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[which_is_which]

The twins enter the Mansion through the main doors and look around quickly. "Do you see anyone, Fred?"

"Not a one, George.""Good, let's get this thing going then

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[treecateyes]

Andy is on his way to the kitchen for some coffee when suddenly there's a large swamp in front of him. He stops in surprise and makes a face, waving a hand in front of his nose. "I thought we left Medusa."

[which_is_which]

"Medusa? You talking about a person or a place?"

George scratches his head thoughtfully. "Isn't Medusa that crazy woman with the snakes for hair?"

"Not exactly your everyday fashionista, I'm sure." Fred smirks. "Nice to meet you, good sir. I'm Gred and this here is my brother Forge."

[treecateyes]

"A place named after the woman. It's a planet mostly covered by swamps and smells a lot like this." He surpresses a chuckle at the twins' antics. "Commander Andy Venizelos, nice to meet you both.

[which_is_which]

"Huh. Imagine that, George. A planet covered in this muck!"

George shudders and laughs. "You can thank ol' Fred here for the stink. Our regular products don't smell half as bad as this."

"Nor do they come with vultures, George," Fred says pointedly.

"I figured if we're going to bother at all, might as well put in a bit of flair, eh?"

"So Commander, who do you command exactly? Are you human or something else entirely?"

"You can't ever be too sure, around here," George chuckles.

[treecateyes]

You know, once upon a time that would have been an odd question. "Human, last time I've checked. I'm in the navy, that's my rank." He gives them a slightly measuring look. "So, the sudden appearance of a swamp was your doing?"

[which_is_which]

"Ah, navy, must be a Muggle thing," George shrugs and smiles.

"As for the swamp--"

"We accept full credit."

"I guess we accept full blame too."

"Which in the end means credit."

"Too right," Fred laughs.

"Beautiful, isn't she?" George and Fred both stare at the murky mud beyond and sigh like proud fathers.

[treecateyes]

"...Right." He has no idea what a muggle is, so just goes with it. "Why exactly would you want to create a swamp in the middle of a building?"

[which_is_which]

George scratches his head for a moment. Fred looks at him, obviously at a loss for words. "What an odd question."

"Why would we want to?"

"Simple enough, because we -can-!"

"And it's fun."

"And we can."

"And we can for fun."

"It's pretty much what we do."

"Call this a 'product demonstration', if you like." Fred winks. "We've got a shop full of fun bits like this. This is one of our most expensive things for sale, though."

"We're trying to create more interest in it. Could be dead useful in a pinch, you know."

"Or a big, annoying nuisance to anyone who crosses its path."

"And a colourful piece of live entertainment for those just watching." George laughs and nudges Fred knowingly.

[treecateyes]

"I'm sure." He looks around again. "Why a swamp, though? There's any number of things that would be less of a pain to everyone else, or," he grins, "is that the point?"

[which_is_which]

Fred claps him on the back with a laugh. "-Now- you're getting it, Commando."

"That's the only point, really."

"I mean, watch them trying to figure out how to get across!"

"They step in there and they'll sink up to their knees."

"Not to mention they'll stink to high heaven for a week."

"But really, it's not an impossible task, maneuvering around it."

"You've just got to be creative, you know?" Fred taps the side of his head with a wink.