A question

[connie_maheswaran]

[Yes, it is rather easy to send one of these out when you have the internet back home. Connie was a little vexed that there was no network quite like that here, but she'd make do].

Ok, I know that most of the people here have a lot of questions about how things work and how to fight and all, and so far there have been plenty of you who have graciously given us answers and time (I'm very grateful to specific people here like Mr. Crackshell and Webigail and Princess Deetz, but many of you really helped, thank you). I have a different type of question though.

For those of you who live here and work, how easy is it to do all of your magical studies and keep a stable job? Back home I have to be attending college, but I'll be living on campus. That's different from working here and living AND learning about magic.

Basically, how do you budget your time? Any tips?

Comments

[creepyoldguy]

Shoggoth: if you're gonna use the surname, you gotta get it proper-like.

[Read some Lovecraft, kiddo.]

And boring is Pottery Barn and Farmers' Market suburbia.

[connie_maheswaran]

I was just checking! I notice you like to give people nicknames based on their names.

[Luckily, Connie would only mispronounce it once: she hated doing something wrong like that, even if it was on purpose].

Are those things bad? Do we not like Suburbia?

[creepyoldguy]

I literally can't say my preferred name, annnnnd typically saying my Name has consequences, so people tend to give me nicknames, so, I do tend to give nicknames too.

[A fangy smile.]

There's only a select few people I bother with their actual names.

Oh, Suburbia is basically the most boring place on the planet---ask Lydia about it, she'll tell ya.

[connie_maheswaran]

Oh, I see. Ok. That makes sense, in a demon-y kind of way. Actually, in the books I've read magic sort of works that way too.

Are they people you actually like?

Oh. I mean, I would say I live in a boring place, but I go to Beach City when I can, and well, it stopped being that a LONG time ago.

[creepyoldguy]

Mm. You could say that.

[Don't mind him polishing his fingernails on his shirt. He used proper names with people he adored, and a few people he absolutely despised.]

Suburbia is land of the Karens. Nothing interesting, the things that are interesting are ignored.

[connie_maheswaran]

So its a denotation thing. I get it.

[Sort of. What was this about "Karens?"]

I don't think you could ignore some of the things in my world, even if they were sprinkled into a backdrop that's relatively tranquil.

[creepyoldguy]

[Connie could try asking, but, it was doubtful the demon would explain in ways that made any sense.]

Depends on what plane of existence the things were happening in. Or on.

[connie_maheswaran]

[Connie made a face].

Well that just makes things sound much more complicated.

[creepyoldguy]

It is complex.

[connie_maheswaran]

I mean, it BETTER BE.