[Ox can be found at the dorms! They are making themselves lunch in the kitchen, it appears to be rice and curry. When they see Rita they will wave her over.]
Sure. At first we didn't really have any idea of what to do, all we were told was to 'become heroes and fight crime'. So we did that for a while, but while we were doing that we were trying to look for clues as to why we were brought here and how to get home. It was kind of messy back then, we struggled to work well as a group. Even Marigold Monkey was-
[They pause there, and when they speak again, it's a little quieter.]
...well. Long story short, it took a lot of time for us to really learn to work as a team. That might be why we haven't found much yet.
There were twelve of us, originally. But...you know, fighting villains can be dangerous. So now there's only eight of us.
Monkey was the oldest, so they were kind of like our team leader. They were pretty good at it too, it gave a lot of us the direction we needed to stay focused. Tiger was...well, not close, they're not close to anyone really, but they did better with someone else calling the shots. So we're all feeling their loss, I think.
[she just processes that quietly for a few seconds. rita doesn't really know how to comfort someone, nor is she really inclined to, so it just results in a bit of an awkward silence.]
They're our superhero identities! Pretty cool, huh? I mean, we go out sometimes without our costumes on, but we're very careful not to let anyone connect our superhero identities and our real ones.
Ah, yeah, fair. Basically, my eyes are really sensitive to light, so I usually wear my team glasses even without the rest of the outfit. It keeps me from getting headaches.
Usually every day. Even back when we all lived together I liked to cook, and I've been by myself for about a month now. Either I cook or I have to get takeout.
[Order up! Here's a plate of curry and a spoon for Rita!]
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