#I'll even answer people asking for help relatively quickly unless it's something they need to open their eyes and read in a SOP somewhere

[1moreff-creator]

How do you think everyone in DRDT and P:EG would be as roommates? Who would you want to live with the most?

I guess this is already somewhat answered by the fact that they all live under one roof in their own games and have their unique dynamics, with the P:EG cast taking it one step further through actually bunking with each other. To clarify, I’m referring to sharing an apartment or something with them outside of any killing games.

Well, let's see! This seems like a fun thought experiment!

Spoilers for DRDT CH2 & P:EG CH1

Btw, to make things easier on myself, I'll talk about "you" (I wrote this in second person and don't feel like changing it now) as if you're the same age as the character you're rooming with. It's usually not very important, but I assume you can probably guess who this rule is for :p

DRDT

Teruko: She kinda tries, but it's difficult with her luck. She's a little messy, but not horrible, and pretty agreeable if you nicely ask her to do something. She doesn't take any shit, though, so if you do something that annoys her, she will tell you, and she will make sure you listen. That said, she also comes with her luck, meaning that you should be expecting to regularly see things breaking or catching on fire, water of indeterminate origin leaking from the ceiling, power outages, etc. You would only need to survive for a little bit, though, because Teruko would probably end up moving away relatively early, her luck making it difficult for her to safely stay in any one place for long.

Xander: Helpful and respectful, but also pretty loud. He would be willing to clean up after you if you're just a little messy, but he does have a limit, and will, with a lot of finality, tell you if he wants you to cut something out. He wouldn't hang around too much, though, mostly spending time outside doing volunteer work and revolutionary activities. Most of the time he spends inside, he'd be preparing or researching for future endeavors, and he makes sure not to bother you too much.

Charles: Absolutely never talks to you, unless it's to reprimand you for something. Or abashedly ask you to help him with something which most people would consider a skill all adults should know how to do, such as cooking simple foods or operating a microwave or making his bed, that kind of thing. He'd eventually warm up to you a bit as long as you don't bother him too much, which mostly means he starts greeting you when he sees you instead of frowning in annoyance. If you do bother him, though, he's not shy in telling you off.

Ace: Extremely loud. You get a lot of complaints from neighbors, which just makes him angrier and louder. Would probably be pretty messy, but if you tell him off and you're scary enough, he might get a bit better. If not, he'd just ignore you. Being otherwise pretty hard to work with, he's not a very great roommate to have.

Arei: Absolute nightmare in the beginning. Constantly bothering you whenever she gets bored, pranking you, asking you to clean up any messes she makes and for you to cook for her whenever she doesn't feel like it, etc. However, if you're nice enough and she manages to have her in-killing game arc, she'd very quickly get significantly better. She wouldn't do anything to bother you, and whenever she does something bad out of habit, she'd apologize and try to do better. She would even try to do helpful and nice things to make up for her actions before the arc. A wild ride, effectively.

Rose: You usually forget you have a roommate, on account of her being asleep or quietly painting most of the time. Sometimes messy, but usually cleans up before anything gets too bad since she'd rather not have too many memories of her living space in horrible conditions. She wouldn't complain if you want to talk to her, and it would take a whole lot for her to actually complain about anything you do in general. Basically, she'd kinda just Be There.

Hu: Responsible, helpful, kind, and generally a delight. As long as you don't do anything wrong, because she will scold you if you fuck up, even if it's something relatively minor. She wouldn't hold a grudge if you just try your best to be nice, though. Will help you with anything she can, from sometimes making food for you when you're not feeling like it to always being available to call if you need help outside the apartment. She'd always make sure you're taking care of yourself, too. Zither practice would mean she's a bit noisier than others, but the music is so soft and pretty that it's not much of a bother. She's also happy to play for you if you want her to, she enjoys having you as an audience.

Eden: Absolute delight as a roommate. She always does nice things for you, even without you asking, and tries her absolute best to be clean and unintrusive. Sometimes she can end up making a bit of a mess during an hours long clockmaking section, but she always makes sure to clean it when she comes back down to Earth. She tries her best to be your friend, always listens to you if you want her to do something, and isn't very loud whenever you're not talking to her. Please be nice to her, since while she does have a backbone and will stand your ground if you go too far, she can also be a little bit of a pushover. Easily in contention for the best roommate in either cast, and most likely the best one in DRDT itself.

Levi: Similarly to Charles, won't talk to you much unless you talk to him. He basically lives his own life and does whatever he considers good roommates to do, such as keeping the space clean and telling you whenever he makes a change. Probably would tolerate a lot of shit, mostly either not caring or ignoring if you do something annoying. However, if you talk to him, he would end up pretty friendly, and you'd find in him a very kind friend who is willing to do anything to help and protect you wherever he can.

Arturo: There's two options here. If he considers you ugly (which is the most likely situation), then he wouldn't bother talking to you unless it's to complain about something you do that annoys him. Unpleasant to talk to, but probably wouldn't bother you too much if you ignore him, as he'd be relatively quiet and clean. If he considers you "beautiful", however, you'd be constantly harassed like he harasses J. That's a nightmare scenario. Sure, he'd probably be willing to do anything you ask him to do, but it's not really worth how annoying he'd become.

Min: Keeps to herself most of the time, and will be fine with you as long as you don't bother her too much. A little messy at times, especially in exam season, but she doesn't protest much if you ask her to clean up after herself (though she will get pouty if she's in a particularly bad mood). Very responsible otherwise, and makes sure that you attend to your responsibilities as well, reminding you of deadlines and obligations when she knows about them. Over time, she could easily warm up to you depending on your personality (though I guess you could say that about everyone), and she can be a pretty good friend after a while. Your shared living space always smells nice, given her use of essential oils for aromatic purposes, though you'll probably need to tell her if any smells irritate you because she might forget to ask at first.

David: At first, he'd try to be a model roommate. Helpful, clean, responsible, respectful, cheerful, and always willing to hear you out if something's bothering you, ready to dish out some inspirational speaking if you need it. However, his energy would quickly run out. He'd try to hide it at first, but it'd be easy to notice how he starts having issues getting out of bed, finding motivation to clean or cook, etc. If you're someone he greatly respects (a la Xander), he might eventually allow himself to be a bit more open about his feelings, at which point he'd become a much quieter roommate who sometimes needs some patience with responsibilities such as cleanliness, but who'd be fiercely loyal to you (again, a la Xander). If he doesn't like you (which, let's face it, is the more likely outcome), then he'd either move out as soon as he can, or he'd snap at you and become horrible to you in order to drive you away (similar to his CH2 crashout).

Veronika: She will never ever shut up about whatever horror media she's consuming at any given moment. If that bothers you, she won't stop trying to tell you, but she'll quickly become bashful and stop talking whenever she says something she can tell annoys you, similar to the end of her introduction. If you match her freak in horror, though, ooh boy. You will become her favorite person ever, and she'll always be arranging activities like movie or game marathons and talking your ears off about all the horror media you can think of. Aside from that, she can be a bit messy as she forgets her responsibilities when in the face of horror, but will always do her best to fix any messes she makes if you point them out, and is very likely never to notice if you mess up in any regard.

Oh, and if her roommate happens to be a really fucked up person, they'll become her personal science experiment and obsession whether they want it or not. Just the way Vero rolls.

J: Starts off kinda unapproachable, both from a rough exterior and her own social awkwardness. If you're loud or messy, she will absolutely call you out on your bullshit and force you to do better, although she herself can also occasionally forget to clean something up or get a bit loud when in a call or something. Otherwise mostly keeps to herself, but can end up warming up to you pretty quickly if she decides you're cool.

Whit: The puns are constant and the energy's always high. He always tries to get you to smile and laugh, but he can be pretty invasive in the beginning. He quickly backs off if he notices something bothers you and respects any boundaries you set, though. He has a hard time bringing up when he has an issue with you, as he'd mostly want to ignore it for as long as possible. Not as messy as you might think, but he absolutely can get loud when talking to friends. He's prone to spontaneous plan making, though, so he doesn't spend much time in your shared living space. Btw, remember that he sleeps without light, so any shared bedroom will become pitch black when he's around.

Nico: Another one you barely notice. They rarely talk to you unless you talk to them first, and even then, they prefer to be left alone most of the time. They wouldn't come out as nb to you for a long time, and you probably wouldn't be the first person they come out to post-backstory no matter what, as there's more risk in coming out to a roommate than, say, a classmate or coworker. But they would eventually. They would also try their best not to bother you, and if you do something that annoys them, they either bluntly tell you without filter or never talk about it ever, depending on the topic and with little to no in-between. If you express interest, they might occasionally take you to see some of the animals they work with.

MonoTV: This thing doesn't sleep, it doesn't need a room. Even if it has one and you share it somehow, you wouldn't last very long before it decides to throw you in a killing game. Bad ending!

Project: Eden's Garden

Damon: Mostly refuses to talk to you unless you're an Ultimate, which with all due respect, I'll assume most of us aren't. Too busy studying for his debates to really interact with you anyways, but it also means he can be a bit inattentive when it comes to his other responsibilities such as cleanliness. He will begrudgingly clean up after himself if you ask him to, though, especially because he himself won't hesitate in telling you if something you do bothers him (most of what you do bothers him btw). He can eventually chill out through character arc, but it'd take a while.

Diana: By contrast, Diana would be a wonderful roommate. Always thinking of ways to make you feel happy and cared for, though she can end up neglecting herself at times. She'd have a hard time telling you if something bothers her, but will be very respectful and kind if you complain about something to her. Pretty clean and not all that noisy, though she's usually out doing stuff during the day anyways. If you're willing, she'll drag you to any fun activity she can think of, from movies to shopping to whatever else. Just a very kind and sociable roommate, and probably in contention for best roommate across both casts.

Jean: Loud and abrasive, especially at first, but he knows how to accommodate to your needs as the Ultimate Ship Captain, someone who is used to sharing living space with a lot of different people. You don't see him for months at a time when he has to travel, though. But when he's there, he's sure to tell you great stories of the sea and his adventures, and is always willing to hear you out on your interests. Can be a bit messy, but less than you'd think. He's very patient as well, but he's not afraid to tell you if you do something wrong.

Jett: Even louder and more energetic, and there's no brakes in that particular train. Either you fuck with that and have a grand old time with the wildest roommate you could ask for, or you don't and you hate the guy, that's just how it is. He struggles to pick up hints that things bother you, and struggles to change habits even if you ask him to. This is especially problematic because he's very messy and rarely showers. Again, what you see is what you get with this guy, and you decide whether you like that or not.

Toshiko: This feels like a good point to remind everyone I'm assuming the roommate is the same age as the character, since while I chose to kinda ignore that point with Diana, I can't so easily ignore that there's only very select contexts where two fourteen year olds would share a living space for any prolonged period of time (siblings? boarding school? idk). Because the context kinda changes what sort of dynamic the roommates would have, it's probably easiest to say that Toshiko would try her best to befriend whoever she rooms with and mostly just treats them as she would any other friend. Organizing activities, sharing gossip, matchmaking, watching daytime TV... that kinda thing. I kinda struggle to come up with other things to say because of the context thing lol.

Mark: Never talks to you unless you talk to him first, and even then it's a toss up whether he replies to you or not. Spends most of his time alone and composing music. Sometimes messy, but manageable, and will usually comply if you ask him to clean up, albeit a bit grumpily. Won't tell you if he has an issue with you, but he will judge you internally and very harshly.

Ulysses: Spends most of his time either outside at the museum/library, or inside and reading/sleeping. He's polite, so he'll always make sure to greet you and stuff, but is unlikely to start conversation unless you talk to him first. Cleaner than you'd think, and gets bothered by messiness pretty easily, so he'll tell you if you're annoying him. If you're into history, he's always willing to ramble about whatever topic you ask him about. Will greatly appreciate if you remind him to eat, drink and sleep an appropriate amount, and in turn will write down anything he needs to remind you of in his notebook.

Wolfgang: Canonically pretty messy, and it's probably worse outside of the killing game, where he'll spend most of his time doing lawyer things. He's still polite and respectful, so if you ask him for something, he's likely to help you out. Unlikely to notice if you yourself are messy, and while he's pretty quiet, he's not bothered by noise either. Very responsible otherwise, and will always try to make sure you attend to your responsibilities as well.

Cassidy: Loud and very abrasive, and will relentlessly try to get you to match her vibe. Whether you're receptive or not is not a factor in that equation. Pretty much always inside, extremely messy and a massive procrastinator when it comes to most responsibilities in general. She won't be bothered if you yourself are messy or noisy, though, and she's always asking you to play games with her or show up on her stream (her chat loves you because they consider you a cool side character). Depending on who you are, it's either a very fun time, or hell incarnate.

Desmond: Pretty much always outside, but he's pretty chill when he's inside. He does everything he's supposed to, he's patient and polite whenever he asks you to do something, and is always willing to help you out when reasonable. Not one to start conversation, he probably wouldn't even actively try to befriend you, but he won't be bothered if you try to strike up a friendship, either.

Eloise: Extremely quiet and shy at first, the start of your roommate life would be pretty awkward. She wouldn't talk to you much, and while she'd try to be nice if you talk to her, conversations with her are always a bit stilted. Over time, it gets less awkward, and she's very nice and respectful once she gets used to you. Always tries her best to do everything she's supposed to, so she's not messy and often asks if there's anything you would like her to do differently. That said, while she is pretty patient, if you bother her too much, she won't hesitate to call you out and possibly even threaten/snap at you to get you to get your shit together.

Kai: A bit awkward at first, but he's sociable, so he'd try to befriend you pretty quickly. He's good at setting boundaries and respecting them, and he's less messy than you'd think, though he can be somewhat forgetful when it comes to other stuff. Pretty patient, though he will always tell you if something's bothering him. Not even something you're doing, he's just very open about whatever he's feeling at any given time, and he's pretty prone to venting to you. Might make fun of you for certain things (eg being a math nerd), but he will try his best to stop if you tell him it bothers you. "His best" isn't perfect, mind you, but he tries.

Grace: Asks you to switch out for Wolfgang.

In all seriousness, she's loud and messy, and can get pretty annoyed if she finds out you're not doing something you're supposed to be doing (eg studying, working, whatever). She's pretty tolerant to messiness and noise, though, but if you bother her in any other way, you will be yelled at. She's usually outside practicing or competing, so if she's not your style, at least you won't have to put up with her too much.

Ingrid: Very responsible, very kind, very helpful! A bit intrusive at times, but nothing horrible. It comes from a sense of protectiveness, where she always wants to make sure you're doing okay and keeping on top of the things you need to do. Not very messy, and will offer to help you with any household tasks you need to do. Very patient as well, so while she will tell you if something bothers her in a bit of a scolding manner, she doesn't take big issue with anything as long as you try your best. Another one in contention for best roommate across both casts.

Wenona: She moves out to live on her own immediately.

Alright, jokes aside again. She wouldn't bother to talk to you at all, and would try her best to cut most conversations you try to strike up with her as quickly as she can without being rude. She will get snappy if you bother her too much in any way, though. If you live in the same space, I assume she's hiring other people to clean, so at least there's that. There is a chance she takes more interest in you the way she took interest in Ulysses in canon, though, and in that case, she can be a pretty chill, respectful and responsible roommate.

Eva: In the start, she'd try her best to act mysterious and somewhat intimidating, hiding her talent and past as best as she can. In this stage, she probably wouldn't talk much to you if she can help it, and absorb herself in her work. However, you'll probably end up learning about her math interests eventually. And even if you're nice about it, she wouldn't trust that kindness immediately and would always be waiting for the other shoe to drop. Give it enough time, though, and she could end up getting pretty attached to you if you respect her talents and skills. That means she'll let her dorkiness show a bit more around you, though she's also always happy to show off her intelligence in any way she can. At this stage, she'll sometimes choose to talk about video games or math and science with you. Aside from all of that, she can get a little messy if she's really busy, but usually she's not that bad, and while she will tell you to keep it down if you make too much noise, she won't be bothered if you're a bit messy yourself.

Tozu: Does his own thing, mostly. He's usually out attending to his mastermind duties, but he'll tell you about it when he's in the room. If you try to stop him from doing the mastermind thing, you get a visit from Mara.

Mara: For the first weeks, you don't see her doing anything other than stare at you. She won't talk no matter what, and you'll never see her eating, drinking, sleeping, or going to the bathroom. She's either outside on mm duty, or she's inside and staring. One day, however, she'll approach you, and ask you: "Cats or dogs?" You will give an answer, one way or another. She'll nod, then go back to staring. The next day, in your shared living space, there will be either a cat if you replied cats, a dog if you replied dogs, or a lamb if you replied both or neither. Animals aren't allowed where you live, but you'll get the feeling that's why your landlord went missing a while ago. Mara will now start staring at the animal, and she'll be the one who'll take care of it. You will be too afraid to ask any questions, so you'll move on with your day.

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Alright, there it is! Hope nothing feels too ooc lol.

As for which one I'd rather room with, I think maybe Hu could be the best fit? She's pretty nice outside the happenings of the killing game, I wouldn't bother her too much I think, and while she's a bit more volatile than someone like Eden or Diana, who are also good picks, I think I'd personally prefer someone with a chiller vibe and who isn't as big of a social butterfly as those two. Ironic considering Hu's butterfly pin, but you know. Ingrid's also up there for a lot of the same reasons, but I feel like I'd rather spend time with Hu overall. And of course, I wouldn't mind rooming with Min in the slightest, I just recognize that we probably wouldn't talk almost at all, so overall I'd enjoy my time with others more. Similar reasoning with Eva.

In any case, I hope you enjoyed! See ya'!

[onthepyre]

Steve's life is going to fall apart, he thinks.

Dustin's away at summer camp, Nancy's left for college two weeks early. He has a late shift at six, a house to return to that's emptier than usual, and a funeral to attend at eleven sharp tomorrow morning. His mother is writing a eulogy and his father is cold and pale in a box in some back room of the funeral home. He can't get the image out of his head.

At half past five, he shakes himself out of the stupor he's been sitting in. It's been at least twenty minutes since he's last moved, but really, who knows — all he's aware of is his aching back and the sharp pain in his neck from the hunched position he'd assumed at the kitchen table. Steve's car keys have left an imprint on his hand. He'd forgotten he was holding them. The Family Video vest is in his car, tossed haphazardly over the dash, and he shrugs it on over his gray polo before he pulls out of the driveway. Robin's house isn't far, something he's glad for. Less time he has to spend alone. Maybe she won't notice how tired he looks in the quickly dimming light.

She does. It's Robin, after all. Steve can't hide much from her.

"Hey, Stevie," she says as she slides into the passenger seat. Her voice is gentle, the way she might speak to an injured cat. "How are you doing?"

"It’s pretty bad," he tells her, and it feels like he's confessing to a crime. "I didn't get out of bed until, like, two hours ago and I still want to go back to sleep."

"Yeah?" she asks. He can tell she isn't sure what else to say.

"Yeah."

"I'm really sorry. I know that's pretty much the least helpful, most generic thing I could say, but I mean it. I can’t imagine how… how hard it must be."

There's a long pause. Steve starts thinking they're just going to drive in silence for the rest of the time, which is weird, especially for Robin. It makes him want to cry, sort of — that she, of all people, can't find anything to say to him. Inadvertently, he grips the wheel tighter.

"We'll close early," she says finally, timid in a way she usually isn't. "Keith can suck my dick, I don't care. He'll get over it. And we'll go get ice cream, if you want, and then I'll come stay over. If that's alright."

"Yeah," Steve answers, and God, there are tears in his eyes. "That would be great." He's careful not to let his voice catch.

"I'm thinking 8:00 — we'll start shutting down at 7:30 and be out by a quarter past. Then we've got almost an hour until Dairy Queen closes, unless you want to go somewhere else?" Out of the corner of his eye, Steve can see Robin twisting one of the rings on her left hand. Like a gut-punch, he knows it's the shitty tin band, the one he'd gotten out of a quarter machine at the arcade and fake-proposed to her with. She hadn't taken it off since that day.

Steve pulls into the parking lot, and turns to her once he's parked the car. She's still fiddling with the ring, so he reaches over to take her hand.

"Rob, listen," he says. "I'm not gonna fall apart. I'll be okay." He can tell that they both know it isn't true.

"You don't have to be," she tells him, and through slightly blurry vision, Steve can tell she's tearing up, too. "You can fall apart, it's all right. We'll put you back together. I'll be here the whole time."

Steve isn't sure why it's a problem, but he needs to make sure Robin doesn't see him cry. He gets out of the car and turns away. He can hear her, four feet away, doing the same.

———

The shift, short as it is, passes slowly and in relative quiet. Robin feels too far away, but the little bit of stability they've found since getting out of the car is fragile, winding between them like a spiderweb. If Steve reaches out, he'll break it.

They follow her schedule exactly, locking the door behind them at 8:15 — two hours before they're supposed to. Steve isn't one to get worked up about things like this, but he's even less worried than he usually would be. Nobody ever comes in on Thursday nights. The only people that will know are him and Robin.

"So, Dairy Queen?" she asks as she opens the door. "Or do you want to go somewhere else?"

"Dairy Queen is fine," he tells her. Nothing will really make him feel better, he thinks, but ice cream can't hurt.

The drive isn't long, but it feels like it. Steve can hardly stand whatever version of Robin this is, the one that's treating him like he's about to crumble at any second. She's right, but that's part of the reason it's getting to him so much. If the silence was unfounded, it wouldn't hurt so bad.

She insists on paying, and Steve almost can't stomach the sweetness of the Oreos. Robin gets M&Ms so he can pick at hers, too.

"So, how's band been going?" Steve asks, just to break the quiet.

Robin tilts her head a little. There's pity in her eyes.

"Pretty good," she says slowly. "The directors always get super uptight around concert season, so that's starting to kick in. We just got our last piece. It's this stupid hard classical thing — Stravinsky, I think — fuckin' Russians. It would be awesome, though, if we could play it right."

This is the Robin he knows. Fuckin' Russians, he thinks. It makes him smile.

"That's great. What's it about?"

"Oh, I have no idea," Robin says with a grin. "It’s from the Firebird, and it has something to do with hell, and it's impossible to play."

"I'll have to come to the concert." Steve holds her eye for a second, but when it goes on too long and her smile shifts to an expression of sympathy, he turns his gaze down into his blizzard.

"Steve…" she starts, but she leaves it there, reaching across the table.

"Can we go?" He squeezes her hand and she does the same.

"Yeah, of course. Come on, we can go straight to sleep if you want."

They do — or they try to. As soon as they're home and settled, Robin in a pair of shorts she'd left there and one of Steve's old shirts, Steve much the same, they spread out blankets on the floor of his room and try to sleep. Robin's presence is a comfort, but not enough for Steve to get the coffin out of his head.

"Can you talk?" Steve asks, rolling over in his bed to face her in the dark. "About anything you want, I don't care. Just say something. Ramble."

She reaches up to put a hand on the bed, and he places his on top.

"I love you," Robin begins. "The other day, I learned that a quarter of the world's population has tuberculosis. Well, not has, like they're sick with it, but they have the bacteria in them. That's insane. Tuberculosis is up there with rabies for me, you know? There's a new outbreak of it that's resistant to the treatments, and I know it's not likely we'd get it here in Hawkins, but man, it would suck so much. Especially if it was one of those drug resistant strains. We'd end up sad little waifs like in the Victorian era and we'd die a slow death and there would be nothing they could do."

"I love you," Steve responds. "Can you come up here, Rob?"

"Yeah, for sure."

Robin stands up and climbs into bed next to him. He can make out the shape of her, squinting at him. Neither moves for a moment.

"How are you holding up?" she asks.

Only then, in the darkness, does Steve let himself fall apart.

It comes on slowly, but he knows it's coming as soon as she asks. He can't speak around the lump in his throat, so he just sits there fighting tears until she reaches out and pulls him into her chest. He breaks then. He sobs in Robin's arms for a while as she rubs his back and whispers reassurances to him. He feels like a little kid.

"Sorry," he gets out as it starts to die down.

"Shh." She buries her face in his hair. "Don't. It's alright. I'm not going anywhere, Stevie. This is what I'm here for."

Steve is hit with another wave of tears, this time a mixture of grief and gratitude. Robin, true to her word, stays. She holds him tighter still as he clutches her like she's the only thing keeping him tethered.

"I love you," she says under her breath. "I love you. It's alright. I'm here. I love you. I've got you. I love you."

She keeps going like that endlessly, quietly, into the top of Steve's head. Only when the sobs have slowed to sniffles does Robin stop, and even then, she keeps running her hands across his back, occasionally punctuated by a kiss pressed to his hair. There, cradled like a toddler against her chest, Steve starts to put himself back together. They fall asleep like that, intertwined, at home.

[museincarnate]

Just before landing, Tater's awe as she viewed the planet from the window would draw soft chortles from her Saiyan friends, as they were rather pleased that she was enjoying the sights before her, in spite of the reason why there were traveling to each sect to begin with. Like her, however, this was likely their first real visit to Scallia's planet, as their endeavors often left them too busy to particularly travel unless it was necessary.

Once the trio was greeted by Kohl, however, Tater's soft breath would go unnoticed, as introductions were starting to be passed between both her and Scallia's advisor. While informing the advisors was likely commonplace, in situations such as the one that the Little Rabbit and her companions found themselves in, perhaps the Empress was so busy, that she might've forgotten to pass such information along. Regardless, Tater's giving of her name to the relatively joyful Saiyan would cause Kohl to nod. "The pleasure is mine, Tater."

A shy reaction, as well as her glancing over her own attire, would cause Kohl's own cheeks to flush, as he stifled a soft chuckle of sorts. Earthly attire truly seemed to be something not often seen by the Saiyans of this sect, it seemed, but the advisor liked it enough. "Don't mention it!" Offering a soft grin, the Empress's advisor would turn to lead his guests towards Scallia's palace, while he felt no further need to emphasize just how busy she likely was. A short few minutes wouldn't allow much room for extensive conversation, but the structures and nature around them was likely captivating enough to draw even the admiration of the Mighty Saiyan and the Paradox Saiyan.

Once the Little Rabbit and the Saiyans in her company reached the palace, the abundance of people already within its walls gave validity to the advisor's previous claim of his Excellency's rather occupied condition. Religious figures, commanders, administrative staff, and other important imperial figures nearly surrounded the Empress, as Kohl quickly cleared his throat to get her attention. "Empress Scallia, your guests have arrived."

A snap of her head in the direction of Tater, Torno and Shuen would accompany a wide-eyed stare, as she was busy conversing with the aforementioned figures; an empire's rather vast set of responsibilities for one ruler proving to be quite the task, thankfully taken care of with the help of trusted advisors and other individuals. "So they have! Do excuse me for a moment, so I may speak to them for a few moments! Kohl, please keep the officials occupied in my stead!" Breaking from the compact crowd of officials that surrounded her, the Empress would work her way towards the Lagomorph and her powerful allies; dusting herself off thereafter.

"Greetings, Empress Scallia. It seems we've come at a rather busy time in your day." Torno would offer a brief exchange with the ruler, as both he and Shuen had otherwise been quiet for the duration of the investigation thus far.

"We won't take much of your time, we promise! Tater's been pretty quick with questions, and our visits to the other sects helped us narrow things down a little, we think." Shuen would then offer Scallia one of his signature grins, before softly nudging the Little Rabbit forward; a hand on her lower back gently encouraging her to do as she'd done for the other sects.

"I'll help however I can, while I have a moment to speak with you. It's lovely to see you all here, but let's get down to business, shall we?" Clearing her throat, the Empress would then bring her gaze to the Lagomorph before her, as her expression became one of a more serious nature. "I may not be able to help you much, personally, but is there anything you need to ask me, while I'm able to answer?"

Thankfully, their visit to Paragu's planet allowed the Lagomorph and her Saiyan companions the opportunity to lower their guard, and not require decompression like Opart's planet did; allowing the trio to pass the time peacefully, as hours would stand between them and their arrival upon Empress Scallia's planet. Idle conversations and activities would likely keep the three of them entertained, until they'd reached closer to their target destination.

Descending onto the most suitable place for their vessel to land, the planet's view from above would harken to feudal eras of Asian, Eastern cultures of Earth, as bamboo-like plants and architecture almost made it seem as though this culture and the one of Earth were the same. Though, obvious Saiyan influences and beliefs would allow a distinction to exist. Unlike the previous two planets that the Little Rabbit, Mighty Saiyan and Paradox Saiyan were on, however, only a single person was waiting to greet them, once they exited their spacecraft.

At first, when they were on solid ground, the youthful, observant Saiyan gave them a rather careful and skeptical look, while his eyes lingered on the Little Rabbit for longer than the other two; the silence between the four of them likely causing an air of awkwardness, until the man spoke. When he did so, a smile flashed onto his face, as he slightly bowed his head to both Tater and the Saiyans in her company.

"Empress Scallia told me that you'd be arriving sometime today, to learn about our culture. She'd have come to greet you, herself, but she's rather occupied at the moment. My name is Kohl, and I'm the advisor of our Empress, though I'm already familiar with both Torno and Shuen. Before I take you to see her, may I ask for your name, Miss?" Soft vocals elegantly left the lips of a rather joyful, almost playful man, while he seemed faintly excited to greet his Excellency's guests. Despite knowing the reason why they were there, he didn't really bother to bring up that they were conducting an investigation.

"I quite like your attire, if you don't mind me saying so."