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“They probably will,” Chip agreed with relish and a big grin, tail swishing. “But, I like it here for now. Lots to see, and I wanna make sure I know about stuff before I go anywhere. So...nobody’s taking me home yet, because I don’t want them to!”

He nudged the book open, and pawed pages over to turn them. It wasn’t the most efficient of things. “Well,” he said thoughtfully, as if concentrating on the book—even though he wasn’t, really, “I don’t read much. I can read, and that’s good for signs and things, but mostly I explore, I find lots of places to poke my head into!” Not all of them were places he strictly should be poking his head into...all those private offices and spooky overlooks. But that was part of the fun of it!

“Well,” the little cat hedged, “No, not really. I mean, it’s a pretty big place, and I like seeing how it all, uh, fits together. I keep expecting things to not really fit for some reason, but they usually do.” That the building would be chaotic made a certain amount of sense, so the fact that it didn’t was a little disappointing.

“I’m really good at figuring out how stuff is put together, ya see, so figuring out how this place does is, uh...” he paused, thinking about the right word. “Soothing, I guess?” A nod at that, it felt like the right description.

“And it’s toio big to do it, but if I could just hit it hard enough in a couple places, I’ll bet the whole thing would come crashing down,” He giggled gleefully at the thought, but then added, “Not that I’d want to, no...but ooh, it would be fun to watch.”

Chip grinned at the suggestion of demolition, but then said, “Well, still gotta scout stuff to do that, you know!” He got bored of flipping the book’s pages, and nudged the whole thing closed again before sitting down on the shelf and facing toward Vit.

“Besides, I think some important people might get mad at me if I really did knock the castle down.” His tail flicked about as he said that, apparently somewhat entertained by the idea, even if he wasn’t planning on following through.

“What about you, Fluffy,” Chip asked, shifting to put his head on his paws as he watched the sneezy Lieutenant, “What do you do when you’re bored? Just read this book?”

Chip nodded some as he listened and made his way back up to Vit. "Well," he offered, brushing up against the big fluff's leg, "You don't need money if you're cute enough!"

"But I don't know who needs you specifically," he admitted, moving between Vit's legs, tail flicking about. "I'll keep an eye out, though, and tell you if I do!"

"I might need a...test subject later, but I can't really pay," he added cryptically.

Chip purred happily and let himself be petted. “Good to know~” he purred. “I don’t have anything specific yet, but...oh, I’ve got lots of ideas I need to try out eventually. Nothing, uh, should explode, so don’t worry!”

Still brushing up against the big creature, he shook his head. “I haven’t gone on any patrols yet,” he said. “Maybe I’ll try to go on one soon! Would be fun to see more outside of here!”

"Maybe you can ride the Guardian teleporter," Chip suggested, swaying gently with the petting. "I dunno if it works for anyone but us, though...Only one way to find out!"

He giggled, then added, "Well, I guess two ways." He nodded once. "There are other guardians here sometimes...though not always. Could ask one of them."

“You’d go with me, so I’d bring you back, of course!” His tail brushed itself against the petting hand as he spoke. “But...okay~ I understand,” he bobbed his head a bit in assent. It’d probably make a bit of a stir bringing this guy into town anyway. Not exactly.... stealthy, so he let that idea go.

“Well,” he replied carefully, “our leaders are your leaders. Like...my general’s Hessonite, but I think I’m supposed to be ‘signed to a different one, cuz she’s all important and busy and stuff.” He nodded. “We’re just, ya know, like....support and stuff.”