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[rocinantes]

okay

what the fuck.

( that's it, that's all he's got. )

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[rocinantes]

( oh, here's another person he remembers. he doesn't know if he's glad to have some familiarity or upset that so many people got sucked into some new nightmare.

he shakes his head. )

Oh, it's going great. Loving this place. Love waking up to the stench of blood and other shit that I probably don't wanna identify.

[kingoftherats]

I guess it was kind of a lot. But it was also really cool! Wasn't it?

Like, I found some dah-bloons, or whatever those coins are called. And a few dead pirates! Stole a lot of cool outfits off them; it's not like they were gonna need 'em anymore, you know?

[rocinantes]

You stole clothes from dead pirates? Wow, didn't know you had that in you. Have you worn them yet?

( dead people clothes hmmm. )

[kingoftherats]

I guess if you really think about it, it's not stealing, right?

They're already dead, so it's not like they're gonna use it; it's recycling, bro!

...

And of course I've worn them. I've worn them a shitload! Especially in the sewers, as a proper sewer pirate.

[rocinantes]

Why the hell are you hanging out in sewers, man?

( really? )

[kingoftherats]

Uh. Why wouldn't I be? It's full of cool stuff nobody else finds.

Stuff gets washed down the gutters like crazy.

[rocinantes]

It's the fucking sewer, man. What are you, a rat?

( look at his username, amos. )

[kingoftherats]

Uh, no. I'm a squid. We're all squids.

[rocinantes]

How many other people you see down in the sewers?

( gross, charlie. )

[kingoftherats]

Maybe because you guys have no vision, bro.

[rocinantes]

( if only you could see him facepalm, charlie. )

Do you have nowhere else to go?

[kingoftherats]

... Iunno. I like it down there. It's dark and quiet.

Where do you want me to go?

[rocinantes]

Do you not have a house? Apartment? Tent? Something?

( get out of the sewer, charlie. )

[kingoftherats]

Well, sure, but. It's just the office here. I got a couch shoved in there.

You're not just in your house all the time!

[rocinantes]

You're right, I'm not.

But I don't go down in the goddamn sewer when I'm not there. I go to a bar or something.

[kingoftherats]

Have you even tried hanging out in the sewer?

You guys always say stuff without trying stuff! At least I always know if I actually like something or not! Like — I know eating raw potatoes isn't the best experience! And I figured out sipping on nail polish wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be!

[rocinantes]

I don't want to hang out in the sewer. It's the sewer, that's where all the shit you flush goes.

( amos doesn't even want to ask where charlie goes to the bathroom in the sewer. )

[kingoftherats]

Fine, fine! Dramatic, but whatever, bro.

... Do you wanna come hang out at the bar instead? I've got beer.

[rocinantes]

Which bar?

( yes, he's definitely willing to come out. )

I can help you drink your beer.

[kingoftherats]

Um, my bar. Duh, get with the times.

Paddy's Pub came with me! I've got all kinds of moonshine and beer, too.

...

Also whiskey, but that'll actually cost you.

[rocinantes]

You have a pub? You have a business?

( huh. )

[kingoftherats]

Uh, yeah. People pay me rocks and fish and all kinds of stuff for my moonshine.

It gets you fucked up really fast, bro.

[rocinantes]

Rocks?

If people pay you rocks, what do you do with the rocks?

[kingoftherats]

It depends! Some of them are super cool.

Like, I can trade them at food places and they give me stuff.

[Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of bartering, Amos. Get used to it.]

[rocinantes]

Huh.

( right, charlie, right. )

You get paid in rocks a lot?