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[ Ponta has spent the whole first week hunched over into a slouch, but his posture seems to have dramatically improved overnight. He's standing up straight when he comes to talk to Fox this time. He doesn't look as cheerful as usual. ]
Yo. Nothing much, just wondering about those new rules they posted today... Do you know anything about that?
Yo. Nothing much, just wondering about those new rules they posted today... Do you know anything about that?
[ Well, that's about the answer he expected. Ponta sighs and takes a seat across from Fox. ]
The people in the audience said this isn't the first time an execution like this happened - were you around for the last one?
The people in the audience said this isn't the first time an execution like this happened - were you around for the last one?
They said that "really bad" villains get executed publicly like this. It seemed normal to them.
[ Calling Mika a really bad villain continues to be a joke. ]
Maybe even enjoyable? Given how much attendance there was.
[ Calling Mika a really bad villain continues to be a joke. ]
Maybe even enjoyable? Given how much attendance there was.
Getting some real mixed messages here, I'll be real.
[ The citizens say one thing, the leaders another and the mysterious shadow force behind the mayor is doing another thing entirely... ]
So when the other heroes died, it wasn't something like this?
[ The citizens say one thing, the leaders another and the mysterious shadow force behind the mayor is doing another thing entirely... ]
So when the other heroes died, it wasn't something like this?
[ There's a moment of silence as Ponta considers whether or not he really believes that. Ultimately, he sighs. ]
... yeah, you're also just being tossed around right now, aren't you?
[ The new rules are unsettling and having the team leaders as go-betweens basically guarantees that they'd take the brunt of unhappiness regardless of whether or not they had anything to do with it. ]
When we got here, you seemed to trust this city's management quite a bit. Why's that?
... yeah, you're also just being tossed around right now, aren't you?
[ The new rules are unsettling and having the team leaders as go-betweens basically guarantees that they'd take the brunt of unhappiness regardless of whether or not they had anything to do with it. ]
When we got here, you seemed to trust this city's management quite a bit. Why's that?
Kinda, but that's kind of our job right now, too.
[ being the (gender neutral) middle men. ]
It's because they were always good to us before now. They gave us somewhere to stay, they helped pay for expenses and stuff, and then they started calling us heroes because we could help with the people attacking the city. They never gave us a reason not to trust them.
[ being the (gender neutral) middle men. ]
It's because they were always good to us before now. They gave us somewhere to stay, they helped pay for expenses and stuff, and then they started calling us heroes because we could help with the people attacking the city. They never gave us a reason not to trust them.
You never felt like that was a burden?
[ Being thrust into the position of hero just like that, becoming the representative of justice to a world that is not your own and that you never asked to be a part of... Ponta's thought it was suffocating, from the moment they got here. ]
[ Being thrust into the position of hero just like that, becoming the representative of justice to a world that is not your own and that you never asked to be a part of... Ponta's thought it was suffocating, from the moment they got here. ]
[ That finally makes him smile. ]
... should've expected that from a transformation master.
... should've expected that from a transformation master.
Ah, right... You didn't have this power before you came here, did you?
[ It's kind of hard to imagine Fox without constantly shifting shapes... ]
[ It's kind of hard to imagine Fox without constantly shifting shapes... ]
That's hard to imagine, knowing you now... What were you like, before you became a hero?
That sounds so regular... You adjusted really well to the madness.
[ Though who knows what insane details there are that Fox would think of as normal for their world... ]
What was your job?
[ Though who knows what insane details there are that Fox would think of as normal for their world... ]
What was your job?
[ Can Ponta get a glimpse into the sketchbook to see what they're drawing right now? ]
That's super neat! A creative power really suits you then!
That's super neat! A creative power really suits you then!
[ ponta can look! the page they've been drawing has some small sketches of their team, along with some new designs for the storybook cafe, including merch, new cup sleeves, and cute treats like macarons. ]
I thought so. Maybe that's why it was so easy to get used to? That, and I already wear costumes a lot. It's ffun!
I thought so. Maybe that's why it was so easy to get used to? That, and I already wear costumes a lot. It's ffun!
[ Ponta whistles in appreciation at the sketches. Both because they're cute and because it's a relief to see that Fox really does seem to care for all of them. ]
What kind of costumes? I bet you designed your own, with how much work you're putting into the café aesthetic.
What kind of costumes? I bet you designed your own, with how much work you're putting into the café aesthetic.
[ they look pleased! art is meant to be shared, even if it's just a sketch or two. ]
All kinds! Buuuut I don't really design them - I have a friend back home who's all about fashion and costume design! I've helped him a couple of times, but he usually doesn't need it.
All kinds! Buuuut I don't really design them - I have a friend back home who's all about fashion and costume design! I've helped him a couple of times, but he usually doesn't need it.
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