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[spellslots]

[Normally, Taako is absolutely the sort of person who likes making sure everyone can see how good he's looking, if he's on the network, but things are Different today.]

So uh, hey, is anyone else fucking blind? Cause I'll put up with a lot of horseshit from this place but I'm drawing a line in the sand at taking my eyesight, I've got crap to do and like, I dunno about the rest of you dipshits but I need to see to do my job. There's no way I'm gonna keep burning spell slots on arcane eye or whatever.

[He's doing his best to sound chill about this but honestly, it sucks and it's a little troubling.]

Can someone hurry the fuck up and figure this out? Or at least recommend me fucking audiobooks or something, I guess? That's the level I'm sinking to here, audio-only media. This place is stupid as hell.

[Annnnd with that, he cuts the feed.]

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[spellslots]

I was living my truth.

[His truth in which he was high and thought John was hot? Is that a crime? No.]

Afraid not, my man, the best spells I've got for this are both ones that I can only cast on cha boy, you know? The school for this would be divination and I'm not uh, super great on that one.

[He's fine at it, but transmutation followed by evocation are his best.]

[tanker]

[ John just laughs. He can't being fond of Taako and his antics, somewhat. He's incredibly refreshing, and different than people John is used to hanging out with. ]

Damn. Well, was worth a shot, I guess. I guess I've just gotta... keep Clarice out of work and in my vicinity for the next however long, huh?

[spellslots]

Considering how often this kinda horseshit happens, her boss is probably gonna understand.

[Do people get like bonus days off for 'Quarantine bullshit'? He wouldn't know since he's self-employed, but it seems fair.]

[tanker]

Gotta admit, going blind is not exactly something I expected to happen. Ever.

[ Sometimes, he does take the indestructibility thing for granted. ]

Who's helping you see?

[spellslots]

I kinda thought I might lose my sight in Wonderland, but I never spun eyes.

[thats!! a weird sentence!!]

Lup's around for now, I've got a couple dipshits I can annoy.

[Kravitz, Barry, Magnus. Even Lucretia if he gets desperate. Loki would probably be fine with it but Taako isn't sure if that's something he wants to ask.]

[tanker]

...What?

[ What. ]

So it's not just, like. A romantic thing. It's just Clarice for me because I'm not that close to anybody else, you think?

[spellslots]

I am pretty sure I could hold hands with a stranger and it'd work, it's just like skin on skin, doesn't matter who.

[At least that's the impression he got.]

[tanker]

Ah. Well, I probably won't try the theory out. The idea of being a guinea pig isn't exactly high on my list of considerations.

[ He does want his eyes back, but he's not going to start hugging strangers for it. They'll come back. ]

This has a time limit anyway, right? Like everything else around here.

[spellslots]

Uh, Loki said they're working on getting the Guardians? Whatever they are? The dudes at Gramarye are gonna try to move 'em along ASAP and that should undo this shit.

[Hopefully.]

[tanker]

Ah, yeah, I do love a nebulous timetable.

[ It's bitter, but not aimed at Taako. It isn't his fault, and John knows it. ]

I hate feeling helpless like this.

[spellslots]

You get used to it.

[Which is also bitter tbh, because ideally he wouldnt be used to weird things fucking him up without knowing how long it'll last.]

Hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later cause yeah, I get that feeling.

[tanker]

So, tell me, how often has this place played around with you like that?

[ It'd sound sort of dirty from anyone else, but with John it's just genuine, slightly worried. ]

I feel like I'm constantly being tested.

[spellslots]

You want that list alphabetically or chronologically?

[Because he can do both]

I dunno if it's a test or if the portal like, gets off on it, but it's stopped feeling random, that's for sure.

[tanker]

[ John's jaw clenches. It's no answer for Taako, obviously, but he gets it. if he was one to curse, he would. ]

Do you ever catch a break? Like, the other day it was being turned into my teenage self and having to hide from Clarice until that went away, and now this. I thought I was coming here to like, relax, you know?

[ Like he knows how to do that anyway... ]

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[spellslots]

[He's starting to have too many feelings about this so he's just gonna switch to private. He doesn't mind talking about it with John, but that doesn't mean he wants it all over the network.]

In my experience it tends to be like, you get a couple months of chill where you can relax, and then everything fucking hits you at once for the next few months.

[It's started to get a little tiring, as much as he tries to push past it all.]

I'll be real with you, this shit right now is fucking fine, I'll take being blind.

[The implication here is that it's better than other things he's had to deal with.]

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[tanker]

[ John grits his teeth. If being blind is not even bad for Taako anymore, he's not exactly looking forward to what else is in store. He lies back in bed, phone by his side, and runs a hand through his hair. ]

Is it just stuff like this, though? Or is it, I don't know. Stuff that's actually dangerous? Because that, I feel like I can deal with better. I'm used to risking my life, but it's things like this - waking up blind, turning into a kid - that gets to me.

[ It's hard to explain. Maybe because he should brush it off, and he finds that he can't. ]

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[spellslots]

Uh, I guess it gets kinda dangerous if you're fucking around outside the fences or like getting into fights with gods.

[In his defense, the fight with Thor was supposed to be friendly.]

You had to deal with any of the like-- people getting all up in your memories or dreams? Cause that's super fun.

[it isn't]

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[tanker]

Yeah, but outside the walls stuff is easy to deal with. That, I can do.

[ That's every day stuff. Fighting. ]

There was this thing, when I first got here... it was like I was sharing a dream with someone else. It wasn't exactly mine, or memories.

[ He grimaces. ]

Damn, that's invasive. Is there anything we can do to combat this stuff happening?

private

[spellslots]

Oh, yeah that was fucking weird, too? I skipped that shit but Luce told me about it.

[She shared a dream with Barry, it was strange. Taako is glad he skipped it.]

Considering even the gods here are not immune to it, I think us regular dipshits are thoroughly fucked. Sorry darling.

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[tanker]

It ended up okay for me - I found myself with people I do know, so that helped. But I can't imagine being stuck in someone else's head.

[ It was bad enough that the Frost sisters could play with their heads as it was. ]

Well, was worth a shot to ask you for help, wasn't it?

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[spellslots]

I dunno, sometimes it's easier with the strangers cause you've never gotta see them again.

[It's worse when his friends see the bad shit and then he has to live with them knowing.]

Never hurts to ask cause hey, if you're hear when uh... whatever the ghost festival is, when that rolls around if you're having trouble with 'em I can ward your apartment to keep them out.

[tanker]

What kind of ghosts are we talking about? Random haunting horror movie type of thing, or more like, ghosts from your own past?

[ Because, no to that, please and thank you. ]

[spellslots]

My dude you know it's your own shitty ghosts coming to make you feel awful.

[The ghosts from Glamor Springs were there to fuck with Taako last time, so he's not a fan.]

[tanker]

[ Groan. Well... that'll be fun... ]

That's definitely everything I need.

[ John opens unseeing eyes to the ceiling. ]

But none of it has ever been permanent? For anyone?

[spellslots]

Nah, like sometimes people get magic or whatever here? Like it's tapping into something they always had but couldn't reach. But that's a dope thing not a fucked up thing.

[It can be tricky for people to learn new powers, but it's not bad.]