RUFUS CATCH-ALL

[robopriest]

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[robopriest]

Never.

[He's not a space priest.]

Sadly, not many people on my world have.

[soulus]

Is that sad?

[robopriest]

Well, we're basically on our own planet. There's a big vast universe out there we don't understand....But I guess that's just how it's supposed to be. Its sort of like understanding the nature of God, in all His ways. You just can't do it.

[And a shrug.]

Ah, well. Ignore me waxing poetic or whatever. Does your world have other planets to reach?

[soulus]

[God and the big vast universe do not shower him in money, so he does not care.]

. . . Does it?

[robopriest]

You don't know?

[soulus]

I could tell you; however . . .

[robopriest]

[...]

You know, if it turns out I'm the only one who you're making pay for these things, I'll be very upset.

[soulus]

Rest assured. I charge everyone.

But I do have a request in exchange for the answer.

[robopriest]

...A request?

[Hm?]

What is it?

[soulus]

Tell me your weight.

[robopriest]

Rufus! [He gasps! OFFENDED!] How can you pry into a man's private information like that? Seriously, there are better ways of asking.

..........


Anyways, why do you want to know?

[soulus]

Your data say to guess. I'm choosing to ask directly.

[robopriest]

Okay, sure.

[A long pause.]

I don't actually know. Probably heavier than you think. Its not like I go around weighing myself on a regular basis.

[soulus]

. . . Is that the truth?

[robopriest]

Yeah. I'm not one to sweat over the fine details like that. I mean, if you'd like, you can try to lift me up, judge for yourself. I'll let you do that for free.

[soulus]

That will be unnecessary.

Bounty hunters travel between dimensions via train. Rather than planets, we reach different worlds.

[robopriest]

Dimensional travel? Wow. How does a train like that even work?

[soulus]

I'm not an engineer. I just ride the train.

[robopriest]

And has this train always been around? We sure don't have anything like that at home.

[soulus]

It's been around since long before I was born. Without it, collecting souls across worlds would be difficult for bounty hunters.

[robopriest]

Hm.

So do all bounty hunters collect souls? Are those your form of currency in your world?

[soulus]

Bounty hunters collect souls for their bounties. Ultimately, what we're after is money.

[robopriest]

Soul economy...

[It sounds so funny but sure! Sure.]

You said you're a demon, right? So I guess souls are super valuable to you all?

[Sort of vaguely makes sense in the Biblical form of demons, who want to tempt people's souls down to hell, but...bounty hunters? Does Rufus tempt people? Intriguing.]

[soulus]

[He did say that. Thank you, Shiro.]

. . . Not all demons are the same. Strictly speaking, souls are valuable to Haros.

[robopriest]

Your kind of demons, I think you said.

...Do you eat them? Use them? Put them on the mantel to look pretty?