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[sarcaskick]

[ It's impossible to tell what's going on at first - the video feed seems to be whirling about rapidly, the audio picking up nothing but the sound of rushing air. The motion stops briefly as a hand darts into view, only to begin the process anew - anyone sharp enough to figure it out will realize the person on the other end is literally tossing their video phone up into the air repeatedly, catching it just to toss it again. It's after about thirty seconds of this that it finally stops entirely, giving a view of nothing but a pair of boots... boots which seem to have some weapon-like attachments.

A long, melodramatic sigh... ]

Well! This is a pain, isn't it.

[ A brief flip of the videophone reveals Mercury's face, wearing a relatively unfazed smirk. ]

Don't waste your breath explaining what's going on - I've done my homework. I guess all I have to say is that you can call me Mercury, and... let's all get along, mmkay?

[ There's a widening of his smirk into a grin, and it's hard to tell whether he's being mocking or genuine in his greeting. ]

--Ah, and if I'm not mistaken, I think I even sort of know some of you. Lucky me! Us trainees gotta stick together.

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

So you'd be happy to be called old geezer then?

[Considering she in the future will be able to live for up to a 1000 years she takes that somewhat as a compliment, but for now she finds it insulting.]

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[sarcaskick]

That's no way to show respect for your elders.

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Considering you just said I'm seven thousand years old, I'm older than you.

[She is joking right about now.]

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[sarcaskick]

Technically we never clarified how old "freakishly old" is.

[ This is obviously more important than something as trivial as introductions. ]

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

I didn't, but considering what I said before meant no older than seven thousand. Then again, not even sure how old the world actually is, so I can't say.