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[David has a lot to do in the coming days, he realizes that. But all he can really do is take things one step at a time. While he already has some irons in the fire, so to speak, he still has other things that he needs to take care of. So he switches on the video feed.]

Okay, now that all of the stuff with the spirits is taken care of, I’m ready to start interviewing people. Those of you that responded to my last video posting can feel free to meet today at the Guardian’s office in Genessia city. For those that don’t know what I’m talking about, you can find my last video posting to inform yourselves about what I am doing, and if you want to meet with me to potentially join, you can show up to. Or if you just want to talk, the door is open for that too.

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[The Guardians office felt so bare when he arrived, not that it really needed much anyway. He was fully aware of the real spectacle being in the basement, but still, he wanted the office to feel less barren. So he spruced things up, So he spruced things up, new curtains, carpets, a fresh coating of paint, pictures on the walls, adding in a large fish tank to give it more life, two nice sectional couches that faced each other. He still had a desk, but he wasn’t sitting there. He was sitting on the couch while waiting for his first interviewee.

Off to the side of the couches, he had a table and a bunch of snacks upon it.]

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That was one way of describing this place. He'd never heard any place be put in the terms of potpourri, though.

"What do you hope to accomplish in your time here?"

The floodgates opened.

"Well, I'd like to know everything about it, including, but not limited to, its origin, its purpose, why we're here, what those archways are, why it demands abilities and memories to pay for everything, how to leave, how to stay (perish the thought), what it's made of, who made it, why they made it, why we're brought here, how it got its name, what precisely that name means, what in the devil those spirits are, how they got to be as they are, what purpose they serve, and the fate of everything and everyone here.

I should also like to champion many goods, including the greatest, and defeat many evils, including the worst.

I want to convert at least one person, maybe even baptize them, if I'm qualified, assuming said person isn't already a believer in something akin to Christianity, but in their own world's flavor.

I want to do my job exceedingly well, such that democracy becomes a quaint joke and I am afforded the position forever and ever. Or at least as long as I shall live here and the job is necessary.

I want to meet all the aspects; I've met Justice and The Moon already, so that leaves around twenty more to go. I think you're one of them, but I'm not sure exactly which.

I really want to figure out— well, never mind that.

I want to know whether it's right to marry and bear children in an alien world. I also want to know whether I am suited to marry and bear children.

I want to do every lovely thing one can do here and nowhere else.

I want to become a better swordsman and marksman, so that my swordstick becomes more than an enjoyable prop.

I want to know why so many people practice magic without taint, and whether I could play danmaku with that condition in mind.

I want to get rid of Dracula once and for all, as well as any other lingering threats in Everglade.

I want to know why Vyers has become so damned demonic. Then I would like skill and might enough to blacken his eye.

I want Justice as my pokemon.

I want to become perfect. Perfect in virtue, I mean.

I want a book or some kind of record from every person here, so that when I leave I will have an alien library.

I want to grow up. A silly thing to say in your twenties, but maybe I'm a late bloomer.

I want to meet God or Jesus' incarnation here, if he has one, and talk to him for a very long time.

I want to know which of these wants should come first, or are actually attainable.

And, of course, I want to join this team you're forming.

...I probably should've used the word "hope" in there, somewhere, but you understand, I hope."

Okay, that was much more than he bargained for. He was expecting at least three or four things at most but..wow. That's just a whole list of things. Mostly all of it seems reasonable. Even though it was more than he expected, he appreciated the openness and willingness to tell him this stuff.

"I hope that you can accomplish all that you wish to accomplish here." He meant that.

"Do you have any combat experience or experience working with a team?"

"Hah, me too. I'm honestly surprised you didn't stop me there. I might have trapped you for eternity." Taking a breath and a drink of water, he continued.

"Yes, surprisingly. Sometimes both at once."

He gives a nod. "How would the group benefit by having you as a member?"

He smiled, cautiously. "I cannot say much for my skill, aside for being an able-bodied man. For the moment. And I imagine a Guardian has some, clout."

It does. Honestly as long as someone was willing to help out, that was seen as a benefit.

"Just three more questions. Would you save a person if it meant giving up your own life?"

He joined his hands, lowering them beneath his waist, and sunk his head a little. He hesitated with his answer. "I don't know. I hope I would,"

Honesty was a good thing. David hoped that no one would honestly have to make the choice between themselves and someone else, though.

"Tell me five things about yourself that I might not have learned from this interview."

He tilted his head slightly. "I suppose I'm a little slow—though that may have come across already—for I don't quite understand. Are you asking for five additional facts the interview has yet to discover?"

"Yes, they can be anything. They don't have to be huge insights or anything."

"Ah, all right then.

I never said 'thanks' for getting me the Guardian position. I'll remedy that now: thank you. Now that it's official, and everything.
I'm not sure whether one can forgive someone without their repentance nor apology.
I like to wear beautiful clothes.
I know that deputies are payed automatically, i.e. not by me, and I intend to exploit that to the fullest.
Treacherous as it is, I don't feel particularly homesick."

"You're welcome." Not that he thought he needed thanks or anything for it. "And the final question. Have you lied at any point during this interview?"

"No, I don't believe so. Never was a very good liar."

"And that's it. The interview is over." That wasn't so hard, was it, Ted?

By the sound of a relaxed breath, Ted showed it wasn't. He appreciated the absence of telepathy, as well as the lack of fault finding. He'd even been courteous to avoid the most awful of questions: "What's your greatest weakness", and spared Ted the embarrassment of presenting a strength immoderately. Ted found the interview praiseworthy for what it lacked.

"Ah, that's too bad. I was hoping you might solve that second one for me. Oh well, all's well that ends well. Has it ended well? Now you've got me dreadfully curious."

He thought a question like that might get too personal. Not everyone liked to talk about their weaknesses or negative traits.

"It did. I'd welcome you to the group formally, but I haven't settled on a name yet."

"Goodness, thank you! I'm looking forward to its adventures. Then again, too much excitement might mean it's not doing its job." A name, hmm...

"The Guardians? No, that's been taken. The Praetorians? Ack, too sinister. Well, I'm sure you'll think of something. Speaking of Guardianhood, I had better get back to it. No one ever tells you of the sheer tedium of the thing. Suppose that's for the best. Good afternoon, David. It's been a pleasure."

"I look forward to them too. Knowing this place, we might have a lot of them." He said with a little nod.

"One name I was considering was Gestalt. It means an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts." One of the few names he thought would be fitting.

"But alright. Good afternoon, Ted. Let me know if you need anything."

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