[UA] Those crazy pornomancers...

[Unknown VariableX]

Good point, actually. Sometimes the world is disturbing enough without 
brining in alchemy and fruit sacrifice. (Satanists in California run a 
slightly higher chance of being more animal friendly than the stereotypical 
ones, but they gotta sacrifice something, and watermelons are a good 
compromise. Just watch Gallagher.)

Of course, most occultists don't know this because they already grew up 
disturbed. They say that fish in the sea are the last to discover water. 
Given how dukes tend to associate mental disturbances with occult power -- 
which is the long term for adepts -- if they found a dysfunctional household 
like the one implied by that phone call, it might very well blow their minds 
if they realize NOBODY involved has any powers, or even interesting 
knowledge.

"Wait, you mean you CAN'T change your skin color? But -- the scars and -- 
straight razor -- I frickin saw you -- GAH. What the HELL is... I need a 
drink. Many of them."

-Variable ("Ah, Whiskey. You're my only friend on this island...")

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-Strong Bad
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From: gregstolze at comcast.net (gregstolze at spamcop.net)
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Subject: Re: [UA] Those crazy pornomancers...
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:35:28 +0000

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From: Rae <sonnlich at gmail.com>
 > ... are apparently up to something new, and they're trying it out in
 > Australia, where nobody ever goes because they think there's nothing but
 > crazy otherspaces down here.

And kangaroos, wallabies, koala bears and Kylie Minogue.  Oh, and rains of 
dead, overheated bats every Christmas, right?  And pornography-obsessed 
architects.  And the Devil's Marbles.

 > Child, sounding perturbed: Mummy, that's not Daddy.

Okay, the rational explanation that pops into my head is that Mummy thinks 
Daddy is off at Club X, and wants to use Child as her guilt-bludgeon on him. 
  You gotta think that hearing "Daddy?  Can you come home now?" while you're 
watching some smokin' girl-on-girl is worth a Self check.  At least, that's 
what Mom probably thinks, right up to the point that she gets HER Self check 
for making her wee bairn call Satan's Discount Sin Warehouse -- One Size 
Fits All!  Not to mention some kind of Helplessness or Isolation check for 
Jr. after he realizes Mom thinks Jim Beam is handsomer than Dad and has 
locked herself in the bedroom to cry.

As for the occult explanation?  The mind boggles.

-G.
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