canon is (the evil within) but really... let's not count this one???

[disoda]

You want a honest answer?

I think you are making this out to be more complicated than it needs to be. You have all of the facts. All you need to do is put them together.

You don't have any reason to rush yourself. You'll find Waldo eventually.

[apologies to the bajillions of people i may have upset with this post. :c]

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[changethendie]

[Loki's giggling. no man don't apologize that was a wonderful twist]

Ah, but look! Yonder through stripes red and white. Could it be?

[whips out a Waldo doll from behind his back, then looks down at it and GASPS]

I've found Waldo! Here you are. Present it to your writer, my good man.

[holds it out c:]

[disoda]

Thanks for the help but...

[A cute move, he admits. More than enough to tug a smile on this guy.]

That would spoil everything for them. Part of the satisfaction comes from the frustration.

[changethendie]

Aww, but frustration is so very frustrating! What's the point of finding the answer if the search takes so long?

[says the boy who learned an ancient language in a whole afternoon]

[disoda]

Depends on how you look at it. You can be frustrated at being frustrated. Or you can let that frustration push you to concentrate more at what you are doing. It's up to you if you want to make the best out of it.

[thank you, mary poppins]

[changethendie]

[he makes a thinky face. this Mary Poppins SOUNDS adulty advicey enough. which means he's gonna pout about it a moment]

I do have an aversion to throwing in the particularly soaked, glorified blanket. But frustration very rarely drives me.

[disoda]

You get bored easily. Nothing wrong with that. Then I suppose chess wouldn't be up your alley?

[he tries his best when talking with the youngins'. does half of this comes off awkward? yeah...just a tad.]

[changethendie]

[that's alright, Loki can make up for that awkward by moving his hands about twice as much. he's got way too much confidence for this awkward shiz. but does it make it more awkward for others? maybe just a tad]

Not without stakes, at the very least. Magical or monetary. Though I've the better talent for cards, I believe.

[disoda]

As long as you are 10 steps ahead.

[He states as a matter of fact. Of course it's just a hunch he has.]

[witch_thief]

And what, pray tell, is the purpose of that picture?

[disoda]

It's a simple puzzle anyone can do. All you have to do is find the person hiding.

[witch_thief]

'Tis a pointless activity. Why would anyone wish to do such a thing?

[disoda]

That begs the question why anyone keeps themselves occupied on their own time. To be active in some way?

[witch_thief]

There are certainly more productive means of being active than finding a hiding person in a picture.

[disoda]

More productive? That's a tall order to ask of most adults these days.

[witch_thief]

Sadly, 'tis true. Odd activities aside, you seem to be relatively sharp. [Smirks] I like you. 'Tis refreshing concidering some of the useless twiddle that is rampant in these parts.

[disoda]

Thanks.

[Scratch one off from the 'awkward things to defend' list.]

I guess you can say I'm new to these parts. Aside from a few things, it seems relatively normal.

[A huge underestimation but it could be worse. Much worse.]

[witch_thief]

Yes, 'tis something I can relate to. I've been here for a little while, though everything is so... strange. Such things I've never seen or heard of before.

[disoda]

Almost as if you don't know what normal is to begin with.

[witch_thief]

'Tis true. Almost starting to prefer this to what I consider normal.

[promisekeeper]

[...Huh. Chris suddenly has the weirdest feeling of deja vu.]

Well, it's a good way to frustrate someone, that's for sure. Mine's still trying to find him.

[disoda]

[Hm, now what could that possibly be? :/a]

Optical illusions have a knack for that. If you cut the image down into four different quadrants then your eyes can focus on piece at a time. Less stress on the eyes.

[promisekeeper]

[Probably nothing.]

Easier than trying to track by clothes. That's a good way to get eyestrain.

[disoda]

Common beginner's mistake. That's what they want you to keep an eye on for.

[Not that Joseph is a Master of Unlocking Waldo or anything. But you learn a thing or two when you work at finding obscure patterns.]