[not actually even vaguely an intro post]

[inpignation]

--well, I think I've got this thing pretty much figured out, now, so I'd best introduce myself properly to the world at large, huh. My official name is Emperor Peony Malkuth the Ninth, as I'm sure a fair few of you know, but just Peony'll do while I'm on holiday, huh

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[moerines]

Your little guys? Do you have pets, Your Majesty?

[inpignation]

Oh, sure, sure!

[presents ze rappigs]

They're like family to me; I could hardly pass up such an interesting prospect as camp without bringing them with me to share in it, huh.

[moerines]

Ohh, he's so cuuuute! ♥~ Of course you couldn't leave them behind! May I?

[inpignation]

Of course, of course; like I said, huh. My guys are terribly spoiled by everyone here but can't help but adore it, right? ♪

[moerines]

That's what pets are for, aren't they? I'd love to have one of my own. Moses has Giet . . . oh, but, it might not be a good idea for Giet to meet your pets.

[inpignation]

Oh? Surely 'pet' implies 'trained', right?

--well! You're hardly the first to ask, right? But if one of my guys has a brace while we're here, I'll be sure to remember you.

[moerines]

Giet's very well-trained, yes. He has an amazing bond with Moses . . . Moses is a beast tamer. But, ah, it's--it's always better to be safe, isn't it?

Oh! I meant any sort of pet at all, but--that would be lovely, if it happens. Thank you!

[inpignation]

Well, I guess you're right. Maybe we should introduce them slowly, see if they can't forge a bond, huh.

Of course, of course! No-one should be without a pet; it's a very solemn belief of mine, huh.

[moerines]

Are they wild animals that you've tamed, or do many people have them where you come from?

Ah, and--what exactly does a dramatic adviser do, if you don't mind me asking?

[inpignation]

--well, there's both wild and domestic ones, right? A bit of training can make them docile, and a bit of neglect can turn them wild. Mostly they're agricultural stock, though.

Oh, I'm here to make sure everyone's being suitably impressive and dramatic, right? For instance, I'd look at you and say you look like a contemporary heroine, and give you a big score. ♪

[moerines]

A-a heroine? Oh, I don't think I could call myself that! And . . . I'm sure a girl like Chloe looks much more like a heroine than I do.

[inpignation]

Hah, don't sell yourself short, huh. Leading a free state's often pretty fraught with problems, right? Lack of backup, and all that; if you've held your grace as well as I'm sure you have, you're doing just fine.

[moerines]

Thank you. It is very hard to try and make peace, but a ruler's only as good as her people, and I know we're all fighting for the same thing, even if we disagree.

[inpignation]

There, you see? With that sort of attitude about you, I'd consider you more than competent.

[moerines]

[aaa you're making me blush :(] Your people must be very lucky to have a ruler like you.

[inpignation]

Hah hah! That's what the polls say, at least - sometimes I have to wonder if they're just buttering me up, right?