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[duplicitoussight]

It's been a few days since we arrived, hasn't it? That's right, I was wondering how many of us have gotten nice and cozy in our new homes! But it's a reeeal shame for the less adventurous. After all, setting foot outside with all this magic flying around seems a little scary, don't you all think?

[Kano gives a small laugh.] Ah, but staying safe inside is real dull, too! So, so, until my friends pick me up, let's play a small game, okay? The rules are veeeeeery simple. I'll give you my name and two facts about my world. You'll give me yours and we'll both try to figure out who's lying.

[He chose to leave it open to both sides--after all, looking at a broader sample wouldn't hurt much.]

I'll even start off, just to make it easy. My name's Maru! I come from a place that's always summer--and crawling with monsters!

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[duplicitoussight]

[Despite the curious pause, Kano doesn't pursue it. The answer to the question, after all, doesn't matter to him. Though, the way she answered it...]

I see. That's a rather fatalistic way to view it.

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[steeledskin]

[ oh. that's bad, isn't it? she huffs a sigh and reconsiders her stance. she doesn't want to appear fatalistic. she also doesn't want to come out loud and clear that her family name has as good as built itself around the season. ]

I do like winter. I like falling back in the snow and making snow-dragons.

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[duplicitoussight]

[He laughs a little.] Snow-dragons? Wow, but those sound impressive! Snowmen just aren't good enough, are they?

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[breadmaking]

[Oh, an interesting game idea, indeed. Hiccup's interested in learning more about the places other people have come from, so the idea is interesting, even if he thinks it might just be easier to exchange facts without making a game out of it. Ah well.]

So your name or either of the facts about your world can be lies, right? Any of the three? [He just wants to make sure he's got the rules right, here.] If that's the case, I'm going to guess that the place crawling with monsters is false.

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[notpeterparker]

Um, the place you come from it...isn't really full of monsters, is it?

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[steeledskin]

They take their time to make, but they're worth it. Even though they only last until the next snowfall.

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[windowpain]

[ He'd picked up his locket (for the forty-seventh time) to listen for news of the worm invasion. ]

Eh?

[ He listens to this post once, twice.... ]

What is — ?

[ No. He doesn't get it. Not at all. ]

What are you doing?

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[chiot]

M'name's Gavroche! I live in an elephant an' I wanna join the National Guard.

[ THIS? This is fun. ]

You ain't have monsters where you're from, do you? You're lyin' about that one, I bet.

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[redsea]

[ Oh goody, a game. She likes games. She's been having strange sleeping spells at the most inopportune times and she hears that giant worms are approaching, but she likes games. ]

Hello, Maru. Um, I am Kou—Kouha. I have many brothers and sisters and, um... I am a talking fish. [ Yes. ] I do not think you live in a world full of monsters, but I have a friend who is from a kingdom with that sort of weather!

[ Bad at lying and gullible... she's pitiful. ]

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[duplicitoussight]

I see, I see... well, if I ever see snow, a fort's what I would build first.

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[duplicitoussight]

[Games are always the best out of any choice, in Kano's opinion.]

Yup yup! [Hearing Hiccup's answer, he hmmms softly.]

--that's right. A point to you! There's not a lot of monsters, just a few. It's a little tricky, see~?

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[duplicitoussight]

Bingo! There's just a few running around, no big deal~

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[duplicitoussight]

[A challenger approaches??]

Would you like me to explain the rules again?

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[duplicitoussight]

[He sticks to voice for now.]

An elephant? You'll have to do better than that!

[He feigns a heavy sigh.] Ehh, was it really that obvious? Everyone's been picking that one! I guess it wasn't a good lie in the end.

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[duplicitoussight]

[This girl wasn't good at this was she...]

A fish, huuuh? You sound awfully dry for a mermaid!

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[redsea]

[ Wow, what's with that tone!? ]

Well, I'm out of the water right now! Mermaids go to the surface sometimes. It's normal!

[ Why can't she keep a straight face like she does during diplomatic missions... ]

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[duplicitoussight]

[She's getting worked up that's so cute.]

That sounds like an awful lot of trouble, though! What're you wandering on land for, Miss Mermaid?

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[redsea]

Well, [ She starts again to stall for time to think. A tall tale for this would be ideal, but she comes up with a more genuine answer. ] I would like to make friends with humans.

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[duplicitoussight]

[--oh.]

Can't mermaids lure humans to the water or something with their voices? Wouldn't that be easier?

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[redsea]

Oh. [ Shoot. She didn't know that. ] Um. I-I don't sing in public.

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[duplicitoussight]

Why not, why not? Uwah, don't tell me you're shy!

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[redsea]

I am not shy! [ She's shy. ] I just... don't want to sing right now, that's all!

[ The fairies might laugh at her! But to be fair, they are always laughing at her. ]

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[duplicitoussight]

[It's fine. She doesn't have to worry about the fairies laughing at her, because he's laughing.]

But didn't you say you don't sing in public? That's perfectly okay~ I'm sure some people would find a shy mermaid reeeeally cute!

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[redsea]

[ GASP. That is the sound of her hiding under the covers. ]

... I'm not cute! [ Pause. ] Or a mermaid. That was a lie.

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[duplicitoussight]

[??? Is this girl even real.]

To be honest, I figured that out a while ago. You're not the best at these games, huh?