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[There you are, in the Battle Dome. Trying to mind your own business and do a good day's worth of training. But this guy's too bored to let you do so in peace. As you train, he will sneer and smirk through the observation deck, as if aware of some fatal flaw in your training regimen that is invisible to you. Every time you look up to him, he's answering your latest move with a scoff or a small laugh. Sometimes even an indifferent shrug. And after your big show stopper? A yawn.

Whether you try to approach him or not, Jade Curtiss casually saunters over towards you when you're finally throwing in the towel. He prods his glasses up his nose before assessing you in person, showing every possible visible sign in his face that he is disappointed with your performance.

But he speaks in a casual, almost sing-song manner.]

My, my. Done already? And here I thought this facility was supposed to be used for challenges!

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[Jade sits up in bed, impatiently poking at his journal while wearing just his signature bathrobe. It's been a week already since he came here - and since his peers from his world had to endure his tests to prove they were not replicas. Or in some cases, prove they were the same replicas he knew.]

This is Colonel Jade, Third Division, Malkuth Imperial Forces. I've been here a week now, but some matters are still pressing on my mind.

So! Tell me, Luceti. How would you rate the quality of the local hot springs?

Player Name: Gore
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Character Name: Colonel Jade Curtiss
Character Fandom: Tales of the Abyss

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Such a cruel ultimatum. I doubt there's a replica skilled enough to replicate such coldness. And I suppose I am enjoying this meal.

[A light smile as he takes another bite.]

[And coming from the Colonel, that's a big compliment!]

So you're sure all of us aren't replicas now? Except for Ion and Florian, I mean.

[Which is almost half the people in the house.]

You're forgetting Luke as well, although I am not ruling out the possibility that he has truly just been a particularly life-like log this entire time. [There's a shimmer in his glasses as he looks over his dinner plate as if it contained the other Auldrant citizens of Luceti.] And my investigation is by no means over. I am merely coming to favor certain conclusions for the time being. And I am afraid that given these circumstances, it is difficult to fully believe said conclusions at the time being.

Oh yeah, Luke too, though I was just thinking about the people in this house! [She laughs, sticky-sweet.] He's actually been kinda useful. Did you know he has a girlfriend now? ♥

[Her teasing smile abruptly melts into a scowl at Jade's last few words.] You're always so vague and mean! So, what are those conclusions? We're all real, right?

Now now Anise, you know how sensitive he is about exclusion. But does he now? [He daps at his chin with a napkin. This could be old news to him already, but he's having fun playing with her words as usual.] Ah, don't tell me: you've finally gotten him to begin his courtship of you. It was the wings in the end which turned out to to be just to be the addition that was needed to make Luke come around and realize the beauty he was neglecting.

Hm, perhaps the most honest conclusion would be that you all are "real" regardless of whether or not you are replicas. At the very least, you each possess sufficient amount of memories and corresponding mannerisms to give me peace of mind. And, in the end, the threat level of the worst case scenario is laughable compared to most attempts on my life I've endured over the years.

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Awww, Colonel, you're such a charmer! Do you think the wings look that good on me? [She flutters them, hands clasped on her chest as she tips her head from side to side.]

[Of course, he once again manages to make her stop her posing with only three sentences. Pouting now!!!]

I bet even you would be in trouble if we decided to gang up on you all at once!

[Probably.]

[He pretends to adjust his glasses at her little display.]

I must admit, they are cute. Perhaps they could even win over the Emperor himself! But then, that one might also require you to have rappig ears to seal the deal.

[And then he shrugs with a confident smirk.]

I know everything that you all are capable of. I'm sure you'd put up a decent fight.

[She scrunches up her nose.] If you say so... Why would Emperor Peony want rappig ears on his future wife though?

[W o w. That gets her to puff up again immediately.]

You're so overconfident, Colonel!

I suppose he's grown accustomed to their company. It may just prove to be a transitory phase considering its them he's been sharing his bedroom with for years.

I assure you, my predictions are completely free of bias. I'm certain that none of you have spent nearly enough time studying whatever weaknesses I may or may not have as I have dedicated to observing every last one of your flaws in detail.

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[Those words make her shudder a little. If it were anyone else, she would have known they were joking, but somehow it doesn't seem out of character for the Colonel to do that.]

[Just play it cool...! She pokes at her cheeks, smiling as sweetly as she can.]

But Colonel! You should tell us what our flaws are so we can improve!

[It's more pleasing to see such a familiar gesture than he lets on.]

I'm not certain that this would be the wisest tactical decision so soon after you raised the possibility of all of you ambushing me.

But, I suppose I may as well raise your fighting chance just slightly. To start with, you tend to rely on your close range attacks and Tokunaga's abilities too much. If we were to battle, so long as I could keep my distance... well, that would result in quite the dreadful outcome for you, now, wouldn't it?

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