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Himmel: “He says ‘Ow!’”



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*Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen all laugh*



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Frieren: “How is that funny?”



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*Himmel, still laughing, wipes his eyes*



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Himmel: “It’s funny because he walked into a bar.”



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Frieren: “Yes, that is what you said.”



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Himmel: “No he walked into a bar. Like a metal one.”



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Frieren: “Why would anyone do that? Was he being controlled by illusionary magic?”



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Himmel: “It’s a joke. It’s not a real story.”



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Frieren: “How did he walk into the bar? Was a mage levitating a bar?”



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Himmel: “No, there’s no bar. It’s a pun. The listener is supposed to imagine a bar, like a tavern, and then the punch line is the guy walks into a physical bar and hurts himself.”



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Heiter: “I though he walked into the bar’s wall. I’ve done that before.”



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Frieren: “That fits for a sorry excuse for a priest.”



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Heiter: “That hurts my pride as a priest.”



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Frieren: “I thought a priest wasn’t supposed to have pride.”



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*Heiter takes a big swig of his beer*
Heiter: “Man is not perfect, we all have our own short comings.”


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Eisen: ...



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*Couple days later Himmel, Either, Eisen, and Frieren all walk into a bar.*



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Frieren: “Well that didn’t hurt at all.”



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*Himmel, Either, and Eisen stop and all stare at Frieren.*



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Frieren: “I’m doing a callback.” She says flatly. “I walked into the bar and it didn’t hurt.”



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Himmel: *pft* “Hahahahaahaha. Hahahahahahahahahahahahhaaha”



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*Himmel doubles over clutching his sides, laughing.*



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Himmel: “That was a good one.”



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Frieren: “It was better than your lame joke.”



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*Himmel straightens himself up and places his hand on Frieren’s head*



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Himmel: “hmmm, I’m not quite sure about that. Hard to top the classics.”
*Himmel rubs the top of Frieren’s head*
“Come on let’s get something to eat.”

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*Frieren nods, her head rubbing against Himmel’s palm*



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Humans are strange things.
Given the right time and place, a strange, seemingly nonsensical arrangement of words can trigger a reaction.


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It’s not exactly magic.



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Not every combination works with every person.
Not every combination works every time.
Not every combination works everywhere.

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But when it does work it brings a joy that rivals everything else.



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It is the ability to cause another person to visualize something and have them react.



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A form of truly local magic, dependent all local factors and the caster’s own skill.



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Perhaps this is also worth collecting.



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...
..
.



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Frieren: “Hey Fern, I have a joke for you”



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Frieren: “So. A man walks into a bar.”