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[ Bill the Lizard is not building. Bill the Lizard is lizarding, sitting on a large rock in the sun. He looks out at the lake, thoughtfully. ]

They've got a whole nine wrapped together, no wonder you can't remember your place neither. Set a foot in one, end up in another, snap of ye finger, goes just like that. Goes they'll all stumble together, and end up here, too. What a right mess that'll be to paint over. Shine like the stars, that's the one, shine like all the stars, like it'll be worth to fight over.

[ Thoughtfully his tongue flicks up and down, and licks the side of his face. ]

Won't compare to her I tell ye, she'll be a right proper treat soon enough-- Aw, but that'd be peeking all right, bad enough we don't got a working door for her right away--

[ Bill flicks his tail and perks up. ]

No. No, listen good, lads, listen, ye hear? Dress up nice and warm, that'll come in well and good later!

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[modore]

[Satoru's a bit hesitant to even respond to Bill, but he passed up a chance to talk to a resident last time, and he wants to at least try now.]

They won't compare to who?

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[squeakyslate]

A proper lady, that's who! Gods, they're gods, but they don't nothing on a proper Queen. You're a bright lad, ye think so too, wouldn't ye?

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[modore]

[He's not so sure.]

Aren't gods more powerful than a queen, though?

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[squeakyslate]

Nothin' and nobody is more powerful than the proper queen in her proper realm, lad.

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[modore]

But...

[Okay, no. He's not going to argue the point. If he's talking to a lizard, then of course a queen can be more powerful than a god.]

Is this her realm? [He makes a circular gesture, trying to indicate that he means Wonderland.]

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[squeakyslate]

[ Bill guffaws. ]

Ain't the realm of no gods, lad! Now, what's--

[ He mimics the circular motion with his tail. ]

--that s'pposed to mean? I'll tell ye, old Bill likes to tell ye how it is, but it depends, don't it? 'Cause of course it is, but no, nope, it ain't.

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[modore]

Do you mean that it is her realm but it isn't at the same time?

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[squeakyslate]

I'm a lizard, lad, not a bleedin' philosopher. Means I don't know where yer pointin', that's all.

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[modore]

O-okay.

[Alright, be more practical about it, then.]

I meant Wonderland. The whole place. Does it belong to her?