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GAL FRIDAY:
THE CAPTAIN:
unless he likes you then it's more like
PIRATE JENNY GUABANCEX JENNY:
THE CAPTAIN:
unless he likes you then it's more like
[ Phil beams a genuine smile. He always enjoys a proper, professional understanding, and it wasn’t difficult at all. ]
Thank you so much. If it changes, let me know, alright?
Thank you so much. If it changes, let me know, alright?
I wondered if you were lying about that.
[ Hoped, really. ]
So... do you have a plan beyond hoping nobody finds you forever?
[ Hoped, really. ]
So... do you have a plan beyond hoping nobody finds you forever?
Didn't think so.
[ Blows a breath out, catching a long strand of hair in it. ]
Mais, we'll think of something. There has to be some way we can make this work for all of us. For people to stop dying, for the dead to get their peace, for you to get out of this. I have to believe that.
[ Blows a breath out, catching a long strand of hair in it. ]
Mais, we'll think of something. There has to be some way we can make this work for all of us. For people to stop dying, for the dead to get their peace, for you to get out of this. I have to believe that.
[ Moderately reassuring! And they didn't have to define any more words to get their answer. If it's 'probably' not a physical hazard then it's not the type of concern that they need to prioritise. They nod and beep an acknowledgment. ]
// Would it grow in an excursion area?
// Would it grow in an excursion area?
[frowns]
Why do you all care so much about what happens to the dead? They're worthless.
Why do you all care so much about what happens to the dead? They're worthless.
Ouch, [ And ouch for Skulduggery there too. ]
I mean, aside from my oath, it's like. Circle of life shit. I'm only where I am because of a whole bunch of dead people I never got to meet trying to make shit better for me. Not just my family, but my fencing teacher's teachers, people who came before my in my faith, everyone else. I owe them.
I mean, aside from my oath, it's like. Circle of life shit. I'm only where I am because of a whole bunch of dead people I never got to meet trying to make shit better for me. Not just my family, but my fencing teacher's teachers, people who came before my in my faith, everyone else. I owe them.
No, I suppose you really are just a pretty face to greet us when we arrive.
[Perhaps no thoughts, but there's got to be something there.]
[Perhaps no thoughts, but there's got to be something there.]
[he means his dead people and she knows it.]
No one owes anyone anything. You owe the shades here even less than that.
No one owes anyone anything. You owe the shades here even less than that.
You mean the shades here that include my friends? People I cared about? Those shades? Fuck- with how long you've been doing this, there's every chance you've had every member of my family here individually. That's just statistics.
[ Eyeroll. He sure is good at proving her right. He doesn't care about anyone if it doesn't benefit him. ]
I know what I owe them. You're not convincing me otherwise dude.
[ Eyeroll. He sure is good at proving her right. He doesn't care about anyone if it doesn't benefit him. ]
I know what I owe them. You're not convincing me otherwise dude.
[a short sigh] Mourning the dead. One of the more useless human affectations.
Says the fucker who's never lost someone he cares about.
[ Stands herself back up again and takes her book, not bothering to mark the page. ]
We're done here.
[ Stands herself back up again and takes her book, not bothering to mark the page. ]
We're done here.
[no reply. he simply continues to sit there, expressionless, staring at her unblinkingly.]
[ No parting barb as she drops back down off the roof. She's more than had her fill of him and his cold smug superiority. Same as it has always been. ]
[There's that 'built' again. Built. Not unlike Frankenstein's monster. Built for a purpose. Given a spark at least, if not a soul. Built. Frankenstein's monster...had been pieced together from corpses. But the spark was artificial. Magic not science...alchemy?]
What were you built from, Friday?
[And what kind of creatures can be built by those who are not gods?]
What were you built from, Friday?
[And what kind of creatures can be built by those who are not gods?]
It is late enough on the evening of the wedding that it could be called morning, and Johnny has slipped out of John's with a plate of desserts and a champagne flute, heading to the service desk.
(Look. Look, he hasn't entirely kicked the habit of calling her 'the faceless dame', but he also noted her absence tonight...)
(Look. Look, he hasn't entirely kicked the habit of calling her 'the faceless dame', but he also noted her absence tonight...)
At the front desk, a gray hand slams on the bell like three times. Karkat glares up at Gal Friday, with Nepeta behind him.
“HELLO! FACELESS LADY!” he shouts, gesticulating broadly.
“I HAVE HAD IT TO HERE WITH THIS GODAWFUL CRUISE. AND MY FRIEND OVER HERE ISN’T EXACTLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS WHOLE MAGICAL GETAWAY CHARADE EITHER. WHERE’S THE CAPTAIN HERE? THE BINDER SAYS THERE’S APPARENTLY A FUCKING CAPTAIN, BUT I HAVEN’T SEEN THAT DOUCHEGRENADE ANYWHERE. I HAVE SOME FUCKING WORDS FOR HIM!”
“HELLO! FACELESS LADY!” he shouts, gesticulating broadly.
“I HAVE HAD IT TO HERE WITH THIS GODAWFUL CRUISE. AND MY FRIEND OVER HERE ISN’T EXACTLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS WHOLE MAGICAL GETAWAY CHARADE EITHER. WHERE’S THE CAPTAIN HERE? THE BINDER SAYS THERE’S APPARENTLY A FUCKING CAPTAIN, BUT I HAVEN’T SEEN THAT DOUCHEGRENADE ANYWHERE. I HAVE SOME FUCKING WORDS FOR HIM!”
Nepeta doesn't look anywhere near as impatient or annoyed as Karkat; she's standing there with a cheerful smile, ready to see where this goes.
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