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[smartest]

Afternoon, Chief.

So this is the new headquarters. Snazzy. Don't get me wrong, Chief, there wasn't anything wrong with the old headquarters. Well. Before.

Anyway, my point is, thanks for picking me out of all your agents to get your party started. Am I right?

Not - that - this is a party. These missions are serious business. It was just a figure of speech. You know that, as an agent, I've trained myself to desire absolutely no fun on the job.

All business.

Always.

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[wannayiffyn]

An agent? That does sound like serious business!

[oh don't mind the skinny kid with dog ears, she's just curious.]

[smartest]

It - by - agent you mean greeting card salesman.

Because I do.

[see here's the thing with max - he's really gotta stop talking about work in public places like this.]

[wannayiffyn]

Um... a greeting card salesman agent?

[smartest]

Greeting card agent.

That's. We call ourselves that.

Because it sounds cooler.

And, I mean, let's be real - you would totally take an agent more seriously than a salesman, if it came right down to it.

[wannayiffyn]

Oh. Well, I guess so! I didn't know that there were agents just for selling greeting cards, though.

[smartest]

I mean, I guess when it gets down to it, we're not. We're just selling them, so we're really just salesmen. But we like to avoid that fact.

[wannayiffyn]

I guess it's kind of like the difference between a witch and a sylph. One just sounds more magical!

[smartest]

Um. Sure. Which series is that from again? I used to read a lot of fantasy, but I'm blanking right now. It's upsetting.

[wannayiffyn]

Um, a lot of series, I guess! But, well, I'm the Witch, and a friend of mine is a Sylph. But we both play the same role! Just the names are different is all.

[smartest]

Oh, I get it. You guys are in one of those tabletop games? Which one? I played some D&D back in college, but that was just a disaster and did not boost my street cred whatsoever.

[wannayiffyn]

[heheheh. she decides to skip the explanation and demonstrate. so she pulls out a bit of her god tier power and picks herself up off of the ground, black skirts billowing in an imaginary breeze.]

[smartest]

OH MY SWEET BABY JESUS -

[there's max, jaw-dropped and wide-eyed, scurrying back from her because oh my god what the hell is that even.]

I think - I really think you should come back down. That would be good for both of us.

[wannayiffyn]

Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!

[she quickly sets herself back down, obviously genuinely sorry.]

[smartest]

Is - uhm.

Is that like - some new technology?

Because it's pretty cool. I want one.

[max kind of - straightens his tie and corrects his posture to look more intimidating. because oh my god, this girl is from kaos. it explains so much.]

[wannayiffyn]

[yes that makes perfect sense, this is definitely the most reasonable explanation!]

I guess so! You could call it that, but it's not really something that can just be handed out. Something really bad has to happen to you before you can get it.

[smartest]

What do you mean, really bad?

[really bad like, oh idk, joining kaos?! because that's a pretty awful thing.]

[wannayiffyn]

Um, well... you have to die. [:(]

[smartest]

Wait -

Wait -

That's not -

Okay, I'm not actually following.

[wannayiffyn]

I'm not really sure I understand it, either, but it's all part of this game that some friends and I are playing. It's an alternate reality game, and, if you die while playing the game and you're laying on a thing called a quest bed, then you come back to life and ascend to the god tiers, which are really, really high levels in the game. It makes you really really powerful!

[smartest]

Oh! Okay. So it is a tabletop game. Or. One of those RPG things. With really freakin' awesome technology.

[kaos agent level technology. fffff.]

Who developed it?

[wannayiffyn]

Well, it's not really a tabletop game, but it is some pretty amazing technology!

... I don't actually know. But I bet it was somebody really, really strong. Strong enough to create a universe!

[smartest]

An in-game universe.

And, I mean, I'm sure it wasn't just one person. Game developers have whole teams dedicated to worldbuilding. I think.

[hey max, your geek is showing. remember, you're supposed to be undercover, yet professional.]

[wannayiffyn]

Oh, no, the universe that the game creates is real! I didn't believe it at first, either, until I saw it!

[meanwhile Jade is much too busy babbling to notice that he's still totally lost on what the hell she's talking about. oh well!]

[smartest]

Is this like one of those World of Warcraft things where it's just so immersive that everyone thinks it's real and then they get addicted and don't eat, or something?

[wannayiffyn]

Nope! It's really real. Not even just pretend-real. I could probably show you, but I'm not sure I'd be able to get us back here afterwards.