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“‘What is the name of the book?’ ‘Which book?’ ‘The one with all the sprinkles!'”

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“I made ONE note!”
“That’s what I needed.”

“I would like to look at the records on – “
“Records are only available to myself and associated clerks of the record room.”
“I would like to apply for the opening for associated clerk of the record room.”
“Here you go.”

“Mission accomplished! Also knowledge gained – how weird.”

“How bad could it be? Well, we did get measured for coffins this semester.”

“Well, I mean, if you’re going to be abused by an air elemental, you might as well be greased up for it.”

“Pedantic.”
“At a school.”

“That’s not the missing student we’re looking for.”

“So in an effort to deflect blame off of us on the chance that it was us, I blamed the missing student.”

“Did I fart in conjuration class or something?”
“Well, did you know that the human body farts an average of 12 times an hour?”
“…I did not.”

“That’s a good idea, actually.”
“What, pushing him down the stairs?”

“Anything interesting in the robes? Pockets?”
“Just smells.”

“Because that’s how we do things.”
“We make generalizations based on very small sample sizes.”
“We extrapolate based on a single point of data…”

“It’s statistically accurate; we just didn’t put numbers on it. So it’ll stay statistically accurate.”

“Super unusual really rare book annex.”
“That is about as reasonable as anything else.”

“Carrick said that. Khleo did not.”
“I thought it.”
“Was there a ‘you idiot’ at the end of it? I’m hearing a ‘you idiot.'”

“I am going to write down everything she says, phonetically, to the best of my ability. And then I’m going to go learn that goddamn language. I’ll be right back.”

“And with that, we have done the first sentence of today’s adventure.”

“I like how half of us are jumping into this with both feet, and half of us are like, ‘Wait, hang on.'”
“And then there’s Sarah.”

“It doesn’t really matter which it is; I just want the address to call home.”
“That’s a really good idea!”

“And now that the fight’s about to start… I’m going to average my luck back out.”

“Were you thinking about the place upstairs when we – “
“I wasn’t not thinking about it…?”

“Not my area of expertise, but I trust in others’ abilities.”
“You fool.”

“I read what it says. Don’t fucking Wish spell me.”

“It’s funny – it says an Intelligence test will tell you he’s the divinist… or you can just ask him. He’s not shy!”

“He started it.”
“Yes, but you’ll be asleep soon.”
“So will I.”
“Yes, but you’ll be far away.”

“By all the gods. This is slightly improper, but please… please… come to me, and I will teach you and Dakota how to wash your smallclothes.”

“You told her where the mudskipper is, didn’t you?”
“No, but I made some suggestions.”

“What DID we do with Annie?”
“With or to?”

“Maybe there’s a reason Annie left the room.”
“Maybe it wasn’t me!”

“That’s all right – I feel like flubbing the partying roll is in character.”

“Let’s face it – distracting Sariel is probably as easy as, ‘Look, a tapestry.'”

“There’s no penalty to it, no advantage. He’s just interested in what you’ve found.”
“He’s subscribed to your newsletter.”

“Just have to sober up enough to go to class. Don’t have to sober up – just have to sober up enough to go to class.”

“Placing odds on her being dead…?”
“You’re not taking my money again.”

“Potbellied pigs? They’re pretty scent-based.”
“If you’re a truffle.”

“First name Unknown, last name Cork.”
“Seems reasonable. For Discworld.”
“Which is why it’s not reasonable.”
“I don’t understand.”

“Does Commodore Garlic command the other trout?”

“It’s easy to locate the immovable object – it’s right where you left it.”

“I will give her the favor of not coming to detention anymore.”

“That is not nearly as encouraging as you think it is.”
“She’s a sea hag – what do you want?”

“Does anyone have any favors or any personal relationship with Professor Prumb?”
“I haven’t pissed anyone off yet.”
“That’s… not exactly the same thing.”

“Even with disintegration of all available mass?”
“You know… you ask questions other people don’t ask.”

“Stupid double-secret probation.”

“Morgan? You can’t research.”
“Can I do illicit experimentation on teleportation circles to see where they go?”

“So you’re the one we have to pull out of the bathroom because you’ve been in there for 2 hours, staring down the drain?”
“According to these two? Yeah.”

“I mean, to be fair, the mudskipper is your roommate and she’s just the annoying pet.”

“You need roaming acceptance?”

“And I’m going to cast Disguise Self, so I look like an elf.”
“Cheating bastards, anyway.”
“Yep.”

“At 8th level, we can spend an entire night in my cushioned – “
“Crevice?”

“It’s where they keep the ‘eat-em’ in arboretum.”

“You know I’m a potted plant, right?”

“If we were all elves, we’d only need 4, right?”
“Yep.”
“Stupid elves.”

“Were you trying to give me the ring, because it fits.”
“It fits anyone.” pause “That didn’t come out the way I meant…”

“I have run across this bridge; I have been carried across this bridge. I am no longer afraid of this bridge.”

“That’s not what I was expecting.”
“I was not asking about their shoulders.”

“I was expecting you were going to throw them over.”
“Not yet.”

“But it doesn’t look… proud, or happy, or…”
“Molecularly stable?”

“All is duck. Duck is all.”

“Ohh… DID the gelatinous cube come by in the meantime? On the bright side, the mudskipper will come back…”

“How do you feel about rainbow macrame?”

“What’s the AC bonus for knitted armor?”

“The hurting means it’s working.”
“That’s orc medicine in a nutshell.”

“That went exactly as we hoped.”
“That went exactly as I expected.”

“…I decided not to Shocking Grasp the electrical duck.”

“Some of you will actually succeed to new levels; some of you are Sarah.”

“I have a crusade; I found somebody that’s in bondage – “
“Hehehe.”
“In bondage, not into bondage.”

“Elvish. Asshole.”
“But I repeat myself.”
“No, no. Not all of us are assholes; some of us are dicks.”

“All right, I’ll stop. Everything’s made of foamcore…”

“And yes, you see her zip by, and you can slap her ass, pinch her cheek, and steal her change on the way by. Or you can try to catch her.”

“The only uniform would be steel-toed boots.”
“So… naked except for boots?”

“Nothing says a ball-buster like wearing your balls on your sleeve.”

“Yeah, I don’t wanna be a duck. Ducks are lame.”
“It’s almost like that’s a turn of phrase!”

“I have ‘lackey.'”
“He’s not a lackey.”
“No, he’s more of a sidekick.”

“Well, if you’re having lunch with me, I’m not good on op-sec…”

“Studying is more like locking yourself in your room, spending all of your time studying, and then rolling like everyone else anyway.”

“We’re actually too curious to say no.”
“That’s a character flaw I can appreciate.”

“You wouldn’t believe why I’m here.”
“The entire cafeteria knows why you’re here.”

“You don’t have to roll disadvantage when trying to convince your own party members.”
“That’s a disadvantage all its own.”

“I said I was going to the arboretum.”
“Yeah, but she already had that queued up.”
“I was going to the arboretum!”

“Can I just get a spell to call an elf? ‘I’m haggling – get me an elf on the line.'”

“Bear in mind that I’m carrying a punch bowl and a boot.”
“And there’s a vomiting vulture on your shoulder.”

“I’m going to attempt to be intimately familiar with all her personal objects in our room.”

“Someone’s going to disappear into a ditch, aren’t they.”
“It does have those vibes, yeah.”

“That’s a good point. Probably around week 3.5 or so, I get around to asking his name…”

“I guess we’re looking it up: beating with a sack full of soap.”
“Sock. Just one sock and just one bar of soap.”

“Is that sarcasm?”
“No.”

“Did you see she turned into a troll?”
“She’s a sea hag. You should be more sensitive; we are not always in control of how we look.”

“When you leave, she’s in the form of a greasy student who’s never left their parents’ basement.”
“Hey. I’m right here…”

“4th. Convalescence and necromancy. Maybe I should become a necromancer.”
“Maybe it’s a sign?”

“I think we’ve reached a conclusion, but – out of character, I don’t think we’re all in agreement about the same thing.”

“Are you pro Vader and the Emperor surviving?”
“No.”
“That was a long pause.”

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“We can close the door.”
“With the cat outside the door…?”

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