A Supermagnet, A Doctor, and A Twin Walk Into A Bar

[iamnotpolaris]

Milliways. Oh, bless.
Dr. Xavier could have finished her shift, made it home, and buried her head in a pillow if she had to. But this is much easier.
"Hi, Bar, can I have a stimulant that won't interfere with my judgement or dexterity or anything like that?"

Comments

[iamnotpolaris]

"That works too. Who is it, or is it not usually the same person?"

[roc_on]

"I brought my boyfriend by accident the first time; he was around to watch my body while my spirit went gallivanting off and I mistakenly pulled him in. I went on a sort of educational trip and brought a nun last year. Who I'd bring on a future visit would depend on what I was doing."

[iamnotpolaris]

"Accidentally pulled him in? He turned out alright, I hope."

[roc_on]

"Oh, yes, he was fine, he carried me around and then he realigned with his body and we were out. It was sort of nerve-wracking at the time but turned out all right."

[iamnotpolaris]

"I'm glad."

[roc_on]

"Me too. I'm not sure what would have happened if it had turned out he was stuck there."

[iamnotpolaris]

"Legal awkwardness and a shift in focus of Avatar-related effort to getting him unstuck, would be my best guess."

[roc_on]

"I mean, I guess I would have had to learn to make a portal or something. Those are a thing."

[iamnotpolaris]

shrug. "I wouldn't know." Nom nom last bites of pretzel.

[roc_on]

"What is that thing you've been eating? Is it just weirdly shaped bread?"

[iamnotpolaris]

"Weirdly shaped and cooked differently. It's called a pretzel."

[roc_on]

"Huh. Otherworldly food."

[iamnotpolaris]

"Apparently. Why, what kinds of food does your world have?"

[roc_on]

"I mean, we have bread, just not shaped like that. Apples? Sea prunes? Bean curd? Noodles? I'm a vegetarian most of the time, um - chickenlizard?"

[iamnotpolaris]

"We have apples and noodles and chicken. I've never heard of sea prunes, and we usually don't eat lizard at all, let alone in combination with chicken."

[roc_on]

"...What, you only eat the parts with feathers...? You only like possumchicken?..."

[iamnotpolaris]

"...Possumchicken?"

[roc_on]

"Arctic hen? Pig chicken?"

[iamnotpolaris]

"We have chickens and lizards and pigs and possums but I've never heard of them being combined..."

[roc_on]

"...You only have isolate animals?"

[iamnotpolaris]

"I'm not familiar with the phrase but from context I'm guessing yes."

[roc_on]

"Weird."

[iamnotpolaris]

"Weirdness is subjective! I think it's weird that you have something that's a cross between a chicken and a pig."

[roc_on]

"They're tasty. And they're a leaner meat than moosow."

[iamnotpolaris]

"I've never eaten pig because of religious restrictions but I'll take your word for it. And that would seem to follow, considering how huge just plain moose are."