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[sassymaru]

I have an announcement to make!

[Oh god, Shadowmaru, what is it. What have you done now?]

I have obtained a new creature. Truly, one of brilliance, and prestige. And... shine.

Behold!

[He whips around, gesturing dramatically at the porch of his little beach cottage to reveal..]

A darling, shiny dinosaur! Astonishing, isn't it?

[Please note, this is a perfectly normal little Amaura. There is nothing shiny about it except for it's had its scales all nicely polished. And, you know, it has little diamonds on its sides. But apparently Shadowmaru feels otherwise.]

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[sassymaru]

Thusfar, it seems to be right at home.

One would hope it remains that way, as time goes on.

[forsaintcecilia]

Well, that's up to you now! But I'm sure it'll be fine. It looks happy enough already.

[sassymaru]

It certainly does look pleased with itself, doesn't it?

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah! I mean, I would be too, if I were that cute.

[sassymaru]

Aren't you?

I see nothing to complain about, from your image.

[forsaintcecilia]

Aww, shucks! You're gonna make me blush...

[Normally he prefers "handsome" over "cute," but lately he's been getting over the fact that that's the way most people see him.]

[sassymaru]

My apologies!

My intent was only to speak the truth.

[forsaintcecilia]

Naw, it's okay. 'Not like it's a bad thing to be!

Besides that, I don't think we've met before! I'm Kazuki, what's your name?

[sassymaru]

I am Shadowmaru, Independent Unit of the Brave Police.

It is a pleasure to meet you.

[forsaintcecilia]

Shadow-Maru?

[Why not Kagemaru, or... Shadowman? Would that be a good localization?]

Well, it's nice to meet you too! What's a Brave Police?

[sassymaru]

Shadowmaru, yes.

[Because Kagerou is his dead boyfriend.]

An elite force of AI police officers and Detectives, of course.

[forsaintcecilia]

[WELL THEN. That makes sense.]

AI? Doesn't that mean, like, a smart computer?

[sassymaru]

[HUFF.]

It means artificial intelligence. The furthest from a simple computer.

[forsaintcecilia]

Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend...

[Kazuki stops himself, and he can't help but chuckle.]

It's just that you look human, is all.

[sassymaru]

Here, yes. I certainly do.

My usual self is far from appearing as a human being.

[forsaintcecilia]

I've heard of things changing when you get here, like losing powers, but your whole body changed as well?

[sassymaru]

It did.

I doubt my frame would have fit in my charming little house, for example.

[forsaintcecilia]

Oh, woah! So you were some kind of super robot? Or-- Sorry, is the word "robot" not exactly right?

[sassymaru]

Super AI.

In a robotic body.

[forsaintcecilia]

Got it, got it.

[Kazuki looks up for a second, as a pertinent thought crosses his mind.]

...Wouldn't being a human be really weird for you then?

[sassymaru]

Mm, at first, yes. It was.

I've adjusted, however. It's been some time since my arrival.

[forsaintcecilia]

How long have you been here? I'm coming up on two years now.

[sassymaru]

A year -- a bit more than a year, really.

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah, that's about long enough to get used to anything. But I've always been a plain ol' human, and the Pokemon world is pretty similar to my own. You know, aside from the Pokemon.

[sassymaru]

It is a good deal quieter than my world, I will admit.

Though I suppose I can't complain.