#welch vineyard at your service! (ic)

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AGENT P HAS BROKEN INTO SLUR'S SHIP!

(Referring to this M!A post over at @fallen-symphony )

"Agent P? Who's Agent P?"

"He must be a very talented agent if he was able to break into Slur's ship."

"Yeah, he is... Agent P also happens to be a platypus named Perry."

"Wait, Perry? Wasn't that the name of the platypus that belonged to those two boys who came to visit that one time?"

"Yep! Just don't tell the boys that, or the Agency will have to take Perry away from them."

"Whatever the case, I hope Perry can keep those guys busy."

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[Out of nowhere, a salmon flies straight towards your muse and smacks them in the face]

"Ow! Where'd that salmon come from?!"

"I'm suddenly reminded of Masa and his fish stand..."

"This just in; Team RiFT has just been attacked by rogue salmon!"

"Why, salmon! Why must you be so cruel!"

"Hey, don't worry, guys! If that salmon's gonna attack us, we'll just attack back! Time to roast some fish!"

"No, BurnerMan! Don't you remember what happened last time...?!"

"BURNER JET!!"

"BURNERMAN, NOOOOOOO....!!!"

(We seem to be having technical difficulties... Again...)

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Ok, Rockman.exe. Maybe try using SaitoStyle or Beast Out when Roll.exe kisses you. There is no way you are fainting if you use those!

"Hey! You might be on to something there, S.S. Fan. I'll try using Hub Style."

(One transformation later...)

"Alright, Roll. Lay one on me!"

"Okay. Here it goes..."

*Smooch*

"..."

"Hey! I think it's working!"

And after twenty seconds, Megaman faints.

"Twenty seconds. That's a new record."

"Aw, man... Well, at least we're making progress, right?"

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"Mrrr" "Awaaaaa."

"Hey! What are these? They don't look like viruses..."

"They... Almost look like Pokemon... Yet their aura is so... Different. It's similar to what I detect from Net Navis or EM beings.""

"That's because these creatures are made of digital data as well... But they're definitely not EM beings... What could they be?"

"Well, whatever they are, one thing's for certain; They're adorable!"

"Hey there, little ones. Are you lost?"

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Welcome to the Item Creation Shop!

"Hello, and welcome to the Item Creation Shop! I'm Welch Vineyard, the owner of this establishment. Having access to items and materials all across the Multiverse, you may find just what you're looking for here. So, how may I help you?"

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What does everyone wish for Christmas?

"I want to get my hands on the rarest Battle Chip in the entire Multiverse! After making the business deal with Welch, I learned that there are chips that are much more rare than what I own."

"A cool motorcycle like Carol's. She has the coolest motorcycle in the world, and I want a motorcycle that's... Well, it probably can't be as cool as hers, but I'd like it to be close to as cool as hers."

"Heh heh... If my boy only knew..."

"I just want the universe to be at peace, as unrealistic as that sounds. To just know that criminals like Brevon are locked up and can never cause trouble anymore, and no one has to feel anxious about them would be nice. That's why I want to stop Brevon as soon as possible."

"I want Sonic Frontiers' DLC to come sooner! It's the closest thing to Sonic Adventure 3 to being a reality! Also, I want Sonic Adventure 3 to be a reality! And I feel it will be! I just can't wait for it to happen!"

"JOY MODE, ACTIVATED: I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HUMAN EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS. MR. TINKER HAS HELPED WITH MANY THINGS, LIKE UNDERSTANDING FUN, AND AMY WAS THE FIRST PERSON WHO HELPED ME UNDERSTAND FRIENDSHIP. I WANT TO ONE DAY FULLY UNDERSTAND EMOTIONS SO I CAN BE CLOSER TO MY FRIENDS."

"I want... To be able to reunite with my creator again. I want to see him, hopefully forgiving me for all the horrible things I've done again... Hopefully see that I changed... And hopefully call me his son again... Dr. Cossack... I'm so sorry..."

"I want to discover every planet in the Multiverse! It would be a wonderful accompaniment!"

"I... I really... Just want to spend more time... With Slashman..."

"Quick question; how many of these were Christmas gifts, and how many of these were just wishes and goals in general?"

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[actual MM8 dialogue] Hey, Bass (the fish), why don't you understand?

"I... Really don't understand."

"Whoever did the English Dub of Mega Man 8 really didn't pay attention to the music references. I mean, his dog is named 'Treble.' You'd think they'd put two and two together..."

"Kinda wish they made a redub of that game to fix the blatant mistakes in there... But part of me will always treasure 'Doctah Wawee,' so I don't mind too much that they never redubbed it."

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(Please note that I'm still not 100% back from hiatus. I just thought I'd give you something to look forward to when I come back.)

"Ah, I sure did miss hanging with you guys. I wonder what will be new when we get settled here again."

"I'm glad you asked! RiFT actually brought one of my robots over here who I reprogrammed to help us out."

"Hello... Everyone..."

"Wait, is that Shadow?"

"No, Emerl, look at the color of his stripes! That Shadow Android! He's a robot copy of Shadow, like how Phi is a robot copy of you."

"And I brought some friends of my own to lend a hand as well!"

"Master Lan, it is such an honor to be working with you!"

"And it's gonna be awesome working alongside Megaman! Vroom!"

"We'll try our best to help as well."

"Oh, yeah! I can tell things are gonna be fun around here!"

(New Muses coming soon...)

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With @purpleeyesgreydragon comparing navies to fairy tale characters, roll is like the Queen of hearts. I hope she'll tell out the classic line...

"If you mean 'Off with their heads,' no thank you! That's too cruel, and I don't kill. If I had to be the Queen of Hearts, expect a major adaptional heroism from me."

"Sounds like someone's been researching on TV Tropes."

Yeah, that would be me. When you inspire to be an author, you do as much researching as possible.

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"Believe me, Tangle, I know how you feel. I was a victim of a glitter bomb from the Prank Master once. Took me forever to get it out of my hair..."

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Sole and Luna, sitting in a tree...

"I'd think long and hard before finishing that song if I were you..."

"Geez! Just because we have a mutual understanding, it doesn't mean we're a couple now!"

"Even so, that won't stop fans from shipping you!❤"

"...To prevent any collateral damage, I'm gonna go train with Sombra now."

"Yeah. You go do that, Solo."

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Welch, you need to improve Enzan's and Mary's romantic situation. They need to get togethr

"Don't you think I'm working on that? Matchmaking isn't always easy, you know. We're dealing with the timid Mary and the 'too serious to understand love' Eugene here. I got my work cut out for me, ya know?

"Plus... There's another concerning problem regarding their Net Navis..."

"RING!! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!! I GOT A MISSION TO COMPLETE!!"

"YOU'RE MISSION SHOULD BE OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR OF ACCEPTING YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME, YA BIG DUMMY!!!"

"...Like I said. Got my work cut out for me."

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Mary, do you want to be with Enzan, you need to make an advance somehow.

"I-I know, but... I'm too nervous..."

"What are you so nervous about? You're one of the prettiest girls in the world and you're such a sweetheart! Chaud would be crazy not to fall for you! You should be more like me and go after your man every time you can! Speaking of which... Oh, Protoman!❤"

"OH, NO! NOT AGAIN!!"

Protoman ran away at light speed.

"HEY!! STOP PLAYING HARD TO GET!! GET BACK HERE AND BE HONEST WITH YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME!!!"

And there goes Ring chasing after him again...

"...*sigh* This is going to be a LONG process, isn't it...?"

I bet it will be, Welch...

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"There we go! Everything's all set! You're officially an employee of the Item Creation Shop!"

"Thank you for this opportunity, Miss Vineyard. I promise I will do my best."

"Oh, no need for the formalities. You can just call me Welch like everyone else does."

"Very well, Welch. And I'll do my best not to be annoying..."

"Hey, don't be so hard on yourself, Omochao. I know you get a bad rap for being annoying and useless, but we know your hearts in the right place. You're just trying to help. And I believe you will be helpful here."

"You really think so?"

"I sure do. And don't worry. I'll teach you how to help without annoying others. One thing the Omochao have got to learn is not state the obvious. I'll give you some lessons, and soon enough, you'll find people are thankful for your help rather than annoyed by it."

"I would really appreciate that, Welch. We Omochao were programmed with the desire to help people, but with all the mean things people have said about us, we've been afraid to help for awhile. It would be great if we could finally do what we love the right way without the fear of people hating us for it."

"I know how you feel about wanting to help people, little guy. It's one of the reasons I own this shop. So rest assured you'll be a big help to everyone here while you're working with me."

(Omochao has joined the party!)

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Hey guys! There's an robot alligator trying to fight the mavericks and you better stop him before anything could get worse!

"Robot alligator? Wonder if he's friends with that bear we helped out before. Alright, I'm on it."

"Hey! Can I get a crack at this, too? It's been awhile since I had some real action."

"Try not to be too hasty, Gantz. We know you want to help, but the Administrator hasn't even finished your About Page yet..."

"Really, Welch? We just got done repairing the Forth Wall last week..."

"I believe the best way to atone for being a Maverick in the past is to protect others from Mavericks. Please, let me help you, Spider."

"Alright, partner. Let's take care of those Mavericks together!"

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Hey, Dum Dums. Did you make me special gum gum yet?

"Sure did, Mr. Island Head. We call it the 'Easter Island Tropical.' Think of it like tropical punch gum, only more at home. Enjoy, big guy, and Merry Christmas!"