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Astrid's words faded into the wind, consumed by the freezing water that brushed at the shore. Soda stared, completely quiet, and the illusion must have been mirroring his expressions. Pensive, furrowed, perhaps even a hint of disgust. "...Tch." Soda looked off. "I'm just here because it's...

It is not too late to join! I will be cutting off joining in a handful of rounds from now, but not yet.

The ocean breeze was chilly, but the wind seemed to pass right through Soda's mane. Bits of frozen sand clattered against larger rocks. "Hmph... alright." Soda said, expression neutral. "Then you first, if you're gonna be so demanding. My second question... Why do you care?" The way he phrased...

"Sure, count me in," Darkwhite added.

"I'unno. I've been looking for bingo cards in the gutter." Speaking of which, Darkwhite disappeared and searched the rooftop again, and the chimney, and then looked into the scenery for other possible hiding spots.

"Ah, ah, ah," Soda waggled a claw at her. "You answered one question, so I only have to answer one of those." He grinned with a glint of jeering confidence in his eyes. He was enjoying this...

"Well, actually," Maple said, "Eternatus has been known to distort reality if it gathers enough power. However, Dark Matter is also responsible for Dungeons in this world. Many others, too. Dungeons can form in a number of ways depending on the world... but distortions of reality by Dark Matter...

"Er, right, I definitely noticed," Meringue said, nodding at the other Lugia in the room. "It's good to meet you, I guess, Pleo. Do you, uh, how Lugia are you right now, anyway? Or are you just... the shape of one?" Just outside, it seemed that the actual Lugia was passing by, and stopped when...

"Riiiight, so you decided to hit it off with someone and it didn't work out. Oh well. That's life." He nodded. "Alright, fine. I guess manifesting your ex is about as healthy as the rest of your team's issues so I can't fault you for that." He turned around. "Alright. Guess it's my turn, huh...

Someone tapped on Jesse's shoulder, and there Darkwhite floated, head tilted. "Hmmm..." She leaned a little closer, then disappeared. A few seconds later, she reappeared in front of him and gestured for him to hold out his hands. "This is for you," she said, each word pronounced like she was...

"These songs are my jam," Darkwhite said, flowing with the chaos. "I dunno what it's trying to tell us but at least it's got weird tunes! I'm all about noisecore."

"Your ex, huh?" Soda asked, tilting his head. "Well, not that I want to offend, but I'm kinda surprised you two wound up being the same species. The way you guys were acting, I would've though you guys were feuding siblings or something. But hey, feuding siblings, exes, depending on where you're...

Maple nodded. "They were trivial," she said. "You meet one, you've met them all, really. Their origins are all the same in the end, and beating them is not an issue... usually." Maple hummed, rolling the stone again. "I've been doing these missions for a long time. Saving worlds of all kinds...

Soda's smile mirrored Astrid's. "Asking a Zoroark to lay bare their information? You clearly don't know us very well." He shrugged, looking indifferent. "Well, I guess a bit of a fair trade would be in order for that," he said. "If you're so interested in my past, what're you gonna offer in...

"Who am I...?" Soda hummed, thoughtful, and he seemed to be studying Astrid top to bottom. "I guess I'm just any other Zoroark in the end. Deceitful, illusory, someone who moves ahead in life by tricking everyone I need to trick. The world I came from and the worlds I visit are generally the...

And to that, Maple smiled a little. "They adopted those names when they worked with me," she said simply. "It... was somewhat of a tradition that started a long time ago. I don't really remember how long it had been. But they have original names, too. But... none of the stories of my team are...

"Yes. Many times." The air felt a little hotter, like an incoming sunburn. "I've seen many worlds struggle against Dark Matter, some of them on the verge of defeat. Joule and I have stepped in many times with our team, and I have purged every one from the world they came from. Dark Matter can...

Meringue nodded. "Yeah, you guys are definitely, uh, impressive." He took another sip of his drink, eyes drifting ahead aimlessly. "Sometimes I wish I could get as strong as you guys are, so quickly. But Lugia says that you guys probably won't even last a year with how quickly your auras are...

"Hey, take me to dinner first at least," Soda said with a shrug. "Though, I wouldn't be against that sorta thing if you asked nicely." He winked. It didn't look like he had anything particularly productive to add; his powers were illusory in nature, and it didn't seem like he knew or cared about...

"Yeah! Yeah! Rage against the machine!" Darkwhite announced, followed by eating part of the gutter.