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What nation do y'all wanna citizenship in?
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I'd say I'm leaning towards Deneb or Velonta, but Erid could be just as entertaining.

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Do you have any particular ideas for how characters would know each other out-of-game?
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Maybe they're public figures in the gaming scene? Pro players, streamers, game designers, announcers, and so on.