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[ When Eggsy starts up the video broadcast, he's standing in an outdoor area of the Station, in front of one of its restaurants. He'd come close to his place during his scouting mission last month, but he hadn't had time to investigate back then. It sounds like they've got some hell coming their way, but there's not much they can do before those mechanical creations appear except for prepare.

Right now, he's planning to kill two birds with one stone. ]

So what's with this place? It's like a tiny slice of home.

[ Despite the modern surroundings, Eggsy's puca is milling around in the background, a dark and nasty creature that he somehow managed to tame -- sort of. ]

Are we allowed to stay here? Then again, might not be the best idea. There's been some earthquakes... I think.

[ They don't get them in London, so he's not that familiar with what they feel like, but still. The ground shaking for a few seconds without any warning... what else could it be?

He draws a hand over his mouth as he runs through his mental list of what else he wanted to ask. ]

Oh, also. Battle's comin' up, I need a teacher for sword fighting and magic and archery. I know there's loads of different kinds of magic, but if you wanna tell me what you specialize in, it might help me figure out where to start.

[ This whole thing is kind of awkward, talking to no one and everyone at the same time, so he finishes off abruptly. ]

Think that's it. Thanks in advance. Cheers.

[ Once he's done with that, Eggsy pockets his locket and starts to explore the rest of the Station, so he's primed to run into anyone who might call it home -- or anyone who's there for a visit. ]

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Aw, look at you, all grown up and looking to learn. [That cocky lilt to his voice is unmistakable.] I hope you're ready to crack a few eggs in figuring out magic.

[He can't help himself.]

So, my hard boiled friend, what kind of magic did you want to learn?

[ Wow. Jason hadn't been kidding about the egg puns. It's so over the top that it isn't even that insulting anymore. Really, Eggsy is more impressed with his persistence.

He raises an eyebrow at it, but moves on soon enough. ]

I only know about a few. Grell showed me what she could do, walking on air and that kinda shit, and Clarke lent me some items that she enchanted when I went scouting.

[ Both useful in their own ways, but he can't learn everything. ]

Guess I just wanna know what else is out there.

A lot.

How good of a liar are you?

[It's a pretty easy follow-up question. Jason is not like Loki with illusions (no one really can be), but he's a fair hand in it, so it's where he begins.]

It's kind of my job now.

[ Eggsy pauses and rephrases. There's really no point in being secretive about it, not here. ]

Least it was, back home. Here I guess I'm more of a soldier type.

[ Because that's what's required. But if lying can come in handy, he wants to hear about it, and he tilts his head in interest as he awaits where Jason is going with this. ]

Not to go all gung-ho Unseelie—[says Jason, the guy who goes around calling himself the child of their queen]—but our whole motto is "Riddles in the Dark." Pretty much gives way to lying.

[There's a pause.]

So, it's one and the same. Nothing about you has changed just because you're here, just how you go about it.

[ A catchphrase is all well and good, but when there are metal monstrosities on the horizon, it seems like a soldier would be more needed than a spy. Then again, if Jason sees it another way, then Eggsy's willing to listen. He'd rather put his skills to the best possible use, if he can. ]

So there's some kind of magic that revolves around lying?

[ He assumes that's why Jason had asked, but maybe he's missing something here. ]

Illusions. Of course, you won't be able to do much with them, but I can throw in some beginning ice magic. It sounds like you're gonna need it. [Hiro's entry into the "all of our lives fucking suck" was probably seen by all. Well, Jason hopes. He recalls Chloe's ignorance about the Cult months ago, and acted as if her ignorance was as traumatic as what happened to Ariadne.]

[ Ice magic. Yeah, that does sound like something that will come in handy soon enough. Eggsy certainly didn't miss that announcement, and while he's kept his cool about it thus far (pun intended), he's been trying to mentally prepare himself.

Earthquakes, though... for all he knows, that could just be the reverberation of loud metal footsteps. ]

Both of those sound good. You offering to be my teacher, then?

[ He's a little surprised. Jason may have initiated him into the drabwurld, but he doesn't seem like the teacher type. ]

Yeah, but I don't do traditional style teaching. It isn't how I work. If you decide you aren't game, then that's fine. [Mostly, he's not a very good trainer, even if there are a number of people who learned moves from him in the Drabwurld now. Oh, they exist, and they liked having Jason, but ...

He's decidedly self-aware about being a major pain in the ass.]

What style teaching do you do, then?

[ Eggsy doesn't need something traditional, necessarily. He's been through boot camp and the Kingsman version, he's used to strict teachers. But Jason might mean something else entirely, which means that Eggsy will hear him out first before he makes any kind of decision. ]

I like to play rough. [This is making it sound worse than it really is.]

And I adjust to what someone's doing. So, I can't actually tell you unless you turn up and you're just gonna sit and wait for me to bark orders at you. I prefer to keep things interactive.

Then again, I haven't taught much magic yet. Maybe we'll have to go textbook style in the end.

[ Eggsy doesn't mind playing rough. Obviously they don't want to kill each other, but he also doubts Jason would go that far. Everyone here has made a point of how each life is important, and that people shouldn't go throwing that away. Not that he'd ever planned to, but...

The point is, if he leaves training with a few bruises or cuts, he's not going to be that bothered by it. ]

Then we're only gonna know if it works out if we give it a shot, yeah? [ He rolls one shoulder. ] I'm game.

So, where are we meeting for this lovely little training session?

You can come here or I can go to you, don't matter to me.

[ Not that Eggsy knows where Jason is right now, but he can figure it out. ]

I'm a huge fan of the Diasbaile, myself.

Can't say I've been to that one yet. [ And he'll need to consult his map, just to check his direction, but Eggsy is confident he can find it. ] Suppose this is as good as time as any.

It's a religious center, which is weird. [Weird for Jason to call home, just to be clear. He hates the whole god business, if only because it makes him feel particularly outmatched by ... well, everything.]

But it's not a half-bad place. If you don't fuck up in your lesson, I'll make sure to buy you some cake.

[ That is weird. Jason doesn't strike Eggsy as the religious type, and he isn't much for it either. The fact that Jason spends a lot of time there in spite of that means that this Diasbaile place must be pretty special.

Cake seems like a pretty good incentive, and Eggsy grins. ] You should've led with that. [ Who would say no to cake? Some kind of heathen, maybe. ] All right, I'll be there soon. So keep an eye out.

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