Voice testing a new muse!

[buildingtheeconomy]

Looks like a nice new place...

I wonder if there are any Truffula Trees around here.

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[plumoath]

What's a Truffula tree?

[mantrap]

There ain't any.

[buildingtheeconomy]

It's a certain type of tree that happens to be perfect for making thneeds.

[buildingtheeconomy]

...Uh... okay...

[ He's a bit terrified. ]

[plumoath]

Oh. [Pause. Wait for it. Wait for it...]

What's a thneed?

[buildingtheeconomy]

A thneed is a wonderful thing that all people need.

[plumoath]

"All people", huh? Guess it must be something pretty cool. Heehee. I'll pass, though!

[buildingtheeconomy]

You'll... pass?

But it can do anything!

[plumoath]

Yeah, but can it train my Pokemon? Can it help me climb high mountains without having to take a road? Whatever it is, it can't take the place of hard work. So yeah! I'll pass, mister. Thanks, though!

[buildingtheeconomy]

Train your... your what?

It can function as a rope for climbing mountains, you know.

[plumoath]

My Pokemon! Here, here, let me show you! [Suddenly: Mareep.] Ta-dah!

It can? Can it help me breathe underwater?

[buildingtheeconomy]

Oh, uh... I'm sure it can help you train it somehow.

But no, it can't help you breathe underwater.

[madcuriosity]

Whatever is a Truffula Tree?

[buildingtheeconomy]

A Truffula Tree is what a thneed is made from.

[madcuriosity]

A what?

[buildingtheeconomy]

A thneed! Everyone needs one, really. I'm surprised you don't have one.

[madcuriosity]

I don't even know what it is.

[buildingtheeconomy]

Well, a thneed is this!

[ He pulls out a large, bright pink mass of fuzz. ]

It can do pretty much anything.

[madcuriosity]

It can! Can it play chess! I'm always looking for a partner!

[buildingtheeconomy]

Er.. no.

It can be a hat or scarf, though.

[madcuriosity]

Oh! Well, can it feed my pet cats when I forget?

[buildingtheeconomy]

Unless you want them to eat it, no.

It can be a home for your cat or a collar...

[madcuriosity]

Well how big is it? And however can it be a "home" for them? It can turn into a house?

[buildingtheeconomy]

Like this.

[ Forms the thneed into a small, cave-like shelter. ]

[madcuriosity]

Oh! That's very impressive! But I think my kitties would much prefer my bed to a cave. And you seem to only have the one on you, in any case, and it seems you are using it.

[buildingtheeconomy]

Well, if you ever need one, I have more...

[madcuriosity]

That's very nice of you, but I'm alright, sir.

[buildingtheeconomy]

Alright, then.

Who are you, anyway?

[madcuriosity]

My name is Alice, Alice Liddell. How do you do?

[buildingtheeconomy]

I'm the Once-Ler. It's nice to meet you.

[madcuriosity]

[Once-ler? What a most peculiar name!]

It's very nice to meet you too, Mr. Once-ler.

[buildingtheeconomy]

[ Mr. Once-Ler? He's never heard that before... but he quite likes it. ]

So, I assume you're here because of a... 'mun' as well?

[madcuriosity]

Oh yes, I'm here with Miss Writer!

[buildingtheeconomy]

Would you mind telling me what this is all about...? I mean, why would I be chosen by my... 'mun'.

INEEDEDTO

[kissin_the_cereal]

[At the mention of trees, he perks up.]

Do you like trees, too?

Re: INEEDEDTO

[buildingtheeconomy]

I like chopping down trees to make thneeds, if that's what you mean.

[kissin_the_cereal]

[Suddenly, he doesn't like you.]

....No. '
That's really not what I meant.

[buildingtheeconomy]

...Oh.

[ Well, this is awkward now. ]

Why do you care about trees, then?

[kissin_the_cereal]

Well, they're like... They make free fresh air. And bring weird animals I've never seen before. and their tufts are really soft and smell like butterfly milk.

[He's counting off on his fingers as he speaks, trying to remember what Audrey said about them.]

Plus, they're really cool-looking, too.

[buildingtheeconomy]

They're also perfect for making thneeds.

[1/2]

[kissin_the_cereal]

Yeah, and they--

[2/2]

[kissin_the_cereal]

Hey, wait, no.

[buildingtheeconomy]

What's wrong with thneeds?

[kissin_the_cereal]

It's not the thneeds, those sound pretty cool or whatever, but anyway-

It's not the theeds, it's the fact that you were too focused on the thneeds and not on the trees you promised not to cut down. [An indignant frown up at you.]