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[The network does start, showing the face of a man who looks to be in his late teens to his early twenties. His face is sun-darkened, his hair dark, his shirt open at the neck, and there is a gleam of gold in his ears. His general air is seemingly playful, as if he is a man that could easily laugh.

Yet the most striking thing about him likely are his eyes. One is gold, and the other silver. He raises an eyebrow a touch, and his mouth shifts into the ghost of a smirk. His voice is gravelly, deep, and there is perhaps a slight lilt to it, when he does finally speak.]

Ah. So it is as simple as the push of a button.

[Although given the look that he is offering, it is fairly clear that Po is not familiar with the item in question.]

When I once said I was more restless than my brothers, I never meant to end up in another universe. The very notion has never once crossed my mind. Rather, it simply meant I preferred to go along my way as I would, through the Seven Kingdoms, perhaps a bit further, if the fancy ever took. Yet, here I am, and I should properly introduce myself.

[There is a motion, and he does come across as quite a social creature, as he bows to the screen.]

Prince Greening Grandemalion of Lienid, Po, to my friends, at your service. I will completely forgive you if you have not heard of my little kingdom. I can say that this little item- a TAB- is quite foreign and unknown, although it does seem to be quite handy. But, I will be more than happy to tell you about mine, if you tell me about yours.

[That light dancing back in his eyes.]

Whether island, city, farmstead... Space ship? Do many people come from worlds with this means of travel?

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More than a year now since I came through the Ingress, but only a few months since the spaceship we were on crash landed.

So you likely have quite the story to tell.

[Mild interest there.]

Any tips for a stranger in a new land?

Be polite and don't drink alien beer before you know what's brewed in it.

Sound advice. Shall I deem the latter to be learned by experience?

[He grimaces.]

Yeah. A surprising amount's the same as back on Earth, probably because of all the humans living here, but some of it is...not. In a big way.

I will endeavor to ask the origin of all my ales in that case.

[Although it does draw a question to mind.]

Your kingdom is called Earth?

My planet. The whole world's called Earth—my country is called the USA. We don't do kings there.

Youesseh.

[A strange sounding word, although considering it is not something that he is familiar with, it would seem so.]

What do you do then?

Close enough.

[He shrugs.]

Mostly we elect a professional schmoozer, expect him to make a bunch of momentous changes, get all shocked when that doesn't happen, and do the same thing four years later. But I'm not really into politics, myself.

That sounds rather inefficient.

Sure is!

No one thinks to do something to make it less so?

Oh, sure. But thinking and doing are pretty damn different.

Meaning that no one does anything about it either.

They try, from what I hear.

Yet not enough try?

If you wanna know why politics aren't fast and effective, you'll have to wait for a politician to come through the Ingress. I barely know who the president is.

And people truly prefer this manner of ruling?

Don't think they have much choice, pal. The system is what it is.

It cannot be changed?

I guess so, but what it'd take to do it is beyond me.

... just how populace is this place of yours?

I dunno, three hundred million or so?

[Enjoy the genuine look of surprise from Po.]

Million?

I take it that's a lot, compared to where you're from.

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