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Someone decided it was a good idea to have a rumor put out about me wanting to learn the banjo.

[He saw that ear flattening, and this admission was to silently apologize for that]

*He's laughing at you, Gaignun.*

A pity I missed that.

[Well, mission accomplished at least]

I'm glad you missed that. You're mean enough to have taken a very deep advantage of it.

Now Kukai, surely you don't think I would waste such valuable blackmail material by casually abusing the information?

Depending on what suited your current needs Margulis? But enough of that. [He could feel himself falling into old snippish habits and he wanted to stay out of that right now.]

Besides, I'm sure you have other equally hilarious blackmail material about me.

I might have caught wind of a few interesting stories circulating among the fools in the Federation...but I'll admit freely that most of the information I had on you was a threat to things other than simple dignity.

[Gaignun nodded, knowing what Margulis was referring to]

To be honest, I'm glad you kept it to things that could be proven false instead of the true things you knew.

Even the Foundation was of some benefit to me, if only for the hassle you gave to the Federation government. You made quite the effective scapegoat from time to time...not to mention the perfect tool against that old lunatic, Sergius.

*Playing your enemies against each other is fun.*

[Gaignun rolled his eyes] He must have been even worse for your side then he was for mine.

His warmongering ways and abuse of the Zohar nearly cost us everything. He was a traitor to our true ideals and only managed to further cement general mistrust of the Immigrant Fleet. A greed-filled fool like himself never should have been granted a position of power in the first place.

From the few times I was included in those council meetings, I have to say I agree with you.

[Sergius was also a big reason why the Foundation did a huge push to get the Zohars first, though it probably would have happened with a more moderate Primarch too]

Well, wonders never cease for us to be in agreement. I suppose some things are simply so evident that even we can't argue about them.

Margulis, there is most likely a lot of things we agree on, though maybe for different reasons.

And yet we still manage to bicker whenever a subjective topic comes up.

*Old habits...*

We're both argumentative by habit Margulis, it's just part of our jobs. We also both like to think that we're right, or that at least our side is.

Sometimes admitting to faults can be more difficult than continuing a fruitless argument.

*He shakes his head slightly.*

At any rate, there's as little cause for true hostilities here as there was in Prospero. Though you will be pleased to know that this world has yet to subject us to seemingly random and entirely unavoidable phenomena since my arrival.

How true. At any rate, I'm glad we wont be pitted against each other again, and I am really glad to hear that this world stays a bit more stable. That was just getting awful.

[Also, he gets to see Margulis as a primary coloured unicorn, and not even the gnosis type! So there's that.]

*Shut up, it's a dark primary color. At least he doesn't have splotches of glaringly bright color on him.*

It was frustrating, to say the least. The problems here actually seem somewhat familiar...political tension and conspiracies that likely run far deeper than anything on the surface would suggest.

[Siiiiiigh. Well, at least that's familiar waters]

And here I was, ready for a vacation. [What are you talking about Gaignun, you don't take vacations]

So, do we have to deal with factionalism too or are we at least free of that hurdle?

From what I've seen, this nation itself seems fairly unified, despite being populated by a variety of sentient species. The only exception I've seen is a certain level of mistrust regarding a race of shapeshifters, though my reading has led me to believe that's in part because of a former leader of their kind who was hostile to the rest of the world.

[Give him a minute Margulis, this has to sink in. What do you mean different species don't tend to hate each other and use politics to launch smear campaigns]

That's...I never thought I'd see something like that.

Nor did I, although certain tales suggest it wasn't always that way. You might wish to spend some time in the library yourself to familiarize yourself with the local legends.

*Excited URTV barely restraining from bouncing over the presence of a public library in 3...2...1...*

[Hey, give him some credit Margulis, he knows how to internalize squee like whoa.]

A library? I will be certain to make that one of my earliest stops. If it has something useful about this world, then it would be invaluable.

*Just wait.*

The local library has common lore. If you care to do more extensive research, there is a royal library two hours away by train. If you go that route, I suggest you ensure you have plenty of time available and possibly something to ensure against getting lost.

[tick...tick...ding.]

Well, considering this place is also not home, once I get settled and some things in order, I will have nothing but time. At least comparatively.