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[The Ψiioniic had figured out how to work his bracelet long ago, but had yet to actually make a post to the network himself. He'll admit, he's more of an observer than someone who would take action, but his curiosity isn't going to take the backseat any longer.

…Sheesh, this is going to be awkward. He's not used to speaking to a crowd of people.]

Hello, ah… people of Athgard.

Thince losing my abilitiesth… I'd like thome athithtance in practicing with the new abilities we've been given. Any voulenteersth would be appreciated.

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[Well, if anything, this guy seems much more pleasant than Sollux. Funny how these things work.]

If it is a coincidence, it seems like an extraordinary one. But I must admit I don't know very much about your people.

[Try 'pretty much nothing'.]

It'th likely not a coincidence. But ith there anything you'd like to know about uth? Although, I'm likely not the betht troll to athk.

[He hesitates for a moment. Truth be told, he doesn't even know where to begin asking.]

... I'm afraid I have only mundane questions, but I've been wondering for some time -- why does your race call themselves 'trolls'?

[Pause.]

I'll anthwer your quethtion with a quethtion. Why doeth your race call themthelvesth "humansth"?

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[Blink. Then his lips twitch.]

Ah. Point taken, I think. Does that mean that your race has stories of humans? Or is it simply coincidence?

[Or one of those weird 'parallel' things again. He's starting to feel like maybe he's abusing the term a little, but things are hard enough to explain as is.]

Coincidence. I've never seen or heard of a human before arriving here.

I see... [All the weird coincidences.] Then this must be an especially strange place for you.

Thtrange, yeth, but not unwelcome. Humansth are a great deal more peaceful than what I wath uthed to. It'th refreshing.

[Headtilt.]

I suppose it is a rather peaceful city at the moment, but I'm not sure that is entirely due to human nature.

[He does remember Nakama describing the trolls' world as 'nasty', though. Something like that.]

Was it very chaotic where you came from, sir?

Extremely tho. Or rather, it felt that way, from the perthpective of a lowblood. I'm sure the Highbloodsth would think of Alternia ath quite orderly.

[Lowblood... Highblood... They're odd terms, but strangely enough not so alien that he can't take an educated guess. Trolls sure are odd.]

'Highbloods' are the ones who rule your planet of Alternia? Those in human society called 'nobility'.

Nobility. That thoundsth about right. The thocial thythtem ith bathed on the exploitation of lowbloodsth by Highbloodsth, and the Empressth.

[A brief smile.]

To be honest, it doesn't sound all that different from the kingdom where I grew up. Commoners rarely have a good lot in life, it seems, no matter which planet you are on.

My betht friend ith-- ...wath trying to change that.

[... He's not sure what to make of the tense change, so he simply doesn't remark on it.]

Is he a 'lowblood', as well?

Not exactly. Let'th jutht thay he'th...

[This would be a moment he'd put on a pair of sunglasses... if he even knew the meme.]

Off the chartsth.

[Just as well, since the joke would have been lost on him, anyway. At least the sunglasses would've been cool to see.]

Off the...? That sounds kind of impressive, but I'm still not sure what you mean.

The blood cathte thythtem ith a thpectrum. A direct line from dark maroon, to brown, to yellow-- all the way up to the highbloods and seadwellers in purple and magenta.

He'th not on the thpectrum.

[The blood is a what..... He thinks he gets the idea, though. Sometimes that lisp is really hard to decipher, even with some practice.]

Blood... that is actually in colors? So it's not a figure of speech... [It's still kind of confusing.] So, from what I understand, what you mean to say is that his is a color that hasn't been seen before?

No, not a figure of thpeech. Mine ith yellow.

And yeth, hith color wath a novelty to the thpectrum. However, trollsth are a violent and unforgiving race. He wath an outcatht.

[Yellow like... mustard? He barely stops himself from posing the question. Aside from the fact that the troll might not even know what mustard is, that's an entirely irrelevant question.

It's not like he's wondering what troll blood tastes like, either, he is not that weird!!]

Honestly... you may view humans as calm and peaceful compared to trolls, but I think you may be surprised. [He's thinking of Clarise -- how did she fare, after losing her only friend?]

But your friend -- he sounds like a forgiving person.

[Especially if trolls really are that bad.]

I'm not thure if I would be. From what I've theen, humansth aren't the thame kind of warrior race ath trollsth are.

[But talking about the Signless always brings a smile to his face. He likes to spread the word.]

He ith. The motht forgiving I've ever met.

I guess you will have to chance to see whether or not your impressions are truly correct, here. There are quite a few humans, and we may be here for some time.

[And even some non-humans that appear to be humans. He can't imagine how bizarre it must feel to go from being among your own kind to... that. Even he's feeling disoriented, honestly.]

[But he does observe the smile, and it puts him a little at ease, despite some of the subject matter. Just how alike are humans and trolls?]

It sounds like a fortunate meeting, from what you've told me of your kind.

[It is rather disorientating, but he's getting used to it. Slowly, very slowly...]

He inthpiresth me. He'th the reathon I kept going when I had no other hope.

[Just how mushy is he planning on getting??]

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