Laughed out loud at “MAGICK!,” first time I read this.

Phil is way more qualified than I am to render people in the midst of partaking, but from what I gather it’s a bit like drinking in that it’s a very different experience depending on the personalities involved. E-Merl’s getting a combo of the ramblies and munchies while Bandit slows down a bit. That seems in line for both of them. I sorta wish we’d removed Bandit’s “accent” for the rest of this scene to bring that home a bit more. Meantime, Frigg gets pretty quiet for her and Scipio gets… even quieter. Curiously, Rachel’s personality seems almost unaffected, but there may be subtle differences; we’ll get to those.

If they were invited, Byron would decline due to the meds he’s already on and Gravedust would abstain, but Syr’Nj, well, that’s 50-50. She might be too annoyed at Bandit for dipping into the supplies to condone it, but if it didn’t feel like abandoning Byron, she might be curious enough to experiment. And if she did, she’d probably get more rambly than anyone else here and impair the relaxed vibe of this gathering, so leaving her out was a win-win for Bandit, really. I mean, you think she likes to talk about science while SOBER…