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[kattobingore]

Hi, Mrs. Wakahisa!
Hope you don't mind me getting in contact with you.

We got to talk with Ancient Fairy Dragon and discovered a whoooole bunch of stuff about what we're looking into, but I think we're definitely gonna need some help.

You mentioned that there was someone who might be interested in helping us out?

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[theheadmonarch]

Yes.

Well, they'll be interested once I contact them, but same diff.

[kattobingore]

Awesome! That's great to hear!

This whole thing is a bit more complicated than we thought, so having someone else along with us will really help!

[theheadmonarch]

However, she is trapped in an endless cycle of business meetings because the board and investors do not understand what "Post-Capitalism" or "The Singularity" mean.

[kattobingore]

Oh man, that really sucks (and sounds super boring!)

I guess you can ask her to contact me and Kaito when she's able to find the time.

[theheadmonarch]

I will try, but I mean she may literally be trapped in a pocket dimension of business meetings along with her brother.

[kattobingore]

I really hope not cos that sounds like absolute torture.

[theheadmonarch]

This is also explicitly me and Souha's problem, along with my wife Shiyoko.

Eternal meetings along with us serving as anchors from things getting weird.

So many meetings... ... ...

[photonslight]

So you're essentially serving along with the Emperor and Empress Consort as Fisher Kings?

[theheadmonarch]

Basically!

[kattobingore]

...what's a Fisher King??

[photonslight]

An authority figure who the land is tied to.

It comes from your world's Arthurian Grail Cycle.

Basically, the Empress and her spouses are what are keeping Japan and its ally nations acting mostly normal and presumably modern. Based on what Ancient Fairy Dragon said, without the Empress, reality would be out to lunch and much more like the 12 Dimensions.

[kattobingore]

Oooh I see!
So they're stopping our reality getting super weird and stuff!

[theheadmonarch]

Yes.

So that your wife isn't riding a hot dog around the city which is made of trees and animal people.

Which isn't bad necessarily, but you can understand people might be upset if they have snouts and their car is a taco.

[kattobingore]

Yeaaaah, I think a lot of people would be super weirded out if that started happening.

[theheadmonarch]

Which is why dear, I am trying to keep society as we know it humming along and make change gradual, outside of decoupling us from nations whose reality is much more on the fritz.

I just also happen to think our current (or is it former?) economic system is kind of doing a lackluster job for people.

[kattobingore]

Well, you're doing a super great job!!

I don't think I'd have a clue what to do if I was suddenly Emperor or something!

[theheadmonarch]

... One could argue you're an Emperor of... Hope.

As it were.

Some might say a King.

[kattobingore]

Huh, really??
I never really thought of that... but I guess both me and Hope do kinda represent that in a way. If I'm Emperor of anything, hope is a good one to have!!

[theheadmonarch]

I mean, do look at you and Hope's ace card.

Hehehe.

[kattobingore]

Heheh, yeah that's true!!