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[on_this_stage]

An innocent Nexus couch has been taken over again.

"This time I have two questions. First... Have you ever missed something that should have been obvious?"

"Second question... what is the name of your world?" Hey, it's interesting to him.

And look, there's a tail. It's long and thin, and the same silver color as his hair. When did that happen?

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[myheadisnotbig]

"More than I'd like to admit." The second Dib mutters. Or is he the first one, and the other Dib the second? "Like there was this one time I was trying to shut down this giant magma pump that was going to hollow out the Earth's core--that's what we call our planet, by the way--and I didn't see any way to shut it off until I noticed this huge on-off button that had to be the size of a--"
He cuts off when he notices the tail!
"...tail? Geh, no, I mean it wasn't the size of a tail! It was... well that doesn't matter anyway. But now I'm curious; what species are you? Humans don't have tails... Not ususally anyway."

[on_this_stage]

He looks amused, smiling to himself. The same person or an alternate? "So far you're the fifth person from Earth. I guess I am too..."

He shakes his head, not wanting to change the subject. "What would be the point of hollowing the planet? And having a giant button like that is almost as stupid."

This makes him smile too. "A genome, not human."

[myheadisnotbig]

"Yeah, I asked a few questions like that before. It looks like most people here call their home planet 'earth' for some reason. I still haven't figured out why; it's not like there aren't other planets with aliens on them out there...
"The reason for hollowing out the planet? To, uh... fill it with snacks." He admits, looking almost embarrassed at the absurdity of the whole plan in retrospect. "I guess you had to have been there, eheh..."
He perks up at the divulgance of Kuja's species name. "'Genome'? Cooooool... is your DNA altered from a human's somehow, or does the name have no real association?" Uhoh, he's getting out his notepad.

[on_this_stage]

"I have no idea either. They might all be alternates."

He's laughing inside, really. "...In case you were ever hungry?"

"I'm not sure why he chose that name, but the original inhabitants of Terra were human. So, yes."

[unquenched]

"We call it 'The World That Never Was.'" And ignoring that first question.

[on_this_stage]

He smirks at Axel, "Someone needs a lesson on how to name worlds."

[unquenched]

Axel smirks right back. "Wasn't me who named it."

[on_this_stage]

"Call it something else, and refuse to stop until they have changed the name?"

[thebasi]

Basi makes her way over eventually, tucking a camera into her pocket.

'Yes,' she says sweetly. 'And Earth. Or Matera.' She's checking to see if any couch is left, meanwhile.

[on_this_stage]

There isn't much, as he's draped himself over as much of it as he can.

"'Matera' instead of 'Terra'?" A few people have already mentioned the other name for Earth to him, and he's not sure what to think.

[thebasi]

She takes some of the couch anyway, going for a more sedate lounge than his. 'Ma-te-ra,' she enunciates. 'Some people use "Terra".' Or Gaia, but she's pretty sure that might be brainbendy.

...She's thinking about it!

[on_this_stage]

He makes a little more room on the couch once she sits down. Not much, though.

"That makes you number seven." Or eight, if he counts himself.