2020-02-15

kindkit: A late-Victorian futuristic zeppelin. (Airship)
2020-02-15 07:47 pm

the curse of TMA?

The day before yesterday I introduced a work colleague to The Magnus Archives. (Yes, I am shamelessly seeking out opportunities to tell people about it.) She was interested, so I played the first episode for her while we worked, and she loved it. She has a long commute and was excited about the prospect of something cool to listen to.

And my innocent act of evangelism seems to have brought down a curse upon us. That evening, while driving home, my colleague was in a minor car accident (not her fault, no one hurt, insurance taking care of damaged car). The next morning, while I was taking my walk, as yet unaware of colleague's accident, I stumbled over an uneven sidewalk and fell hard. My glasses flew off but fortunately didn't break, I hit my head (which I didn't realize until considerably later, when I looked in a mirror and saw a little dried blood on my forehead), scraped and bruised my knees and my hand, and bruised some ribs as well.

I'll be fine but I am quite sore. I blame the city for not maintaining the damn sidewalks better, and Jonathan Sims for his cursed creation.

Colleague is somewhat surprisingly still enthusiastic about TMA, and said things like slight spoilers for early episodes under the cut )


In other Rusty Quill-related developments, I have some thoughts about things in Rusty Quill Gaming through episode 37, "Ups and Downs," but mostly about 34, "Gai Paris," under the cut )