"You know you don't have to take this class with me. I only needed a dancing partner." He shot me a dirty look before speaking. "The more of this stuff, I know, the better chance I will have at making a good name for myself too, you know. We should both learn all of this stuff and teach it to the others." I agreed with him understanding his position. "Fine, I guess that means you're my date to the ball." I shrugged nonchalantly, and Tim's serious face deflated and looked like he had stopped breathing for a second. He gathered himself back up quickly, though, and gave me an answer. "Fine. I guess I am." People called travelers slip from their world into one of magic, monsters, and adventure. One of these people, Todd Sheargin, is left with the choice of only one job the most unpopular job from the list. Alchemist. With no combat skill he has to learn how to use his new job in creative ways to make money, become an adventurer, and help support himself, and his friends through adventures, heartbreaks, and the horrors of the new world.