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  1. The Aspiring Archivist
    TAAron did not react physically, but his voice wavered. "Do you know... who Tristan is?" His friend. The one that he thought had died.
  2. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Why would I know? I just woke up." He began writing again, spelling out a new word. Tristan.
  3. The Aspiring Archivist
    "No idea." He picked up a stick, feeling the length of it before beginning to draw on the ground. When he finished, a single messy weird was written in the dirt. Hello.
  4. The Aspiring Archivist
    TAAron stood up. "I don't know. This is different from the Malum possessions. I can barely feel myself at all." He dropped to his knees and began feeling around the ground as though he were blind.
  5. The Aspiring Archivist
    Suddenly, TAAron's arm moved. "Interesting. I didn't do that."
  6. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Yes. Lots. Where did you find Lerac, anyway?" "Doesn't anymore, but wow. That was rough." He put on a comforting smile, but it seemed strained.
  7. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Literally, I think."
  8. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Who's Lerac?" "That would be me. Nice to meet you. And I'm fine." Lerac sat back against a tree, breathing heavily. "Wynn, I can't move."
  9. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Don't worry. The pain never does anything to me physically." He placed his hand on TAAron's forehead again. Lerac's face contorted in pain, but he stayed steady. Sweat began dripping from his brow, and he shook slightly. Then, TAAron woke up with a gasp. "What happened? Where am I? Haly?"
  10. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I'm gonna try to heal him again," Lerac said. "Set him down for me."
  11. The Aspiring Archivist
    I can't say about myself, but my cat is a solid 16
  12. The Aspiring Archivist
    Aren't we all?
  13. The Aspiring Archivist
    Sighing, Lerac followed into the new dimension. @Ookla the Untitled
  14. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Good idea. How about you three go first? I've never really travelled interdimensionally before." @Ookla the Untitled @Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff
  15. The Aspiring Archivist
    *Summons woodchucks to chuck platypus flesh*
  16. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Oh. Now, then. Who's taking the unconscious one?"
  17. The Aspiring Archivist
    But if a woodchuck could chuck wood and a woodchuck would chuck wood, then would a good bunch of woodchucks chuck a good chunk of wood?
  18. The Aspiring Archivist
    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
  19. The Aspiring Archivist
    AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa
  20. The Aspiring Archivist
    What do wasps do that is useful, anyways? Also I'm in class so expect replies to be sparse.
  21. The Aspiring Archivist
    So, are going to discuss something or...
  22. The Aspiring Archivist
    May not be discord, but I still got summoned. What am I doing here?
  23. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Yes. Yes, I do. So when are we leaving?"
  24. The Aspiring Archivist

    I've been trying to fix a problem for two hours, and now I'm done and it's past midnight so time to share!

    The story:

    You see, about two hours ago I realized something for the first time: library cards can EXPIRE. So, the audiobook I was listening to (Elantris) had just finished its loan period. This normally wouldn't be a problem, because it's on hoopla where as long as you are under a certain amount of loans for the month you can just check it out again. But for some ODD REASON, it was telling me that something was wrong with my library card. After spending a while trying to figure out where the problem was, I finally identified that my card had expired five days ago.

    So now, I was unable to check out the book and it wasn't available in the other library that I have a card for. So naturally, I look up how to renew my library card. And turns out, you need to physically go to a library location with your card and ID and stuff to get it renewed. Only thing is, I wanted to listen to the book now, because it's a good book and that's how I fall asleep.

    What this lead to was an enormous rabbit hole of going between library websites and seeing if I could get a library card remotely (I couldn't). But it turns out there was an option for an online-only library card that I could get instantly. So now I have that, and it will never be used again once I renew my actual card.

    Why is this a thing? Why do they expire? Most of all, why do you need to renew them in person? So many questions, so few answers. Thankfully, my heart can now rest and I can listen to my audiobook peacefully, content with the result of a job well done.

     

    TLDR: I got angry that I couldn't listen to my book because my library card expired, so I researched for an hour and a half and ended up making a second partial-access card for the same library so I could listen to it tonight as I go to sleep.

     

    Still TLDR: Library card expired, me sad. New card of questionable legality, me happy.

     

    Happy Ookla Season to you all, and see you tomorrow. (Later today?)

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    2. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      That's cool, ookla the craw (I'm fairly certain you're the storming storm father).

    3. The Storming Stormfather

      The Storming Stormfather

      @Thaidakar the Ghostblood  You are correct, I am The Storming Stormfather

    4. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Ah, I knew it.

  25. The Aspiring Archivist
    I am me, not you, because if you were me when you were you you would be me and you. Likewise, if I was you and I am I, I am me and you. Where do you hold your evil conferences?
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