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You’ve got to be shitting me. Once wasn’t enough? I’ve got to be uprooted from my life and shoved into some place with people in charge who are claiming it’s for my own good but really they don’t give a fuck twice? Or is this actually the place people go when they’ve been ‘rehabilitated’? Because I’ve gotta say, I prefer the facility. At least there we had electricity.

And also? Why the hell are you picking on us? We’re not a major player. We’re not even a secondary player. Shit, go pick on the New Era or the Fists or the fucking Suits. And why me? I’m retired, damn it, it’s not gonna be making that big of an impact. Why not Pride? Everyone’d fall apart without Pride making decisions. ‘Ahh, Pride’s not here to tell us what to eat for breakfast today, we’re doomed!’ ‘Oh, let’s go ask Wrath, she’ll know what to do.’ The hell would I be knowing what to do?

[There’s a pause as she realizes she’s gone on a bit of a tirade.]

Look. If I break the law again, will you send me back?

[The tone of her voice says she doesn’t expect an answer, and she sighs.]

Tell me the rest of this place isn’t as medieval as the room I woke up in? Irritating as it’s going to be having to rebuild my shop, it’ll be even worse without one at all.

[She doesn’t sound very hopeful about that, either.]

I’m going to have to ride a horse to the village or whatever to buy my groceries and shit, aren’t I?

Hell.

Is there at least ocean access here?

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Terribly, probably. You showing up likely saved them from a fate of using horribly patched equipment forever.

[Oh, she's complaining. But she loves being useful, too, and it probably won't be long before she starts trying to find something to do.]

I'd be lying if I said 'you, too,' but it's as nice as it can be, given the circumstances.

Must be why they rescued me in the first place.

[Zachariah kicked himself for that stupid comment. Of course it wasn't nice. Since when was getting kidnapped ever nice?]

Right, that's...yeah um, sorry. That was kind of stupid for me to say.

Must be. Hell, if I knew a guy would be fixing all my crap for me, I'd be all over rescuing him.

[Or recruiting him into the Sins, but same difference. She's figuring he doesn't mean 'rescue' in the figurative sense, but she's not going to ask about it. Likely not something he wants to be talking about, either.

Then she gives a soft, amused snort at his response.]

Nah, it was the polite thing to say. I've just never been good at doing the polite thing. T'be honest, I wasn't expecting an apology. Most of those I said that to last time just got mad at me for being rude.

[She can't see it, but his face turned a bit red from her comment.]

I um...thanks. Just like being helpful.

[He chuckled.]

It takes a lot to get under my skin. You're no worse than one of my friends.

Me, too. Like people who like being helpful more, though. They're always so damn handy to have around.

[Particularly when they're new recruits, and she can get them to do things.

His chuckle gets a grin.]

You must know how to pick good friends, then.

If I can help make someone's life a little better than I've done my job.

[Beats having to kill someone to survive by a landslide.]

Yeah, I guess I do. Or maybe they just know how to pick me.

You're one of those types, then, selflessly help the helpless and all that shit? Never seems to work for me, I've been told my bedside manner's not cut out for it. I'm more the type to be helping someone when I can get something out of it.

[Her tone is cheerful, though it may not be clear that she's mostly joking. That's pretty much a complete lie; however much she grips about patching her Sins up, she always does it without a second of hesitation.]

Nah. You should definitely be taking the credit. Knowing how to pick your friends is a damn good skill to have.

I've just got things I've got make up for, and it comes with job description I guess.

[Fighting to topple a dictator for the people is pretty up there on the list of selfless things to do.]

Maybe, they just seem to find me more than I find them.

[And that definitely strikes a chord with her. Yeah, she's knowing exactly how that feels. It's similar for her.]

A lot of people I know are like that, the things they're doing now shaped by the things they've done in the past. It can be - difficult, at times. How's it working out for you?

[She smiles a bit.]

Suppose being able to attract the good kind of friends is an equally good skill. Could probably be said most of mine found me, as well.

Okay I guess, just wish I could do more though.

Yeah, I guess it is.

[Though how a broken mess like him attracts anyone he'll never know.]

Sounds familiar. I think most of them feel that way.

[Or, you know, her. But she's not saying that.]

That'll probably be me in this fucking place, considering my way of making a living is pretty much obsolete.

Well there's a smithy around here that I'm trying to get up and running. Probably some other things around here that could be fixed up too. If you look around I bet you'll find something.

[...damn it, stop being logical and optimistic. It's hard to be cranky in the face of things that make sense.]

When you say it like that, guess I can't help but find something to do. Suppose if it comes down to it, I can do what I did for the Sins back home. This place have an actual doctor, or is it all medieval medicine?

[Sorry, no can do. It's either this or wallow in self-pity and his friends will hit him if he does that.]

There's always something out there to keep you busy.

Yeah there's a doctor here. Had to spend a couple days in the infirmary, but I'm not exactly sure what medicine they use here.

[Yeah, all right, this is better than wallowing in self-pity. Or getting hit. She'll give him that.]

Yeah. May not be the best something, but at least it's something.

[And at least here, it's not the rest of the gangs keeping them busy.]

Hmm. Well, I can make an offer, if it comes do it.

[Then she frowns a bit, the rest of that sinking in.]

Did you? Are you all right now, then?

That's what I've been doing, just offering to help out where I can.

Well nothing hurts anymore so I'd say I'm alright.

Sounds like you've got the right idea.

[And she's a bit relieved there, because if it'd been otherwise, she would've had to offer to heal him.]

Good. Not hurting is generally considered a plus.

I try to, though most of the time I'm not really sure what I'm doing.

Won't argue with you there. Things tend to be a lot more fun when I'm not nursing cracked ribs.

[There's a small laugh there.]

Does anyone? Think I'd be unnerved if I ever met someone who claimed to be knowing exactly what they were doing. Just asking for things to go wrong.

That would tend to put a damper on things. Stuff like cracked ribs happen often around here?

Guess I'm better just winging it then.

Um, we just had some trouble a while back. I wasn't as careful as I should have been.

It's served me well, for the most part.

[Except when it didn't. But those times don't count.]

What kind of trouble?

[That sounded a bit sharper than she'd intended, and she's calmed down enough to catch it.]

If you don't mind me asking. Like to know what I should be looking out for.

Um...things just got, uh, crazy. Some infection got spread around and it drove people insane. Shouldn't have to worry about that now.

[There's a pause there as she processes that. An infection that drives people insane.]

Lovely.

[She snorts lightly.]

Let's hope not. This place is already going to end up driving me insane, I'm not needing a fucking infection to speed along the process.

Well she said she'd be more careful from now on so we should be fine.

[He chuckles.]

You only just got here. Try being here for months.

Hopefully she's as good as her word.

[Ryn doesn't know her, nor was she here for whatever it was, so that's good enough for her.]

Hell, how've you lasted months? I'm betting I'm going to start babbling incoherently inside of a few weeks.

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