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As the scroll turns on, it pans over a complicated-looking array of pulleys and levers before revealing Mako, her mane mussed and hat askew.

"Hello! I've been setting something up, and I thought I'd broadcast the first attempt, see if it worked!"

With that, she turns the scroll back to the array, revealing that set within them is...a mirror? Humming softly, Mako places the scroll in a portion of the array and begins chattering as she starts to operate it.

"This is something I got in the dungeon before it closed up in April - a relic from my homeworld known as the Reveal Glass. I thought it might be interesting if I set things up to project what's reflected in the mirror onto the scroll, since...well, you'll see in just a few seconds, so why spoil the surprise?"

Indeed, the scroll has been manipulated so that the interior of the Reveal Glass takes up most of its available visual space as Mako moves around underneath it, positioning herself to reflect in the mirror.

"Tah-dah!"

On the scroll, a young woman grins confidently, her blue eyes sparkling merrily.

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"They formed a religion around a Pokemon that can warp reality and has been demonstrably verified as the creator of the dragon-gods that rule over space, time, and antimatter."

"Warp rea...uh..." Well, it seemed clear something here could do that, but it still sounded so out there. "Yeah, I can understand why somebody would call that a god."

There's the sound of a hoof scraping across the floor as the reflection shrugs.

"I've never gone in for that, personally, but my perspective is...a little different from the norm. If you want to get technical, I'm a religious figure, as the chosen champion of Zekrom, dragon-god of ideals."

"What."

Alex's look hardens; he's dealt with a religious figure before and it didn't really go all that well.

"You don't have an army or nation, do you?"

Because then they might have problems.

The reflection looks shocked.

"Mew, no! What would I even do with something like that? I mean, all I really want out of life is to live peacefully with my Pokemon and pursue my research!"

Its just the last one he knew was trying to take over the world and all. Though in the end he died like any other man.

"So no proclamations to your followers or commandments or anything? That's probably for the best."

"Yeah, what would I even say? 'The Great Zekrom prefers Oran tartlets, not Leppa tartlets'? 'This is where The Great Zekrom prefers to have his tummy rubbed'? You can't really build a lasting religion around a god that likes tummy rubs."

Alex chuckles, "Yeah, I guess not."