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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
Perfect name for her. She's yours to keep.
[It had made other small creatures at the camp, for fun, but this first one was Friday's. Something to make her happy."
[It had made other small creatures at the camp, for fun, but this first one was Friday's. Something to make her happy."
... [a dry laugh.]
Would it make it easier for you, if you did? If there was some greater reason for your being here. If it wasn't just the same random chance that governs everything else in every reality that's ever been.
Was it fate that determined one salmon, out of thousands in the river, was to be the one to end in the bear's claws? Or could it have just as easily been any of them.
Would it make it easier for you, if you did? If there was some greater reason for your being here. If it wasn't just the same random chance that governs everything else in every reality that's ever been.
Was it fate that determined one salmon, out of thousands in the river, was to be the one to end in the bear's claws? Or could it have just as easily been any of them.
[Tap-tap-taps his index finger. Then:]
You creep me out. You remind me of horrible, terrible things every time I look at you. The fact that you've had repeated access to my unconscious body is deeply upsetting to me, and I'm only talking to you now because if I go to the captain directly for answers, I will punch him repeatedly in the face before he can so much as utter the word Cool. And since I know punching won't hurt him... Here we are.
[Ah, that feels so much better.]
Now then. What happened to me?
You creep me out. You remind me of horrible, terrible things every time I look at you. The fact that you've had repeated access to my unconscious body is deeply upsetting to me, and I'm only talking to you now because if I go to the captain directly for answers, I will punch him repeatedly in the face before he can so much as utter the word Cool. And since I know punching won't hurt him... Here we are.
[Ah, that feels so much better.]
Now then. What happened to me?
... Well! That's, um... Gosh, a whole lot of insults before the actual request, huh...
[...]
I don't really know a whole lot about the specifics, and I'm not really allowed to talk about the generics, but, there may have been a sort of... timeline... whoopsie-daisy...?
[...]
I don't really know a whole lot about the specifics, and I'm not really allowed to talk about the generics, but, there may have been a sort of... timeline... whoopsie-daisy...?
[He thought he was showing restraint. Ah, well. Not everyone can appreciate a man's tenuous grasp on courtesy.]
A timeline whoopsie-daisy. [His unimpressed tone goes momentarily flatter than a tire blowout on the interstate.] I'll need you to clarify that.
A timeline whoopsie-daisy. [His unimpressed tone goes momentarily flatter than a tire blowout on the interstate.] I'll need you to clarify that.
[Tap-tap-tap.]
Surely there's something you can tell me. It appears I was only gone a brief time, but how long was it, really? I have eleven months of new memories -- are any of them even real? Did the captain know --
[He balls his hand into a fist on the countertop.]
Surely there's something you can tell me. It appears I was only gone a brief time, but how long was it, really? I have eleven months of new memories -- are any of them even real? Did the captain know --
[He balls his hand into a fist on the countertop.]
...Can you drink tea?
[this isn't really the point of his visit, but now he's curious]
[this isn't really the point of his visit, but now he's curious]
[You aren't ALLOWED to flinch, you're a construct! Absolutely ridiculous. He refuses to feel guilty for upsetting a faceless screwdriver.]
What on Earth is the point of you, if you can't even answer one simple question? [Mean enough that he can hear Valkyrie tutting behind him. ("She's doing the best she can and being a baby about the Faceless Ones won't help anything.")]
Fine. Of course. Tight leashes, zipped lips. In your case, no lips. [Finally, he moves, if only to tilt his head slightly to the side.] I said that you creeped me out, didn't I?
What on Earth is the point of you, if you can't even answer one simple question? [Mean enough that he can hear Valkyrie tutting behind him. ("She's doing the best she can and being a baby about the Faceless Ones won't help anything.")]
Fine. Of course. Tight leashes, zipped lips. In your case, no lips. [Finally, he moves, if only to tilt his head slightly to the side.] I said that you creeped me out, didn't I?
[("See? You're just being a bully.")]
Well, that was rude. [Just stating the facts, not apologizing for them.] Alright. I no longer harbor the desire to punch you. You may go about your business as if I never spoke to you in the first place.
[Because that's what she's going to do, right? It's an isolated interaction, she probably isn't even allowed to talk about it with other guests. ...Actually, just to be safe:] This little whoopsie-daisy can stay just between us faceless creatures for now.
Well, that was rude. [Just stating the facts, not apologizing for them.] Alright. I no longer harbor the desire to punch you. You may go about your business as if I never spoke to you in the first place.
[Because that's what she's going to do, right? It's an isolated interaction, she probably isn't even allowed to talk about it with other guests. ...Actually, just to be safe:] This little whoopsie-daisy can stay just between us faceless creatures for now.
[She's just saying that because she knows he has an incredible ego that's easily pleased.]
Yes. Well. It's the foundation of one, at least. [At least she's slightly less unsettling to stare at than the other Faceless Ones.] Is there anything else you'd like to tell me before I make my way to the bridge?
[Because he's never coming back here if he can help it.]
Yes. Well. It's the foundation of one, at least. [At least she's slightly less unsettling to stare at than the other Faceless Ones.] Is there anything else you'd like to tell me before I make my way to the bridge?
[Because he's never coming back here if he can help it.]
[He draws back his hand and shoves both fists into his pockets.]
And why is that?
And why is that?
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