Dumpster World Mingle

[passingthrough]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Always possible one will sneak in
Action: TRASH PLANET! aka The Baruut System
When: October 2018

[When life gives you garbage, make projects of varying scopes and sizes! Site see in the lovely trash-covered vistas. Make a racing pod thing or go gambling. And remember the first rule of arena fighting is... not the face? Actually, I'm not sure if there are rules, but you can talk about it. It's pretty public anyway.

Enjoy your landfill of a system!]

Comments

[abracafcku]

That's not even a good goof.

[Like, Taako like to play at being dumb, but now he's worried that Vash actually is dumb.]

Well, no skin off my teeth if you wanna get set on fire. I don't have the same spell sculpting as I used to, so it'll be great to practice.

[goldenglasses]

[Good. That's the way Vash likes it to be.] What!? Why would you set me on fire?! That's not really nice after all this work I'll be doing for you!

[abracafcku]

I won't have to set you on fire if you don't suck at your job.

[Taako shrugs. Seems legit to him. He blows out the flame on the tip of his finger and tips his hat back.]

Gives you some incentive, don't it?

[goldenglasses]

Has anyone told you that you're not a very nice person before?

[abracafcku]

[Taako shrugs.]

Wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last. Don't see the point in being 'nice' just to score points with someone I may never see again. Which being an adventurer? Yeah, that's like 99% of the people I meet.

[goldenglasses]

Might want to change that attitude if you're going to be stuck on a ship full of people for a bit.

[abracafcku]

Pfft nah. My captain is Loki, God of Mischief and Tricks, and I already earned a favor from him. And everyone else is pretty much antisocial as shit and live by the motto "trust no one."

[He's potentially the nicest person on there okay.]

One of my crewmates won't even give anyone her name.

[goldenglasses]

Wow, sounds like your crew gets along well. You know, if that favor ever gets used you're still welcome on the Twin Roses. [And as long as you cook.]

[abracafcku]

Mmhm, I'll keep it in mind. [Nope.] Kinda gotta avoid the Heron after all.

[goldenglasses]

Why? Did you set someone on fire there?

[abracafcku]

Surprisingly, no. It's more that there's someone on that ship that I'd rather not live with right now.

[goldenglasses]

Well, that shouldn't be too hard to avoid at least. So, does that mean I shouldn't give them any flyers?

[abracafcku]

Nah, give 'em the fliers. The only one on there that does't need it - you'll know the second you see her.

[goldenglasses]

Oh. It's a her is it? [His tone suggests that being a "her" means something, but really he's not so sure it really matters. He's just being obnoxious.] And I'll know the second I see her? Is she like your prettier, sexier twin or somethin'?

[abracafcku]

More like an annoying, more explosion-happy doppelganger who stole my face.

[Not a twin because they're not related. He has no family anymore - they're all either estranged or dead.]

[goldenglasses]

WHOA! So it really is your twin!? [He knows Taako just said doppelganger, but Vash didn't think he was going to be right with that silly guess.]

[abracafcku]

No. I was an only child.

[Face-twin nonwithstanding, it's weird, but whatever. He's promised Lup to give her a clean slate on that weirdness.]

She just happens to look exactly like me.

[goldenglasses]

So. She has your face... like a twin. Only. Not a twin. [HE CAN BE TAUGHT!]

That's... weird.

[abracafcku]

[It's a Candlenights miracle come early.]

Mmhmmm. It gets weirder, but that's a story for another time.

[goldenglasses]

I'll be sure to ask for that story the next time we run into each other then.

[abracafcku]

You're gonna need to rank up my social link before we get to that little tidbit, my man.

[But just in case Vash gets any ideas, Taako gives him a grand bow and then turns toward the door.]

Come find me when you've got enough money and/or goodwill accrued to bribe some donuts outta me.

[goldenglasses]

Oh, don't you worry. I will. [Taako is never going to hear the end of it now.]