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[eatsyourscience]

[With the arrival of Bill the Lizard on the scene, Souji has been considering some important things. Naturally, he takes to the network to poll the other residents.]

Bill's new, isn't he? Where do you think they come from?

[He adjusts his glasses, which he is actually wearing for once. They just make him feel more sexy focused somehow.]

Speaking of them... Has anyone seen the Duchess?

[...]

Did she take the sword with her?

[Those who know him can probably hear in his tone that he's legitimately worried about this. It doesn't show on his face, though.]

Comments

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[akapeanut]

...Have you ever seen Mary Poppins?

[Not totally related, but she can't help but think of Dick Van Dyke with the way that lizard talks.]

[eatsyourscience]

The Disney movie? I think I've seen parts of it.

[akapeanut]

He reminds me of the chimney sweep. Except, y'know. Scaly.

[eatsyourscience]

In the book Bill goes down a chimney.... Then Alice kicks him back up and you never see him again.

[akapeanut]

Yeah, okay, that probably explains it, sorta. I kinda hope he doesn't disappear, though. He's. Earnest.

[Somehow that's the best word for it.]

[eatsyourscience]

I like him better than some of the others.

[akapeanut]

...Are they fucking with us somehow? Is Wonderland, like. Making us like them?

[eatsyourscience]

...I...hadn't really thought of it that way.

[akapeanut]

I might be giving this place too much credit. I mean, maybe it just does random shit like the books and movies made it out to and the people who live here just understand it better than we do.

And. Maybe some of those people are cute lizards and they aren't tainted somehow.

...Do frogs and lizards get along?

[eatsyourscience]

I guess it would depend on the frog and lizard in question.

[akapeanut]

Yeah.

I just thought. Frog might like a friend.

[The more she thinks about it, the more it seems weird to keep something that can speak and build things as a pet. She doesn't even know what lizards eat.]

[eatsyourscience]

You want to keep Bill?

[akapeanut]

...He's so much nicer than the others.

[eatsyourscience]

I guess so. Some of them are nice enough--just frustrating.

[akapeanut]

I guess so. Alice isn't bad, but, y'know. The eye thing.

[Eugh.]

[eatsyourscience]

Yeah... [He's seen creepier shadows...heck some of his Personas are creepier I'm looking at you, Mara, but it's different when it's a real live girl and not a symbolic monster.]