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[riskless]

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during the space pirate event; idk lets just assume he knows nile is around oops

[eternita]

Nile. What is your situation?

[riskless]

i need a new shirt

[eternita]

Are you all right? [ he doesn't mean physically, exactly. ]

[riskless]

mostly

not the best welcome party i've ever had

[eternita]

No, would imagine not. Where are you now?

[riskless]

in the gardens. needed a breather. everyone's pretty safe in here so far.

[eternita]

Are you going to stay there for a while? I think it might be good for us to spread ourselves out. [ they'd agreed, initially, to keep their immortality quiet, but nicky figures-- they can pass it off as the nanites and if anyone has to die, it ought to be someone who can get up after. ]

[riskless]

i might try and take a power nap, so yeah, i'll be in here for a bit. spreading out is a good idea. we're probably better suited for this than most.

[ someone should probably tell nile that considering she's already gotten impaled in front of people... ]

[eternita]

That is what I think as well. That is why we do what we do. [ or part of the why, anyway. ]

[riskless]

carrying on as usual out in space too huh? not surprised.

they seem to be interested in straight up violence for the sake of it

[genova]

Of course.

I can only assume they have some reason. Glory, power, money.

[riskless]

violence is a reason too

i haven't noticed them after our supplies yet, but pirate usually means they're looking for something to steal

[genova]

For some people, yes.

I assume they are, yes. Resources, riches, other spoils of war. [ nicky has seen too much of the aftermath, too often, not to be worried now. ]

[riskless]

people and aliens, evidently

this ship ain't exactly rolling in the wealth. we gotta try and keep the supplies safe too or there won't be anything left for us to get by [ has nile only been here for like 5 seconds? yes. is she already going hard for the ship and people on it? also yes. ]

[genova]

I am counting aliens under people.

Yes. And keep her from being so damaged we cannot go elsewhere to restock or for help. People, ship, supplies, in that order, I think.

[riskless]

good order. we can always find a planet to restock supplies. i've heard that happens often enough here.

dunno if i could help much on the ship front other than help defend the people making repairs or flying it.

[genova]

We can help defend the people making repairs or flying it. Or we can keep people from damaging the ship in the first place.

[riskless]

we should put it all on a rotation between us

[genova]

That's a good idea.

[riskless]

maybe be a little mindful of andy though, without actually telling her we're doing it

[genova]

She'll see through it. But she might let us.

[riskless]

we just have to keep adamantly denying it no matter how obvious

[genova]

Have I mentioned yet that I am glad you are here?

[riskless]

i don't mind it repeated

[genova]

I am glad you are here, Nile.

[riskless]

thanks

and i'm glad i'm not alone here

[genova]

As am I.

@joe.jones

[malta]

To preface, I do not remember being here, Nicky filled me in

But would it make you happy to know my last memory before this ship was Nile related?

[riskless]

i don't remember it either, and apparently i was also here once before. just... a little while ago.

what was it?

[malta]

You telling me and Nicky no funny business in the bathroom so we would have time for the British Museum before we left England

[ they did, in fact, have some funny business in the shower anyway. ]

[riskless]

yeah i remember and i seem to recall you being two minutes late anyway

[malta]

Two minutes, what a monster am I

[riskless]

unlike you all, i i had never been, so i was hoarding all the minutes i could

[malta]

I apologize for taking two minutes from you for a museum full of stolen antiquities

[riskless]

i firmly believe in repatriation but i can still appreciate it while it's there. not all of us got to see these things when they were new

[malta]

You'll have plenty of time to appreciate the atrocities

[riskless]

i am capable of appreciating the art and leaving scathing comments against the british at the same time. multitasking.

[malta]

I'm sure there is a rough equivalent of a colonialist superpower in space

[riskless]

and if there is, we will admire their collection and then steal it, as is justified

[malta]

As is justified

Feel like showing me around so I can stay looking cool and collected to anyone that might have known me before?

[riskless]

bold of you to assume they thought you WERE cool and collected before

but yeah, sure. you been to the observation deck yet? it's my favorite

[malta]

Just because YOU met me trying to hold Nicky and Booker apart doesn't mean that is how everyone else has met me

[ mostly because avoiding booker but also THAT IS REASONABLE ]

In the youths parlance, I'm cool and collected as fuck

[riskless]

you can't hide your warm gooey true colors for that long joe

[malta]

Are you saying my warm gooey true colors aren't cool, Nile?

[ THE UMBRAGE ]

[riskless]

you literally just said yourself they're warm :)