text; un: keith

[spaceassassin]

hey

[ so far so good ]

i got a friend who's got a problem
a big problem that's… small, i guess

anyone know a cure for shrinkage

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un: undying

[midway]

That's a lot to advertise in front of a forum of strangers.

[spaceassassin]

[ desperate times, my dude ]

not a lot of other places to go
figured there wasn’t a rule against asking for help on here

[midway]

There isn't.

Anything in particular causing the shrinkage? Anxiety about performing?

[spaceassassin]

he’s been feeling down about himself because he lost his arm

[ it’s cool, he can talk about it
shiro already broadcasted it to the netherwork, shitty jokes an’ all ]

dunno if that’s connected
i guess this place does feed off of negative thoughts

[midway]

Sometimes a lack of confidence can make you want to be smaller.

Maybe it manifested physically.

[spaceassassin]

if that’s it, then do you think the shrinking can be reversed by a change in mindset

[midway]

You can try, if you have time.

Is it urgent?

[spaceassassin]

he’s shrinking
of course it’s urgent

[ can a text sound exasperated?
okay, he should play nice. this is one of the few who has actually suggested some sort of remedy ]

it isn’t continuous though
the shrinking seems to come in waves
by the day, maybe
started yesterday and happened again this morning

[ er, time after waking
right. time. doesn’t exist here
just – YOU KNOW WHAT HE MEANS ]

[midway]

[ KEITH is really doing his best ]

That sounds more like a curse.

Perhaps another Puck causing trouble?

[spaceassassin]

yeah and
i need a remedy not a cause

[ a touch shortsighted on causation ]

[midway]

Why not ask one of the fairies?

[spaceassassin]

fairies?

[midway]

The pucks.

[spaceassassin]

[ oh
oh god those
keith did not do well with the last one ]

doubt that’ll go over well
i threatened the last one i met

[midway]

They don't seem the type to hold a grudge, at least.

[spaceassassin]

they don’t seem very helpful either
full of riddles

[midway]

Did you solve the last one?

[spaceassassin]

guess so
he said the oakwoods needed an offering but left us a riddle before disappearing
turns out the answer was blood

[ so they’re kind of aholes, too
at least steven was ]

[midway]

Well, if the fairies are a dead end, you could always scour the library.

[spaceassassin]

good idea
here’s hoping they have a section on curses

[midway]

I'd be surprised if they don't.

If I find anything, I'll send it your way.

[spaceassassin]

thanks

[ the text does it no justice
but claude’s earned quite a few points for keith’s ever elusive favor ]