In any case, I don't think it's meant to hurt.

[tempusfinis]

that's what wishes are for, i guess? it has to be impossible, because you're asking for a miracle

maybe you're right

[ghoulserrand]

Ha, yeah, I guess so.

[And it is kind of why he didn't wish for Sara. He still intends to reach her, someday.]

So what did you wish for?

[tempusfinis]

[ ...Ah. ]

i wished to be strong enough to be able to protect someone

maybe protein powder and weights was the best thing they could come up with

[ STUPID... It's silly, it's so silly. It's embarrassing. Also he wants to go punch something. He doesn't know how he feels. Maybe his wish is that impossible?? ]

[ghoulserrand]

Ah.
I can see why that'd be upsetting.

[Just like the mirror was at first.]

But maybe it just means you're already strong enough. You already have everything you need. Except maybe a boost in the gym, I guess.

That's what I'd assume, anyway.

[tempusfinis]

yeah, maybe [ That is a little encouraging to hear! Being strong enough, or viewed that way by someone, feels... nice? Even though he has his own personal doubts about that being true. ]

i'm not not going to use it, though.

any tips on when or how best to consume it? like is it before or after a work out? things like that i don't know.

[ghoulserrand]

Uh.
I don't know if I was ever a big workout guy.
[He's a stick, Machina.]
Maybe both?
You need the energy to do the workout but also the protein for recovery.
I think.
You'll probably want to make some kind of shake either way, or a smoothie.
Something to mix it in with to cover up the taste or texture unless it happens to be good.
And you want some kind of whisk or shaker ball so it mixes well.

[tempusfinis]

[ He… doesn’t know what a shaker ball is but he’ll figure it out!

Also, that’s a lot, so much so that Machina asks: ]

uh are you sure you never lifted before

thanks though, I’ll use all of that advice

[ghoulserrand]

You remember how I looked when I got the exo-suit off?
That's still like four layers of clothing on me.
I definitely didn't lift.

Good luck, dude.

[tempusfinis]

[ Four layers...

The guy must be emaciated. ]

uh right

thanks