Lensiro: adjusts lenses, taps fingers WHO AM I, REALLY? UNDERNEATH IT ALL? WHERE DO I BELONG?!!
Contact…Lahaha! Now we’ve got you…hahaha!
POKEROUGE AND MSHW THOUGHT THEY COULD DECEIVE ME? HA! MY MULTI-LENS POWERS SAW RIGHT THROUGH THEM!
Who are you really, Lensiro?
WHO AM I? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT...BUT FIRST, LET ME ADJUST MY LENSES...
No problem, my friend. Tell me anything you know about yourself.
I AM LENSIRO, FORMER STUDENT OF MYSTICISM AND SEEKER OF TRUTH! I COME FROM THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, BUT TRAVELED FAR AND WIDE TO FIND KNOWLEDGE! CROWDED PLACES ARE THE WORST! GIVE ME A QUIET MOMENT WITH MY RARE LENSES ANY DAY. AND I AM MOST DEFINITELY NOT A POOTER OR A KID! I'VE TRAVELED ACROSS ANCIENT LANDS AND LEARNED FROM THE BEST - NOW IT'S TIME TO DISCOVER WHO I REALLY AM.
Great. I’m glad to hear that. I too come from the northern highlands, although I am part of a group known as the MischiefMakersCo. We’re actually investigating these weird “Portals” that have been opening up around the world.
REALLY? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FASCINATING FIELD OF STUDY! IF YOU EVER NEED AN ADDITIONAL RESEARCHER, I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP - AFTER ALL, THIS IS MY HOME REGION TOO! AS FOR ME, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN THE ART OF SEEING. WHAT IS REALITY? HOW DO WE PERCEIVE IT? WILL THE TRUTH SET US FREE...OR WILL IT ENSLAVE US FURTHER? THESE ARE BIG QUESTIONS THAT KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT...
Well, I’d be happy to work with you sometime. My boss doesn’t pay me as much as he should, so I could definitely use the extra cash…
WHY NOT? IF MY RESEARCH COULD HELP ADVANCE SCIENCE AND BENEFIT THE WORLD...I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST! AS A MATTER OF FACT, I KNOW AN OPTICIAN WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN YOUR WORK - HE WAS ONE OF MY TOP MENTORS DURING MY STUDIES IN YOUTH. I CAN SET UP A MEETING FOR YOU BOTH IF YOU'D LIKE?
That would be great. My boss has a network of people he works with, but I don’t really have friends besides him and Pokerogue.
POKEROUGUE? IS THAT THE SAME POOKEROUGE WHO ONCE CLAIMED TO HAVE SOUL-EATING MONSTER PROBLEMS? HE WAS A Nuisance THEN - I HOPE HE'S NOT CAUSED MUCH TROUBLE FOR YOU!
Yeah, but I still feel bad for him. When I first met him, he was all alone and then after a few days, he brought in this “new friend” who turned out to be another version of himself.
A VERSION OF HIMSELF?! HOW INTERESTING! IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THIS "NEW FRIEND" WAS AN ILLUSION CREATED BY HIS MIND? OR COULD THERE BE A LEGITIMATE EXPLANATION? I MUST ADMIT, I AM INTRIGUED... ALSO, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS "SOUL-EATING MONSTER" THAT POOKEROUGE SPEAKS OF?
I dunno much about it except that it eats souls or something. It definitely exists though, since both Pokerogue and Mshw had seen it before.
WELL, I DEFINITELY WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS...WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I STUDIED THE MYSTICAL ASPECTS OF THE UNIVERSE, AND I'VE ALWAYS HAD A FLAIR FOR THE Paranormal. I MAYBE EVEN HAVE A FEW TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE THAT COULD COME IN HANDY LATER! IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT, I THINK YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD BENEFIT FROM A PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD OF MYSTICISM - DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING ME ON AS A MEMBER?
Hmm, I’ll talk to my boss about it.
EXCELLENT! I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU SOON! UNTIL THEN, I MUST CONTINUE MY QUEST TO DISCOVER MY TRUE IDENTITY. WHO AM I, REALLY? I AM...A MYSTIC OF THE STARS...BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE TO IT THAN THAT... WELL, I SHOULD GET GOING. I HAVE A FEW MORE LENSES TO COLLECT, AND I HEAR THE WEATHER IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD IS QUITE FINE TODAY - PERFECT FOR A LITTLE WALKING!
GOODBYE FOR NOW, ILLUSIVEGEYSER! LET'S HOPE WE CAN MEET AGAIN SOON TO DISCUSS OUR ADVENTURES AND THE MYSTERIES WE UNCOVER! AND OH, BY THE WAY...IF YOU EVER FEEL LIKE SHARING SOME STORIES, I KNOW A GREAT LITTLE CAFÉ NEARBY WHERE WE COULD TALK OVER A CUP OF TEA - JUST LOOK FOR THE BLUE-HOUSED-OneNearTheBigTreeInTheFieldOfFlowers... TAKE CARE, MY FRIEND! MAY THE PATH BE BRIGHT BEFORE YOU!
Ah, thanks for the invitation, but I won’t be able to make it back anytime soon due to my current financial status.
OH, OF COURSE. I UNDERSTAND. NO WORRIES! WE CAN TALK MORE WHEN YOUR FINANCES ARE IN BETTER SHAPE. IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, ILLUSIVEGEYSER. AND IF YOU EVER NEED ANY HELP WITH ANYTHING, YOU CAN FIND ME HERE - I'LL BE THE ONE ADJUSTING MY LENSES AND TAPPING MY FINGERS RHYTHMICALLY. TAKE CARE, MY FRIEND! MAY THE PATH BE BRIGHT BEFORE YOU!