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[The feed clicks on, and everyone is greeted with Guzma grinning like a total jackass. He looks the part too, white and black hair, yellow sunglasses on his head that are asymmetrical, purple around his eyes that... might be makeup? Lets not forget that fat gold chain around his neck with a gold emblem of a S that looks like a skull. This guy is, uh, something else.]

Attention fellow ImPorts—it's your boy Guzma!

[He pauses a moment, as if making sure he's got people's attention, like what he has to say is somehow important. Well, he thinks everything he has to say is important on some level, but whatever.]

This shit really connected to y'all? Awful convenient, huh? Guess y'all better get used to hearing from ya boy on the regular. That's right, big bad Guzma ain't gonna be letting this shit fall into disuse.

[Great news for you guys...]

So! If you ain't looking for a beat down, I suggest you make yourself useful. I just showed up, and while I ain't no punk loser who ain't got a clue on how to deal with being brought somewhere new so suddenly, may as well do some info gathering, huh?

I suggest you cough up what useful shit you got to share that them stiffs didn't go into. Don't go wasting my time with useless garbage, neither. I'm in the mood to kick some ass, so if you wanna just hand me an excuse to smash your dumbass into the ground, I ain't gonna stop you.

[Honestly, is he looking for info, or a fight? Maybe both. He shrugs, and then points to his head, tapping his temple while emphasizing his next part:]

But! Those of ya who got something in that skull of yours, y'know, a little bit of sense? A brain, maybe? You'll realize real quick what a stupid idea it is to get on the hated boss' bad side.

So, hurry it up! I ain't got all day.

[Yes he does, he literally has nothing better to do right now.]

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Never heard of them, but the name tells me a lot.

Well of course not, they ain't here. But they will be.

[He tilts his head, still grinning.]

But what's it tell ya, kid? Enlighten me.

If you're lucky, yes, some people you know will show up.

Well, that you like to brawl and perhaps stir up trouble. Am I wrong?

That'd be nice, but I ain't counting on being so lucky.

But! You ain't wrong. You want a pat on the back for guessing it in one, or something?

Yeah, it's really random chance. I know people who have had a bunch of other show up from their worlds; I've been here for almost a year and haven't had a single person.

[Al laughs.]

No, thanks. You'll find plenty of people here to fight, at least.

Luck ain't a fan of you then, huh?

[Not that he cares. If someone showed up from his world... well, that could either be a good or bad thing. There's certainly those he'd like to show up, and then there's those he'd rather not.]

Yeah, that's being made real apparent. Guess I can feel confident I ain't gonna be bored any time soon.

It depends on one's perspective, I think. I do miss Brother and all of my friends, but I've made some good new ones here, too. And I have a purpose. That's pretty lucky.

[Al grins.]

The good thing, too, is we have a lot of freedom. Nobody's going to force you to work whatever job you were assigned or do any heroics. So you can make your own fun, so to speak.

Uh-huh, sure kid.

[he really doesn't care about talks of friendship or whatever, so he tunes that out. Optimism really annoys him, when he's embraced being a dreary pessimist to his core.]

Oh, don't you worry. I definitely plan to make my own fun.

[Ah, so this fellow's one of the types who doesn't respond well to Al's optimism; he decides not to keep pressing.]

Try not to get into too much trouble, then. Adding superpowers into the mix makes things pretty dangerous here.

Gettin' in trouble is where the fun's at! 'Sides, mo' danger mo' fun, yo!

[You waste your time trying to advise him. Sorry, Al.]

Well, you seem confident that you can take care of yourself, at least. What city do you live in?

[Please not Maurtia Falls, Al silently tells himself.]

Tch, of course I am! Ain't no one gonna stand in my way, yo!

[Sorry Al, but--]

Maurtia Falls, can't say I disagree with their choice.

Edited 2019-06-11 22:42 (UTC)

Oh, that's where I live, too. I guess it does suit you, since there's a lot of [A pause as he figures out how to diplomatically say it.] trouble here. Some gang activity and crime and the like.

Couldn't have picked a better city, yo.

[But gang activity... that gets his attention.]

Yeah? What can you tell me about the gangs around here, huh?

There's a lot of teenagers, which I feel is unfortunate. Some of them have powers like we do, though it's minor stuff like being able to spray paint everywhere or set small fires. I try to work with them, but it's difficult...

[Teens probably shouldn't be what gets his attention there, but it does. He's definitely used to the whole teen gang thing, what with having his own. The fact they come with their own spray paint and fire is pretty awesome too, not gonna lie.]

Yeah? You know what it's like being in their shoes?

Not really, which is tough. A lot of them grew up in poverty and felt like this was the only way they could be taken seriously or get any attention. I was pretty fortunate growing up- Brother and I weren't exactly rich, but we were comfortable.

Of course it's gonna be tough, stupid!

[Guzma laughs, shaking his head. The sound isn't exactly a happy sound.]

Ain't none of 'em wanna hear what you got to say when you ain't got a common ground to stand on, yo. You're just another dude from a comfortable damn life who ain't got a clue what they're goin' through, or what that's like.

All y'all are the same, thinking you know what's best, tch!

Having enough money doesn't mean my life wasn't rough... but I'm also not big on dumping my past on strangers. So yes, they do see me as another dude. I'm still going to try, though.

While there's understandings to be made through mutual past suffering, that's still comparin' Leppa berries to Oran berries!

[It'd just alienate the kids, discount their own suffering, their own roots. Guzma's just completely amused at Al's expense here, because he knows exactly how to get these types of teens to listen to him, because he was a troubled teen and is now a troubled adult.

And he absolutely plans to.]

You're facing a losing battle, yo, but far be it for me to stop ya.

It's part of my duty. But I'm sure we're never going to see eye to eye on this, either.

[Because Al's definitely not going to open with 'hey my dad left me at a young age, my mom died and we tried to bring her back to life, I know how it feels to be an orphan' when dealing with the MF gangs.]

Edited 2019-06-26 01:16 (UTC)

Probably not!

[Because, yeah, there's some understanding of suffering, but that's circumstancial suffering as opposed to systematic suffering. Both are hard, both lead to rough lives, but the core and monster behind them are too different. It'd seem far more like a suffering dick waving contest, instead of an offer of empathy.]

You good-doer types always love having that sense of duty, huh?

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