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Who: Yuri Lowell + You
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Bishop
When: RIGHT NOW

I've been feeling a little left out with all you guys getting presents and fun rumors. Which is why I thought I'd add some of my own. Ahem.

[ Yuri dramatically clears his throat. ]

"Yuri's hair is insured for 1000 gald"

"Yuri blew up a casino once."

"Yuri's secret power is talking to bunnies."

"Yuri wore a bikini once. And won a swimsuit competition."

That should cover it. I guess now I have to do the requisite log off and hiding in my room in shame.

If you want to visit, I'm at the Bishop. I'm in the mood for crepes.

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What kind of maniac do you take me for?

I know enough to get by. A friend of mine keeps more pertinent details in his book.

Well what's the use of having to smell somethin' and then look it up in a book? Seems like the monster could come and attack you while you're lookin' it up.

[ Yuri was running out of patience. ]

You've got a one-track mind don't you? Look, I'm not going into all the details, but we don't take books into battle.

Yeah.

[He isn't going to deny that at all. War is the only thing he thinks or cares about, and he sees absolutely nothing wrong with that.]

But you gotta memorize all that stuff then, right? Otherwise how's it gonna help you?

I can't believe you're making me look book-smart.

You don't have to memorize it. That's the whole point of a book. Where a certain monster is going to be, where it lives, its weaknesses . . . that's what it's for.

...So you do need to take it with you?

[He is really, really confused. First, he said he didn't take the book with him, then he said he needed the book??? wtf]

Ugh, whatever. This is why I leave the thinking to someone else and they leave the stabbing shit to me.

And we're all better off for it, easily.

[He's pretty sure he just got insulted, but at the same time, he doesn't exactly disagree. He shrugs and then waves a hand dismissively.]

It's just too bad there ain't enough shit to stab here.

What were you expecting to stab anyway?

I dunno. Anything.

[He frowns and clunks the end of his sheathed sword against his helmet.]

We did sorties almost every day at home - goin' out to fight the Retrograding Army, sometimes runnin' into these huge demon things called Keibiishi. On the water planet, I got to stab a bunch of giant spiny fish and eels.

But in-between it's a whole lotta nothin'.

I'm not surprised. This isn't exactly a gladiator's arena.

[ And the Atroma doesn't seem to be interested in watching their prized actors cut each other up. ]

Ain't askin' to go around killin' the rest of you, but havin' a place to actually spar would be nice.

[He's not that bloodthirsty that he'd go around attacking humans. He knows how fragile human bodies are.]

Why not make one for the big ship? You're probably not the only one with that problem.

[ Certainly Yuri is bound to feel that itch sooner or later. ]

S'not a bad idea, but I gotta get the forge off the ground first. As much as I hate not havin' anything other than that gym thing to fight in, if I don't got somewhere for blacksmiths to work, I'll eventually die here.

. . . Come again?

...What.

[What part of that did he not get?]

Someone's workin' on getting a forge goin' here eventually an' I'm helping 'im because he's promised to be my blacksmith. If I can't get repairs when my sword's damaged, I'll die.

[That part???]

The last part, clearly

[ But that makes a certain amount of sense. ]

How much time do you have?

Until it breaks.

[He shrugs.]

Should be awhile still. It's not like I'm actually in any real danger since I don't get to fight all that often.

So you're not scared?

Scared? [He's actually really confused and taken aback by that for a moment.]

Of what? Death?

Yeah. Most people tend to be.

Meh. That's where swords an' people differ I guess. Some swords might be afraid of death, but I've died several times already.

Humans don't see much worth in a sword like me so a lot of my blades were destroyed for scrap or worse.

Depends on the human.

When I was a kid, my friend and I saved up all our money to buy a sword. We had to share it.

You still have that sword?

Yeah. Obviously I don't have it with me right now, but it's safe at home.