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[landfall]

[ Here, Barge, have Racetrack who has just woken up from being a Navy sailor and fighting pirates and seriously what the frak. ]

I am so confused.

[ Help. :c ]

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[landfall]

You think I didn't?

I tried to do what was right. I thought he did to. But if he did, why didn't he fight right up to the end?

[surfaceshine]

I have no clue what you're even talking about but I see a lotta blame going one way and not the other.

And what else I know is he freaking died for it

[landfall]

That's kind of what happens when you get yourself a promotion to Commander.

...anyway, sorry. It's not your problem. Really.

[surfaceshine]

No, it's not, and we already settled what was.

[He's still a little surly, for him, but.

Felix said she was a friend. Felix said, not Racetrack claimed, so.]

Someone else get you all squared away with whatever you were confused about on the Barge?

I ah. Was a pirate.

[landfall]

I was Navy.

[ A pause. ]

I shot a pirate...?

[ This is the worst overture of friendship. Does she even want to be friends with Felix's boyfriend? ]

[surfaceshine]

That's generally what they seem to do in that situation, yeah.

[Dean shrugs. He doesn't seem fazed by it.]

Did you get any time on the regular hellboat before we were swept off to paradise?

[landfall]

Nope. Paradise was my first taste.

So I'm going to find this pub that people keep mentioning.

[surfaceshine]

Well, there are worse samples. Not very accurate, but worse.

It's topside. Watch out for the crazy bitch behind the bar.

[landfall]

I know all about crazy bitches and bars.

[surfaceshine]

Hey, as long as you aren't the crazy bitch in the bar, we'll get along fine.

I tried really hard not to thread jack but uh.

[deshabille]

She shot me.

Hello again.

you did not you liar

[surfaceshine]

Hi.

Yeah, that happens around here, especially with Navy and Pirates.

[He should probably be less casual about this, right? Right.]

I REALLY DID maybe a bit

[deshabille]

Oh, I wasn't offended. It was a good time.

If we're pirates every time it'll get slightly annoying, although I understand that's not likely.

[surfaceshine]

I've been one twice. Didn't manage to get shot either time, though.

[Yeah that's right. He went there.]

I'm Dean, by the way.

[deshabille]

I was disadvantaged.

[By being baseline human. So she couldn't cheat.]

Mal. Sorry I didn't introduce myself before. [She's really not.]

[surfaceshine]

Welcome to the human condition, sweetheart.

[Oh yes, he knows what she means, and he's aware of what it probably means when combined with the gym.]

[deshabille]

You'd know all about that.

[And the differences between that and - other things.]

You'll have to tell me your theories sometime.

[surfaceshine]

Probably not, but I might anyway.

[deshabille]

I'd be interested to hear them, if you decide they're accurate enough to risk sharing.

[surfaceshine]

Maybe later. Right now I got a cheeseburger with my name on it.

[deshabille]

[Someday Dean will be horrified when she asks him what the hell a cheeseburger is.]

I'd hate to keep you from that.

[surfaceshine]

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