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[everheads]

Hush, I'm busy.

_{[ I didn't say anything. ]}

Not yet, no, but you were going to.

_{[ ... You're just staring at a clipboard. ]}

Yes.

_{[ It's blank. ]}

Is it? _{[ Oh, no. ]} From my view, there is a lot to this clipboard. Where you might see a blank page, I see--

_{[ He stops all of a sudden, and looks a little sad maybe? He must miss his sister... ]}

Anyway, yes, quite busy. _{[ Well, guess he's done with me. He goes back to staring at the clipboard and twirling a pen around his fingers. ]}

Comments

[jokester_not_joker]

Interesting perspective. Are you one of those Earth hopper guys?

[everheads]

Yes and no. I wouldn't say I'm one to hop, really.

[jokester_not_joker]

It's more a figure of speech. Earth portalers sounds a little too boring.

[everheads]

That leads to the question as to whether I am restricted to Earth or not. An interesting thought.

Oh, and portals are only part of it.

[jokester_not_joker]

You remind me a bit of my friend Eddie. He's always got more questions than answers.

[nevertails]

What you must understand about questions is how deeply interesting they can be.

[everheads]

And at times answers can simply be quite boring.

_{[ ... Oh so like nothing ever happened??? ]}

[nevertails]

Indeed, knowing a thing to be true can take away much of the initial interest one may have held before.

[everheads]

However, in learning the answer, one's desire to learn information has been satisfied.

[nevertails]

It's an everlasting Catch-22.

[everheads]

To know or not to know.

[nevertails]

Is it more important to satisfy your curiosity, or to live in ignorance forevermore, sated instead by the hunt for answers?

[jokester_not_joker]

You two make a fantastic duo. Ever think about becoming superheroes? I think you would fit right in.

[everheads]

Superheroes? What a thought. _{[ He looks to her. ]}

[nevertails]

Banish the thought, brother. We have neither the ability nor the time to swoop around saving citizens.

[jokester_not_joker]

Are you sure? I mean I'm just a human with some nice technology and a penchant for making life hell for some villains.

[everheads]

We have plenty of time, however I think a lack of desire is the issue.

[nevertails]

I refuse to wear any form of skin-tight latex.

[jokester_not_joker]

Hey if you're not worried about secret identities you could go with what you're wearing. There aren't any rules as to what you can and can't wear.

Besides I think it would be rather awkward if you did wear latex because it would mean your brother over there would be wearing the exact same thing.

[nevertails]

Our identities are no issue.

. . . [ _{a glance at Robert} ] Indeed.

[everheads]

. . . _{[ A glace at her. ]} Banish the thought, sister.

[nevertails]

Indeed.

[notmakingsense]

[there's a snap of fingers and suddenly a crude drawing appears on the clipboard. It's a bad drawing of a certain Draconequus, and it's moving, and talking.]

Well then, the page isn't blank anymore, is it?

[everheads]

_{[ He doesn't seem all too surprised by the drawing but he'll certainly quirk his eyebrow at it. ]} Well, I suppose you are right. Though I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at now.

[notmakingsense]

What you're looking at is a being that's done what you're doing for centuries.

It's nice to see that some humans have discovered the tears I've been using.

[everheads]

Quite useful, aren't they? I'm curious, though, can you only appear on paper? _{[ Seems you've caught his interest. ]}

[notmakingsense]

[There's a flash of light and the paper is blank again, but now there's this guy standing in front of Robert.]

Oh I can appear in many places. I'm a spirit of chaos after all.

[everheads]

Fascinating. And what does that entail, exactly, being a spirit of chaos?

[notmakingsense]

Many things.

Such as spreading chaos and disharmony wherever you go, generally being better than others, etc etc.

[everheads]

You sound rather busy then.

[notmakingsense]

Not busy enough to not deal with the small stuff.

And, might I add, you two are not small stuff.

[everheads]

_{[ An eyebrow quirk. ]} Oh?

[notmakingsense]

That little stunt you two pulled? With the tears and what you are now? You're the first mortals to do that.

Frankly it's almost insulting, but I'm still amazed that you pulled it off.

[everheads]

_{[ He can't help but feel an odd sense of pride but he doesn't let his expression change. He simply inclines his head. ]} I suppose you are right, though I apologise for any offence. I find it difficult to find the event remarkable any more.

[1031]

[ Oh, Robert. You were always the sentimental one, weren't you. Though perhaps when it comes to the subject of missing siblings, she can understand the sentiment. ]

You failed to finish your sentence just now, [ she points out, as if he'd somehow managed to overlook the fact. ]

[everheads]

_{[ His expression doesn't change but there's no denying that he's glad to see her. He holds his head just a little higher. ]}

Not failed to. Chose not to, dear sister.

[1031]

[ Yes, that's right. Chin up. ]

That implies there's action in inaction, dear brother. Which, if there is — and there isn't — is quite clever of you.

[everheads]

And what's to say that there isn't, dear sister? _{[ He knew arguing with her, even in their own silly way, would be futile. It didn't stop him though. ]} And besides, you were always the clever one.

[1031]

There is and there isn't, same as always, [ she says, which is old hat really for the likes of them. ] Which I suppose makes us both equally right and equally wrong.

[ A beat and she fails to smile, though the timber of her voice changes just slightly. ] I would argue that we're both clever enough, though when one has two of anything there'll always be a lesser and a greater.

[everheads]

I suppose you are correct, though I would call neither of us lesser than the other.

_{[ Her tone pleases him. Slightly softer and probably only he could tell the difference. The corner of his mouth turns up slightly. ]} Tell me of your studies, sister.