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Well, now that all the technomancy's up and running again, I don't suppose anyone ever got that riddle solved, did they? The actual one, mind. Not the one about why we lost lights and things in the first place.

[Rincewind taps a pencil with one hand against the open pages of a book thoughtfully, the other waving his lunch (an egg and cress sandwich) as he intones:]

"We did warn you. All of you have so much power. That comes at a cost. If you can't see in the darkness, then look to the stars.”

...I certainly don't remember any warning, and I've usually a keen memory for those.

Anyway, "power" seems a rather obvious double meaning, but it's the "looking to the stars" bit which has me curious. [a phrase which here means, "debating whether there's still sufficient enough impending threat to flee the country".]

ImPorts could be the stars - we certainly are in their TV and such, that's meaning enough. But if "power" has a double meaning, it stands to reason "stars" would as well. Were we actually supposed to be looking up at the night sky during all of that, do you think?

...I don't suppose anyone did any gazing while they were running about saving people?

[or just running, in Rincewind's case.]

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I just looked at you, you beautiful bastard.

[He may or may not be wearing one of Rincewind's coats.]

[Rincewind scowls.]

And at my desk. And in my wardrobe. And through Will and Jeff's liquor cabinet, I'm fairly certain.

[he folds his arms and sniffs.]

That's not a good color for you, you know.

That's not a good colour for anyone, I thought that was the point. You weaponize fashion. Makes a statement.

Ain't a statement anybody wants to hear, but still.

[Excuse you, he looks great.]

Your fault for not having a liquor cabinet, honestly.

I do not "weaponize"! I make it a point to never carry a weapon, you always get into more trouble if you're carrying one than not. I just don't try to blend in, is all. You should always be able to tell a wizard by looking at them. That's half the point.

And there's no reason I should need a liquor cabinet when Will and Jeff have one.

[Look at that, he and Leonard do have something in common.]

Helps when you find someone with a weapon you can hide behind, I guess. And I can tell you're a wizzard, don't worry.

[There's just a sloooow smirk at that admission.]

Ha.

Or let handle things while you run away. Whichever option's more available at the time.

[it's possible there's a twitch of a smile to answer Leonard's smirk. Maybe.]

Anyway, I'll want that coat back the way you found it. ...And you've no guess on the riddle?

Think it's designed to inspire conspiracy theories and distrust and hatred against imPorts. Doing a decent job.

[He looks down himself and offers a shrug.]

It'll be back before you know it.

I'm not sure what the point of that would be - I feel we do a well enough job on our own. Just seems a bit like dumping water into a pond.

That's what you said about the vest, and I haven't seen that one in weeks. I liked that one, it lit up when you pressed the button.

Pretty sure I gave that back. Check Will's closet. It was useful for lighting up dark spaces.

Also, I'm not sure what the point of any of this would be. Maybe they're not targeting us, whoever they are, but the natives with powers.

Oh, really? I'll check.

[Rincewind blinks, surprised by the theory. That's an angle he never considered.]

What, do you think so? What would be the point of going after those poor buggers? ...Well, mostly poor buggers. [a careful amendment, remembering his own run-in with three of them.] They don't even get the money and such we do, do they?

Don't really know, but back when they started out one almost burned me alive, so I think they're just as capable of bad as anyone else.

[He's not a fan of burning.]

Might also want to inspire them to team up. Hard to tell.

No argument from me on that. And the fire starters were terrible, certainly, but I found the speedy ones the worst.

[at least his Luggage could still slurp up the fire ones without much issue.]

Didn't run into one then, but I knew one back home.

He's a cute kid.

[Hm.]

Hero, I mean.

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You had heroes back home? This world's sort, with the costumes and everything?

Oh yeah. I was a villain.

[He frowns for a moment, then shrugs.]

Though toward the end, they thought I'm a hero too.

I'm stunned.

[he is not.]

And you do seem to find it fun to keep everyone on their toes. Guessing about everything.

Well, I'd pass out Anti-villain business cards, but I haven't gotten around to having them printed yet.

When people can't pin you down, you've got more space for movement. You should get that.

Intimately.

"Anti-villain" sounds like absolute hogwash though.

Sure, "wizzard".

[He does make air quotes with one hand.

Sorry.]

[WOW.]

Don't you - ! Mine makes sense! They aren't remotely equal!

What, you confused over what mine means?

Yours is straight-forward, I'll give you that. Means you can't spell.

Leave my hat out of this. You still haven't proven yours is even an actual word.

You'll just have to take my word for it.

[And why would you not trust this smile?]

I am absolutely, most definitely, not going to do that.

[he hasn't forgotten the "pansexual" incident!]

One of these days I'll be telling the truth and won't you be sorry then.

[Clearly he's taking all this very seriously.]

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