Jon and Karyn, Linked

Ms. Cork on 4/9/2022 2:54:47 PM
Episode last modified by Ms. Cork on 4/9/2022 2:54:47 PM

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"Wait!" Jon called before Karyn had gotten out of earshot. The girl turned around and approached her friend. "I think," Jon said, "that we won't make wishes that are quite so hasty if we know that there are heavier consequences. And that we should make sure that no matter what, we are in this *together.* So I wish that any future wish made on this stone that affects one of us, will affect both of us. Now if anything goes wrong, it goes wrong for both of us, and we've have to work together to fix it." Karyn blinked, her mind processing what had just happened. Then her face darkened. "Jon, you idiot." Jon was taken aback. "We are different people. We want different things. If I want to get accepted into Columbia University, but you want to go to Cornell, whichever one of us gets to make the wish first, that's the university we're both going to." "Well, we can wish to be *accepted* to both, and the choose opposite schools," Jon reasoned. "It was just an example!" the girl fumed. "Geez, there are a million different ways this can go wrong, why did you make that wish?" "I was trying to--" "You know what? I don't even want to talk about it. I'm going home. We'll deal with that," she pointed at the stone, "and this" she pointed at her own chest, "tomorrow." And with that, Karyn turned on her heels and walked away at a very quick pace. Jon was left speechless, and turned to walk home, himself. But he was thinking so much about Karyn's anger, trying to figure out a way to calm her down, that he didn't realize he'd put down the stone. Because, of course the first thing Jon does after making a wish like that is to lose the stone. But after the two teens left, who picked it up?

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@Thisisnota_Realname: Cool interpretation. If that's how *you* want to write the story, then *you* can add that chapter. There's a million different ways any story can go, which is part of what's so great about this format. Not every story has to follow strict rules, and sometimes they're written with multiple possible interpretations on purpose, to allow for more ideas. As long as the reader can follow what's going on, it's still fun. Heck, if you see something that you think it inconsistent, you can even add a chapter that plays up that inconsistency. See where it takes you. But most of all, remember: this is a place for fun writing, nobody's getting a Pulitzer or a Hugo out of this website. Take it easy, try not to be so negative, and show your fellow writers some support. and you'll be amazed at how much your experience here improves :)

Ms. Cork

5/28/2022 7:41:10 PM

But if someone else comes along and wishes on the stone, their wish almost certainly will not apply to either Jon or Karyn. So it won’t affect them both since it won’t affect either one of them. Jon also wished for any wish affecting one if them to affect the other. That is still not asking for it to be the same effect. So for instance if he wished to go to Cornell, she would still not be forced to go to Cornell, she would merely be affected by his departure for Cornell, which she would be anyway. I don’t know but maybe you ought to reword this a bit.

Thisisnota Realname

5/28/2022 7:11:08 PM