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[hellufacade]

[His voice is lively and cheerful. He wears a grin as he gestures towards the screen. He's clearly holding it at selfie distance.]

Hello, fellow Heroes of this star! My name is Solus zos Galvus. It is plain to understand why they would employ my assistance in their time of crisis. Terribly inconvenient and inconsiderate of them to borrow me without asking...

[He catches a glimpse of something off screen, and sets the communicator down in a way that he can use it hands free. He spreads his hands out wide and shrugs his shoulders.]

But I can hardly blame them. I am a brilliant engineer, after all! Surely there must be other very talented individuals about.

I had just a short jaunt around town, and I must say that the technology is decent enough here, but I could not help but notice that it is not fully accessible to the common folk. Or should I say... The unpowered masses!

The government must not trust them very much to bar them from using the teleporters... Or, perhaps they simply don't have the capacity. Would it really be so difficult to build or distribute those lovely little nanites they were so keen on giving us?

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[golisolation]

[Man, why did Guzma even check the network today? This cheery asshole is about as annoying at that kid he was just talking to. It's like the universe hand-picked some real annoying ass dudes to bring in.]

Yo, if you're so fuckin' brilliant, why don't you do it, huh? Engineer some nanites for the normies, be the hero no one asked for.

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[hellufacade]

Oh, you're a tough looking fellow, aren't you? Keen to put me in my place, are we? Clearly someone called for me to be their hero or else... [He gestures to himself in a very "duh, I'm visible, right" sort of way.]

Oh, that is very much mine intent! Trouble is, I could really use a proper lab. If I've learned anything, tinkering in your night gown usually only leads to disaster.

[He tilts his head, trying to look Guzma in the eye through the camera, daring him to make a joke.]

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[golisolation]

[That comment actually gets a smirk from him. Damn right he's tough looking, but it ain't just a look!]

Nah, old men ain't my type. But...night gown? Tch, yeah you seem the sort to dress that dumb. Ya talk real dumb, too. Wonder if it's related.

[Like he has any room to...talk.]

Look, they may dress dudes up as heroes, ain't meanin' they are. I ain't no hero, but I'm sure as shit here, ain't I?

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[hellufacade]

Oh dear, it's always so charming when someone with comparatively low intelligence tries to establish some sort of hierarchy. You sound like you can barely read.

[He shrugs as he conjures a mimosa into his hand and takes a sip.]

Well, they're fallible, aren't they? They're bound to make mistakes every now and then. Surely that's your parents' excuse, too.

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[golisolation]

[Guzma just smirks wider at the shade Emet's throwing his way, not particularly bothered by any of it. If anything, he's actually pretty amused.]

Y'know, you ain't wrong. People do make mistakes, some dudes even make the same mistake every damn day. Take you for example—I'm sure there's mirrors where you came from, yet they ain't helpin' you none with that wack ass style.

[The mimosa trick almost distracts him, but he doesn't comment on it, just keeps going.]

Guess that big brain you're so proud of don't amount to much if it ain't capable of learnin' from its mistake, huh?

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[hellufacade]

Incredible!

[He shakes his head and laughs, clapping theatrically.]

There's no accounting for taste! Step back from the camera, let's see where you're casting your stones from. My garb commands respect. From here, you look like you're not sure what your measurements are.

[A sly smile]

Is that even real gold?

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[golisolation]

Commands respect? Of who? Your fellow nursin' home residents? Sorry if ya boy ain't too impressed, gramps!

[It's weird, because Guzma is kinda jiving well with this dude, he's...oddly his kinda speed. But to make a point, he leans back in his seat, almost giving Emet more of a crotch shot than a better view of his outfit, but it...does the job. Kinda.

With one hand, he gestures as if presenting himself. He looks real damn smug, too.]

Real 'nough.

[What does that even MEAN?]

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[hellufacade]

Oh, wouldn't you like to know? [He chuckles, tapping his lips with his finger. Thanks for the crotch shot, but it only seals his point.]

Loose clothing to conceal a weapon perhaps? Too bad that's its own tip off. Oh, but what am I saying... Surely your powers are your weapon!

[He scrutinizes the necklace before laughing. He tosses back the mimosa.]

Real enough... like you? You're entertaining, at least. I'll give you that. Most people aren't through no fault of their own.

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[softheartedshizun]

[He had not actually even thought about the fact that the regular people couldn't use such things. He had been so focused on having simple things like running water, and microwaves back in his life he barely took a second glance at things like teleporters and whether they were restricted or not. So, on listening to this cheerful message he can only stare thoughtfully for a time.]

Perhaps there is a reason where the risk to us is acceptable but not to the general public.

[The nanites were probably a clue of some kind...

He didn't really like where his thoughts went with that though....]

It lends it'self to a twist along the lines of "You were never who you thought you were, instead you were a fake all along!" which, to be honest, is overused and just leads to a disappointing ending.

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[hellufacade]

Ah! A good point. We might be a little popular here, but we are very disposable and replaceable. I can think of at least a handful of others that would be better suited to this than I. This is all for their sake, is it not?

[His brows raise. That's a fun and terrible thing to say.]

You think that we're... copies of ourselves? Or simply that that would be just terrible enough to be true?

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[softheartedshizun]

[There was always someone more suitable. Why was he here? He wasn't a protagonist, he had no particular noteworthy accomplishments, perhaps a veteran of transmigration was a good candidate? He wasn't a hero, and he didn't want to be a villain (even if his body was the scum villain he despised!). There really was no point in questioning it too much.]

I suppose we're like idols in that sense.

[Disposable, yet popular.]

This master only theorizes. We could be copies, we could be not real, we could be reincarnated, without context or perspective, such answers are impossible to gain.

[This could be an elaborate gatcha game even for all he knew. Of course, there weren't nearly enough doubles and triples and quadruples of people for that.]

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[hellufacade]

Idols, eh?

[He hears this in the sense of false gods. Solus considers the last things he remembers before arriving here.]

So what's your point? You sound as if you could use a nap.

[Or is this guy just totally in the clouds.]

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[softheartedshizun]

[Alas Shen Qingqiu meant in the sense of pop idols, but that was fine, pop idols did not align with a cultivator.]

Is that not what we are?

[At the observation he blinks a little and raises a fan to cover the lower half of his face. Did he sound tired? He hadn't done anything worth being tired....]

I was mostly sharing conjectures.

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[hellufacade]

[ There were idols where he came from, but he sort of died of old age before they could be relevant. So religion icon it was. ]

Hmm... I suppose I could feel more worshipped, if I could pick. Someone to do my shopping for me, at least.

[ He laughs at the raise of the fan. ]

Oh dear, getting shy now, are you? A pretty thing like you must be used to the attention by now.

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[softheartedshizun]

[For some reason it was the first time anyone had ever said something like that to him. Something that actually registered as flirty dialogue! But, that was to be expected, having transmigrated into cultivator novel, all cultivators were always pretty, having a pretty face just didn't mean much. Especially when the protagonist was unrivaled by all.

Still, it caused him to feel a little flustered and he couldn't help but fan himself as a distraction.]

This master does not engage with the masses and prefers to stay out of the way of attention.

[He was an idle shut-in at heart.]

If you wish for someone to do your shopping, there is no doubt plenty who would work for you.

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[hellufacade]

A master! What are you the master of with that demeanor of yours?

[ He plants his cheek onto his palm and chuckles. ] Trying

Ah, but good help is so hard to find! And it’s much harder as a grown man to approach a gaggle of teens and ply them with coins at this age. I look like I’m up to something devious.

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[ct_7567]

They're clearly involved with our powers. I assume that the people in charge here wouldn't particularly enjoy dealing with a whole population like us.

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[hellufacade]

[He looks at him as he speaks before he begins his wild gesturing. He swipes his hand through the hair before tapping it into his other palm as he emphasizes. ]

Pah, cowards. People get up to enough destruction as it is. Besiiiides, it is hardly as if every power is little more than a parkour trick. How many people here can stand being shot, for instance?

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[ct_7567]

More than you'd expect. And of those, I'd expect plenty more to not be aware of the fact that they'd survive being shot. It's not something people make a habit of experiencing.

What are your powers, then?

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[hellufacade]

Only the best for me. [He snaps his fingers, conjuring a mimosa into his hand.]

See? And you?

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[ct_7567]

Ah. Endless drinks. You'll be popular at the local bars.

I can manifest my armour. That's what catches any shots people may be firing at me.

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[hellufacade]

I think I’ll be asked to leave from local bars.

[ But that doesn’t mean he won’t try. Sounds like a fun way to make a few shallow friends.]

Ahhh. Now that is a good trick! [ Jealous? Absolutely.]

[ct_7567]

It's useful enough, yes. It means I don't have to lug it around everywhere -- or wear it everywhere, as I used to. But it's a matter of convenience more than anything else. You'll find others here have far more impressive powers than my own. Take care not to underestimate them.

[hellufacade]

[ Great. ]

Ah, wonderful. There must be some way to deal with them, right? [ As he gestures with his wine glass and sloshes it by mistake. Oops, he's too animated. ]

Or are we simply at their mercy?

[deviant_flea]

[Not many things on the network were of much amusement to Izaya, not until he sees this one. Someone else who's intelligent, someone he could converse with and not bore himself.]

Not all are heroes I'm afraid to say, but all here are of some sort of entertainment whether they're smart or stupid.

I don't know much of engineering, but I have other talents that could be put to use if any need. [at a cost of course, he works hard at being an informant!]