"Ahh, luuuck be a fickle mistress, eh? She's just thrown another fit!"
"And I'll keep going till my dying breaaaath... But what's in it for me, eh? N-n-nothing but misfortune and despair..."
And if I ask you again, will something happen?
"... You know, something bad might haaappen..."
Is that an if I ask you again thing?
"Y-y-you better believe it, pal..."
Okay, well, since it seems like the amulet forces you to say certain things when certain things happen, does it mean that we did it before in previous attempts that we talked about luck causing something? Or is this entirely new every time? Or are there multiple outcomes, and we just have to find the one where something doesn't happen?
"Your guess is as good as mine... But I suppose it would make sense if there was some kind of... Predictable randomness? Like, there's an infinite number of outcomes, but the universe has a finite number of 'randomness genes' or whatever that determine what happens..."
Yeah I mean, it is pretty weird. Maybe after a certain amount of times, the amulet gives up and stops forcing Mortimer to say things
"Oh sure... Just... just 'give up' and say... 'okay, we're done with that one, let's move on'...." Mortimer chuckles sarcastically
"Haha, go ahead, give it a few more tries, maybe lady luck will decide to grace us with her presence... Or give up now and admit defeat!"
Hmmmmmm…… how about we try one last time before giving up
"Sure, sure! Try once more, but if nothing happens this time... Then we gotta face the reality..."
Hey, Mortimer…..heh…..you wanna know what else is really strange about this whole situation?
Stunned "... Wha-what did you just say?"
His expression turns completely pale, and his eyes bug out of his skull. "... What did you m-mean by that..?"
The amulet starts to glow ominously, and sparks start crackling from the air. Mortimer: "I-It seems lady luck has finally had enough...!"
The air around them begins to crackle with electricity, and a blinding light flashes for a few seconds. When the light fades, Mortimer is gone.
The voice of Mortimer echoes from thin air "L-Luck, h-heeyyyy..... Luckkkkkkuuuuuuuckkkk!!!!!"
The echoes continue, growing fainter and fainter until there is silence.
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Mortimer suddenly reappears right in front of her, covered in dust and debris, but otherwise perfectly fine. He coughs a couple times to clear his throat. "... Anyways, where were we?"
MORTIMER DID NOT DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR IN FRONT OF ME
He looks slightly confused, but then nods. "... Yeah, I guess the luck thing really did work."
Mortimer grabs ArticlesJava by the shoulders and spins her around. "Let's get outta here, pal!"
WHY DID YOU DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR WTF
He chuckles nervously "I mean, come on, did you expect an amulet that forces me to say certain things at certain times to not have any side effects?"
IT TOOK YOU FIVE TIMES TO DO THAT!?!?!
"Okay okay, so what if it took five times? So what if it caused a huge explosion? We made it out alive, didn't we?"
WE ALMOST DIDN’T BECAUSE YOU FUCKING DISAPPEARED AND REAPPEARED YOU FUCKING TWAT
He rubs his temples, visibly annoyed "Are you even listening to yourself right now? Do you realize how childish you sound? You know what? Fine! Go ahead! Be like this with me! See how far that gets you!"
MAKE ME!!!! spontaneously combusts
He watches her burn for a moment, then covers his ears. "Stop! Stop making me witness this. You're just proving my point! Look at you!"
make me stop………I WILL SCREAM ‘LUCK BE A LADY’ AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS UNTIL I EXPLODE!
"Go ahead! Scream all you want! There is nothing I can do about it! Your screams will be in vain, so keep screaming if it makes you feel better!"
screams till I explode again
He shakes his head, sighing. "Well, looks like I still win. Scream all you want, but in the end, your screams will only serve to prove my point. Luck will never be a lady, no matter how hard you scream. So you might as well give up, yeah?"