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[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?
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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[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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[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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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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[That isn't what this dude meant, but Guzma will never miss a chance at a dick joke. Never.]
Yeah? Well, for almost havin' both feet in the grave, y'ain't half bad yourself.
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I can't go around seducing the women and angering the menfolk for no good reason. I'm much too busy for that!
[He laughs and folds his arms.] I have probably fifteen good years and fifteen miserable ones left. [He shrugs with a wild grin on his face.]
You, on the other hand, look like you had to sneak out of school to be here. Are you even old enough to be talking like that, or are you just tall? Hard to tell here, with most of the people so pathetically short.
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[Cool, they're both assholes bragging about their dicks on the network. #Soulmates.]
Guess if you ain't usin' it for what it's for, that's a decent alternative. But ya boy's old 'nough to be talkin' 'bout anything he fuckin' wants, yo.
Ain't been to school in over a decade.
[Which doesn't mean much when...he's from the Pokémon world, or when he looks like the type to drop out once math introduced letters to problems. Guzma tilts his head, that grin still on his face as he rests against his knuckles.]
...Dudes really be fuckin' short here, huh? Bunch'a manlets.
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[His speech affectation is pretty annoying, but that's okay. Almost as absurd as his own grandson's accent. His vocabulary has some really excellent words in it.]
Manlets! [He barks his laugh, resting his face on his gloved palm. He conjures another mimosa.] Yes, absolutely. [Another wild chuckle]
So, what's your name? Or... whatever you go by.
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[He quirks an eyebrow to emphasize that point. How 'manlets' sets the man roaring with laughter earns him a chuckle from Guzma. This dude's laugh is a little infectious, and maybe that's...a good thing? Guzma's not sure, but it doesn't matter.
But, with Solus asking for his name, Guzma nods his head upward, in that dudebro wannabe hardass way guys do to acknowledge one another.]
Guzma—the hated boss of Team Skull.
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[mimosa sip]
Team Skull! What are you, pirates? Road bandits? Sorry, I'm trying to be more open-minded.
[He pulls his smile in for a serious delivery.] Librarians?
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Librarians?! Yeah, that's what we are. We're just a big ol' book club, the bling and the skull imagery are just a front.
[He shakes his head, still grinning.]
Nah, we're a gang—but I do know a guy who's kinda like a pirate.
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[He figures probably after today he'll at least get a few changes of clothes. The fashion here was much plainer. Lazy tailors, perhaps? Besides, it was much warmer here than where he was used to.]
Kind of a pirate? Is he too unskilled to be taken seriously, perhaps?
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[That's him agreeing, but it's not like Solus fucking knows that.]
We do what gangs do, yo. Maintain our turf, tell the authorities to fuck themselves, take whatever we want, live 'bout as free as any dudes can.
[Y'know, like thugs.]
But nah, he just ain't got his crew. Hard to be a solo pirate, huh?
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Ah, living free is the goal, isn’t it. They provide a stipend or some sort of guaranteed work to us, but I find the trade off fascinatingly terrible. It is such a bad deal dressed up like some once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Perhaps I’m being too harsh. Their means of oppression seem effective.
[ He shrugs. ]
I plan to register, I suppose. You get old enough and you have to start going to the doctor occasionally. The back gives out, the teeth get loose. Truly a disgusting experience.
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[Guzma waves a little dismissively.]
But if y'know that goin' in, and plan to rip off the system, more power to ya. It's what them suits deserve. I'm sure the dental is worth it.
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[He says all of this terribly earnestly. It does seem like this guy can't talk without moving his hands. If you tied them together he might stall out. He places a hand to his chest.]
I certainly don't intend to be anyone's pawn. But it is awfully difficult to get anything done with a toothache.
[A guy with a gang. Definitely filing that away. He could be very useful in the future. Fun to have drinks with, at least.]
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[Guzma shrugs with a grin, shifting a little in his seat, which just ends in another lazy slump-manspread.]
I ain't thinkin' it's too hard to play 'em, but I ain't one to be swearin' to no dude who ain't myself. Don't play by no rules, even if they tryin' to sweeten the deal with that kinda shit.
But elderly dudes like you? Nah, can't go blamin' ya. 'Sides, you seem to got more sense than most people who's been here for even longer than big bad Guzma.
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I have no doubt that I can gain the upper hand. Even if they’re monitoring our speech, there’s no way they’re organized enough to do anything about it. This is like the world’s slowest, saddest attempt at conquering.
[Elderly dudes like him indeed. ]
For instance, you’re clearly some sort of hostile body from what you say. If you’re established, and they haven’t figured out how to crush you yet... means a few things, doesn’t it?
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Tch, gimme more credit than that, yo. I know you just met me, but ya boy ain't no slouch. Ain't no one can take me down, they're just lucky I ain't comin' right at 'em myself.
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They really have no control over their technology, do they? If I were them, and I found nuisances, I’d send them back out. We’re supposed to deal with their villain infestation, but it seems like they’re uninterested in permanent solutions.
...I suppose these are the actions of a flailing and desperate governing body.
[ He picks up his phone and carries it with him as he wanders his house. ]
The landmass that they’re trying to co tell seems absurdly large, for one. So, where’s your territory? I’d like to mind my step.
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It's real sad, dude. You'd think these guys would have a clue how to operate their own shit, but here we all are. Dealin' with their insurmountable dumbassery.
[Guzma might not be a politician or some world leader, but he doesn't need to be to see the flaws in a system—he saw it in Alola, felt it even, and this place isn't much different.]
Maurtia Falls—that's Skull territory, but that ain't meanin' you can't chill there. Just so long as you ain't tryin' to take over or nothin'. That's when we'd have an issue. Respect earns respect, don't shit in my home, and I won't beat the shit outta ya, get me?
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I have plans to see the cities with mine own eyes. I'll stop by sooner or later. They have work for me, but it isn't very... pressing. So we shall see...
[Not that he's not going to do it. It actually sounds like a lot of fun.]