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[oikoumene]

[The feed is at first filled with static and the sounds of the device being knocked around. But eventually, words start to filter through.]

―nteresting. Hou, ――something that he may k―Ah!

[And the person seems to figure it out, so the deep, resonant voice laughs jovially]Aha, here we go! What an odd little thing indeed... I admit, it's taken me

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[waypastcool]

[Strange ones, eh? Well, Sonic undoubtedly fits the bill, given that he's... clearly not human at all. But still, he looks pretty chill, just smirking like the smug sun of a gun he is.]

'Nother one for Thor house, huh? That's where I'm stayin'.

[A beat.]

As for me, I'm a Freedom Fighter straight off of planet Mobius.

[oikoumene]

[Rider peers a bit closer at the "camera," as if to get a better look at the strange creature on the other end]

A Freedom Fighter, eh? That sounds like quite the noble profession! [He laughs] I am glad to have such a person as my housemate.

Though forgive my rudeness, my friend, but I have never seen a creature quite like yourself!

[waypastcool]

It's totally noble. 'specially when your planet's been taken over by an ugly, old bald guy with major issues.

[He laughs.]

Anyway, you're not the first to ask that, so it's cool. But if you wanna know, I'm a hedgehog.

[oikoumene]

[He rubs his beard with a smile] Truly? Ha, I have never seen a hedgehog like yourself either! Though of course they are not prone to talking in my experience as well.

In any case, it sounds as if you are a warrior, so I give you my respect.

[waypastcool]

Might just be a Mobius thing. Talking animals are pretty standard there.

[Heck, he's only ever seen... two humans, and they were his enemies.]

But thanks, man. Been fighting off Robotnik ever since I was a kid. It's been tough work, but when the whole planet's a mechanized dump, someone's gotta step in and set things straight.

[oikoumene]

That's quite impressive. A long battle so far, and a long one still ahead... Ha, it sounds like something straight from a legend! Coming here must be a bit more troublesome to you, then, my friend.

[waypastcool]

Kinda. I mean, Robuttnik's toast, so it could be worse. My real beef with this place is how my speed's gone.

'Course, that's not gonna stop me from helpin' out. Might not be Mobius, but if this place needs fixin', I'm there.

[oikoumene]

Ahh, then you have abilities that have disappeared as well! How unlucky for us, eh? I assumed that mine being gone was for a particular reason, but I'm somewhat relieved to hear that isn't the case.

[waypastcool]

Yeah, everyone's had their powers drained. If ya ask me, it's totally lame.

[oikoumene]

I find it to be a challenge! And besides, it seems we've been given something in its stead.

[waypastcool]

You sure about that? I sure haven't noticed anything different.

[Mainly because the speed power is a serious downgrade to him. Go figure!]

[oikoumene]

It would seem! I have seen someone making things float, at least, so it seems that powers are not completely gone!

[waypastcool]

Well, I am faster than I was the last time I lost my speed, but just barely. 40's okay, but when you're bailin' warp seven, anything less than a hundred's waaay slow.

[oikoumene]

Ah, those numbers sound quite impressive, my friend! May I ask the unit of measurement that you're thinking of so that I can be suitably impressed?

[waypastcool]

Miles, but if we're talkin' kilos...

[Hmmmm.]

Used to hit around 1225, and now I'm at around 'bout 65. And that's per hour, if it makes a difference.

[oikoumene]

Ooh, quite impressive, then! The latter still seems quite the speed to me, I must admit, but the former! That one seems impossible!