video; un: King Iggy

[bahahahaha]

Well, well, well! Long time no see, my fellow citizens of Ellipsa!

[ He's heard before he's actually seen -- but eventually, Iggy does pop up on screen, with the exact same shit eating grin he always has. Except now, he somehow looks even more amused than he usually does, which probably isn't a good thing. ]

Did you miss me? Because I missed you.

[ He begins to cackle, and he spins around in the chair he's sitting in; the chair that looks suspiciously like the one he'd had in the small lab in castle he shared with his friends the last time he was here. Did he break in? He absolutely did. No regrats. ]

That's right, your future ruler has returned to grace you with his presence once more! Please, please, hold the applause. I know you all must be so happy to see me.

[ Iggy adjusts his glasses, and then leans in a little closer, his grin widening. ]

I can't wait to have fun with you all, my little test subjects! Ahahahaha!

Comments

[bahahahaha]

[ Iggy kinda wonders just how many other people live here now. Not that he minds; he disappeared after all. And besides, fresh faces mean new people to screw with, so, extra fun for him when he's bored--

He grins. ]

Thanks, dude! A wizard, huh? I've got a wizard friend at home. Sorta friends. [ Kamek. He's... a babysitter/friend??/cohort/...whatever else he does for Bowser, so, it counts. Mostly. ] Aaaaas for how I'm gonna do it, while those are all AMAZING suggestions, no! I'm thinking more along the lines of building an entire mechanical army to do my bidding and infusing them with magic.

[ He pauses to reach into his shell, before he produces the yellow gemmed wand he owns. He gives it a twirl, knowing damn well that if Kamek was here, he'd be shouting at him that it's not a toy, blah, blah, blah. ] I'm a bit of a magician myself, you see.

[livesoutofspite]

[Mike listens and chuckles.]

I see. I mean, that would kinda be a military invasion and conquest. Magic infused robots. Which, honestly, sounds familiar. Been close to things like that before.

[He watches the wand and then at Iggy.]

So we're both magic. What kind of magic to you do? Can you show me?

[bahahahaha]

True enough! Ah, at home I had pretty much limitless access to an entire army and whatever I needed to get the job done. Not so much here. So, I suppose building my own robotic army IS kinda like a military invasion, you're right!

[ And THIS time, there's no stupid Mario and Green Mario to stop him. Just a shit ton of other magic users who are probably WAY stronger than he is; but he doesn't need to be strong. He just needs to be smarter... and that he has in spades. ]

Eh, my magic is... [ He pauses, squinting as a tiny mouse runs across the floor. Without hesitation, he aims the wand at the poor little creature; in a flurry of colorful shapes, the mouse squeaks as it's suddenly turned into a piece of cheese, of all things. ] ...stuff like this. I'm good, but the wizard I was talking about from home, is WAY better. Seriously, Kamek's a master of magic... don't ever tell him I told you that if he ever shows up, though.

[ Mostly because... well. He won't be caught dead complimenting Kamek, thanks. Nothing against the old man, but it's not entirely in his nature to be exceptionally nice, even to his allies. ]

[livesoutofspite]

Huh. Mouse to cheese. That's ironic. ...I wonder how it tastes.

[Mike stares at the magic with his Mage Sight. He reads how it twisted the reality of the rat into cheese. He raises his hand and makes a few motions. His lips move and white noise static sounds come out instead of words. Then poof. The cheese turns back into a rat.]

Interesting magic. You're good at it. Kamek sounds impressive if he's even better. And I'll keep the compliment to myself. I get it. You got a cool image to keep, right?

[bahahahaha]

I'm crazy, but not crazy enough to take a bite outta that thing to find out! Ahahaha!

[ Mostly because ew mouse blood if it goes south. But also he's not quite THAT mean, either. Mostly. He likes his food cooked, thanks. He looks impressed when the cheese reverses into mouse; the rodent comically staggers off to its hiding spot, and Iggy grins. ]

Thanks, dude! You've got interesting magic, too! Aha, as for Kamek... wouldn't want the geezer to get a big head.

[livesoutofspite]

Yeah. Can't help but be curious though. Definitely not gonna lick mouse cheese.

[The mouse is free and off to process that particular trauma. Welp. Good luck, mouse.]

Thank you too and you're welcome. I mean, the occasional compliment can keep the ego small and just help keep him loyal and hard working. Just saying. The carrot and the stick are useful together as much as they are separately.

[bahahahaha]

If one of my siblings were here, I'd make them do it, honestly.

[ He could probably get Bowser to do it. But he also doesn't want to get his ass kicked, soooo... ]

Boy are they ever. Kinda makes me wish he were here... but he's not, too bad~ If he were, he'd just complain anyways. Not gonna lie, it's kinda nice not having someone flailing at me over an experiment gone wrong, or something entirely, quote unquote, "immoral".

[livesoutofspite]

Pfft. That would be funny to see.

I mean, we all do immoral things sometimes. And it isn't like the rat is permanently harmed. So like, eh? As long as you're not like doing something monstrous I probably won't say anything. Except if you want help or to be careful. It's a blurry line.