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[i_got_this]

[Feed opens to what will eventually be a pretty standard expression; she's annoyed, and vocal about it.]

Okay, so ... whoever named these ships is a fucking moron.

I mean ... Tourist? Really? Who's dumbass idea was that? That's like ... the worst ship name I've ever heard. It almost screams 'Hey! I'm stupid and out of my element! Come steal from me!'


Seriously, where do I petition to change this shit? Or do I gotta do an EVA and repaint the hull myself?

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[merchantprince]

[Good, good. He's never going to deny a crewmate beer. Gotta keep them placated after all.]

Gotcha. [He smiles knowingly.] I might ask for the details later. I'm a storyteller; it's kind of my thing.

I didn't catch your name.

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[i_got_this]

Yeah well fair warning; it gets pretty morbid.

Call me South Dakota.

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[merchantprince]

Just because I tell stories doesn't mean I'm afraid of the truth. Besides, I've seen some shit. My home isn't exactly the cheeriest of locales.

[That's a weird name, but he doesn't know what Dakota is so he imagines it's like calling someone North Swallow.]

Nice to meet you. Find the beer yet?

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[i_got_this]

Well then we'll probably get along great. Misery loves company and all that.

[It's actually a weird 'name' for her people, too. More of a title, actually. But, it's what she's used to at this point.]

Yeeeah, I got it! [Her excitement is nearly palpable as she locates and cracks open a can.] Looks like I definitely landed on the right ship, cheers. [She lifts the can in a toast and then takes a big swig of it.]

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[merchantprince]

That's what I like to hear. [He winks.]

If you need anything, my room's pretty easy to find. Or you can just yell. I'll probably hear it.

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[i_got_this]

[She smirks a little wider.] Hell, since I'm already here, you want me bring you one?

[She knew by now if she found a kindred spirit it was a good thing to cultivate; not everyone here was going to get along with her.]

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[merchantprince]

[Thankfully, Varric is pretty easy to get along with.]

Normally I'd take you up on that offer, but I'm headed to the kitchen for coffee. The stuff tastes like a nug's ass but it keeps me going. I've got a chapter to finish.

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[i_got_this]

Reading? or writing?

[And you can bet she'll meet you in the kitchen, Varric.]

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[merchantprince]

Writing. Believe me, I wish I could turn it off sometimes.

[He's there before she is, grabbing things out of cupboards and such so he can make a decent cup of coffee.]

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[i_got_this]

[South will show up not much later and settle by the table with her beer.]

So ... writing anything interesting?

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[merchantprince]

[He gives her a two fingered salute, then goes back to making his coffee.]

I like to think so. Not finished yet, obviously.

[He stirs the dark liquid with some disdain.]

It's got everything. Action, love, loss... I'm thinking it might be a bestseller when I manage to get a publisher.

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[i_got_this]

You've got smut, right? No one's going to read it if there isn't any smut.

[she makes a knowing face while she takes a drink from her beer, as if she knows anything about books.]

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[merchantprince]

[He winces. Well, she's... straight to the point, at least.]

Not my strong point. And yet all the fluffy shit I wrote in my first book has a huge following.

[He shrugs.]

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[i_got_this]

[Yep. Welcome to South Dakota; Population: Crass.]

Oh, you're a romance writer? [Definitely said with the sense of someone who's not really into romance. At all.]