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Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

[ hokay, after healing, and confirming the mask is gone, and making sure the kid is fine, and getting the cheapest bottle of hard liquor they could find, and also reclaiming his original clothes,

finally, finally Wolfwood is dragging himself back out of the shower and to whatever corner of Clubs he and Meryl have holed up in and he is dropping heavily onto his bunk. ]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[After trying to unwind a bit sitting on her own bunk while he showers, Meryl immediately comes to hover over him.

And holds out ~15 silver.]

Take this back. I have plenty of money, and you can't be broke.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

The hell're you gettin' this all from, huh?

[ definitely not too proud of take it, though ]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

...Um—haha...

[;;; DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT]

W-Well, some of it was from our survey. Something about it did give me some money, in the end.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

[ huffs ]

Y'are better at it. This place.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[huffs in return!!]

I got lucky. And it's only been a few days. You can improve.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Of course I can. And I’m gonna. But . . . mm, ain’t untrue you’ve got a better shot at the top.

[ cracks open the John Beef Bottom Shelf Whiskey and offers it to her ]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[she takes the bottle, but doesn't drink yet as she considers her words]

...You know, a guy the other day asked if he could buy you off me.

[this is definitely the considered approach to take]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

. . . come again?

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

He thought you were my...

[in the tone of someone who has only just learned the word,]

"Dog?" An animal companion. Figuratively, I assume. But he thought you looked useful.

Obviously I told him you weren't for sale.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Hah! Not for cheap anyway.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

Not at all!!

[flawless segue,]

...I think you should be my Servant. We could get the bonuses that way, and if we have a contract already it's a lot harder for anyone else to do anything. Even if they try to force... us.

[she was going to say "you" but partway into the sentence realizes this applies to her too and she is objectively more vulnerable. she GUESSES.]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Honestly, I was thinkin’ the same thing. Lot of up sides, not seeing any downs.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

Really?

[SHE OBVIOUSLY EXPECTED TO HAVE TO MAKE MORE OF A CASE HERE]

I mean—good!!

[time to actually take a swig from the bottle to conceal her confusion of feelings]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

[ snorts ]

Uh huh. Just don’t expect me to call ya “master.”

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[She's red when she lowers the bottle, but maybe that's because she just took a big swig of bottom shelf whiskey]

Well! That would hit my objective and help us raise rank! But you can stick with "Princess" if you really want.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Heh, well, if we get desperate, maybe . . . but I like Princess too. It suits ya.

[ snatching the whiskey back ]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[huffs!! and sits down on the edge of the bed]

I don't see why.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

First and foremost, because yer gonna be Queen.

[ gives her a little salute with the bottle, then takes his own swig ]

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[mollified a bit]

Well, that much is true.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

And, you're classy. You, y'know, know words n' stuff.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

Lots of people know words.

[sighs]

To me, it has a connotation of someone who's so upper class they don't do anything themselves, and are shielded from he realities of the world. Which wouldn't have been that inaccurate a few years ago, but...

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Well, let 'em think it's still the case, hmm? This place won't know what hit 'em.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[reportinastorm]

[smiles a little]

Yes. That's fine. As long as you don't think that's the case.

Re: Day 5, after ass kicking

[leaveroomforjudas]

Hah! Couldn't possibly.

Wanna get it done now?