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[by_your_leave]

[ By now, the knight's accustomed himself to some of the oddities of living in this city. Most of it is still alien to him, really, but he's learning to deal with it well enough.

It's night-time by now, and it's hardly the best time to ask this-- but on the other hand, perhaps it is the best time to ask this, considering people are less likely to

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[he_is_wild]

Screwy.

[by_your_leave]

"Screwy"...? [ he echoes the word uncertainly. ]

[he_is_wild]

Bizarre. Cracked. Crazed. Preposterous. Insane.

I hardly know any other type of world and I still think it's nuts!

[by_your_leave]

[ that's enough to make him tilt his head in consideration. ]

And why is that?

[he_is_wild]

Oh, you know. People who fly, people who can't die, people who dress up as bats and punch people, aliens trying to sink continents, mages trying to blow up cities, clowns trying to blow up people, Gods trying to meddle or avoid meddling, folks from other dimensions trying to punch reality, giant robots, people who build giant robots...

Pretty sure there was a city that got covered with a dome of blood once.

[by_your_leave]

[ wow. Fratley is legitimately impressed, dude, impressed. ]

Such a world exists? A wonder it has not managed to destroy itself.

[he_is_wild]

I think it has managed that at least once. But we got better.

GOD THEY WERE RIGHT something about Jokers icons is so scary. 8|

[by_your_leave]

[ he's not sure whether an apocalypse is something one can "get better" from, but he'll takethe Joker's word on it. ]

And what would you say your part is, in all of this madness?

HE CAN'T HELP IT, HIS FACE IS FREAKY

[he_is_wild]

Goodness, what a question!

*A pause*

I'm just along for the ride. Neither a mover nor a shaker be. Usually. Heh.

GOD IF JOKER'S END IS ALL VIDEO FRATLEY IS JUST MAKING THIS FACE: ._.

[by_your_leave]

Was I overstepping my bounds? If so, I apologize.

ALL VIDEO, BABY

[he_is_wild]

Nothing wrong with your question, Sonny Jim.

It's just not one people usually ask me.

CRAIIII

[by_your_leave]

Is that so? I suppose the answer must have been more evident to them.

My name is Fratley, as it happens. Not... "Sonny Jim."

[he_is_wild]

And ya got a big nose and huge ears. What's your deal, squeal?

[by_your_leave]

I beg your pardon?

[he_is_wild]

I'm saying that...

*He pauses and rubs at his brow as he tries to think of a way of phrasing this so Fratley will understand*

You are a giant rat, my good chum.

[by_your_leave]

[ he's not sure if he should take that as an insult, but considering he's been repeatedly informed that he's the only one of his kind here, then... ]

Ah.

It is simply what I am. My species, if you will.