Apprentice: Pop, what are you doing?
Locksmith: Ahh. I'm trying to fit this tiny clock into the lock on this chest.
Apprentice: A clock? What for?
Locksmith: (exasperated sigh) Dimwit---the one that counts down when someone is trying to pick it.
Apprentice: Wait. What happens when the timer runs out?
Locksmith: The lockpick breaks, of course!
(The apprentice considers this for a long moment.)
Apprentice: I mean, do you have to put in a timer? Why not just make it so it can't---
Locksmith: Bah! You have a lot to learn about making treasure chests!
Apprentice: Well then. Couldn't you just ... set the timer to zero, and have a perfect lock?
Locksmith: Seriously. Go to your room.
Edited by NoOneSpecial on January 24, 2025 9:51PM