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[luredbypower]

[Obsessing over the numbers while trying to practice that weird skill for making small objects float was definitely a bad combination. Hugo seems to have gotten the control down enough to have caused the object to make tick marks for his set of numbers.

And then he sees a bunch of weird stuff on his wall, not realizing that it's also broadcasting him and his living room. He's sitting on a couch and the living room itself looks pretty nice. There's nothing around that would give away the fact that he owns an adult clothing store, not even his own appearance would right now.]

Great, so on top of the random things floating now I'm seeing and hearing things. As if I didn't have enough problems with these weird numbers getting in the way of bookkeeping each day. Definitely am still regretting going to that stupid art exhibit.

So either I became the victim of another joke from one of my employees or this is just a bad dream and maybe I'll wake up in the morning with no more weird stuff except for some of the customers. I'd really rather avoid having to visit a shrink.

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[Voice]

[espigeonage]

[Julien's voice is kind of oddly resonant these days. Moreso than it used to be.]

Oh, hey, I've seen you before. Was it... Fai? Hmm. Wait, Fairbanks! The Closet. Something like that. Anyway, hello! Welcome, if that's the word! Sorry, your life has just become more complicated!

[luredbypower]

[Going to assume at this point that Hugo somehow figured out how to change to just audio, or went to another room and turned this on. He's going to be assuming that the odd voice is thanks to the recording from a weird object, but does recognize the voice. Oh great, one of the customers who has seen him. Though Julien wasn't a bad sort, only oddity is the blue hair, but otherwise fairly normal.]

It already did after I let myself be convinced to see some ugly statues.

But you're right about who I am and I do hope you enjoyed your purchases.

[espigeonage]

It'll just get more so. Alas, complications tend to compound. ...If you leave the area, get out of the county or so, you forget all this and any items or mutations or whatever are gone until you come back. That's as close as we have to making it stop, and you can see why it's not a perfect solution.

Haha, sure! Yeah I know I haven't been back for a while, it didn't work with me and Nico... But, that's how it goes!

[luredbypower]

No, it really isn't since that would require me to sell the store and the house and move to another place. I'd hate to give up on something so successful, especially when I still have a pile of medical expenses and college debt to pay off.

I'm sorry to hear things didn't work out with her and do hope you find the right person soon.

[espigeonage]

I feel you! Plus it doesn't actually stop whatever else is going on.

Oh, well - thanks! I'm kind of off the general market now. Haha, the side to mutations no one talks about. But, it's cool. Bigger priorities now, and all.

[Julien has a sense of shame, but it's not what it might be.]