Horrible Mutilation Is Funny

[ceasetoexist]

[There's some fumbling and then childish grumbling as the phone receiver is picked up and then promptly dropped. It's a moment before the phone is picked up.]

Filtered from the Drones/O'Grady/ect.

Okay, so two questions. Do, uh, freaky friggin' accidents happen around that family all the time?

And, uh...if one of those accidents did happen to you, does anyone know if there's anyway to....uh...I guess let's say something got...cut off? Anyway to get that back, cause I'd kind of like to be able to hold things in my right hand again!

So yeah, I've heard there are "magic users" who could heal junk like this. Are there anyone who can, and how much would it cost?

[Filtered to Mindy]

Hey squirt, you ended up getting separated from me at the party.

[A small pause.]

You okay?

[Filtered to Tak]

The freakshow with the bat. He ever show up at your house or anything?

Comments

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

Oh my, are limbs being removed again? I could build a replacement one.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

I...guess?

Just fingers for me. Everything but my thumb and pointer on my right hand.

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

Fingers aren't difficult to replace. But I'll need materials. Are you capable of getting a few things for me with your good hand?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

They cut off you handy? What in the world? What sort of party WAS that?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Whoa. Let's back up a minute.

What do you want in return?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Not the full hand. Just three of my fingers.

A stupid one. It sucked even before the mutilation came up.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

How rude. And strange! How did you managed to lose them?

There might be someone in town who can fix it for you, but you should at least see a doctor in the meanwhile.

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

The materials to do it with brought to me. It's a skill that I will grow rusty at if I don't practice. I welcome the challenge.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

They just...got cut off when I was talking to that stupid housewife or whatever. I dunno. Then they were just...gone.

Yeah, yeah, I got that part taken care of. I'm fine there.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Wait, what?

Okay, just how much can you actually do? You're not just some talentless hack who's going to be experimenting on me, are you?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Sort of like the post office? That happened to me there, but not until after I signed something. But gone, so suddenly, just like that! Very odd. We should find out if happened to anyone else. Now I'm starting to wish I had gone to this. I figured something weird would happen!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. It was just so cool, watching three of my fingers disappear. Didn't hurt at all.

...Yeah, that's what I'm kinda hoping'll happen. That's part of why I made the call.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Well this town has so many strange things occurring, I sort of regret being in a place where it was happening first-hand! But I had other obligations, unfortunately.

Hmm, let me know what you find out! And if there's anything I can do to help.

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

Goodness no. I am one of the best ergaleomancers in England, and my father is even the High Ergaleomancer to the Queen. Keeping my skill sharp matters a lot to me, and I know what I'm doing.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah? Where were you at?

Sure. Alright.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

A what? Sorry, I don't go to people who use made up words to describe themselves, unless ergaleomancer means "doctor" wherever you're from.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Theta hosted a lovely party. I was there to help her out and meet some of her friends that I hadn't yet. A very nice time!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...Who?

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

So it may not exist in -your- world, but it certainly does in mine. We work in tandem with doctors, and many other professions, making the machines necessary for such work. Replacement limbs and other medical clockworks are my speciality.

However, I do not cater to ungrateful brats. Good luck in finding another offer.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Well maybe I will!

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Ah, lovely woman! Another spellcaster, works with machines and the like. I shall have to introduce you sometime!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

I....tch...it isn't magic if it's working with technology, Cynric. Though really advanced stuff can look like it.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Dyin' usually does the trick.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Mm, there's a difference, trust me! You can combine the two for some truly incredible results. I find it fascinating. I'd have pursued it more in my life, but I know that my skills in science in technology still need a lot of work!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure, okay. Whatever. It's magic if you say it is, Cynric.

[He's honestly not fully in the mood to debate this today, all things considering, so the little baby will just let you have your way this time.]