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[waywardboy]

I knew this place was full of some kind of magic. People acted like I was crazy.

Memory loss? And trees and plants everywhere. Magic always causes problems. We're all lucky it wasn't something much worse.

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[waywardboy]

Oh.

... there were pirates?

[maiditoutalive]

briefly
it was much less interesting than it sounds just from the word

[waywardboy]

That's disappointing.

[maiditoutalive]

less so if you actually thought you were a pirate and not just one of the people brought along
i realize it probably sounds freaky
yet as of now everything has just been more annoying in the long run than malicious or devastating or harmful

[waywardboy]

So nothing had really been done to try and hurt anyone here yet?

[maiditoutalive]

not as far as i know and not unless you count school

[waywardboy]

I've never been to school. It's bad?

[maiditoutalive]

i dont know if it is or not
i am not human and we did not attend school
we learned things on our own according to what we were interested in and what allowances we had
so to me it seems tedious and in some cases exceptionally pointless

[waywardboy]

What are you, then?

School sounds pointless. I already know everything I need to survive.

[maiditoutalive]

i am a troll!
not like the ones in your books i am from another universe entirely than humans and i have never lived under a bridge or had anything to do with goats

yes those are my feelings on it too
they are pretty good at forcing you to go though somehow or other

[waywardboy]

I've never seen any trolls in books. Just in person. They were monsters. I don't think they could type like you do.

They haven't tried to force me. I must be too old.

[maiditoutalive]

not according to the illustrations ive seen
er for the record i think you should not call any other trolls who type like me monsters anywhere where they could find out

its possible
how old are you?

[waywardboy]

I wasn't calling you a monster... just the trolls I've met. Back where I came from. We had a lot of monsters. Demons, too.

I don't know how old I am.

[maiditoutalive]

i know you didnt
i am just telling you for future reference

well thats unfortunate
how much time do you remember?

[waywardboy]

I'm not sure. I lost track of years back home. We didn't really celebrate birthdays.

I might be eighteen. Or sixteen. Or twenty.

[maiditoutalive]

hmmm
maybe we can try to figure it out later
i will have to talk to my friend though

[waywardboy]

Your friend?

[maiditoutalive]

yes
i will explain later
i dont want to promise something i am not sure i will be able to deliver on

[waywardboy]

Okay. Fair enough.

[maiditoutalive]

in the meantime i would say
hmmm i dont know what i should say
do what you want?

[waywardboy]

That's what I do anyway.