un: tikkunolam

[accidentallich]

If you end up with magical powers but you don't ever use them, except maybe on accident, that's not violating the Jewish prohibition on casting magic, right? It's fine, right?

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un: 333

[holeful]

I can't say I know much about Jewish law, but if it's just the casting of magic that's prohibited then your logic seems sound to me?

[accidentallich]

I don't have my usual books to reference, but if it's something I can't control, I think that should be okay...

[holeful]

I mean, I don't really know how magic works either, but maybe if you're worried there'd be a way to ask for it to be taken back?

[accidentallich]

Oh, that's a good idea... We got these from Gojira, maybe they can take them back if I ask nicely enough?

They're a little intimidating to talk to though...

[holeful]

[Fukuda, who just got here;]

They were here??
[HE KNOWS THAT LIZARD!!! FROM MOVIES!!!!]

[accidentallich]

Yes? Do you know them?

[Gershom doesn't watch enough Kaiju movies to know more than Godzilla and Mothra.]

[holeful]

[I mean those are the most important ones obviously.]

I mean, not personally? It's fictional in my world. There's a lot of movies.

[accidentallich]

Oh, I see. I was hoping you had advice for approaching them.

[holeful]

Unfortunately not. In the movies usually they're causing more problems than solving them?

[accidentallich]

That was what happened with them here, too, until we calmed them down.

[holeful]

Well that's good then! Though hopefully if there's any further reenactments of those movies the damage to the city isn't too bad. Things got pretty extreme in the newer ones.

[accidentallich]

I haven't seen that sort of movie since... I think Pacific Rim?

[holeful]

Oh, That one is cool too! It's a shame there isn't much in the way of movies here.

[accidentallich]

We're a little early for that. I don't know exactly when they became popular in Japan, nu...

[holeful]

Normally, but it's clear more is possible here. I mean, our communication devices can record video, can't they? Maybe we could get a film industry going.

[accidentallich]

That does sound nice. I wonder if I could get a job doing horror movies...?

[holeful]

Oh, are you a fan of horror movies?

[He doesn't know Gershom is a skeleton.]

[accidentallich]

I'm a skeleton, so it's hard to imagine being cast in anything else...

[holeful]

You're a skeleton??????

[accidentallich]

It wasn't my idea to become one, but yes.

[holeful]

So you're like undead? I've never met a skeleton before.

I mean, outside of a body anyway.

[accidentallich]

I am. A lich, to be more specific.

I haven't met all that many people like me either, nu.

[holeful]

That's cool though...

Skeletons are usually just props in horror movies but I think it would be cool to have one with a skeleton protagonist.

[accidentallich]

I never imagined myself as the protagonist of anything...

[holeful]

Haha, I totally get that feeling! But I wouldn't hurt to try!