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[tresemme]

[ if you’re lucky, you’ve never heard this voice before. if you have, you’ll probably notice that he seems considerably less grouchy than he did making his greeting rounds in springstar and highstorm. tony has had time to settle in, and more importantly, he’s made some big decisions about what side he wants to support here.

…for now, at least, which is the quiet motivation behind his demanding communion. he seems utterly at home invading people’s minds, and there’s the sense of him stretching out like he’s been here the whole time and was just waiting for you to get home. ]

People here are from all different worlds, right?

[ rhetorical question, and he continues. ]

I want to hear from whoever’s been to Terra. The third planet in the Sol System. I know some of you call it Earth—the fact that you have a name for it means that you know about it. [ a pause. ] I’ll torture the knowledge out of you if I have to, but it’s easier for everyone if you just cough it up.

[ that seems to be the end of that, unless you’re a zenite, to which he then narrows his focus. ]

…sorry if you heard me say I want all the humans to die. I know we have to work together.

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[lockedon]

[ torture???? hello?? ]

Is there a reason you need to know so badly?

[tresemme]

I’ve never been. I want to know if it’s really as good as people say it is.

[ which is the truth, but not the whole truth. he’s just not going to spill his whole emotional backstory to some rando, you see… ]

[lockedon]

Wouldn't you still be going off other people's opinions by asking here?

[ Not that any of them can really visit Earth now (depending on which side is to be believed more) but his point still stands. ]

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[tresemme]

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[tresemme]

…it’s different, okay?! We haven’t been able to visit Terra in centuries because the humans have been keeping it all to themselves.

[ there’s no war with humans here, ergo at least one of them will probably give him the truth. he hopes. ]

[escardos]

[ look who’s here, tony! the weird guy that told you that killing humans is wasteful. ]

Oh, torture! That’s better than murder, if you know how to keep them from dying. Good progress, good progress!

[ he sounds genuinely happy about this. ]

I come from there— what do you wanna know? Geography? History? Winner of Best Picture in the Oscars? Let me know!

[lockedon]

[ Sure, Jan Tony. Whatever helps you sleep at night. ]

Humans have a tendency to keep things to themselves. [ But anyway. ] Where are you from, if not Earth?

[ Look at him, avoiding all these questions about Earth he wasn't going to be able to answer anyway. ]

[epiprocta]

[ Sorry Tony ... he's just gonna laugh in your (metaphorical) face for a hot second. And once he's done with his little bout of hoarse, wolfish snickering: ]

Y'know, most of the nutjobs here at least pretend to be kinda normal at first.

[ It's almost refreshing having some fucknut come waltzing in waving a huge 'I AM INSANE' sign over their head right off the bat. ]

[lockedon]

[ what the fuck is wrong with you, flat ]

[tresemme]

[ thanks bud. he absolutely knows how to keep them from dying since he’s been doing fucked up evil things since he was literally, physically a toddler. ]

Huh… so people really were born there. [ he’s quietly contemplative, but then there’s sort of a frustrated turn in his thoughts. ] I don’t care about all that stuff. What does it look like?

[tresemme]

[ at least this guy gets it… ]

I was born on a planet called Nazca. It was destroyed even before all this stuff happened, though. [ he thinks for a moment. ] …thanks to humans. They’ve been nothing but a thorn in our side, so the least anyone can do here is tell me what they know.

[tresemme]

[ tony should probably be offended by being called a nutjob, but he’s honestly more offended that gen is laughing like this is funny. ]

“Normal” doesn’t mean anything to me. I haven’t been normal since I was born.

[ said with complete and utter sincerity. ]

[lockedon]

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There's a slight lull as he processes that information. ]

I've never been to Earth so I don't have any answers to give. [ Sorry. ] But it didn't sound all too unique from what I've heard.

[escardos]

[ wow, he can’t say he hasn’t seen that.

on the other hand, flat doesn’t seem to be remotely bothered by tony’s thoughts. his mindscape seems devoid of anything, in comparison. ]

It looks beautiful! But the scenery changes depending on where you go. But imagine 71% water and the other 29% being varying landscapes. Deserts, mountains, grassy plains… that sort of thing. And, of course! Large cities full of people.

[epiprocta]

[ Oh. My god. Even if Gen's now been isekai'd for long enough to know that this guy's probably actually some sort of supernatural weirdo, he can't help his first thought of -- this loser's just some chuuni edgelord supreme. There's still traces of an amused grin in the drawl of his voice, even when he speaks evenly. ]

Yeah? An' how're you so not-normal? What makes you so special?

[ Please say your eyes glow, please say your eyes glow. ]

[escardos]

[ oh yknow, ]

[tresemme]

[ tony isn’t sure whether he feels disappointed or vindicated in hearing that earth didn’t amaze this guy, and since he doesn’t want to examine that feeling further, he… tries. to socialize. ]

Well, then where are you from? Maybe we’ll go there instead.

[ he’s harmonized with zenith, but it seems he hasn’t completely internalized “everything is gone.” ]

[lockedon]

[ Look at Tony, putting in the effort... ]

The skydoms. [ Which has never rung a single bell with any of the people he's met here thus far so he may as well elaborate. ] Floating islands in the sky.

[tresemme]

[ ugh… tony has never been around so many people who make fun of him. he’s used to being hated, but he hasn’t built up a proper defense against being taunted by people who don’t know him at all.

he bristles. ]

I just am. I’m the superior species.

[tresemme]

[ the answer is surprisingly helpful, considering he wasn’t sure what to make of flat before and still isn’t now. it would make it easier to peer into his heart and just read him from there, but… he’s not ready to make enemies he doesn’t have to. ]

…

[ tony is quiet, sincerely imagining what flat describes. his heart, to his annoyance, aches at the description. ]

What are the people like?

[tresemme]

…huh?

[ yeah, no, he doesn’t know. ]

Why are they floating?

[lockedon]

[ why would you ask me this, mary ]

You'd have to ask a scientist for that. [ He has better things to worry about than why islands do or don't float. ] They've been floating for as long as anyone has lived on them.

[tresemme]

[ he has to know ]

The gravity on your planet must be really weird. [ at the very least, it seems he’s already mentally moved on from his tragic past and grudge against humans in this particular conversation. ] Have you ever been anywhere else?

[escardos]

[ if tony wanted to, he could. there’s not much that the other could do to flat that would make him consider tony an enemy. and even if he were one, that wouldn’t ruin the friendship that flat has single-handedly declared.

without any regard to tony’s mood shifting, he continues all too chipperly. ]

The people are… fascinating! Each one of them is different, like a world of their own. They’re all so inefficient and clumsy, but seeing them overcome their own faults and do great things is amazing. Even just one person alone can change someone else’s world, whether for better or worse.

help. still,

[cutlery]

[ wow there sure is a lot here in every respect. let's just ignore it. ]

Ah, I have been to it, technically speaking. It is where I was before coming here... But there is no need to torture the information out of me or anyone else, I might add. I am perfectly willing to tell you anything you would like to know. I know... Well, quite a lot about it.

[ Understatement, but we'll get to that. No need to lead with "I'm an ancient demon that's been watching Earth for eons" ]