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+import json
+import logging
+import random
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from discord import Embed
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from bot.utils.decorators import override_in_channel
+
+
+with Path("bot/resources/easter/starter.json").open("r", encoding="utf8") as f:
+    STARTERS = json.load(f)["starters"]
+
+
+with Path("bot/resources/easter/py_topics.json").open("r", encoding="utf8") as f:
+    # First ID is #python-general and the rest are top to bottom categories of Topical Chat/Help.
+    PY_TOPICS = json.load(f)["python-channels"]
+    ALL_PYTHON_CHANNELS = [int(channel_id) for channel_id in PY_TOPICS.keys()]
+
+
+class ConvoStarters(commands.Cog):
+    """Easter conversation topics."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @commands.command()
+    @override_in_channel(ALL_PYTHON_CHANNELS)
+    async def topic(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
+        """Responds with a random topic to start a conversation, changing depending on channel."""
+        try:
+            # Fetching topics.
+            channel_topics = PY_TOPICS[str(ctx.channel.id)]
+
+        # If the channel isn't Python-related.
+        except KeyError:
+            await ctx.send(random.choice(starters['starters']))
+
+        # If the channel ID doesn't have any topics.
+        else:
+            if channel_topics:
+                await ctx.send(random.choice(channel_topics))
+            
+            else:
+                embed = Embed(
+                    description=(
+                        "No topics found for this Python channel. You can suggest new ideas for topics "
+                        "[here](https://github.com/python-discord/seasonalbot/issues/426)!"
+                    ))
+
+                await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+
+
+def setup(bot: commands.Bot) -> None:
+    """Conversation starters Cog load."""
+    bot.add_cog(ConvoStarters(bot))