[There's one thing for sure, the network sure has been... quieter lately. Maybe Rider was taking his time to explore. Or maybe he actually calmed down.]

[Wait, no, that's impossible.]

[As evidenced by the jovial and infectious laughter that first greets the video. Rider is sitting somewhat seriously, since this is an important query (for him).]

Ha, all this talk of war, it's refreshing! Well, perhaps not refreshing for most of you, but I certainly have been restless without some sort of battle ahead of us! The prospect of a great war, that is what I have been waiting to hear!

[He claps his hands together, loudly. Though everything Rider does is generally. loud.]

So, I have a proposition for all of you, my friends! This is certainly not a battle won alone, if we are to face the likes of great dragons and other divine beasts, so we should ally ourselves together. We must form an army! Of course, there is no better to lead it than I, Alexander III of Macedon. If you should ally yourselves with me and take arms, I will do my best to reward you for your efforts. [He laughs] Indeed, perhaps after being a denizen of my army in this case, you shall find it too great to leave!

[This all sounds extremely arrogant, but... Rider is very self-assured that people will be volunteering left and right to help out. It's how his mind works.]

I wish to hear of your skills, whether they be ones granted here or skills you possessed in your homelands, but I will turn away none from my army. [a grin] We are all in this together, after all!

((OOC and Update: If your character would be interested, please comment here so I can keep track ooc!))

[Blip. And the video is live! ... This sure is a pretty noisy recording, but the pink-haired boy in the foreground raises his voice so he's easily heard anyway.

(It doesn't really help, though, that the louder he speaks, the louder the pile of crowns, necklaces, and... bats? he's wearing gets.)]

God! Heeey, God! I thought I'd send you a greeting, since you must be pretty happy with yourself right now. And I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed! I never knew you had so may backups. The dragon was pretty cool, too.

... But it's still cheating at the end of the day, you know. [Slight frown.] Not only that, but I have to go through this round as an almost-human with a lame power... I guess it's fun in its own way, but you could have warned us.

Anyway, what's up with these conditions? I don't mind a war, but isn't it against the treaty to bring all the worlds into it? It's your funeral, I guess, but you really might have a little trouble on your hands.

[A clap ends that little portion of the message, his face relaxing from its semi-thoughtful expression.

It also pans out.

Dear Thor: your kitchen? Is now entirely filled with pigs. No wonder it was so noisy-- It kind of looks like half of Freyr's herd might be here, actually. The advantage(?) to the power of SPEED.]

I had a question for the rest of you, too! [Waves a hand at a mid-sized pig. Yes, that is a butcher knife he's holding.]

Which part of the pig is the bacon, anyway?