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[tempervale_npc]

[Temper hasn't been playing on the communicators much lately. No, he was content to listen. He often was. But this, this was turning out lovely.

Really, genuinely fascinating.

Temper's face is relatively impassive, save for the faint beginnings of a smile.This city seems to be trying to tear itself apart again, doesn't it

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[ I am a video. ]

[general_affairs]

[ Well, well, well. Now, who was this? ]

It tends to do that. Lucky me I've seen worse, huh?
[ He sounds amused, perhaps darkly so since this guy seemed calm. Chessmaster calm. ] I've got some ear plugs if you need them, yo. Some people can scream pretty loud.

[ EACH POKEMON TO UNDERSTAND ]

[general_affairs]

[ With the amusement still keen in his voice, there now came a taunting croon. ] Now that's unfair.~ It's easier to keep up that charade when you're the one pullin' the strings, yo.

It can be, depending on a few things.

[THE POWER THAT'S INSIDE]

[tempervale_npc]

[Temper shakes his head slightly.] I wasn't speaking of myself in this instance. But you are right, I do have the high ground in this battle. It's an advantage.

[ POKEMON. IT'S YOU AND ME. ]

[general_affairs]

I know, but a little curiosity never hurt anyone.

Sorry, I'd suggest a bit of healthy competition, but I don't exactly have anything to offer as a prize if you win.

[NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN, NEVER GONNA -- wait that's not right...]

[tempervale_npc]

Well, save perhaps for those of the feline persuasion.

[That might have been Temper's best attempt at a joke. His sense of humor is understated and dry at best.]

I'm afraid we have the prizes we wish. But we'll at least offer you an end to this test, if you can find it.

/BRB LOLLING FOREVER xD

[general_affairs]

Maybe. But satisfaction brought it back.
[ Not to worry, Reno has plenty of humor to go around. ]

And I'm guessin' you'd like to tease me with a riddle or false lead?

8D 8D 8D

[tempervale_npc]

So they say.

[He shakes his head.]

No, nothing false. But it wouldn't do to just hand it to you entirely.

xD o u, stop distracting me. Reno's getting on me about it.

[general_affairs]

Now where's the fun in spoon feedin' it to me?
[ He really didn't expect anything from Temper by this point. He'd been trying to bait Temper with a pokes here and there at various subjects, seeing if he could blitzkrieg his mental defenses. But everything thus far had been countered with finesse. ]

C'mon, you've got a reputation to uphold, Temper. Just cause we hit it off good doesn't mean you have to start spoiling me with answers.

Yes, yes, behaving now 8D

[tempervale_npc]

[A faint shake of his head.] It's not spoiling you. I'm happy to provide answers to the right questions, but so few people seem ready to ask them.

Though even I will admit I do occasionally play favorites.

:D I'm so proud of you. THEY GROW UP SO FAST /sob

[general_affairs]

[ Oh my. Is that a little grin he sees? ] Maybe that's cause we're so much more interested in you.~ You know, you guys barely come see us, after all.

Like right now. I'm more interested in what kinda things you guys can do. Is it magic or science, or are you guys the new gods? [ Hey, he's seen it happen. Vincent Valentine, and all that stuff. ]

DO I GET COOKIE? 8D

[tempervale_npc]

We come enough. And you are all provided for, are you not?

[Temper is quiet a moment while he considers that question.] We aren't gods, no. Though perhaps those who created us thought we could be. In a way, we're a bit of both magic and science, though more the former. Science still had quite a way to go in my world.

......yes.

[general_affairs]

I'll say...which reminds me, got any peaches?

[ Tilts his head a bit, cocking a brow with a little grin. ] So, if this ain't your world, did you find this one or take it?

Sweet.

[tempervale_npc]

Peaches? Mm. I'm sure there are some somewhere.

[He lifts an eyebrow.] We were invited here, by the two who rule this city. But we did find this place in our searching.

[general_affairs]

You know, I was thinking of putting in an orchard, maybe to offset that ominous forest, and everyone likes peaches.

But don't tell me you're trapped here, too. That'd be a shame, yo.

[tempervale_npc]

I suppose even the soil in this city could still bear fruit, if tended well enough.

Trapped? No. We were invited here, and as such we come and go as we please.

[general_affairs]

Care to help? Everyone needs a hobby, and I like you.

Ever been to any of our worlds?