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Whoever's idea it was to play some kind of juvenile prank on us, it's not funny. Call off your loud and obnoxious cronies and I'll consider not having them all arrested by the eerily identical authorities.

I'm serious. Why are they all the same person?

And what the hell is a "boy band" anyway?

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I'm not sure what's going on, but a boy band is a musical group consisting of typically handsome men, marketed towards young women usually. It appeals to their sense of romance... among other things.

[ Yes she is a young women, no she does not boy band. She looks rather confused, actually. ]

Did. Something happen?

Ugh. Figures.

[No wonder they were all over Sylvain in particular. This is the worst. He scowls.]

Apparently, every empty-headed sycophant in Goldenrod thinks I and my friends are one of these bands. Which is ludicrous. Every time we go outside it's a nightmare. And the more I shout at them to get lost, the more they seem to like it. I tried challenging them to battles for the right to prove they're worth any of our time, but they mostly ignored me.

How do we get rid of them? Also who are you?

Oh, that's hilarious.

I am called Jinx, and that... depends.

[ She debated on making a "joke" on if he wanted "legal or funny", but given his tone, she's quickly decided not to risk it. ]

I'm not up to date on the legal procedures here, but you could probably file for harassment? Especially since it's impeding on your life... But I've never seen that stop the especially crazy ones. Though that could also mean you'd have to have escorts or something...

Jinx. Like the Pokemon. [This is almost to himself, as though to remember it.]

I'm Felix. And there is nothing 'hilarious' about any of this.

We don't need babysitters. At home it would be a simple matter of drawing my blade and watching them scatter. A wooden training sword is laughably ineffective. Besides, they would probably like that, too. [He rubs his face.]

--There's a pokemon named Jinx? Huh... [ While he commits it to memory, she speculates on the type... she'll have to look it up later, but at the moment, given her namesake, she's pretty sure it'll be 'dark' type. ]

[ And now the teenager is blatantly trying not to laugh at you, Felix. It's a very admirable attempt. ]

R-Right, of course. That's even assuming they have the manpower for such a thing, granted... Are you staying somewhere? If you are, you should probably alert the staff so they can make sure no one tries getting really invasive. But if they're not taking your challenges seriously, the authorities really might be your best bet.

Or, you know, wanton violence? But I don't think that's everyone's cup of tea.

Ugh, stop laughing, it's not funny. I'd like to see you deal with repugnant hordes of crazed fanatics following you around all day.

Hm. Alerting the hotel staff is a good idea. I won't fight unarmed civilians, though. No matter how aggravating they are. [Granted, he says this like it was a legit option on the table, not like it's a completely off-the-wall suggestion.]

Because they're all clones.

[They probably aren't all clones. Maybe.]

What's a clone?

A copy of a person. They're incredibly creepy.

[ Telling her not to laugh isn't going to help your case, Felix! Has it ever worked!!! No!!!! ]

They'll probably lay off when they realize they were wrong, for what its worth... or a vocal minority may decide you're untapped potential. People can be creeps like that.

If the staff are worth their salt, there might be a procedure so that they won't tell anyone you're there, too. If you decide you want specific visitors, you can tell them that they're allowed too.

... And the wanton violence was a joke. I wasn't being serious.

A copy of a person?

[His mind flickers back to Kronya and Thales. They were copies of people, too.]

They're all changing their appearance to look identical?

[Just ignoring the boy band part for now--that goth girl seems to have that part handled anyway.]

The nurses and police always look the same! It's just a thing.

Hm. The point may be moot, as an acquaintance has offered to host us in her home for the time being. If this continues, I may not be so merciful in staying my hand.

[This man is looking at you like he has no idea why you would suggest violence as a joke and not an actual option.]

[ She sees your judgement, and she is choosing to ignore it. If he's serious about fighting people, it just shows they have different coping mechanisms. And also maybe moral stances? What even is her moral stance. ]

Oh, that may not be a bad idea, provided they don't decide to follow you home. Hope it works out for ya.

I noticed. But that's impossible. Are they all shapeshifters? Have you ever seen more than one in the same place?

Thank you. I'm leaving now. I can't stand being cooped up in this stupid room anymore. Goodbye for now, Jinx.

Good luck out there, and don't get arrested!! Bye!

No, an actual copy, not a disguise.

[There's a momentary pause.]

Like - if you cut someone in half, and got two whole people out of it instead of a huge mess.

What the hell? I've cut people almost in half before, and that never happened. I thought there was no magic in this world.

Why would you even want nothing but copies of the same people as law enforcers? This is so stupid.

[There's a long pause.]

I didn't mean that literally. There's no actual cutting anyone in half involved, just...growing a copy from a small piece. It's science. Really creepy science.

Everything about this place is weird.

No, it's just family.

[Chip shrugs.]

I saw the--the Jennies around before, but not the nurses together.

Oh. [A pause. Felix knows jack shit about science, but 'growing people from small pieces of other people' seems bad?? He grimaces.] That's disgusting. And abhorrent. And...disgusting. It's the second worst thing I've ever heard.

[At 'weird,' he scoffs.] What an understatement. It's all nonsense. Cats and horses and ghosts come from eggs. That sinister woman pretends to be everyone's mother. Blobs of cream and piles of garbage are alive, somehow? Not to mention this absurd notion that weapons are illegal. And people from the same world remember it from different points in time.

[Is this a rant? ...yeah, it's kind of a rant.]

[Felix scoffs.] Ridiculous. No one can have that many identical siblings. And all their personalities are the same, too. Something isn't right.

Someone else said they were something called 'clones.' [He makes a disgusted face.] Have you heard of them?

What's the worst?

[That might just be a hint of genuine curiosity in her voice.]

Magical stones turning people into violent, mindless monsters.

[He answers without skipping a beat.]

Better or worse: mindless monsters, or aware but with no control?

[This is a terrible game.]

Uh huh! They cloned a sheep once by making it have a baby of itself. Cloning people is just sci-fi, though.

[...Chip you are literally in a video game--]

And they're not identical, they're just doing a job! Just 'cuz cashiers all treat you nice doesn't mean they've all got the same brain or whatever.

Hm. Aware but with no control is better. If you can still think, you can come up with a solution.

[It is terrible. And yet...]

Tell me, where would you rank getting captured and knowing that a shapeshifter took your place and no one noticed?

They cloned a sheep by doing what?

[He looks horrified.]

That's even worse than what...what's her name said about clones. [Did he never ask for her name? Whoops. Well, she didn't ask for his either, so whatever.] I don't know what 'sci-fi' is, but I've seen a lot of impossible things since I got here.

It's not just the job. They're all exactly the same person. How does this not bother anyone else?

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