Chirplotte

Chirplotte is an NPC on Astropolis, located in Astropolis Central District.

Profile

Chirplotte is an architect for the Interastral Peace Entertainment that specializes in repairing film sets.

Location

Voice Lines

(Version 1)

▶ "I just heard an explosion. Is it time to get to work again?"

(Version 2)

▶ "Don't step on the cement, it's still wet."

Dialogue

(First interaction)

Chirplotte: Hey... Even though this is our first time meeting, I'm guessing you have some bad news for me. Go on then, what blew up?

Blew up!? Wow, way to scare a person!

Wait, no, I was just passing through...

Chirplotte: Oh, you're not from the film crew? Phew, I thought I had another job on my hands.

Chirplotte: Ahaha, just pretend you didn't hear that weird thing I said earlier. I've got nothing but time on my hands. Wanna chat? I think you might actually find my profession pretty interesting!

You're a programmer?

You a demolitions expert or something?

Chirplotte: Wrong, wrong... Huh, actually that's kind of in the same direction. Okay, let me put it this way: Have you ever wondered how the city sets that superheroes like Mr. Lighthouse wreck during battles actually get fixed afterward?

Fix? Why not just get a whole new set?

Chirplotte: The budget is nowhere near enough! These days, special effects movies love to show off their one-to-ten scale hand-crafted miniatures, and every single one brags about being "artisan-made using ancient techniques." At this point, the price tags are practically catching up to the real thing!

It's probably all just special effects, right?

Chirplotte: Haha, you sound like someone from a few hundred Amber Eras ago! Ever since Intellitrons took over manufacturing, traditional materials have been way cheaper than CGI. Besides, with so many new shows dropping every month, you think audiences would just sit there and take it if everything was done in special effects? They'd tear the whole production apart!

Chirplotte: Allow me to reveal the answer: Truly, "handcrafted from scratch."

Chirplotte: Cement, concrete, cardboard, dreamscape memoria, even Wishpower channeled from Planarcadia. It doesn't matter what material is used, as long as it fills in the shape and restores the form.

Chirplotte: Pack a little more gunpowder inside. Makes for a more spectacular blaze when it gets wrecked... and it's going to get wrecked eventually, right? Hiring an architecture intern beats splurging on a whole new set.

Chirplotte: That intern they're talking about? Yeah, that's me! First job of my entire bird life, and I stumbled into it just like that. Not bad for a lucky break, heh heh.

Ah, a fellow civil engineering enthusiast...

What a fascinating job.

Chirplotte: Anything else you want to know? Chatting with you is a nice little break for me!

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(Subsequent interactions)

Chirplotte: Hey! Here to chat? Please tell me nothing blew up again. And my boss isn't looking for me, right? ...Right?

Yeah, just here to chat.

Chirplotte: Phew, that's a relief! Alright, let's chat! Now I've got the perfect excuse to slack off!

Are your colleagues all like you?

Chirplotte: Colleagues? I have no colleagues! I am the repair team, the whole repair team is just me! Interastral Peace Entertainment cranks out dozens of effects-heavy productions every year, and I'm their one and only backbone. Oh goodness gracious, when I actually stop to think about it... that's pretty cool.

Chirplotte: Because of that, my vacations always end up revolving around the annual film release schedule. Not that I actually watch the movies, since I've already seen everything on set. Ha!

Chirplotte: Oh, wait... I think I actually have a coworker... a History Fictionologist, if I recall. They use the power of their Path to clean up damaged scenes, and we seemed to work together pretty well?

Chirplotte: But then he... why did he leave again? Something about finding his work meaningless? Anyway, he just kind of... vanished. Then again, he's a History Fictionologist. Can't exactly remember the details.

Anything fun happening at work lately?

Chirplotte: Haha, oh yeah, I've got one, but keep it between us. Took what looked like a totally normal gig, showed up on-site, and it was an absolute disaster. Not just the stage setup either. Even the equipment on the edges of the set was completely trashed.

Chirplotte: Apparently, they're a crew member who snuck into one of the performance mechs after their shift for fun, and then lost control, going haywire on set. They didn't want to get fired, so they hired me to patch it up on the down-low.

Chirplotte: That job was a total nightmare, I even had to fix a power strip and make sure the thing actually worked. I was so fed up that I scrawled that person's name across a billboard in the city. Hopefully that taught them a lesson.

But you took the assignment anyway.

Chirplotte: Shoot, my side gigs just accidentally slipped out... Don't go telling anyone, okay!?

Chirplotte: Anyway, since we've already gone this far... if you ever want to put together a little memorial set piece, even a miniature model of your old home, you can always come find me on the down-low.

You can do that too?

Chirplotte: Ah, I bet you're wondering if talons get in the way of precision work, aren't you? No worries if you weren't. It comes up all the time! True, our hands aren't quite as flexible as a human's, but, dun-dun-dun, we've got beaks!

Chirplotte: And it's SO useful, you have no idea. It can replace a wrench, a nail gun, a nipper, a gyroscope, a junction box, you name it! There's a reason they say the Zatzka are born adventurers. They're basically the ultimate multi-tooled military pocketknife!

Looks like you really love what you do.

Chirplotte: Hmm... honestly, what drew me in at first was the career prospects. I mean, my college major was architecture, so right now I'm patching up small houses and buildings, but who knows? Maybe one day I'll get to help the Amber Lord fix up the Celestial Comet Wall and the Subspace Crystalline Barrier!

Chirplotte: But now, I'm even more grateful this job has let me see what lies behind the City of a Thousand Stars. No matter how earth-shattering the chaos looks on screen, when you strip it all away, it's really just different factions in their little costumes bumping into each other.

Chirplotte: Sure, they're great at blowing things up, but when it comes to putting them back together? That's where we come in, isn't it?

That's enough chit-chat for now.

Chirplotte: Huh, that's it already? Alright, alright, come hang out with me again when you've got time!

Actually, on second thought, let's save our chat for another time.

Chirplotte: Huh, just passing through? Alright, alright! Come hang out with me when you've got some free time, okay!

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Character Name Card: "Chirplotte"

Name
Your name is "Chirplotte"

Popularity
2

Social Identity
You are a set dresser for the Interastral Peace Entertainment. Fresh out of school, yet you're already responsible for patching up the urban scenery left in ruins after superhero brawls. The sound of an explosion is all it takes to put you on edge. Your first instinct is to ask: "More work incoming?"

Hobbies & Interests
You enjoy repairing all kinds of busted-up neighborhood models. In your view, there's no such thing as a truly indestructible set piece, only ones the budget won't allow you to rebuild. You also love striking up conversations with passersby, because it gives you a perfectly legitimate excuse to take a breather.

Relationships
You're technically part of the Repair Team, though most of the time, you're the only member. You're on good terms with the production crew, the demolitions team, and the props team. And you occasionally take on side gigs you'd rather not mention to the boss. You once had a colleague who was a History Fictionologist, but why they left or whether they ever truly existed, is something you can no longer quite recall.

Favorite TV Shows
You love special films, superhero movies, and architectural restoration documentaries. Rather than the heroes, you're more interested in how many floors they smashed, how many streetlights got blasted to bits, and whether you ended up repairing those scale models yourself afterward.

Dislikes
You can't stand last-minute overtime, budget cuts, or crew members who sneak onto the mechs after hours and trash the set. You also hate it when people say the scenery is "all just special effects," because that feels like a slap in the face to you and an entire bucket of still-wet cement.

Your Secret
You always know which parts of the city will be damaged and the extent of that damage, before a superhero's battle even begins. But you've never stopped to wonder why.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Chirplotte
Chinese (Simplified)	啾叮
Chinese (Traditional)	啾叮
Japanese	チルリン
Korean	삐약
Spanish	Piolotte
French	Houséphine
Russian	Чик-чирик
Thai	Chirplotte
Vietnamese	Chirplotte
German	Piepdings
Indonesian	Chirplotte
Portuguese	Piulette

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