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[monkeycrap]

The night falls and the guards still haven't found you. Lucky! Try to keep it that way.

The people who went to the city should be back soon and then you can hit the road in the morning. That's the plan, right?

[ mission: keep quiet. ]

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[monkeycrap]

[ bursts out laughing. ]

... You're not from around here, are you?

[bloodrops]

Far from here.

[ eyes his butt. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

Was it the gun?

The haircut?

The accent?

The part where I almost could not physically care less about what happens to that monkey?

[monkeycrap]

[ puts the knife away and crouches down to pick up the monkey. shh daniel it'll be over soon. ]

So he was just looking for company? I trust you took good care of him.

[bloodrops]

[ nods. she did. ]

[ definitely. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

[oh thank christ someone with monkey handling skills.]

Yes, I. I heard he was lonely. There's a—

[let's not discuss the sixteen-year-old girl with rakish strangers.]

He was taken care of. Nicely.

[monkeycrap]

[ the monkey is surprisingly okay with this considering his usual shitty behaviour. ]

[monkeycrap]

Thanks, you did us a great favor.

[ you sound like nice people. taking care of a monkey that almost got you killed. ]

If it hadn't been for you, those damn people might have found him already.

[bloodrops]

No problem.

[ says the person who missed the guard business. ]

[noshoes]

[ comes from the lake, hair all wet but pretty happy. she's not actually heartbroken, she's pretty sure the monkey escaped those horrible men. she's sweet, but she isn't dramatic

... Monkey! ]

[armedarchaeologist]

[yeeeah, that was us, taking care of the monkey and not making it run away.]

The— The guards? I guess you must be one of those people who don't think much of the ritual sacrifice?

[monkeycrap]

You know of us?

[ and you've been here for a day? you work fast. ]

I'm Jakky, the one responsible for saving this Bukan's işlemek sokmak.

[ and proud of it. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

The guards mentioned your cause. It seems like an... Admirable pursuit.

[slightly guiltily, as he clearly did not give two shits about saving the monkey at the expense of any humanoid lives.]

I'm Daniel Jackson. I'm an explorer.

[bloodrops]

I'm Jessica. Hi.

[ doesn't even notice neri approaching. ]

[monkeycrap]

[ well hello there. smiles at her. ]

Thank you. We are doing everything we can to stop this bloody nonsense. It's been going on too long.

[armedarchaeologist]

[hooboy.]

[noshoes]

[ tilts head in the background. who's this? ]

[bloodrops]

[ all blinks and giggles. sry not sry. ]

Yeah, that's terribly noble.

Do you need help with anything?

[monkeycrap]

[ spots neri and waves at her. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

Neri—!

[goes neriwards, relatively smiley.]

Neri, this is Jakky. He saved the monkey.

[and therefore gets to keep it, so let's let it go now.]

[monkeycrap]

Well, next I need to take this buddy somewhere safe. Preferably far away from here.

[ pets monkey. that's your new friend? ]

Hi Neri.

[noshoes]

[ she knows this one tho. smiles, glad to see him alive, and waves back ]

[monkeycrap]

[ he'll miss ur sweet mermaid touch. ]

[noshoes]

[ walks over to them now that she knows its okay and nods at jakky, smiling at the monkey ]

He is safe, with you?

[monkeycrap]

Yes. I promise.

[ can tell this girl was good with the monkey by the way the shit is behaving himself. ]

I won't let him get hurt. Soon he'll be reunited with his family too. Last Bukan we managed to save his mother.