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[circumitus]

need a gun.
particularly one that doesn't shoot rainbows or a sign with the word "bang!" on it. [Yes, she is being dead serious about this.]

rifles are preferred, but any firearm will do.

services offered in exchange.

protection if necessary.

will also kill extra if you're in want of ammo.

[How does that sound, Hadriel? SPECIAL PRICE, EXTRA NICE. JUST FOR YOU.]

Comments

[circumitus]

you were trapped there?

[skelebro]

all monsters were, yeah.

there was a war.
we lost.

[circumitus]

have seen some pretty shitty deals for the losing sides in war, but that is some shit.

[skelebro]

from what i understand, yeah, monsterkind was pretty miffed.
that was before my time, though.

[circumitus]

can't really blame them.
so you've never even seen the surface before?
how do you manage to live down there?

[skelebro]

not like we got much much choice.
we make it work. get whatever crap falls from the surface.
there's maybe a handful of monsters old enough to remember what the surface looks like. i'm not one of 'em.

[circumitus]

and fate was "kind" enough to trade you one underground city for another.

at least this one is somewhat habitable.
not as well lived-in as the AUC from back home tho.

[skelebro]

yep. at least it ain't too different from normal.
auc?

[circumitus]

suppose so, if you find comfort in the familiar.

the underground city. was born there.

[skelebro]

guess you and i are in the same boat.
or i guess "submarine" would be more accurate.

[circumitus]

more or less.
can't say that being on the surface was much better tho.

[skelebro]

[...huh. Looks like they independently reached the same conclusion, though he's assuming the reasoning is different. Interesting.]

what makes you say that?

[circumitus]

was not exactly sent to the surface to have a good time.

[skelebro]

ah.

[Now that could mean any number of things.]

well, sometimes those kinds of things ain't all they're cracked up to be.

[circumitus]

on the plus side, when your lives has been one long running marathon of disappointment it's easy not to expect much.

[Yes, that's a... plus...]

[skelebro]

[Hey, look at that. Someone who's personal ideology matches his own!]

hey, it's true. low expectations decrease the likelihood of disappointment.
i like to call it optimistic pessimism.

[circumitus]

[Birds of a feather.]

is it?
never really had a name for it before.

[skelebro]

nah, i'm just being facetious.
which is impressive, considering i don't even technically have a face.

[circumitus]

[hmmm]

yes.
can't imagine how you manage to pull it off.

[skelebro]

oh, i don't pull anything off.
i don't have skin, remember?

[circumitus]

oh there are ways.

[skelebro]

kindly don't get under my skin.

[circumitus]

no worries. don't have a bone to pick with you for that to be an issue.

[sans what have you done]

[skelebro]

[Only amazing things, clearly.]

thanks, pal.

[circumitus]

anytime, friend.
wouldn't want to see you skullking, after all.