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how am i supposed to recreate these conditions as a controlled environment pls explain

[unfriendlygreen]

you can't make it rain indoors? Embarrassing.

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why would i have ever wanted it to rain indoors before now
also there's no stakes w that rain its not useful unless it burns or something so i know if any's getting on me
ur embarrassing

[unfriendlygreen]

where is your creativity? you can attach a little rain cloud to a friend and watch them be furious about it.

[ this has been done to him more than he's done it to others, but he's not going to say that. ]

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i just don't share ur same passion for pranks + shenanigans i'm sorry 2 disappoint

[unfriendlygreen]

oh no. have i allowed our relationship to grow too casual? should i reevaluate how i act towards you?

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what does that mean
ragnor

[unfriendlygreen]

it's a joke.

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dont haunt me w rainclouds it would make me very unhappy

[unfriendlygreen]

the rain clouds are for people who are already unhappy.

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oh well im safe then im never sad

do u think it would be easier to work something to make the umbrella return to the owners hand

[unfriendlygreen]

yes, definitely. if it's you are familiar enough with the umbrella you should be able to fetch it from anywhere in the city.

you could also try marking it with a rune to make it easier to find.

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ugh maybe, this is so annoying maybe i will just try to bully nate into picking me up for shifts. the rain is ruining everything :( :( :(


what are u doing

[unfriendlygreen]

[ NO, KEEP BEING DISTRACTED. THAT WAS BETTER. ]

Retrieval magic is only difficult to master at first, but once you know it it's incredibly versatile. You ought to learn it.

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ok but also it looks hard and im tired
are u busy??

[unfriendlygreen]

not particularly. i'm learning quantum physics.

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oh good nothing important :)
do u want to come over + help me figure out how to hotbox in my room w/o anything sticking around or sneaking out of my room

[unfriendlygreen]

I can.

[ he has WARNINGS about this, but he figures he can deliver them in person. he's opening a portal to do exactly that. ]

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( there is a little evidence to suggest that nick has actually been doing some real work here, mostly in the form of scattered notes across his bed. nick clearly has no commitment though, because it's all quickly abandoned as soon as the portal appears. )

Okay! I want to be able to like, nuke any and every trace, you know? Like nothing happened here at all.

( the rain is seriously impeding his 'get high in the garden every night' routine, it's very sad. )

[unfriendlygreen]

[ ragnor waves his hands and the scattered notes arrange themselves into a neat pile and fly to the bedside table. ]

You won't be able to get rid of the evidence while you're still high. But gathering the smoke and sending it elsewhere shouldn't be too difficult.

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( he almost argues with that, but in a display of astounding self-restraint, just nods. )

Send it where? Will someone just randomly end up with a bunch of smoke in their room if I don't know where it's going?

[unfriendlygreen]

You can just send it up. Or out.

[ he points at a wall and opens a portal, but a small one, window-sized. ]

It's easier if you're only sending things through a wall.

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Okay, but I can't make your weird portals.

( which would be tragic, except for the part where it clearly gives him an idea. )

Can you make a portal through a wall while high?

[unfriendlygreen]

... yes?

[ having flashbacks to having agreed to getting high with nick. ]

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( obviously nick remembers exactly the same promise. )

Great. Want to practice?