Speaking from experience, you’d be amazed at how many other urgent and useful things you can find to do when the alternative is big pile of work to mark. Also! Breek fans! Please soak up this week’s strip, as this will be the Best Bird’s last appearance for a while. Don’t worry, if we all hold Breek in our hearts then we’ll never really be without him.
Transcripts
Lermin: *sigh*
Lermin: Right then.
Lermin: I really better take a look at one of these.
Essay: Was Alaram Wrong?
Essay: By Sleen Keeler
Lermin: Well, that certainly is a title.
Lermin: What do you think, Breek?
Breek: Breek!
Breek: Fail!
Lermin: Tempting.
Lermin: But I should probably read the rest of it first.
Lermin: Hmm.
Lermin: Although I expect I’ll want my copy of Understanding Magic to reference while I read this.
Lermin: Now… which pile was that in again?
Lermin: Huh. It’s a wonder that I can ever find anything in here.
Lermin: I really need to give the whole room a good sorting out.
Lermin: No time like the present, I suppose.