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[i_archmagus]

[The audible sound of teeth chattering fills the feed, followed swiftly by the sharp intake of breath.]

I do not take kindly to being toyed with.

[A man's voice, barely a hiss, pierces the silence.]

[He coughs, wet and sickly, barely able to draw breath between each spasm.]

[Finally, it abates.]There are those who would dare challenge me, but

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[revengeisalie]

"Master of Past and Present", huh? Sounds... mystical.

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[i_archmagus]

[Oh god, not another idiot.]

Oh, yes. Very mystical. [The sarcasm, can you feel it?] Don't speak it again or it will turn you into a hideous creature of darkness.

Now, I'm too cold for this nonsense! What is this place? [Now snarling.]

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[revengeisalie]

O... kay then?

[Geez, but someone is in a bad mood. Well, she can't entirely fault him for it.]

It's a place that is just called "the City", where are lot of people from very different places seem to end up all the time.

[Pause.]

Uhm, need a towel or something?

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[i_archmagus]

Is that so? The way you said it - they seem to "end up" here.

[The wheels of his mind were turning rapidly, and for a moment, all Rin could probably hear was the sound of his breathing and the occasional cough.]

This is a nexus. But for what reason?

[He breaks out into a particularly violent fit of coughing.]

How did you know that I would need a towel? Is this tradition in this place?

[knifecushion]

You sound like you're about to die.

[ VOICE. FOREVER. ]

[i_archmagus]

[This . . . makes him flip his shit.]

I am not going to die! Not here, not now!

[He's screaming and will pretty much smite you if you were in the vicinity.]

[This tirade is interrupted by more wheezing and coughing.]

This device is ridiculously easy to comprehend despite its advanced technology, but if I'd known that I would be speaking to idiots -

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[knifecushion]

[the most deadpan of deadpans.] Tuberculosis! Plague! Eeeeew, keep away.

[i_archmagus]

[And this actually pleases him.]

Gladly.

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[heelsandlaw]

Who you are doesn't matter much to the workings of this place, I'm afraid.

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[i_archmagus]

[There's a sneer in his voice.]

Only the ignorant would say that they have no influence.

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[heelsandlaw]

I could argue whether in this case it is ignorance or realism, but considering that it seems you are rather ignorant of where you are, I think I'll pass for once. [ Have some sarcasm to counter that sneer. But on the next words, her voice becomes more serious. ]

Welcome to the City. The bad news is, you're stuck. The good news is, everyone seems to go home eventually and time doesn't appear to pass in our homeworlds while we're here.

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[i_archmagus]

[Her sarcasm doesn't even daunt him, and in fact amuses him.] Only the ignorant would prefer to remain ignorant - and whatever this place is, whatever threats it may pose . . .

[His voice hardens.]

There is nothing that can surprise me no longer.

[He just listens to her explanation.]

Is that all?

[waitedforyears]

Master of Past and Present, is it? How 'bout the future?

[voice]

[i_archmagus]

I will be.

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[waitedforyears]

So, are you a villain, then? Those always have a bit more of a flair for the dramatic.

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[i_archmagus]

You can say that I am.

[fanboy_silver]

I don't like your tone. [...or Villain, meet a resident Hero of the City.]

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[i_archmagus]

[He just heaves a rattling sigh. Seriously, why did he even bother deciphering this device (easy as it was) to answer these idiots?]

I don't like your stupidity.

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[fanboy_silver]

Someone sounds threatened by me... [He of course means this in the nicest way...]

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[i_archmagus]

[His head. It hurts.]

Oh, yes. I am so threatened by your superiority I will keel over in shock.