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Seems like you guys're all tangled up in some kinda huge mess here, along with the fate of the world itself.

Sounds pretty fucking dull if you ask me; it's not like I'm even from this piece of shit world, know what I mean? I really couldn't care less whether it burns to the ground, sinks into the abyss or if it somehow survives.

I mean obviously I'm gonna stick around to see how it ends; I'll even lend a hand, as long as I can be bothered and don't wind up bored shitless.

So I gotta ask; what is there to do in this shithole? Anything fun gone down lately? Fill me in, dudes.

[Santa stretches and stifles a yawn, finally continuing with a slight grin on his face.]

And it's not like I really care one way or the other, but I might as well ask... any of you losers from back home recognize me? It's Santa, by the way, incase you can't see my face.

[Which should, for better or for worse, cover of the people he knew back home]

And no, Santa isn't my real name, that'd be stupid as all hell.

I'm just not giving my real name, alright?

Laters.

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It does, and I will thank you for it.

So, while we're chatting away like the best friends in the world, what did you make of Butterfly-man?

[Because Santa doesn't trust him, default setting and all that jazz.]

I'm highly suspicious.

[Understatement. God = Nessiah hates you and wants you to die.]

I know, right? Who just gives away a shit load of power to a bunch of strangers and expects them to clean up their mess?

If he's so powerful then why doesn't he flap his wings and do it himself?

Perhaps it would break the rules of his game... But that's only speculation.

I gotta wonder why he'd go and make a rule that prevented him from getting into the game, what about you?

[He is now in deep thought mode... this is way more interesting than the thought of summoning big demon things, right?]

Unless the other side of the coin keeps the other dude out of it?

That would be 'fair play'. Whether they'll always abide by this or not, that remains to be seen...

Or maybe he's scared shitless of the other dude?

He's gotta have some reason beyond fair play - nobody plays fair because they want to.

My money is on this; the other guy is probably much more powerful, and Butterfly knows it.

Without any further information, I'll agree with your bet.

That makes me wonder about a bunch of other things, though.

[Like 'shouldn't we be teaming up with the stronger guy?' or 'if that is true why didn't they tell us?' or 'what else are they hiding from us?']

I guess I'll just mull it over later, though. No sense clogging up the network with shitty baseless conspiracy theories.

[That is; no sense doing it where it can be monitored. If he was going to talk about this it'd be in person.

With a member of the ~evil~ faction, preferably.]

You're a pretty smart guy, though, I gotta say.

Why, thank you. I could say the same about yourself.

Just call me suspicious; not smart. Doesn't take a genius to think "hang on a minute!"

Know what I mean?

Anyway, it'd be good to get to know you a bit more seeing as you don't seem like a shit for brains moron like I was expecting this place to be full of.

You said your name was Nessiah, right?

[Nessiah nods at that.]

That's correct. And Santa is what you go by here?

Sure is.

Is Nessiah your real name, or what?

Close enough to it.