A Valid Response [Text]

[killervocabulary]

[Someone's had her attention pointed to the news, and feels compelled to comment on it...]

..."scream queen", really? i am unsure whether i should be flattered or scandalized.

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[ghost_shield]

You could meet it down the middle! Call it "Flanderized."

...wait, no, that doesn't work.

[killervocabulary]

no, i'm afraid making up words doesn't work at all.

[ghost_shield]

Actually it's not -- on second thought, yeah, it is, sorry. Still, I guess there are worse reason to be recognized. But... why "scream queen?"

[killervocabulary]

i believe that nickname was spawned from some misuse of particular skills while i was under the influence of the jack frosts.

[sageprincess]

Perturbed, perhaps? I hardly see the point in commenting on such things.

[The hell are tabloids.]

[ghost_shield]

Something to do with screaming, then? Sounds like an interesting ability.

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[putonagoodshow]

i am working on a news feed filter

this won't happen again

[killervocabulary]

i suppose that would be a fitting way of putting it. it seems to be harmless gossip, just in a different form in this world.

[No idea, but it seems no worse than some of the idle commentary she'd hear from city guards...]

[killervocabulary]

shouting, actually, but i suppose "shout queen" doesn't have quite the same ring.

[That, and there's no way the tabloid writers would know about it.]

[killervocabulary]

i am uncertain how a filter could effect a thing such as this, but i certainly won't complain if it works.

[putonagoodshow]

at the least it will prevent us from having to see it

"what can't he do"? they'll see what i'm really capable of

[ghost_shield]

Doesn't rhyme as well, at least.

[killervocabulary]

while i'm not pleased by this, i do not feel retaliation is a good source of action.

[killervocabulary]

i suppose it doesn't, but it matters little in the scheme of things. even in other worlds, gossip persists.

[ghost_shield]

Guess you'll just have to make the most of it for now!

...

Or wear a hat.

[killervocabulary]

...a hat? i'm afraid i don't understand the reasoning.

[ghost_shield]

Um, well, since they say the best disguises are the simplest ones and all.

[sageprincess]

I believe I prefer the form it takes in my country. The Gossip Stones are not as... overt as this "Teen Magazine."

Still, that is a good view to take, I suppose. You certainly seem more level-headed about this than some of the others who appear to have been featured.

[killervocabulary]

i'll stick with making the most of it, i believe. deception has never been a strength of mine.

[killervocabulary]

i just feel that this comparatively harmless. not condoning their actions, but there's definitely more important things going on to fret over.

[ghost_shield]

Eh. Just a suggestion. If nothing else, maybe you can just shout off the really obnoxious ones.

[sageprincess]

Definitely. Especially with this "tournament" that is approaching. The more I hear of it, the less I like.

[killervocabulary]

Hopefully such displays of force won't be necessary, but unfortunately some situations demand it.

[killervocabulary]

it would appear that seeing people fight for sport is far more constant between worlds than i had hoped. at least this one does not include fighting to the death, however.

[sageprincess]

That is true, yet I still feel this sense of unease about the situation. I have not been here long enough to completely trust the government's motives, but neither do I know anything at all about this opposition group they are hoping to both draw out and protect against.

[A pause.]

Forgive me. I should not trouble you with my worries.

[killervocabulary]

fret not, they are quite valid things to worry over, and i would be lying if i were to say i had not had similar thoughts in my time here. i have not seen this group in my time here either, only monsters.

[ghost_shield]

Eh. We can't all be charlatans and conmen.

[sageprincess]

Do you think we can trust the government of this city with our safety?

[Drawing out dangerous people during a populated event... Zelda has her doubts.]

[killervocabulary]

given the state of the city upon arrival and things that have happened, and that they seem to rely upon us 'visitors' when bad things happen? no, i do not. i have relied on myself for safety for a long time now, and i will continue to do so.

[sageprincess]

I am inclined to agree with you, even if I have not seen the things you have. I suppose that is the best we can do with what we know at the moment: be as self-sufficient as possible and hope our help is not necessary.

[killervocabulary]

it is quite an unfortunate situation we've been put into, but it is good to see such wisdom in one so young.

[sageprincess]

Of the three virtues of my world, it is the one I most identify with.

[A-ahaha... and to think she's not nearly as young as she was when she first inherited it.]