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[Rudolph had been keeping to the bookshops, the remains of the main library, the more intact branches and what's left of museums since the Onis disappeared, often accompanied by a certain young man, pouring over what they can find, jotting notes and obviously discussing Important Things.

After a while, Rudolph Van Richten can be seen on the phones, while Hiroshi can be seen in the background examining the spines of books]

Ah, Good Afternoon - this is Dr. Van Richten, could you kindly do Hiroshi and myself a favor? We were going over the libraries and museums of Sirocco and found many of them very lacking in information about the various beasts we've seen.

What I would like is that those who do remember these monsters - could you be so kind as to come to the 2nd Library Branch and consent to an interview?

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[You're here for the interview. Van Richten can be seen sitting at one of the larger tables with pen and paper ready. Several books are on the table. Hiroshi is nearby with a few books open, going from one to another, and occasionally can be seen furiously scribbling something down - occasionally pausing to stare at something in disbelief before continuing on.

Do you speak to the Doctor, or the Student?]

((ooc: for the record. Rudolph has 1% on lockpick, 1% on Draconic language, 1% on hide-in-shadows, 1% on detecting traps, and 1% on the Ezra faith, so 6% total regain.

State in the subject line if you want to talk with Hiroshi or Rudolph as this is a joint post))

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...I wouldn't call him a monster, but I've got a friend who isn't human that we found in one of the ruins.

It works as well as anything. Part of this is trying to see if any of the creatures that have shown up can be recognized, so we might as well have the friendly ones in with all the others. Would you be able to bring him in?

Yeah, sure. 2nd library, right? I'll bring him over.

Thanks. We appreciate the assistance.

*He's definitely there when Yuta shows up, reading through some texts. Very, very carefully.*

Hello again, Yuta. Was he willing to come?

Yeah, he was.

[He looks behind him, waiting for his friend to catch up. Hey Hiroshi, have a moogle waving at you.]

Kupo!

He's, ah...

*~~Adorable.~~*

Friendly, at least. You say he was in the ruins somewhere?

Yeah. He had a friend with him, but it was one of the buildings with those blue monsters in it, so...

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We could only get Kupo here out.

I see...

...

I'll take a few notes, at least. Have you been able to observe much about him yourself?

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That would be no problem for me. What time should I come?

Anytime is good, we'll be here until closing hours.

Very well, then. You can expect me in about twenty minutes.

[And Ky arrives in about eighteen minutes.]

[Rudolph glances up when he heard footsteps]

Ah! Glad you could make it Mr. Kiske.

[The man stood up and extends his hand out]

Thank you for coming, this will no doubt be of great help.

[Ky accepts Rudolph's hand.]

Of course. If this saves even one life, it will be worthwhile.

[His hand shake is firm but not crushing and smile grew a bit more]

Yes, let's go ahead and get started.

[He opens up two notepads - one is a legal pad, and the other a sketch pad]

First, have you seen any creatures from your world?

None that I would identify as being unique to my world, no.

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Wish I could help, doc, but all I've seen so far are those those oni morphs, and there's plenty of data on those things already...

Thanks - but do let me know if you remember anything else that might of Interest Mr...?

Just call me Gordon; that's all I remember right now. Don't worry, I'll keep you up to date. I admire what you're doing. Frankly I'm surprised we didn't see anyone think of it before: A full compendium of monster data so we know just what to expect out there in the field!

[Danny pokes his head in through the wall of the library and spots both Rudolph and Hiroshi. He then walks through the wall fully and stands in the center of the room.]

Uhhh...hello? You guys wanted an interview?

Wha -- GAH! Geez, use a door please!

Er, yeah, yeah we did.

Oh--sorry, I've gotten used to not having to use 'em, heh.

So, what's this interview thing about, anyway?

It's fairly straightforward: we're attempting to create a compendium of creatures seen during expeditions in order to help expand our knowledge base and thus be able to handle them better on future excursions. It would also be useful if it turns out anybody recognizes the creatures from their own worlds so that we can flesh things out even further.

Oh, okay.

Well, I've seen a whole bunch already. Those oni things, some ghosts, a giant dragon... [Danny counts them off on his fingers.]

Um, that's great and all, but we could really do with some specifics. Besides the Onis, anyway. Can you describe any of them in greater detail?

Well, the ghosts were pretty standard [by his world's expectations, anyway], just some bats and lobsters. The dragon was later--it was huge, and aside from just being really strong, it also let out this weird black mist stuff that brainwashed people into fighting against each other.

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