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Went there. Did not enjoy it. ~~Or being an armadillo~~

I see. Had you been human on your visit?

I am not human. But I was myself before I arrived there. As stated before, I did not enjoy it.

I see. I appreciate your input.

~~Wasn't that a Gay Bar in Sector 3?~~
Guy called Reno should know.

~~What do you mean with...~~ ~~Gay Bar in Sector 3?~~ I am referring to my homeland, which is a savannah, mind you.

~~It's a place wher-~~ Nevermind. Pretty sure it ain't ~~what you're after~~ your homeland.

From the looks of things I sincerely doubt it.

What, like in that antique movie? Lots of lions and hyenas and a plot ripped straight from Hamlet?

~~What are you~~ There are indeed quite the number of lions and hyenas, so I am curious to hear what you mean with 'antique movie'.

~~oh hell~~

A movie is a form of entertainment. A story told with moving pictures. There was one made... over a hundred and fifty years ago?... where I'm from, that was about a pride of lions whose leader was killed by his brother. The Lion King, I think it was called. I haven't seen it since I was very young, so I don't remember all that much beyond that.

~~This is~~ ~~Are you implying that~~

The Lion King, you say? And this story's setting had been...the Pride Lands? Do you remember anything else? Certainly, the story's....characters must have had...names?

[Arrow to Shiki's post] Those sound right. And one of the three hyenas with actual characterization was named Ed, I think, and there was a bird, whose name I can't recall but at one point said something about "that's MISTER banana beak to you!"

Are you someone who lived it? Because I've spoken to other people whose lives were also someone else's story or legend.

~~This perfectly fi...~~ ~~What else do you...~~

...I see. I appreciate the help.

Yes, I suppose I am. Is it more common, then?

Not common, I would say-- but there's a few that I know of. You could ask around.

Actually, I wonder how many people know the same stories, regardless of where they're from...

It makes sense for me not being the only one, ~~but for your life to be known to so many people to such an extend...~~

I suppose it depends, though I can hardly be certain.

If it's any comfort, only Simba's life was followed in any detail? And even then, not much of it? Movies generally last about two hours-- nowhere near enough to detail every breathing moment of every single character from birth to death.

~~That is the problem!!!~~ But a story tells the most important events, doesn't it? From the looks of things, I don't think a movie will be that much different.

Oh, come on. Hamlet at least had a proper tragic ending.

Oh, I remember that from a movie I watched when I was little! The Lion King! With Simba and Mufasa and Nala and Scar and the hyenas and the silly baboon and Timon and Pumbaa! And Hakuna Matata~~

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...I see.

~~I need to~~ Could you tell me how the ~~story~~ movie went and how it had ended? It is important.

Well, it basically went like this: A little lion cub named Simba, the son of Mufasa, who's the king of the Pride Lands grows up, happy, playing with friends, that kind of thing. He doesn't know it, but his uncle Scar is plotting to overthrow Mufasa and take over as ruler. He does this by setting up a stampede. Simba gets caught in the middle of it, his dad goes to rescue him, and does, but them Scar throws Mufasa off a cliff and back into the stampede.

Scar makes poor little Simba think it's all his fault, and he runs away. But then he meets this warthog named Pumbaa and this...lemur? named Timon, and they convince him not to worry about things. He stays there for a long time, until his friend Nala comes looking for food, finds him, and explains everything that happened. It takes a while to convince him to come back, but he finally does.

He and Scar have a fight, Simba wins, and then everyone else lives happily ever after.

.....

Your help is appreciated.

Yeah, I've been there!

Would you care to be more detailed? Specifically, had you been human during your stay? And what was the reason for your visit?

Normally I'm human, but I was a lion ~~cub~~ while I was there. I was there to fight the Heartless and open up a new path.

Are you some kind of shape-shifter, then? And what, pray tell, might be a Heartless? As far as I know there hadn't been any in my homeland.

Not really. I only change when I go to certain worlds.

You don't know what Heartless are? We probably don't know each other, then, or--

Well, what's your name?

You still have not told me what Heartless are. As a ~~King~~ resident of that world, I'd say that I should at the very least know about it.

And considering I haven't met any lions fighting strange creatures - or hardly any lions outside the Pride for that matter - I doubt we know each other. Is that of relevance to these Heartless?

They're creatures of darkness that have attacked a whole bunch of worlds. But if you don't know anything about them, then you're probably from a different version of the Pride Lands than the one I went to.

But I still might know who you are, even if you don't know me! What's your name?

Lovely! First my world is featured in some story that fits to a larger extend than I am comfortable with, and now there are also multiply versions of my world?! As if the situation did not provide me with enough headaches already! Why am I even surprised?

That is entirely reassuring. I'm being anonymous for a reason, for which I am thankful considering some of the patients know about my entire life regardless. If you want to know so badly, ask me in person.

It's the circle of life! Oh man, how many more of you Disney guy's are around? Haven't seen Robin Hood for a while though....

So, did anyone see the sequel? Didn't Scar have a kid or something?

So now there is also a sequel? Lovely...anything else I might need to know about?

And what on earth might be 'Disney'?

Oh no, Disney sequels are never lovely. They ruin everything.

Disney is an American company. They kinda try to take over the world with films and merchandise and tv channels and stuff. Basically, they make films. FIlms are moving pictures. Stories that you can see. I dunno how to explain it to a lion. Hey, are the Hyena's here too?

Sarcasm. Are you familiar with it?

I see. And this 'Disney' has made this...Lion King story? And how did you conclude I am a lion?

Yeah, I was trying to introduce you.

The bad attitude, I guess. And the fact that they're the primary animal. The Hyenas seemed dumber than you. It seemed a logical choice you'd be a lion. Mufasa struck me more as an Aslan type of guy. Simba was too hyper. Scar's my best bet so far. But then, why am I assuming you're a guy? Fess up. Who are you?

You're definitely not Nafreaky or whatever that monkey was called.

Now, now. It wouldn't be any fun if I were to spoil that little guessing game of yours, now would it?

I'm betting you sound a lot like Jeremy Irons.
How'd you learn to write, anyway? Did the circus catch you? ~~before you fell off the fiery cliff of doom.~~

Is that so? Those nurses are rather persistent calling me that way as well. Strange, don't you think?

I am merely copying the symbols you humans write. Several of these symbols form a word that I can somehow read ~~even though I had never seen them before coming here~~.

Very!
Bitchiness aside, if you really are from the Lion King (and I'm not saying I definitely believe you are), I'm kind of impressed.

(http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e164/Bexifer/?action=view&current=scargh.jpg)

Oh, I'm truly honored.

~~For your information, I am King.~~

You should be! Usually I only talk to rich, successful people.

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Strikeouts unreadable because he feels mean.

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