Mary: Day Five At Sea

November 16th, 2008:

MARY: We know the Magician is heading for Japan. We know he wants to perform some grand "trick" there, but what is it that the trick does, exactly? It gives him a new assistant, like Hollis or Crayton? It messes with time somehow?

JOSH: Uh-huh.

MARY: Taras kept coming back to the theme of conquerors taking Kiev. Is that what the Magician is doing? Using his trick to conquer new lands? Does the fact that he's going to Japan mean he hasn't conquered it yet? And what does that even get him? It's not like anyone but us has ever even heard of him.

JOSH: Absolutely.

MARY: If the Magician turned us into cheese, we could eat ourselves and I'm sure we'd be delicious.

JOSH: Right.

MARY: There is a fire axe just outside our door, and I am going to go get it and hack up your video game to pieces if you don't stop playing it right now.

JOSH: So, how've you been? Good? You look good. Let's talk about your feelings and stuff.