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What's all this then? It's pretty unexpected, I have to say. If this is what I've been missing out on, I'll have to start sneaking out of the Palace again.

[he looks around idly, seeming pretty calm and unmoved by it all. He's just chill and almost pleasantly so]

Still, as nice as the scenery is, pulling people into Machines isn't something to be taken lightly. Grand experiments like this without the consent of the test subjects aren't something I can condone. I might have to talk to some people. Hopefully there aren’t any idiots I know getting themselves mixed up in anything they shouldn't be. It would be a hassle to have to clean up someone else's mess again.

[a sigh that's somewhere between annoyed and unamused. He crosses his arms over his chest, and if there was a throne somewhere he'd take a seat. Oh well, he'll just look around expectantly]

So how about someone come out and tell me how to get out of this place? While the look of the place and the new surroundings are great, being trapped too long in one place would be annoying.

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And wouldn't it be awful if someone gave him information and he did something even stupider than your wildest expectations?

You wouldn't think like that though. You're too wrapped up in your own selfishness.

[he sighs, shrugging] Whatever, it can't be helped. Everyone goes through that phase. And hey, I wouldn't usually say anything about it, [and he gets more serious] but there's an entire world you're putting in danger, and that I can't let that happen.

[Asch expected him to say something like that, but having an Emperor here, and an uncooperative one, will make his life very hard.

He does not look happy, nor does he give up political ground.]

... I'll keep your words in mind, Your Majesty.

If you say so. [he shrugs, accepting Asch isn't going to listen to him for now] Try not to do anything too stupid. It would be a pain to have everything get screwed up.

I'm not going to do anything. [It's a source of frustration for him-- that he has to wait, that he has to do this stupid experiment with Jade and Tear and DRECK first, that he can't have what he wants most right now.

Even with a beautiful, endless expanse like the Plane, Asch feels trapped.]

There's something to be said for accepting when you can't change things, too. Not doing anything isn't as bad as it sounds. It's tough, but sometimes it's for the best.

So, what else can you tell me about this place?

[~HIS WORDS~

(Asch's head.)

He crosses his arms.]

... The reason we're brought here is for an experiment. [He hates that word so much.] Occasionally people are given strange side-effects. Sometimes the people in charge let monsters loose, trap people here, and force people to kill each other.

Meredith Sault is the one in charge. She's tall, hoods herself at all times and answers questions without answering anything. She works in tandem with the twins Lapis and Lazuli. I think they're some kind of construct.

Man, that doesn't sound too different from half the stuff you're facing at home right now, I bet.

Oh yeah, I saw her when I first woke up. She looked pretty good. It's a shame she has to be involved in all these shady experiments.

Tch. I can handle it, but you're the leader of a country. You shouldn't come here unless you have to. It's dangerous.

[That... just makes him lineface. Seriously, dude?]

Hey, so you can think ahead!

Anyway, it sounds like if someone in charge really wants to bring me here, I won't have much of a choice about it. I might as well get used to the place when I can come and go as I please.

[Come on, she's good looking and intellectual. All she's missing are glasses and Peony would be smitten.]

[The lineface turns into a full on B| at that remark.] Don't blame me if something happens to you. Your palace has guards for a reason.

[his B| face is so cute~] Has anything happened to you?

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No. [Which doesn't necessarily mean 'no, nothing happened to me' so much as 'no, it's none of your business, stop asking'.]

[Asch's sulkiness is fun~] But you'd be sure to tell me if something did happen, right?

[Nice try.] I can handle it. I have bigger things to worry about, and so do you.

I don't know, you seem like a pretty big concern for me right now.

I have stuff to do. [That is a not so polite request for dismissal, if that makes any sense.]

I bet you do. Don't get in too much trouble. It would be a pain in the ass to have to deal with that so soon. [It does! And that is a not so polite permission for dismissal~]

Hmph. [Not even a goodbye as he drops from the Plane.

House Fabre must have rude genes.]

[so that's where Luke got it! Peony just gets back to exploring the Plane.]