📜 ARCHIVE MOMENT
Unauthorized Snack Portal Usage
The first time Orrin noticed something was wrong with Mandy’s satchel…
…it was because snacks kept appearing in the archive.
Not normal snacks.
Different snacks.
Different types of snacks.
Orrin was reviewing a scroll when Pip ran past him carrying something round and wrapped.
“…Pip.”
Pip skidded to a stop.
“Yes, Archivist?”
“What is that.”
Pip held it up proudly.
“…A cookie.”
Orrin narrowed his eyes.
“The archive does not store cookies.”
Pip blinked.
“…It does now.”
Across the room Mandy’s satchel sat open on a chair.
Chronos stood beside it.
One hand inside the bag.
Orrin stared.
“…Chronos.”
Chronos withdrew his hand.
Holding a different cookie.
“…Interesting.”
Orrin stepped closer.
“Explain.”
Chronos casually reached into the satchel again.
Pulled out a bag of chips.
Then a granola bar.
Then another cookie.
“…Portable food storage.”
Orrin turned slowly toward Mandy.
“…Mandy.”
“Yes?”
“Why does your satchel contain a variable snack inventory exceeding normal spatial capacity.”
Mandy shrugged.
“Convenience.”
Pip leaned halfway into the bag.
“…It’s deep.”
Chronos reached past him and retrieved another cookie.
“…Potentially infinite.”
Orrin froze.
“…No.”
Pip vanished entirely inside the bag.
His muffled voice echoed from within.
“…I see crackers!”
Orrin grabbed the satchel and lifted it upright.
Pip slid out onto the floor.
Still holding snacks.
Chronos quietly took another cookie.
“…Still functional.”
Orrin stared at him.
“…Chronos.”
Chronos blinked.
“…Yes.”
“Stop testing the snack portal.”
Pip scribbled into his ledger.
Artifact Log — Visitor Satchel
• internal storage exceeds external dimensions
• contains unstable snack quantities
• possible pocket-dimension
• snack supply currently infinite
He paused.
Then added another line.
Snack portal — classification probable
Orrin leaned over his shoulder.
“…Pip.”
“Yes?”
“Erase the portal hypothesis.”
“…Noted.”
Across the room Chronos reached into the satchel again.
Pulled out a different cookie.
“…Remarkable.”
Orrin closed the bag.
“…The satchel is now restricted.”
Chronos raised an eyebrow.
“…From snacks?”
“…From you.”ss