Magic Box, Thursday

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Today, Tannim had his sketchpad with him and was trying to recreate the latest 9th Wonder cover freehand.

The Magic Box was open.

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[stuckeyboy]

After more than a week of existential crisis, Warren finally decided to take a positive step forward.

This . . . mostly was just visiting the local magic shop, but, hey, progress, right?

"Um, so, like, does this place sell real magic stuff? Or, like, pull a rabbit out of a hat stuff?"

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"Real magic stuff," Tannim said, then glanced around at the candles, jewelry and crystals. "And accessories," he added.

[stuckeyboy]

Warren scratched his head. "Right. Right. Good to know. Okay. Um, what would you suggest for a very, very, very beginner kind of customer?"

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Tannim raised his eyebrows. "Depends. What are you looking to do?"

[stuckeyboy]

Warren shrugged. "Oh, you know, the usual stuff. Float things, open portals. . . ."

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"I wouldn't advise starting with portals," Tannim said dryly. "Getting lost in the Unformed is a lousy way to spend summer vacation." He looked through the bookshelves and pulled out a couple of texts before settling on an option. "Here," he said, handing Warren a thick, soft-cover book. "This has some good theory and meditation exercises. If you've got any magical ability, this should teach you how to use it. The basics, at least."

[stuckeyboy]

Dude, he had to read about it? He wanted to get straight to the floating things.

Still, any port and all that, and he didn't like feeling like he was the only one around here without any special skills. "Oh, hey, thanks, that would be great. It's not too expensive, is it?"

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"Nineteen ninety-nine, plus tax," Tannim said.

[stuckeyboy]

"Oh. That's . . . that's very reasonable. Cool."

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Tannim rang up the sale at the register. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

[stuckeyboy]

Warren scratched his head again. "I don't think so . . . I'm Warren, by the way. I guess you do a lot of magic stuff, yourself?"

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"I'm Tannim," Tannim said. "Yeah, I've done some."

[stuckeyboy]

"Man, is there anyone on this island who hasn't?"

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Tannim shrugged guiltily. "There's other people around here who don't have special abilities."

[stuckeyboy]

"Who? Where? Because I haven't met any, yet,"

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"Um, well, Turtle doesn't have any supernatural abilities," Tannim said.

[stuckeyboy]

"Duh, turtles are reptiles."

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"No, there's a girl named Turtle," Tannim said. "She's pretty awesome with money and business and stuff, but I don't think she's got anything supernatural going on."

[stuckeyboy]

"But I'm no good at money, either."

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"You must be good at something," Tannim said.