When Magic is Used for the Purely Convenient

My college roommate Tommy Dakota used to live off this little business he ran out of the middle drawer of his computer desk. He never sold nothin’ while I was there. He’d get people knockin’ on the door at odd hours and he’d just say “Come back in an hour” then he’d look at me in this knowin’ way that told me that I would be leavin’ in a little less than an hour.

I always did, I figured he was sellin’ drugs or somethin’ worse but you know me, I just had to look eventually. I waited till he was at a party and I locked the door just in case, you know, better safe than sorry. I opened the drawer and inside, I kid you not, nothin’ more than a little dull pencil a crappy mix tape and some Tic Tacs.

Next thing I know theres my roommate standin’ in the doorway. Laconic guy, always was, he looks at me and says, “Okay here’s the deal, you take what’s in that drawer and we pretend this never happened. Don’t touch my drawer anymore.” Then he turned around and left.

Here’s the craziest part, I took those little pieces of trash and weird stuff started to happen to me. It’s been a long road, so that’s why I’m here, so that’s my story, I held up my end, now you tell me how you made that door appear in the ally back there as well as just exactly where we are.

The Wallet Pencil
This little blue pencil is about two inches long and very dull. It fits snugly in most wallets without making the wallet any thicker or risk of breaking. The pencil can never be sharpened, if put in a sharpener it just comes out dull no matter how long you sharpened. On the other hand the pencil never runs out of lead and will always be able to write no matter how long you use it.

The Road Trip Mix Tape
This mix tape is labeled “For Laura” and it contains three hours and forty-eight minutes (both sides) of obnoxious music. The songs are long, loud and scratchy. The vocals go in and out of being completely unintelligible and often the only identifiable instrument is the percussion. If one can stand to play the tape at full volume for the both sides he will arrive at his destination as the last song fades out no matter how near or far the destination was when the tape started. If the tape is paused or stopped at any time or not listened to because of earplugs or headphones it must be played again from the beginning for it to work. The tape allows for someone with a tape deck in there car to get anywhere in the world in just under four hours, but the music is so obnoxious that it requires a Rank 3 Isolation check.

The Mystic Breath Mints
This half-full container of Tic Tacs has a simple message written in Sharpie on the back that says “Take one for an hour of protection.” The mints are very strong cause most people to wince for a few seconds upon taking even one. After the initial discomfort the person who takes the breath mint feels confident and socially adept for the next hour. He gains the soul skill “Just Plain Likable” at 60%. The container generally holds about twelve or thirteen Tic Tacs.

Can they turn an assailant into a slice of pie, no, can they make you strong as an ox, nada. But a well rounded adept needs some tools for his every day life too…