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JASON: Hey Kane... so, I know you think I'm being silly about the whole magic thing, but... last night, when we were together and joking about trying to feel each other's feelings...and then we went quiet for a bit? And I think we were both trying it out. I mean... I was definitely trying it out, and I think you were...

And I... I felt something. I did. Something foreign, but still close, like when I felt the loneliness that time. And I think you felt something too. I know we didn't talk about it at the time, and I'm not sure why... maybe it's just too strange and scary to think about so lightly, I don't know. But I regret not talking about it, because it's all I can think about today.

I think... I feel like we managed to really feel each other, or sense each other's feelings, or... I don't know. I don't know how to describe it. And I don't know if it's like... tantra, or just psychology or whatever but... I think it's real, whatever it is. Even if it's just wishful thinking... I still think it's real.

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KANE: Hey. [Sighs] I don't... I don't know what happened. You're right though, I mean... whatever it is, it definitely did happen. I didn't say anything at the time because... I was scared. I mean... what does it mean, you know? What is it? Are we having some kind of reality break, or is it just... empathy with a side of romanticism?

[Sighs] I don't know. Maybe it is just wishful thinking. Maybe we're just making shit up. [Quietly] I don't know.

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JASON: Hey... look, maybe it is nothing. Maybe we're just high on NRE like a couple of teenagers or something. But... isn't it worth exploring a little bit? I mean... it's not like we're hurt by it, and we're not hurting anyone else by it. And it's really cool.

Like... let's try and affect something else today. Like... change something, like you and the hangover, or feel something, like this weird super empathy we seem to have with each other.

Let's just try it out, you know? I mean, what's the worst that could happen? We feel kind of stupid? I feel kind of stupid every day of my life, I'm pretty sure I can handle that.

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KANE: [Sighs] Okay big shot, let's at least try and make it fun. See if you can convince my boss to play darts with Jane, one of my coworkers. As far as I know, neither of them have any interest in darts, and I don't think you know anything about either of them, so that should be a pretty clear sign that something magicky is up if it happens.

And hey... putting aside for a moment whatever this magic nonsense is, and whether it's real or not...

I love you. Feeling so connected to you last night was really special, regardless of whatever caused it. I feel really safe with you.

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JASON: Hey... I love you too.

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JASON: Hey, Kane? [Pleased] Okay, so you might not believe this. This guy at the supermarket was being a grade A arsehole and I was pissed as hell at him, and I saw him carrying this bottle of coke and I was just like, "damn, I hope your stupid soft drink explodes all over you" and then it did.

Dickhead was drenched in coke. It was hilarious. Like, oh my god, never has a coke exploded on a more worthy arsehole.

Now I mean, it could have been a coincidence, like I'm sure you're thinking, but like... I don't know, man, we're just stacking up a lot of coincidences this last while, you know what I mean?

Anyway, I am feeling pretty fucking confident right now, so I am definitely going to make your work people play darts now. Let me know if it works, okay?

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KANE: Hey, it's me... so, uh... Kevin and Jane are playing darts. Right now. Really badly, too, I might add. I don't they've actually hit the target. At all.

But... they are playing darts. They mysteriously found a darts set in the break room behind the couch which is... unlikely, to say the least. Just as unlikely as them deciding to use it.

This is... very weird. And I am definitely at the point where I need to consider that this isn't just a bunch of coincidences any more.

What did you do?

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JASON: Hell! Yes! Magic powers!! This is awesome! I can't believe that worked. Amazing.

As for what I did... it's interesting you used the word unlikely, actually, because I was trying to figure out how the hell I could make people I don't know do something they don't do somewhere that I'm not, right? So I thought, well... what if I could just make it more likely that that stuff would happen?

So when I was thinking about it, I was picturing like... I don't even know how to explain it. Like... okay, it was kind of like imagining statistics? But not in like, a logical way, or with real numbers or anything like that. In an emotional way, with like... vague ideas of possibility instead of numbers. Like it was definitely about how I felt. There was no actual statistics, right?

Then I was like... kind of pushing the emotional statistics around, I guess? Like... trying to make it so that instead of "no chance they would play darts" it became "definite chance of playing darts". I don't know if that makes any sense.

Well... anyway, it worked, so that's pretty fucking cool!!

Okay, so, it's your turn now, okay? Um... Hmm, I'm not sure. Oh, I know! See if you can get my Dad to give me a phone call. He hasn't spoken to me since I came out to him like six years ago. So if he calls me, that's definitely not a coincidence, that is a goddamn miracle.

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JASON: HOLY. SHIT. KANE.

My dad called me. He actually called me! And when I asked him why he called, he said that he didn't really know, nothing had changed between us, but that he just felt this powerful urge to call me.

Holy. Fucking. Shit. You did it! This shit is definitely real, it has to be!

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KANE: Hey, so... I really was not expecting that to work, and this is all really kind of freaking me out. Can you come over to my place tonight? I'm just... yeah, I'm... I'm really freaking out about this.

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JASON: [Gently] Hey, sure thing babe, I'll come over tonight.

Also, if this makes you feel any better... it was actually really good to hear from my Dad. I mean, we didn't talk long, but we also didn't yell at each other or curse each other's name or anything. We just talked about the weather and checked that the other one wasn't in hospital dying of something. That's the most positive experience I've had with my Dad in nearly a decade.

So... I know you're freaked out. But... whatever this weird power is that we've got? You used it for something really good today, even if it was just because your dickhead boyfriend was egging you on. So... thanks. I love you.

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Love and Luck is written by Erin Kyan, and produced by Passer Vulpes Productions. Kane is voiced by Lee Davis-Thalbourne. Jason is voiced by Erin Kyan. Credits spoken by Roslyn Quin. Recorded by Kermie Breydon.

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