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[ladybirdcrap]

Hey good job guys you actually fulfilled a mission of a post for once and nothing got set on fire? Wow gold star what special little sports you are. Okay so once you pick up and leave town after you stay the night you're on the road again, you're headed for a small village about a half day's walk. Take up your horses and your wagon and all that and hit the old oregon trail etc

Somewhere along your walking montage you'll pass a gathering of stones that look kind of out of place. You can stop to poke it if you're really bored but you're going to have to keep moving, so

[Mission: walking montage, poke things, be cool]

Comments

[andtrue]

Would she like it here?

[cabineyes]

Why?

[ pauses. ]

... I think she might. Adventures, she loved them. This place has plenty of those.

[andtrue]

Do you know what happened to her son?

[cabineyes]

You mean you don't?

[andtrue]

... That's a difficult question.

[cabineyes]

[ stops. cut the crap august. your memory must suck bad time. ]

It wasn't in this book that you claim to have read?

Just like I wasn't.

I'm starting to get an idea why you didn't try your luck at card games in the previous town. You're not as good at bluffing as you'd like to think you are.

[andtrue]

I wasn't bluffing that time. I really am sorry for your loss.

[cabineyes]

[ enough is enough. ]

My hook, please.

[andtrue]

[ gives it back ]

[cabineyes]

Ah. Thank you.

[ takes the hook and clicks it back to its place. you're not going to see the money ever again. ]

[andtrue]

You're welcome.

[cabineyes]

No sign of our dear redhead?

I wonder where she ended up in.

[ continues walking. ]

[andtrue]

Somewhere sensible, I'd bet.

[cabineyes]

For her sake I hope it was somewhere between two beautiful girls.

[andtrue]

That almost sounded selfless, Captain.

[cabineyes]

What?

She's a friend. And she's been terribly moody lately.

[ called him captain. :) ]

[andtrue]

... It's weird hearing you be nice.

[cabineyes]

Oh, I know how to be nice.

That idea of pirates who only rape and pilfer is remarkably out-dated and you should forget about it.

[andtrue]

Don't be like that. I think I know you pretty well.

[cabineyes]

Hm.

[ fine. ]

[ shrugs. maybe you're partly right. ]

[andtrue]

I guess I'll owe you a story of my own, one of these days. Not that I've got anything exciting to tell.

[cabineyes]

It would be only fair.

I promise not to tell anyone.

[ since you're being so Mysterious about it. ]

[andtrue]

Talk about it like that and you're only going to end up disappointed. I'm a simple guy.

[cabineyes]

I think I'll have to disagree with you on that one.

[ ohh there's something in there. the book thing didn't explain everything. ]

[andtrue]

The guy wearing a hook on his wrist's calling me the mysterious one. Go figure.