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Benjamin Hanscom (newkidotb) wrote in dunwichgame,
@ 2024-03-18 11:39:00

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stephen king: eddie kaspbrak, ∙ plot: 014 from the deep, ◌ inactive: ben hanscom, ◌ inactive: beverly marsh, ◌ inactive: diana bishop, ◌ inactive: julia wicker, ◌ inactive: triss merigold

As much as I wouldn't mind building an addition onto the house, any magical users here know how to add a room without having to go through the whole labor of drywalling and insulating it?

I've got some friends that are quite insistent that I move in as quick as possible.

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	bevmarsh 2024-03-18 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Minor setback. I now have "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band stuck in my head. If, while creating a room, one of our resident mages could sing that song while doing it? It would make my day. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	A little hiccup in the road of getting into the house. Don't blame you, the song is a good one. Think they would? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-18 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	If they have a sense of humor, sure. If they know the song... We are old, after all. Well, you three are old. I'm a lot younger. :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	It's not that old, is it? Sure, rub that fact in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-18 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	They 80s were forty years ago, Ben. Oh, you know I will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	😬 It really doesn't feel like it. I think I'll keep going with the fact that we're young in spirit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-18 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	No, it really doesn't. It didn't when I was back home either, even though it had been thirty years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	What is time but an illusion. And hey, 40's the new 30. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-18 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	Is it though? I feel like that's just something we say when we get to that age so we don't feel old. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Have to hold onto something, yeah? I don't feel old. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-19 06:05 am UTC (link)
	You know, my dad is yours, Richie's, and Stan's age, and he just seemed so much older. I look at pictures of him, and I just see this old man. THAT being said, I feel like you're not really wrong about the aging things. Seems like people are aging slower. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-20 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Some seem to age more gracefully than others. I'd like to think that us guys have a better hand than your father did. You'll always be a stunner. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bevmarsh 2024-03-20 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	I don't need to be a stunner, I just need to be myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-20 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Wouldn't have it any other way, Bev. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scholar 2024-03-18 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	I've done several renovations on my house- I can help, if you'd like. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? What kind of renovations have you done? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scholar 2024-03-18 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Replaced all our flooring on the main level- we had this terrible carpeting and I restored what I could, replacing a couple of rooms. Converted half our basement into a laboratory for my geneticist husband. Other cleaning and general fixing up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	That seems rather convenient. And have you ever had to create a room, when you don't have anything to work with? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scholar 2024-03-18 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	I always have something to work with. I can weave the addition and copy the material and structure around it to match what is there if you want to physically change the house, or I can make the interior larger than it appears on the outside? But if you'd rather have one of the others help you, I won't be offended. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-19 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, alright. The material is in existence so it's literally you just manipulating it to do what you want with it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scholar 2024-03-19 11:31 am UTC (link)
	More or less, yes. Or I weave it out of magic to the specifications of whatever we're matching. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-20 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. I think I get it now. Does it impede you if another magic user contributes? Or would this be more of a solitaire job? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scholar 2024-03-20 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	Not necessarily, but it may depend on what type of magic they're using or how they work their magic. I haven't tried something to that scale working with others. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-21 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Triss said she'd be able to do the bare bones, do you think you'd be able to go off of that? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	merigolden 2024-03-18 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, though it... would depend on the sort of room you'd like. Aesthetically. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	juliawicker 2024-03-18 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	Not to volunteer anyone else, but Quentin and Eliot added my room on when I moved in. I bet if nothing else, he could share the notes on the spellwork used? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	merigolden 2024-03-18 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't be averse to looking at them, though I imagine their magic is different from mine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	juliawicker 2024-03-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	I'm kind of into seeing how magic works from different worlds, but it's whatever is helpful for you all? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	I'd be interested to see how it all works as well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	merigolden 2024-03-19 06:34 am UTC (link)
	By all means, let's look into it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? Where did they add your room? With three others in the house, I think everyone's room is on the second floor. Not sure how magic'll do the trick, but I'm quite interested to see what happens. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	juliawicker 2024-03-18 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	I can give you a tour if you want? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	If you're alright with that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	physicalkid 2024-03-18 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	We did and I'd be happy to share notes or help if someone needs it. I imagine we don't want too many magicians stirring the cauldron or .... however that phrasing might go. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	I think I'm a bit of a minimalist. I don't need anything fancy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	merigolden 2024-03-19 06:33 am UTC (link)
	I don't know that I could create the sort of rooms I've seen here, but I could give you a smaller example, see if it's what you'd like? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-20 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	That would be great. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	merigolden 2024-03-21 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Alright. I'll let you know once I've constructed it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	germhater 2024-03-18 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	If it helps, I can promise to go for a walk or a bike ride while the magic is being done. So I won't ask ninety-one questions about the safety of it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	You don't have to do that. You don't want to see how it happens? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	germhater 2024-03-18 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	I kind of do, as long as there's no chance of me driving the magic users away with concerns about the structure, the electricity, the insulation, and on and on. I don't want to mess up you moving in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's kind of just like, instant gratification? maybe. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	germhater 2024-03-18 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	It will be when you have your room. Maybe a couple extra rooms too, just in case. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	You wouldn't mess anything up. Thinking of wanting something else added? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	germhater 2024-03-18 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	I'm hoping Bill and Mike could show up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	newkidotb 2024-03-18 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	Anything's possible. (Reply to this) (Parent)