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[All right, yes, voice, now (but first he laughs, because brilliant--no matter what the hell he knows about the future, about what's here and the possibility of what could happen here; about who is here and what that, exactly, could mean--well, it's not like Sirius can't be serious. But he's had time to ingest it all, so now there's this--):]

Yeah. Is it muggles or gods that invented little bracelets that you can write with? Because it's genius. Huge time-saver. Top marks to the man who came up with this, this is a bit of technology I can get behind. It's these, micro-waves, and turntables.

All right, but I'm going to briefly add to the questions that have been endlessly asked. I'm Sirius Black, and I want to know: is the main form of entertainment around here seriously to conduct surveys?

Because you lot are badly in need of amusement, if that's what you consider to be fun. Or are these bracelets just more of a notice board than anything else? It's all about cooking and job offers and survey questions, it's half lonely hearts adverts and half wanted ads and half girl's magazine.

Since we aren't doing any fighting and your little earthquake seems mostly settled--I've got something of a counter-offer to cure your boredom, Asgard: a scavenger hunt. I've a list of things, and whoever gets me the most of these things, I will give him a reward. Or her, I s'ppose, should a girl be clever enough. [ps, this is not a shopping list.] Quills ready, 'cos here goes: six large fireworks, one package of small fireworks, a birthday card, one of those thingers on the stick that you whirl around and around and it makes a noise like a really loud zip--er, right, an inkwell with ink in it, please--fourteen eggs, a box of matches, and a book.

Any book.

All right, that's all! Prizes will be distributed to the one who comes out on top, but I'm not telling you what the prize is, you'll have to earn it to find out. Entertain yourselves! [And Sirius, but that goes without saying.] Ready, set--go to!

[And he's nearly done, but oh, hang on, one last thing--] Also, forgot to mention, James Potter is forbidden from playing. Not allowed. Anyone sees him collecting objects and reports him gets an extra prize. Sit this one out, Prongsie, that's an order. All right, now go to.

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Oh, no, I can't say.

Will you show me?

Depends. You wouldn't be trying to sabotage me, would you? Or otherwise foil my secret plans? Because I couldn't allow that, if that's what you were going for.

No, I really want to see!

Really. Your insistence should be suspicious, but I'm going to chalk it up to sheer eagerness and excuse you, for now.

If you want to see the results, you'll have to help gather the things off of the list. It can't be done without them. Consider it ingredients and means toward a prize and price of admission, all in one.

I--I'm not being suspicious!

I was already planning on finding all of them.

[Merlin's beard you little angel]

Were you really! I feel my suspicions beginning to wane, a bit... all right, tell you what. I'll make you a deal. If you can find me the eggs and matches, I'll show you what I'm doing. In fact, you can help me.

Maybe the birthday card as well. Can you manage that?

Really?! But what about the rest of it? I--I mean, I can find all of them! I'm sure of it, they're just a grocery list, but you wanted the other stuff too.

Well, those were the essentials. But the more the better, from the larger list--if you fetch everything, then we'll really have fantastic results.

Do you want fantastic results?

[Using little girls, Sirius Black.]

Of course I do! It's no good if we only do things half-way.

[work with what you've got!]

That's one of my mottoes, how did you know. But I s'ppose you'd better get to it, if you're going to track down everything on the list. What's your name?

Because it's the same! I--I feel the same way. And I'll find them all in no time at all.

A-Ah! It's Na--Atsuko Maeda the Fourteenth.

The Fourteenth? They really gave fourteen girls that mouthful of a name?

It's an honor to inherit the name of Acchan.

Acchan? But you just said Naaaatsuko Mayeda the Fourteenth. Don't tell me you've got another name!

Well, actually-- [l-laughs] Acchan's a nickname. It's a lot easier to say!

Acchan.

[He tests it out, contemplatively.]

All right, but are you all called the same nickname, all fourteen of you?

Yes, but I'm the only Acchan currently. All the others have graduated. But everyone usually calls us by what generation we are.

Ri... ight.

[Weird.]

So you're just... Fourteen? If I call you Agent Fourteen, you're going to answer to that?

B-But can't you just call me Acchan! I'm the only one from my home here. . . No one can get mixed up that way.

Yeah, but Agent Aaachan, that's got too much alliteration. D'you know what 'alliteration' is? Ah, it doesn't matter, I s'ppose--

[And this tone is quite a bit sharper, more brisk and business-like; it's a very sudden and very complete change--]

Agent Fourteen!

I know what it is! But I'm not an agent.

[...?!?!]

Aaah?

[yeah well you are now Agent Fourteen sorry about it--]

Agent Fourteen, collect all the goods on the list and return to headquarters as fast as humanly possible! That's an order, Agent Fourteen, hop to!

W-why. . .

Are you questioning orders, Agent Fourteen?

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