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[AmbushCat]

Mostly I just wandered the multiverse alone for a number of years. I hung out at places where there were plenty of games (though I shied away from casinos). I'll tell you right now, having access to games made my self-imposed exile much more bearable. I doubt I could have made it very long without them.

I never gave my real name to anyone if it wasn't important. Most people just knew me as "that strange cloaked lady who plays Scrabble", or "Miss Checkers", or something along those lines. I didn't have any goals in mind, nothing to strive for. Just taking things day by day, month by month, year by year.

[Ookalf]

Huh... But that changed at some point, right? With the Game Masters and all?

[AmbushCat]

Sure did. I was attending a televised poker tournament, and I happened to sit down next to one of these guys. Hey, Vieza? You can ditch the ominous silhouette now.

*On one of the viewscreens, the brief flare of an aura dissolves the shadows on one of the figures. The face seen on-screen is... well, the best way the narrator can describe him is "Vietnamese Saiyan".*

Vieza here's in charge of organization, and he helps our de facto leader with whatever's needed. He was at the tournament in disguise because he was looking for a 6th member to round out the Rules Committee. More specifically, he was looking for someone who enjoyed games so much that they'd be willing to give up anything and everything to join, transcending reality altogether. And lo and behold, he detected my powers and inquired about them after the tournament.

[Ookalf]

(Say, have visited the Discord lately? There's some talks going on about the future of the site that you might want in on...)

Huh... Sounds like you were already pretty well qualified for that. *Sassafras looks at Vieza's screen.* So, can they all actually hear us through those...?

[AmbushCat]

((OOC: Considering present circumstances, do you want to just call it here?))

[Ookalf]

(Yeah, perhaps we should... Any last bullet points you want to go over, or anything?)

[AmbushCat]

((OOC: I think the really important stuff is out of the way. If there's anything else that needs covered, I imagine we could probably discuss it at Discord after everything's been straightened out. [And man, is that going to take some getting used to.]

Maybe I should start my own group at DeviantArt or something devoted to non-RP, -Verse-related material. At least then I'd have a place for all the Dossiers.))

[Ookalf]

(Huh, there's an idea. I guess we'll see what the future holds...)

[AmbushCat]

((OOC: Just a heads-up: since the higher-ups are dawdling, I've decided to resume this thread within the next couple of days. I'll be keeping it going until the forums are closed off or I get too tired, whichever comes first.

See you tomorrow evening at the earliest, Thursday evening at the latest.))

[Ookalf]

(Sounds like a plan.)

[AmbushCat]

Huh... Sounds like you were already pretty well qualified for that. *Sassafras looks at Vieza's screen.* So, can they all actually hear us through those...?

Yeah, they can. They're just not speaking up because this is meant to be my thing, not theirs, and I'm keeping them muted because six of us talking at once would probably be a bit much all at once.

*Vieza can be seen silently imitating Risk and making faces at her behind her back. The rest of the silhouettes shake a bit as if they're trying not to laugh.*

[Ookalf]

Oh. Well, hello, then... *Sassafras nods to each of the screens, trying not to laugh at Vieza's faces.* It's nice to meet you all too, I think...

[AmbushCat]

*Vieza and the other silhouettes wave at her, though what they're saying can't really be heard.*

Back on topic, I was leery about joining the group at first. Being offered to play games against each other for the rest of eternity sounded too good to be true. Look at it from my perspective: if you had something you thoroughly enjoyed doing, and a total stranger came along and offered you the chance to keep doing it forever, how would you react?

[Ookalf]

Right, sorry... *Sassafras focuses back on Risk.* Hm, yeah, that does sound like a pretty good deal... So you took it, right?

[AmbushCat]

Obviously, since I wouldn't be here right now if I hadn't. They gave me one of those free trials where I could hang out with them for a limited time and see that they were on the level. And Sassy? I had an absolute blast that first day. Seriously, it was the best day I'd lived since I'd left home. I'd found my personal paradise, I didn't want to leave it, and they were glad to bring me on as a permanent member.