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

[strangeandunusual]

Those are usually famous last words, but since you're already sorta dead ... tell you what, I'll get you the manuals anyway.

[what was she getting herself into. he'd probably just try and make them work using magic anyway]

[creepyoldguy]

UGH. Manuals? As in reading?

[Then again....]

....ooh....a sad puppet show with MULTIPLE CHARACTERS? Like a puppet Les Miserables! Only with 20% more fire.

again, keywords

[strangeandunusual]

[this look]

pfffft

[creepyoldguy]

[Big smile!]

[strangeandunusual]

If you're burning everyone in the cast, it's more like a dramatization of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

[creepyoldguy]

I could put it to music. We could win a Tony!

[strangeandunusual]

Please. Who'd give you a Tony?

[if only she knew where to look for that fourth wall.]

[creepyoldguy]

Oh, that hurts more than you know.

[ He gave a dramatic, if amused, huff.]

Y’know though, the Chicago Fire has more of a musical feel to it. Singing firemen, singing cow, singing old broad.

[strangeandunusual]

... You could call it ... "Fire!"

[jazz hands, and more giggling]

The firemen could do a kick line with the hose, like the Rockettes. Slogan: "the day Chicago kicked the bucket".

[creepyoldguy]

[Applause and a barking laugh.]

Beautiful, perfect!

Y'know as long as the theater didn't catch fire during a performance. With half the lyrics being "Fire!".

[strangeandunusual]

I mean, 'conflagration' has a lot of things that would rhyme with it too...

[creepyoldguy]

Oh, that'd be a fancy fire. Holds its pinky out for tea and everything.

[strangeandunusual]

When there's the big number about everything being on fire, that'd be the verse for the snooty district. ... Are we taking this too far or is this just about right? I feel like this joke has a lot more legs than I meant it to.

[creepyoldguy]

Ah, you can't ever joke too much about musicals about grisly historical events.

[strangeandunusual]

I would not have pegged you as a musicals kinda guy, but ... it makes sense in some way I can't put my finger on.

[creepyoldguy]

It's because I'm a star.

[All the smugness.]

[strangeandunusual]

[she just gaped at him in silent lack of cans to even for a moment. then, a slow blink and her best deadpan]

I admit, I gotta give you that one.

[creepyoldguy]

[All the preening, pleased as can be. His day has been made.]