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[fakespeech]

[The feed turns on with a shadowy figure floating in the seat. Two beady eyes blink once before giving a wave at the screen with its bubbly arm. Small bits of shadowy dust can be seen floating around the shadowy figure, and two distinctive things other than the smiling, drooling face are the question mark on its head as well as the glowing light on its chest area.]

Hello there! This place is called Smash Academy, right? My name is Ecolo!

Oh, I noticed weird shadow things around! Weird, isn't it~? I wonder what they are~!

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[awakeningwill]

...

[You're kidding right. Have you looked at yourself. What are you because you are pretty suspicious right now.]

You look like a 'weird shadow thing' to me.

[fakespeech]

What? I'm not like them! I'm more charming and cute than those weird ones~!

[He gives a twirl and poses like he's some pop star.]

See~?

[awakeningwill]

...No, I don't.

If you're not a shadow bug, what are you?

[fakespeech]

What am I~? Ehehe, I thought I already said my name! My name's Ecolo, nothing else! What a silly thing to ask, Mister Red Ponytail~!

[awakeningwill]

That didn't answer the question. I said what, not who.

[fakespeech]

Hmm, I don't know what else to say, Mister Red Ponytail. I do have this question mark on my head after all~

[He points at his forehead as reference.]

Or you can guess what I am! Guessing game is always fun~!

[awakeningwill]

...

A slug.

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[cplusplus]

I wonder that myself. I don't mean to ask, but what are you exactly?

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[fakespeech]

So you don't know either? So mysterious~! They seem kind of fun, so I don't mind them though!

And as for me? I'm me, nothing else! Is it so weird to see a floating shadow smiling at the screen~?

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[cplusplus]

Well to be honest, it's not entirely strange no.

[Things were strange in the school, it's almost sad how he has learn to be unfazed by it.]

I'm sorry, but I will admit that you look rather similar to them.

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[fakespeech]

Oh, so you do get shadows smiling at the computer screen. I wonder what kind of things would surprise people~?

And me, looking like them? Hm, I guess that's something kind of troublesome. But now you know who I am so it should be okay!

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[cplusplus]

Not specifically, rather, you just learn to expect things to be the unexpected than not.

[He wasn't sure what to comment on the last bit, because it is possibly that some of these 'bugs' grew consciences but it really was hard to prove anything unless someone managed to match up both the bugs and Ecolo's data. That, and this was way beyond his field of knowledge.

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[fakespeech]

School teaches you all that? Hmmm, I've never actually became a student before, so I guess I wouldn't know! That sounds like hard work. I don't really like hard work.

[liberatedhotcakes]

Ecolo, huh.

[Voile has the same idea as Zero, honestly.]

...I didn't know the shadows had names. [YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE.]

[fakespeech]

[Of course he's not. He's just being a dick.]

Why not? Maybe there's a "Joe" and a "Mary" and a "Steve" somewhere out there!

[liberatedhotcakes]

I meant you.

[fakespeech]

Of course I would have a name! Everything that exists has a name, doesn't it~?

But then again, everyone I've met called me "weird shadow" so I guess I'd be a shadow too~!

[liberatedhotcakes]

I don't think you get what I'm saying. There are some things called shadow bugs running around the place. You look like you could pass for a shadow bug. Most of us are going to think you're a threat to our security.

You should explain yourself and what you are. We're not against quarantining people we think are threats.

[fakespeech]

[Unfortunately, this shadow won't willingly give out information just like that. Sorry Voile.]

Ooohhh, so you're worried I might start messing up things~!

That actually sounds fun! It's like a game of tag, maybe~? I like games~!

[video for about half a second]

[bunnyfears]

AAAAAAH!!!

[Yeah, that's about the only response Ecolo's video Yarne gives before he shuts it right off. He's still not entirely convinced that things on the screen can't somehow leap out and attack him- these pictures are just too life like. And with all the shadow things around, a bigger one like that isn't something he needs to deal with right now.

[so sorry, yarne. Action]

[fakespeech]

[Wow what a reaction! Unfortunately for Yarne, Ecolo's sitting in his own room right next door and hears the scream. He decides to go pay his neighbor a visit...

...By going through the wall to the next room. To his luck, he went through the wall where Yarne's computer was sitting.]

So rude, mister rabbit ears~! You don't have to scream like that~!

[Action]

[bunnyfears]

Oh gods no!!!

[HE KNEW IT. He knew this computer thing was just a portal to horrible monsters!]

Please don't kill me!! I'm too young to go extinct!

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[fakespeech]

Wah, extinction! That's a little harsh for first impression~!

[For someone implying they're kind of hurt by the words, Ecolo doesn't seem to act like he minds it one bit.]

Killing people aren't fun, mister rabbit! I like fun things, but if the person's dead, I can't have any fun~!

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[bunnyfears]

Well... Good then! Then there doesn't have to be any trouble!

[Despite its apparent non-hostile intentions, Yarne's still seriously unsettled by this thing, fidgeting awkwardly.]

So uh... Could you like, get out of my room now then, maybe...?

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[fakespeech]

Why~? I have a chance to make new friends here! And what other way than starting from neighbors~?

[Meaning Ecolo wasn't going to leave any time soon now that he's here.]

Nice to meet you mister rabbit~! You're friend number one!