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[magician_king]

Okay, I guess I'm a little overdue for this-

[Here goes nothing.]

My name is Quentin Coldwater. I'm a magician. I used to teach at Brakebills, and for a while, I lived in Fillory. I've got a pretty good grounding in physics and mathematics, and interuniversal travel. Normally I would consider myself able to claw my way out of this shit, but no dice this time.

Is there anyone here who knows anything about any or all of the above?

[He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, a nervous habit.]

I would like to get the fuck out of here, if anyone has any, uh, inroads on that one. Novel, I'm sure, but we've all got to start somewhere. Cheers.

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[myrealname]

Mind if I tag along when you do get outta here? You can drop me off in my world on the way.

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[magician_king]

Uh- you can't actually make pit spots between timelines like that. But there might be a way to figure it out.

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[myrealname]

And if all else fails, I'll be somewhere that isn't here. Isn't here sounds like the place to be.

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[magician_king]

I'll let you know what I figure out.

But I do think I've got to get my own job.

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[myrealname]

Thanks.

Yeah? What did you have in mind?

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[magician_king]

Nothing yet. I think it's all dumb.

There aren't enough books for a library.

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[myrealname]

Every idea starts out a little dumb.

No, there aren't. Planning to fix that?

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[magician_king]

I can make a start. But I doubt I'm a prolific enough writer.

Might be able to scrounge something though.

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[myrealname]

Better than I am. Creative writing was never my thing.

Among people here who already have books?

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[magician_king]

Or the empty buildings? Or I can bully the gods into giving me some.

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[myrealname]

[she chuckles] Now that I'd like to see. I get to come with if you do any god-bullying.

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[magician_king]

I'll be sure to let you know.

What else are you up to?

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[myrealname]

Thanks. I can't wait to see it.

Oh, nothing much. Just having my idea of "normal" shattered into a million pieces on a daily basis. You?

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[magician_king]

Angry and now bored.

[He says, snorting.]

Waiting for something to happen.

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[myrealname]

What are you waiting for? The gods or somebody else?

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[magician_king]

Literally anything, them or otherwise. I kind of believe I'll know things when I see them.

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[myrealname]

Is that how it usually works with you? Nothing, nothing, nothing, then bam! A moment of enlightenment.

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[magician_king]

Yeah, pretty much.

Sometimes I can feel the seizmic shift coming, but it isn't possible to predict which direction it'll go.

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[myrealname]

Does it suck, knowing something's coming but not knowing who or what or where?

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[magician_king]

No, not really. That's just life these days.

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[myrealname]

These days meaning life here or life in general?

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[magician_king]

In general I guess, more than the last few years.

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[myrealname]

And you've gotten used to that?

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[magician_king]

Eh. I don't know if I'd go that far- but I strive for acceptance in all things. Don't push the river, right?

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[myrealname]

Right. [she considers a moment] I guess I've always kind of gone with the flow. Quit school at eighteen, got hired at the very first club I walked into. Met a man there and we lived together until I was twenty. Then he got controlling and mean, so I took the money I made and went to London. [her voice turns rueful] And that's when I met Dan.