285 - A Regular Bloke

2021

    Quinn                    Io                       Lu              Daprima

Thursday in the living room …
















QUINN:
… And all ya do is match three of the same color.  Aye, like that.


IO:
But Quinn, it’s not as pretty as my book.





















QUINN:
It’s not supposed to be pretty. The thing is it’s just for fun and
when you win - it celebrates for ya. See like that. Init gr-date?
















IO:
Oh, the genie liked that, and it does have nice colors.


QUINN:
Aye, right. So Io, what do ya think of becoming free?


IO:
Free?
















QUINN:
Aye. Ya do know that Daprima wants to free ya from yer lamp?


IO:
Yes, but - then what will the genie be?


QUINN:
Donnae. I guess you’ll just be a regular bloke.





















IO:
But Quinn, Io doesn’t know how to be a regular … bloke.
















QUINN:
Sure ya do. Look at ya now, playing on me cell.
That’s what we regular blokes do. 



In the hallway …


















LU:
… Daprima,  is it true that you’re working on a wish to free Io?


DAPRIMA:
Uh-huh.





















LU:

Genie are rare. Io is the first one I’ve ever met, the first my
father ever met as well, and he’s over 300 years old. 
















DAPRIMA:
Are you going somewhere with this? 


LU:
Yes - I know of no one who has ever met an ex-genie.
Furthermore, I have yet to find a record of any in
the library at Magick School.


DAPRIMA:
So you’re saying I’m the first person to actually free one?
















LU:
I certainly hope not. I am however, concerned that it’s possible
one has never survived the transformation. 


DAPRIMA:
Oh … 





















DAPRIMA:
… but Lu, I saw Io alive and free in
one of my premonitions.
















LU:
Did you? Well that changes everything. Give me some time to
research the matter further. Odds are, I’ll find
something to help you with the wording. 


DAPRIMA:
Thanks and in the meantime, I’ll be working on that wish.

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