[ sorry, nobody's getting their bell rung on Day 69 but you might have a polite summon from this random person? who was obviously fretting just beforehand. ]
I hope it isn't Mr. Kim Dokja. I wouldn't want to interrupt his reading...again...
[This is only his second time being summoned by the bell, and he was in the middle of sewing in the workshop and was focused on his project—so he's taken completely by surprise when he poofs! to her location, but after just a beat he twirls in the air and manages to make it look like he totally meant to do this and expected to be here.]
[ ...she does not know who this "me" is but that's fine! ]
Oh, um, I hope I didn't interrupt you doing anything important. I tried to make sure it wasn't too late or early or...during most people's dinner time? But would it be possible, i-if it's convenient for you, to ask for an Echidna quest?
Oh, you know how it is for us. It doesn't matter if it's convenient or not! Or what important things we were doing! Such is the life of an Echidna . . . buuuuut you did appreciate my entrance. And I do take my duties seriously!
[He bows to her, which for him is a whole tipping of his body forward in midair and a grand, dramatic hand gesture, and then straightens again and clasps his hands.]
Mmm, hmmmm, hrrrmmmm, Echidna quest, is it . . . first things first! You have to introduce yourself to me! This isn't the quest, by the way. It's just that my top-tier, crowd-pleasing Magolor quests require some personalization! So give me your name and a little about yourself!
[ nodding along solemnly, impressed at his devotion to this craft ]
Oh, of course! I'm so sorry that I didn't properly introduce myself anyway. My name is Yor Forger, and I'm on team Phoenix. D-does that make a difference? I can clean very well and also carry heavy objects. Is that enough? Or am I supposed to be more personable, like giving you my home town or birthday...?
[ sadly credit card numbers do not yet exist in her world or else it seems it would be easy for him to ask for that too ]
[IF ONLY. And if only they would be of any use here. Missed opportunities . . .
He nods along with her though, bright and attentive.]
Now that you mention it, do we even have a calendar here? How are we supposed to celebrate my, I mean your, birthday without one? This is a serious issue! But that's probably a little much to give you as a quest. Anyhoo, how heavy are we talking here? Say I challenged you to challenge someone not me to a lifting contest!
Oh, I think a way you could manage that would be to celebrate with an unbirthday party. I read about them in a book when I was trying to learn more about Mr. Ace's world! You can have an unbirthday party whenever you like since it's celebrating a day that isn't your birthday. I just hope it doesn't involve any beheadings...
[ thinks a bit on the heavy question. she wasn't really tested on that so much as grip strength so she only has vague estimates. ]
...maybe...a car? A-a little car! Not a big one, like a truck or a tank.
Wow! Seriously?! You humans surprise me every day! I might have to seriously rethink my image of your species. Oh, assuming you're a human and stuff. Sorry~! Either way, that works out just fine! Your quest is to find the heaviest thing in this place that you can carry and find somewhere nice and public outside where you can challenge passersby to match your strength!
[He brings an Echidna token seemingly out of one of his gloves, like a magician, twirling his hands in mid-air and then holding it out to her.]
Aaaaand, you should grab a cute hat from the costume shop and put it out for tips for providing the masses with entertainment in the form of a contest! Add this token to the hat to get the audience warmed up! Afterwards, you can keep the token, but anything else anyone leaves in the hat is mine. Mwahaha~! Er, tee hee.
I-I am a totally normal human! Very ordinary, just a housewife! So you don't have to apologize for assuming that I'm a human because I am.
[ takes the token with a bow of her head, smiling gratefully ]
Thank you! I'll do that right away! And, um, what kind of hat would you think is the cutest? I assume you also would want to keep the hat too, so I want to get you something you find suitable...
Oh, my apologies! They're cute either way but I will absolutely remember they're ears. Anya has ears here but also these-- [ tugs her ears then make a gesture with her pointer fingers where said horns would be sticking out of the head ] --and she's very charming! I don't think she can wiggle them though she's still getting the hang of wiggling her eyebrows and curling her tongue in new ways so maybe she'll get there soon!
Hehehe, not bad! She sounds almost as cute as me! Humans do have basically the worst possible ears when it comes to the cute factor. But she's compensating like a champ!
[This time he is more prepared, and also, his smile is a little more strained, not that Ingo is likely to be able to parse that when he's seeing this face for the first time. Once again he twirls in the air, even more grandly, waving his hands.]
[This is not the first time he's been mistaken for a Pokemon. But what type is he!]
Hehehe, greetings to you too, Ingo! I'm Magolor! Busy day for quests, hmmmmm . . . well, I'll tell you the same thing I told the last lady! First I need to know a little something about you. So give me the ol' elevator pitch and I'll see what I can come up with!
"Elevator pitch?" I am afraid I do not know what that is. But I do not mind introducing myself in more detail!
[Doing it up-front takes away the anxiety he has in getting halfway through a conversation, and only then revealing that he has a tragic isekai backstory.]
I am on the Sphinx team. I wonder if you are familiar with Pokemon at all? You bear similarities to one. I am a Pokemon trainer, along with my identical twin brother. He is Emmet, on Yatagarasu! We were reunited here, after spending several years apart due to unfortunate and mysterious circumstances. I actually have amnesia... but he has been helping me regain my memories. In my original hometown, I worked closely with the subway system! But I was sent back in time to a place where no subway existed, so I instead worked in the mountains.
That's kind of a lot to take in . . . identical twin brothers? Amnesia and time travel? I ought to give you a quest to write me a film script based on your life! But I won't put either of us through that. And sorry to tell you, I've never heard of Pokemon before! But if they're anything like me, I want to know eeeeverything! So you train them? To do what, tricks?
[What's a film script? But it's not the time to ask.]
I train them to battle, personally! But they can be trained to help with gardening, construction, transportation, or merely companionship... anything, really. It is worth noting that there is no magic in my world other than what is possible through the talents of Pokemon! But—what Pokemon are capable of matches nearly any kind of magic I have heard about so far!
Duh! Obviously, after an intro like that! Anyone would be curious, right? Hey, instead of sitting around here doing that all by our lonesomes, let's make that your quest! Put on a talent show somewhere public showing off whatever random things your Pokemon can do that're so impressive! I'll sit in the front row~!
[He produces his token out of his hood somewhere and flips it expertly over to Ingo.]
Don't forget the tip jar! I'll let you have this a little early if you put out a tip jar for any entertained audience members who're feeling generous today. In exchange, anything else that goes into the jar is all mine! How's that sound? You're really coming out ahead getting your token early, buuuut I'm willing to make sacrifices for the good of my cute little teams!
[His arm moves to catch it on instinct, and only after catching it does he process what it is, and what just happened.]
I see...! How generous indeed! Since you will be attending the show, you will be able to see that everything is above-board, and take the jar once it is completed! Unless that is too much of an imposition on your time.
People here do tend to be very excited about demonstrations of Pokemon! Their abilities can be a little destructive, so a bit outside of the graveyard, perhaps... Oh, but I will have to go fetch a jar, first. They have such things available in the diner.
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I hope it isn't Mr. Kim Dokja. I wouldn't want to interrupt his reading...again...
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Ta-daaaaa! It's me! Thank you, thank you!
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That was a wonderful entrance!
[ ...she does not know who this "me" is but that's fine! ]
Oh, um, I hope I didn't interrupt you doing anything important. I tried to make sure it wasn't too late or early or...during most people's dinner time? But would it be possible, i-if it's convenient for you, to ask for an Echidna quest?
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[He bows to her, which for him is a whole tipping of his body forward in midair and a grand, dramatic hand gesture, and then straightens again and clasps his hands.]
Mmm, hmmmm, hrrrmmmm, Echidna quest, is it . . . first things first! You have to introduce yourself to me! This isn't the quest, by the way. It's just that my top-tier, crowd-pleasing Magolor quests require some personalization! So give me your name and a little about yourself!
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Oh, of course! I'm so sorry that I didn't properly introduce myself anyway. My name is Yor Forger, and I'm on team Phoenix. D-does that make a difference? I can clean very well and also carry heavy objects. Is that enough? Or am I supposed to be more personable, like giving you my home town or birthday...?
[ sadly credit card numbers do not yet exist in her world or else it seems it would be easy for him to ask for that too ]
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He nods along with her though, bright and attentive.]
Now that you mention it, do we even have a calendar here? How are we supposed to celebrate my, I mean your, birthday without one? This is a serious issue! But that's probably a little much to give you as a quest. Anyhoo, how heavy are we talking here? Say I challenged you to challenge someone not me to a lifting contest!
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[ thinks a bit on the heavy question. she wasn't really tested on that so much as grip strength so she only has vague estimates. ]
...maybe...a car? A-a little car! Not a big one, like a truck or a tank.
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[He brings an Echidna token seemingly out of one of his gloves, like a magician, twirling his hands in mid-air and then holding it out to her.]
Aaaaand, you should grab a cute hat from the costume shop and put it out for tips for providing the masses with entertainment in the form of a contest! Add this token to the hat to get the audience warmed up! Afterwards, you can keep the token, but anything else anyone leaves in the hat is mine. Mwahaha~! Er, tee hee.
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[ takes the token with a bow of her head, smiling gratefully ]
Thank you! I'll do that right away! And, um, what kind of hat would you think is the cutest? I assume you also would want to keep the hat too, so I want to get you something you find suitable...
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Hmmmmm, how about a top hat? Something I can wear at a jaunty angle!
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horsehouse?! ]Oh, that would look very jaunty on your horns! I think I can find something that works since your hairstyle is a lot like my daughter's.
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[It's impossible to tell which they are under his hood, but now he wiggles them at her to prove it. Proof of ear.]
But if she looks anything like me, she must be a charmer!
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Either way! I'll definitely find you a perfect top hat and bring back whatever I manage to earn for this quest. Thank you!
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Ta-daaaaaaaa~! You rang?
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[He clearly wasn't expecting a ??MYTHICAL POKEMON?? to answer.]
Greetings! You are with Echidna, correct? I am Ingo. I was wondering if I could have a task to complete for a token.
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Hehehe, greetings to you too, Ingo! I'm Magolor! Busy day for quests, hmmmmm . . . well, I'll tell you the same thing I told the last lady! First I need to know a little something about you. So give me the ol' elevator pitch and I'll see what I can come up with!
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[Doing it up-front takes away the anxiety he has in getting halfway through a conversation, and only then revealing that he has a tragic isekai backstory.]
I am on the Sphinx team. I wonder if you are familiar with Pokemon at all? You bear similarities to one. I am a Pokemon trainer, along with my identical twin brother. He is Emmet, on Yatagarasu! We were reunited here, after spending several years apart due to unfortunate and mysterious circumstances. I actually have amnesia... but he has been helping me regain my memories. In my original hometown, I worked closely with the subway system! But I was sent back in time to a place where no subway existed, so I instead worked in the mountains.
People say that I am very earnest and "intense!"
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I train them to battle, personally! But they can be trained to help with gardening, construction, transportation, or merely companionship... anything, really. It is worth noting that there is no magic in my world other than what is possible through the talents of Pokemon! But—what Pokemon are capable of matches nearly any kind of magic I have heard about so far!
I can show you one if you are curious.
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[He produces his token out of his hood somewhere and flips it expertly over to Ingo.]
Don't forget the tip jar! I'll let you have this a little early if you put out a tip jar for any entertained audience members who're feeling generous today. In exchange, anything else that goes into the jar is all mine! How's that sound? You're really coming out ahead getting your token early, buuuut I'm willing to make sacrifices for the good of my cute little teams!
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I see...! How generous indeed! Since you will be attending the show, you will be able to see that everything is above-board, and take the jar once it is completed! Unless that is too much of an imposition on your time.
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Of course it's not. I'm as eager as anyone to see the show! I mean, I'm the only one who knows about it so far, but forget about that! I'll be there.
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[He reaches up to touch it, and then nods. He has a backup he can use for this!]
Very well! I will see you soon!