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Part of the job back home. I'm simplifying it, but I essentially track down people who create viruses that make monsters. Doctors, oftentimes hired by authority figures.

Narcissism is practically a requirement.

[catposting]

For... Earth's US government?

[leonheartedly]

[a quick nod]

That's right.

[catposting]

... Do you like working for them?

[leonheartedly]

Hah . . . it's complicated.

Short answer is that I like what I do. I'd be doing something like it no matter what.

[catposting]

[ huffs softly ]

I get it.

[leonheartedly]

[he smiles briefly]

I get to tell the kids here that I'm essentially a secret agent. Earn myself some cool points.

[catposting]

[ pfffft ]

I bet they think you're cool even without that.

[leonheartedly]

[he snorts softly]

Maybe.

[catposting]

You went into the mist, faced a ram demon and got out without a scratch, even without powers. That's pretty cool.

[leonheartedly]

I - thanks?

[from the way he says it, it's almost like he's not really heard that before. He shrugs a little awkwardly]

To be fair, I got out because of you. I'm nowhere near that fast.

[catposting]

— Don't get praised much back home?

[leonheartedly]

I get told I did a good job . . . ?

[catposting]

[ chuckles briefly ]

Right. Well, you're doing a good job here too.

It can't have been easy watching Crois lose his pasture memories.

[leonheartedly]

I'm trying. It's all I can do.

[we won't get into whether he thinks he's succeeding or not]

. . . no, but it doesn't matter. He got them back and he's even more annoying than he was before. [he says it fondly, though]

1/2

[catposting]

[ grinning ]

You make it sound like a charm point.

[catposting]

... You know, I get where you're coming from. I'd say the same in your place. But do you ever find it weird how many people here would say their own struggles don't matter, as long as an end goal is reached?

[leonheartedly]

[a little dryly]

It's not charming at all.

[but he doesn't answer right away. His arms cross and he frowns a little in thought before he shrugs a shoulder]

I can't say I've given it a lot of thought. But I also haven't spoken to a lot of people about that, either.

[pointedly ignoring the part about himself tho]

[catposting]

[ thoughtfully, a little distant ]

Why are we here? Or rather... what's your interpretation of why we're here?

[leonheartedly]

. . . it's more than to "inspire sheep", that's for damn sure.

We're obviously here to help . . . but I don't know if it's to fight or to just help this place or what.

[catposting]

Have you ever thought about why we're helping this place?

[leonheartedly]

[in a complete deadpan]

Because we don't have much choice.

What about you? What do you think?

[catposting]

[ almost starts laughing but holds it in ]

It's to make Blossom happy.

[leonheartedly]

Is she able to feel happy, what with how stressed and anxious she gets?

[catposting]

Anyone can feel happy.

[ ... ]

Unless they literally had their happiness ripped out of them. Somehow I don't think that's the case with Blossom, though.