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[entertainaplanb]

A funny thing happened at the mall yesterday.

I don't know if anyone else has noticed non-numbers club people... zoning out at random, I guess is the best way to put it? It happened to a couple of my students, but I'd just chalked it up to bored kids, and they snapped out of it quickly enough.

The effect is spreading. I think it hit a good half of a store at one point. And another interesting effect - it hit me with an urge to laugh, again. I managed to school my reactions long enough to get through it (dealing with third-graders' awkward questions is good for something), and it faded when everyone else came to their senses, but still.

I don't think they're done trying to flush us out.

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[professorwolf]

This happened in one of my classes after lunch, in the middle of someone answering a question. I wasn't tempted to laugh, myself, but it was definitely concerning, even creepy.

I'm mostly concerned with the potential effect on said students. What does this mean for people who aren't us?

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[entertainaplanb]

You my have to be directly within the area of effect for the laughter thing. I'm not sure.

I don't know, and I'd rather put a stop to this than find out. These kids don't deserve this trouble.

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[professorwolf]

They don't, no. Do we have any idea what it might correlate with? If it brings on the giggle-fits, it may be connected to that water additive from earlier. I was told that was gone, however.