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[skeletonenigma]

[To be honest, he would have preferred text, but this is a perfect opportunity to test out the console. The keyboard is self-explanatory. The video function isn't. One of the kedan had offered to show Skulduggery how it worked, but he’d politely declined. He didn’t particularly feel like being saddled with a guide for the entirety of his time here.]

Ah, there we go. Excellent.

[This does, of course, mean that he can now be seen. He was a little concerned about that when all of this was first being explained to him, but then he saw someone walking around in the city with blue skin and two heads. He’s rather less concerned now.

... He doesn't really have anything to ask, though, now that he’s thinking about it.]

Thank you. Carry on.

[Yes, that was a skull talking just then, Irish accent and moving jaw and all. Why do you ask?]

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[skeletonenigma]

Oh, I'm quite dead. You can use 'living skeleton,' if that makes you uncomfortable. [It's kind of hard to offend Skulduggery about his state of existence. Most days, he even brags about it.]

Ah. A network of consoles, an internet that doesn't extend past Keeliai. Has anyone ever explained why that is? In fact, has anyone ever explained much of anything useful?

[escarabajo]

No, it's okay-- it's more about what you're comfortable with. [Politeness to a 'living skeleton'. Now his life's gotten really weird.]

Because we're on a different world entirely and I don't know what other kind of internet is on the rest of the continent. As for the rest of the answers you're looking for, I'd take it up with the Emperor. If he's willing to be generous with you, that is.

[skeletonenigma]

I'm comfortable with anything, so long as you don't try to kill me.

[You'd think that should go without saying, but...]

I've been told about the Emperor, yes. It seems he's the only one who can answer most of my questions. It's very frustrating.

[escarabajo]

But aren't you already... Oh, never mind.

Believe me. You're not the only person who feels that way. If there's anything that isn't huge and cosmic you're wondering about, though, I could try? I've been here for a while.

[skeletonenigma]

[He has to think about that. The most mundane questions, he knows from experience, can easily be the most important ones - it's just a matter of thinking of them.]

How large is the turtle? It's the size of a continent, according to the kedan, but that doesn't really help. Does anyone have exact dimensions?