Pictured: Edward Drinker Cope (left) and Othniel Charles Marsh (right)
Class: Rider
Other Eligible Classes: Berserker (maybe?), Avenger (also maybe...)
True Name: Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh
Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Edward Cope); Chaotic Neutral (Othniel Marsh)
Origin: Historical Fact - America
Attribute: Man
Height: 180 cm / 5'11'' (Othniel Marsh) 177 cm / 5'10'' (Edward Cope)
Weight: 71 kg / 157 lbs (Edward Cope) 86 kg / 190 lbs (Othniel Marsh)
Traits: Male, Humanoid, Hominidae, Weak to Enuma Elish
Catalyst: Any Triceratops fossil (Othniel Marsh); Cope's preserved skull (Edward Cope)
Talent: Perseverance (Edward Cope); schemes (Othniel Marsh); paleontology, pissing people off (both)
Natural Enemy: Edward Cope, (Othniel Marsh); Othniel Marsh (Edward Cope); Crystal Palace (Both)
Likes: Comfortable living, fame, knowledge (Othniel Marsh); paleontology, intelligence, adventure (Edward Cope)
Dislikes: Othniel Marsh, sneaky bastards, traitors, cowards (Edward Cope); Edward Cope, reckless idiots, gallivanting (Othniel Marsh)
Parameters:
STR: E
END: E
AGI: D
MGI: C
LCK: E
NP: A+
BOND 0One was a wealthy man from a religious family.
The other was one who climbed to the top of his field thanks to the help of his uncle.
Both were dedicated to science and the natural world, publishing many finds in their shared field of paleontology.
When they first met, they were actually good friends. They even named a discovery after the other. One would think that they would've remained the best of friends.
Instead, their relationship soured, their true personalities clashing with each other, and caused a war unlike any other. It was a war between two people that dragged others like them to choose one side or another. It was a war that caused the greatest rush of fossil excavation and species identification in paleontology, amassing into two of the biggest collections of the relics. It was a war that ruined the reputation of paleontologists in the eyes of the public everywhere for years to come. It was a war known as the Bone Wars, something that hasn't been done before or matched since.
And these two were its players.
"Which I won, by the way."
"No you didn't! You cheated!"
"It's not cheating when you didn't establish any rules."
"It's called common decency, you ass!"
"Says the gentleman who swore."
"As if you're any better."
BOND 1Class Skills
Riding E+++
A skill which denotes the ability to ride mounts and vehicles. The higher it is, the more powerful and/or complex beasts and machinery the user can ride. At high enough ranks, it can include Phantasmal Beasts. That doesn't include Dragons and the like however. A different skill is needed for that.
Neither Cope nor Edward were known for riding anything in particular, however, they were two influencial figures in paleontology, and thus have various prehistoric species, most notably dinosaurs and others from their era, to their names. Two of those discoveries act as their mounts, and so whenever they summon them, they get a temporary boost that allows them to ride them.
Magic Resistance E
Neither dealt with magecraft in their time, especially considering their home is America, a land with minimal magecraft, so their magic resistance is low.
BOND 2
On one side of the story, we have Edward Drinker Cope. He had everything a child could want or need. His step-mother and step-brother were kind to him enough that he remembers them fondly, his father was a wealthy man who could afford trips to various places related to his work as a philantropist and some of the finest education for his children, and quickly found a passion at a young age: his fascination for animals.
His father, at first, actually wanted him to be a "gentleman farmer", a job that was stable he thought respectable, and even bought a farm just for him to work at. Especially since Cope had always wasn't the healtiest. But the young Cope hated the idea, found it incredibly boring, his temper flaring unlike anytime before...but definitely not for the last time.
Luckily for him, he didn't need such dissatisfaction to wear down at his father. He had already been paying for the boy's private studies, which Cope had originally done in his spare time while having essentially dropped out of school to work on the farm, and upon seeing how much he was already doing at his part time job at the Academy of Natural Sciences, he relented and allowed the boy to follow his passion.
On the other side we had a man that was poor. Or rather he thought it was poor, being stuck on a farm in Lockport, New York, while his maternal uncle, the philatropist George Peabody, had many riches to his name from all his business ventures. Money he could've shared with his humble farming father and his family. So, disastisfied with his living situation, he decided he wanted the best education to get out of it.
How? Simple. He made sure to make himself come off as a "good investment" to his uncle, as thus he was funded by him and then a scholarship to go on to study not only in his home country, but also studying in several places in Germany. And the subjects he decided was "the best" were the natural sciences.
BOND 3
Personal Skills
Paleontology B-
One would think that, having named so many new species of dinosaurs and other animals, they would have a high rank in such a skill. However, just as they identified many species, they also got as many misidentified or reconstructed outright wrong, most famously Cope's "Elasmosaur head on the wrong end". As such, their Paleontology skill isn't the best of the best, and, in the case of Cope, gets even worse when specifically identifying any marine reptiles.
"As if you were any better! At least I put mine on the same body. You put a Brachiosaurus head on a Brontosaurus!"
"At least I didn't overestimate the measurements of my dinosaurs.
"Amphicoelias is that big! And I would've proved how big it was if you hadn't stolen its fossil!"
"I did no such thing.
"Oh yes you fucking did!"
Sabotage (Fake) C
The ability to interfere or reduce the enemy forces without the use of or knowledge of traps, hence "fake". Both paleontologists did everything they could to prevent the other from beating them, so they would leak false information, send spies and destroy possible excavation sites they couldn't deal with but the other might possibly do so while they were busy.
Presence Concealment C
A skill denoting the ability to conceal the activities of oneself or others before they strike. The higher the rank, the harder it is for others to detect the user.
As both hid their expeditions from each other so that the other couldn't take advantage and dig the fossils before they could, both are actually rather good at concealing themselves and their operations from others, though nowhere near a spy's or secret agent's level of subterfuge. This is particularly helpful for their mounts, as that means they can summon them more freely than most despite their appearances and sizes.
Collector A++
A skill that denotes the talent to collect high quality goods, or perhaps mroe appropriate a magnetism that draws rare items into the Servant's hands. However, the Servant's Master derives no benefit from this personal skill. In Rider's case, they are collectors of fossils, in fact two of the biggest collections, the contents of which were only completely sorted through long after their deaths.
BOND 4He spent the next few years studying all her can, sponsored by his uncle and enrolled on a scholarship at Yale University, studying geology, mineralogy, and chemistry. Meanwhile, Cope went on to be a prolific writer in the scientific community despite his age, writing his first paper at the mere age of 19.
That was followed by hundreds of other papers about various fimdings and research, his most noteworthy being the classification of the Salamandridae family within the Salamandroidae suborder in 1861. It was also followed by plenty of discoveries, Cope already partaking in digs, exploring the country, and uncovering fossils of many kinds and naming many of them.
And then the American Civil War happened.
By coincidence, Marsh was to study in various cities in Germany starting 1862, just a year after the war started. Meanwhile, not so coincidentally, after attending the University of Pennysvalia and publishing his paper on Salamandridae in 1861, Cope left America to travel across Europe, from France to England to Italy to Austria and more...and one of those places was Berlin, Germany, at the same time that one Othniel Charles Marsh was studying in the University of Berlin.
BOND 5Noble Phantasms
Source: beautiful art by the ever amazing RJ Palmer
The Bone Wars
The Great Dinosaur Rush
Chimeric Collection
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army
The Bone Wars, their crowning achievement...and failure, giving future paleontologists so many discoveries to learn more of and many specimens to look over, yet also creating false creatures and destroying just as many This is the crystalization of that time, the time when they were at war and their spoils from it. When both declare this Noble Phantasm True Name, they reanimated every single piece in their collections—no matter the species, no matter the era, and no matter their authenticity; whether it be dinosaurs, modern animals, or chimeras and phantoms made from ignorance—and empower them with the fervor, animosity and ambition they had aimed at each other during the war, to then cause a stampede of their legacy against the enemies before them. A true prehistoric rush, you could say. This consumes a lot of energy however, and will take several days of recharging. After all, they hadn't amassed all of these relics in a day.
"Why did it have to be both of our collections...? It could've been seperate just like our rides!"
At least those are seperate. I wouldn't be able to stand riding the same transportation as you."
"Fuck you."
Source: more beautiful art by RJ Palmer
Triceratops horridus
The Three Horned Shield
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
Marsh's most famous discovery. The only one to match the Tyrannosaurus rex
King of the Dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus rex
King of the Dinosaurs
Source: yet more amazing art by RJ Palmer
Elasmosaurus platyurus
The Thin Plated Mistake
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army
Cope's most famous discovery, and most infamous mistake. A plesiosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, the marine reptile was supposed to have a long neck but instead it was placed on its tail, which Marsh pointed out harshly, while the one who actually did it, a colleague named Leidy, did so more tactfully. Thankfully for the creature and Cope, that isn't the case here, the creature appearing as it was in life whenever Cope summons it as his mount, despite it being a crystalization of all the failures of the Bone Wars, all the fossils lost to their feud and all the creatures mish-mashed or misidentified in their rush to one-up the other. As the "Thin Plated Mistake", while it is at its best in water, for that is its home and where it can control it best, as a "mistake", it is also able to fly. Not very high, certainly not as high as a proper creature of the air, but it is enough to be above your average house. But in such an environment, it is little more than a "fancy flying carpet" the length of a Tyrannosaurus rex
King of the Dinosaurs
"Why the fuck did you get your most famous good work while I got this shit?!"
"It's not my fault everyone knows you for this poor creature."
"It was your fault, in case you forgot, you asshole."
"Well if I didn't point it out, then you'd be stuck with one dying from their head being on their tail instead of this majestic specimen here, right?"
"AAAGGGGGGHHHH."
BOND 6It was the winter of 1863.
Cope had only recently arrived in Berlin, and so he wasn't that familiar with the area. In the middle of figuring out how to get to his destination in his exploration of the city, a man came up to him and asked if he was lost.
That man was Othniel Charles Marsh.
He ended up giving Cope a tour of the city, telling all he knew about the sights, in exchange for what he knew as an already notable figure in paleontology, for he was studying the field, as well as anatomy, during his stay in Berlin. The two hit it off. They spent several days in each other's company in their spare time until Cope continued on his gallivanting of Europe.
Once the American Civil War ended, both Cope and Marsh returned, the former thanks to the war finishing and the latter thanks to his study in University of Berlin finishing.
It was at this time that Marsh finally started gaining his own achievements.
Marsh became the first professor of paleontology and, with inheritance from his uncle, helped in the founding of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. He also started making several of his more famous discoveries, that being Triceratops and Pteranodon, not that the latter was named such at the time.
Not that Cope was behind, back to exploring all around America, discovering more prehistoric animals, including his infamous Elasmosaurus, though now he would send letters to his new daughter about animal life, teaching her what he can as part of her education.
Both kept in touch with each other throughout these years, sending each other letters, manuscripts, photographs and even fossils. One named a discovery after the other and said other returned the favor. They even went on one expedition together.
But it was that excavation that sparked what would be known as the Bone Wars.
BOND 7Most assume that the spark that started it was the correction on Elasmosaurus. No. That incident was after this one. What started the Bone Wars was simply Marsh's insecurities getting the better of him, leading him to divert funds from Cope to him after the expedition behind his back, not wanting to lose the wealth and fame he had built to him, and Cope was affronted by the betrayal of someone he had thought he could call a friend.
The war was on.
And it brought out the worst in them.
They insulted the other whatever chance they got. They fought over digging sites all over the western areas of America, hiding whatever expeditions they acquired permissions for, and destroying any potential other sites on their way that the other could possibly use. They rushed to publish whatever discoveries they dug up, naming as many as they could before the other, even if they knew there was a high chance it was simply the same species.
Marsh poorly handled his subordinates, forcing them to pay for some the expenses on some of the trips, not ensuring relations between them were cordial, especially once he stopped going to the field, and not giving out pay while constantly trying to make plans that would hinder Cope. Cope, meanwhile, refused to let the building and buildings slights go, and continued his expeditions no matter the cost to his health, even if it was just him, a chef, and a few men at times. Both would try to ruin each other's reputation in various papers and interactions with their colleagues.
However, in the end, they both ruined them.
Though Marsh was winning by the near end of the war, having found more named specimens that weren't later disputed like Cope's were, both of them were feeling the strain from the war, both of them funding many of their expeditions with their own fortunes, with Cope in particular feeling especially strained as his health deteriorated as well. Not to mention now they had competition over the dig sites and an article that revealed to the general public of rheir feud, souring their perceptions of paleontologists for a long time. Soon enough, they were both shells of their former prime, support for both of them dwindled, and were forced to make ends meet to continue living, Cope selling much of his collection, and Marsh needing to mortgage his home.
With Cope's health now catching up to him, and feeling death coming for him in his bones, he issued one lat challenge to long time rival: "I will donate my skull so that it may be measure and see which of us has the bigger brain."
Marsh didn't respond. He just died two years after Cope.
An unremarkable end to their lives, just like the lives of the fossils they fought over.
BOND 8Background
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was a man of many fields, being a part of zoology, comparative anatomy, herpetology, and icthyology, as well as being a paleontologist. Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899), though he studied several fields, was only just a paleontologist. Both had other achievements before the Bone Wars. Marsh most notably helping in solidifying the truth of Darwin's theory of evolution, the evolution of horses and birds, and being one of the earliest to think that dinosaurs had evolved from birds, along with the discovery of Triceratops. Cope meanwhile had discovered various prehistoric animals, including Elasmosaurus. However, their biggest achievements were during the Bone Wars, as well as the Bone Wars itself.
Just to name some, Cope discovered Edaphosaurus, Lystrosaurus, and Amphicoelias (now named Maraapunisaurus), while Marsh discovered Allosaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus. However, because of them, many dinosaurs were misidentified or reconstructed wrong until they were corrected. Not to mention all the bone beds that had been destroyed in their wake. The Bone Wars has since been detailed in various books and their collections stored in their respective museums/universities. So the Bone Wars was both a boon and a detriment to paleontology.
Much of their history is the same as their story. The main thing being embellished being the spark that started the Bone Wars and how Marsh and Cope met each other in Berlin, not the fact that they got along well at first.
Personality: Let's be real. Their history doesn't exactly give a good first impression. One seemed like a bull headed man who wouldn't let even the smallast insult pass, the other comes off as a manipulative lazy bum, and both come off as egotistical assholes who only cared about being right. Which, well, isn't exactly wrong.
However, they're still human, and certainly not the worse of them.
Both of them are perfectly capable of kindness to those they cared about, so they will extend the same should someone get close to them.
Cope is the more "wild" of the two. While some of his views on women would...well, offend them today, should a woman have knowledge and wit, he doesn't mind, he wouldn't have taught his daughter about his work otherwise, as he values intelligence above all else. He just thinks women are best at domestic things is all. You don't use a broom when you when you need a mop, now do you? He is incredibly energetic, unable to stand still for long, even if it is to the detriment of his health. He is a man who prefers taking things into his own hands. And as we've seen, he has a very explosive temper when he lets it out. However, he is a self-proclaimed gentleman, so he tries to keep rein of it. The only exception is his rival and other half of their Rider container, Marsh. Once he is involved, he acts as his worse, screaming and shouting and doing everything in his power to one-up him, often dragging others down with him. The only reason he is managing to cooperate with the man is because of the threat to humanity, and the begrudging acceptance that had he not have his rival, he probably wouldn't be remembered in history at all.
Meanwhile, Marsh is more calculating, taking his time with his decisions to the point that it might become procrastination. He is the practical sort. If it can be done by someone else, he'll have it done by someone else. If the best outcome that be wants involves trickery and underhanded tactics, he's more than willing to resort to such means. If the best man for the job is him, then he'll do it. However, that also means he isn't one to purposefully rile other people or get angry. In fact, he's more than up for calm discussions, learning more about many things and light banter. The only exception to his rival and other half of their Rider container, Marsh. Once he is involved, he acts as his worse, his want to be the best having him become ruthless and using other people almost like pawns to try and keep Cope down, thus bringing them down in the process. The only reason he is managing to cooperate with the man is because of the threat to humanity, and the tired acceptance that had he not have his rival, he probably wouldn't be remembered in history at all.
Wish
"To finally beat that god damn idiot, of course. Were you expecting something else?"
"To fix my mistake."
"Bah. Of course. Which one? There were so many I had to write it all down in a notebook to keep track of it all."
"The one where I let my flaws get the better of me and ruin our friendship."
"What? What are you fucking doing, Marsh."
"I meant what I said."
"You fucking don't you fucking liar!"
"I don't blame you for not believing me. It's much too late for us to go back to how it used to be. But that is all the more reason why that is my wish."
BOND 9Relationships
Master (if female):
"You really shouldn't be doing all this saving the world stuff."
[Punch!]
"What the fuck?!"
"You really should watch your mouth, Cope."
"I was just worried for her!"
"Someone who is able to maintain contracts with hundreds of Heroic Spirits and has saved the world at least once?"
"Nnngghhh...fine...but it's still a lot for anyone."
"That I will agree with. Do you hear that, Master? Even this blockhead is fond of you. So don't go be an idiot and work yourself to death."
"Ggrrr...yeah...what he said. Let us handle whatever burdens we can, got it?"
Mary Anning (Lancer) (FGO):
"I admire your intellect, but a woman shouldn't be working in a man's profession."
"Oh dear. Where's that...what's it called? Ah yes, popcorn. Where's the popcorn?"
"Wha—what are you doing, you sneaky bastard?"
"Oh nothing. Just watching the ass-whooping that will come. It will be quite a good show."
Crystal Palace (Berserker) (Wyvern):
"This is what your discoveries look like, Cope."
"FUCK YOU! WE NEED TO RUN! NOW!"
Johannes Kepler (MoonCancer) (MuramasaMachII):
"God? You truly saw God?"
"I wouldn't mind hearing about your story."
"I asked first, lazy ass."
Yokano Akiko (Caster) (jishara):
"I still don't understand why would you want to do things men are supposed to do."
"Let me grab the popcorn again."
"SHUT UP YOU ASS!"
Toriyama Sekien (Rider) (Spelror):
"See? This is exactly why women shouldn't involve themselves in men's business, especially someone of her heritage. Those monsters...and here I thought dinosaurs were monstrous."
"While I agree they're terrifying...I'll be standing riiiiiiiiiight over here..."
"DAMN IT! YOU GET BACK HERE! I WON'T LET YOU HIDE LIKE A COWARD LIKE IN THE BONE WARS!"
"School Shooter" (Gunner) (NailsInYourFeet):
"What... What has the world come to...?"
"Bastard. You're lucky you weren't alive when I was alive. If you came to my daughter's school, I would've made sure you regretted it."
John Fucking Fitzgerald Kennedy (Avenger):
"What the fuck?"
"I believe that is the last thing you should be saying to him, Cope."
"What the hell am I supposed to say instead?! This guy's a president! And I can't stand it! How'd he become president?!"
"You do realize that applies to us as well, yes?"
"...Fuck you."
"Please don't give him any ideas."
"FUCK. I HATE THIS SHIT."
Heinrich Schliemann (Berserker) (Random):
"You..."
"Hey, don't you dare ignore m—wait...is that...?"
"Yes. Him."
"... Truce?"
"Truce."
(Both are very aware of the irony of their ire as they ready their Noble Phantasms, considering how much damage they've done, but that was all the more reason to lash out at him, one who reminded them how destructive their accomplishments were)
Yoshitsugu Otani (Rider) (NailsInYourFeet):
"Ah, battling with illness too, eh boy? Well good on you for not letting that stop you. I didn't let it either!"
"Until you died from it, that is."
"Age has nothing to do with illness, ass. Which reminds me! Why the hell didn't you donate your skull?! We needed to know whose brain was bigger!"
"It's not like either of us would've known since, you know, we'd be dead."
"Bullshit! People would know! That's all that matters! And we're back as Servants now sl come on! Let's check your remains right now and finally find out!"
(Cope and Marsh proceed to go back and forth over going to look at latter's remains to settle their "contest", forgetting Otani exists)
Christian Caldwell (Assassin) (pinetree):
"Ah...someone who participated in...those..."
"What? Are you uncomfortable with that? I thought you would've been more than fine considering how you are."
"Asshole. I just think there are some things best for men and best for women. That doesn't mean I want women fucking dead. I taught my daughter myself about paleontology and he would murder her just for knowing that. So don't fucking joke about this."
"... I'm not. I'm just making sure you don't make yourself into an idiot again."
"Hmph. Ass..."
Comte de Saint-Germaine (Caster):
Noticing Saint-Germaine:
"Oh great, another schemer like you..."
"If this is how you see me, then you're sorely mistaken."
"Uh huh. Sure. Mr. 'Tricked Me Outta My Men'."
"That was planned, you numbskull. That man just does it for fun."
"You shouldn't even trick others in the first place! That's cheating!"
"What? Like you're any better? You stole some of my finds!"
"They were mine! You stole them!"
(Cope and Marsh proceed to bicker yet again)
Response to Saint-Germaine:
"Haha! Of course! I'd be more than happy to!"
"Just note to take everything he says with a grain of salt."
"Ha! More like take his words with a grain of salt, liar."
"Hothead."
"Egotistical thief!"
(Cope and Marsh proceed to bicker yet again; though Saint-Germaine probably doesn't mind that at all)
Jenny Lind (Alter Ego) (Vance):
"Ah, what a lovely voice. A shame I didn't catch while I was alive, but I was busy with my studies. Do you mind if I have a chat with you? I'll admit I'm curious of the person that had Hans Christian Andersen so obssessed."
"You better not make her uncomfortable, Cope. That's unbecoming of a gentleman."
"Uh huh. Sure. Says the 'gentleman' who swears like a sailor and thinks women below him."
"Don't twist my word you little shit!"
William Randolph Hearst (Assassin) (sutaa):
"This is what your plans look like, you fucktard."
"No, this is what you looked like when you presented your Elasmosaurus reconstruction."
"You fucking count too with your mistaken reconstructions!"
Nostradamus (Caster) (Potion):
"Nostradamus? That Notradamus?"
"Is your skull so damaged you cannot believe someone like him is a Heroic Spirit?"
"You asshole! Of course not! I was just hoping we could talk. I want to know if maybe he could glean some information on the dinosaur eras..."
"Well if he can, I doubt he would want to share it with you."
"I don't think he'd wanna share with you either, asshole!"
Count Felix von Luckner (Lancer) (DesReploid):
"Firing...a ship...like a javelin..."
"...I am actually inclined to agree with that assessment...."
Unas (Berserker) (Morg Van Destro):
"You dare try to slay gods? Consume them even?"
"...You realize our Master is much the same in terms of 'defying', yes?"
"Oh shut up, smart-ass, you know it's different."
Sorghaghtani (Binder) (Nuclear):
"..."
"...Oh? Nothing to say about a woman with such power? I'm surprised you're speechless."
"Not going to give you a chance to make me look bad, bucko. Not this time. She's royalty and it would be remiss of me not to treat her with respect."
"I hardly need to do anything. You do it plenty well by yourself."
"You wanna say that again, you prick?!"
Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Saber) (Corvus):
"'Statement of identity', eh? I believe I can understand a drive like that. ...good for you, for your need to have led you to good friends and a life well spent."
"What the hell are you talking about, sneaky ass. You got all the things he got. Even more since, as much as I fucking hate it...you advanced your field. He was just a talented warrior and musician."
"...And yet, here I am, with you as my greatest rival, and unable to let go of how much I hated what happened."
"Don't you fucking bring up your stupid regrets, asshole. Nothing you do is gonna make me stop hating you, you ASSHOLE."
"I know, Cope... I know."
William Thomas Stead (Caster) (YoungMeme):
"Ah, I remember you. I heard of you from friends. I would like to thank you for your work with 'The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon' and bringing, at the very least, some justice for those girls who suffered."
"As inclined as I am to disagree with him, I won't let that stop me from saying the same to you, Mr. Stead. Thank you."
"As if you wouldn't use his journalism to your advantage, you asshole."
"You are no better, either, you boorish oaf."
"You think I'm just gonna let that pass?!"
William Topaz McGonagall (Caster) (Delgoras):
"What the fuck is up with this dumbass and why does he basically speak like a children's book character?"
"I thought your vocabulary was grating, but this man is something else...."
"What was that, you ass?!"
Emrpess of Wei Tang (Assassin) (jishara):
"Hmph. She hates manipulative people yet is one herself? Talk about a hypocrite..."
"Not something I haven't seen before."
"OH YEAH? YOU WANNA GO, YOU SNEAKY BASTARD?!"
the Mary Celeste (Avenger) (Baron Magnus):
"Oh, you poor girl... I hope you find the man who murdered and betrayed you."
"This is probably what would've happened to Elasmosaurus had I not corrected your reconstruction."
"STOP MAKING ME LOOK BAD, YOU ASSHOLE! YOU DIDN'T EVEN POINT OUT MY MISTAKE FIRST!"
Sugawara no Takasue no Musume (Gatekeeper) (pinetree):
"GET BACK HERE WOMAN BEFORE I SEND MY ELASMOSAURUS AFTER YOU!"
"What in bloody hell are you doing chasing a young girl, Cope? I thought you were trying not to come off as a misogynist."
"MARSH, GET YOUR FUCKING TRIKE TO CHASE HER BEFORE SHE POSTS HER STUPID FANFICS ABOUT US."
"... You should've said so sooner, idiot."
(Both Cope and Marsh proceed to chase Lady Sarashin no Emon around the base to varying degrees of success)
Cacareco (Lancer) (NailsInYourFeet):
"A...A rhino? Elected as mayor?"
"You do remember we just talked to a ship, yes?"
"You asshole! I was thinking about how shitty her home is that her people would vote for her!"
"Uh huh, sure you were."
BOND 10Craft Essence
Source
Fossilized Memory
"Are you lost?"
"What? No! I'm just new here."
"So you are lost."
"...nggh. What do you want?"
"Ha ha, I'm sorry, I just thought I'd offer to guide you. I've been here for at least a year thanks to my study in the University Berlin."
"Oh? The University of Berlin? What are you studying?"
"Chemistry and paleontology."
"Paleontology?"
And so Edward Cope met Othniel Marsh and spent the day, and the next few days after that, talking about the study of things long gone and buried in the ground, like two schoolboys speaking of their favorite things. 
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