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[It looks like Adam has taken one of the mopeds to pieces. There are engine bits carefully arranged around him, his hands still have traces of grease on them, and there are tools nearby. He generally doesn't use the network much, but - this seemed relevant.]

I guess these are the vehicles we were promised. They seem all right - probably won't go more than 25, but it's not like there's a real need for speed here. They run pretty well, though they're electric, so they'll need charging. And they're not too complicated, so if something breaks it should be easy to fix - I'd be fine showing anyone who wants to learn.

[He pauses for a moment, shrugs.]

Or doing it for you, I guess. But there's some... weird stuff.

[Adam picks up the carburetor, unscrews part of the covering, and pulls it off. Rather than what would be expected to be inside - normal moped parts, necessary to running it - out pops a spring-loaded, fake-looking snake, like something you'd hide in a can for a shitty prank.

Expecting this, Adam does not seem surprised, only vaguely tired and maybe a tiny bit amused.]

All the ones I looked at have something like this. They run fine, though.

[And, totally deadpan, as a service to those who might be unfamiliar with this kind of thing:]

They really shouldn't.

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Can't say that's the most surprising thing I've seen.

[Cue "talking skeleton" as the most surprising thing plenty of people have seen.]

What is?

[Not that a snake carburetor ranks up there for him, either, but now he's curious.]

Dragons are pretty up there.

[It had been more the size of 'em that had taken him aback rather than the actual creatures themselves. Still, size was enough to arrest him, if only for a moment.]

Yeah, that's true. The dragons were really something.

[And hopefully not something they'll see again very soon.]

What about you? Don't tell me magic mopeds take the cake.

Were you around when half of us got buried alive? That might win.

In a way that's different from the norm, I'm guessing.

[Ain't they all technically buried at the moment? They sure as heck can't see a real sky.]

Yeah. In coffins under the ground. A little less breathing room than there usually is.

There's a dirty joke in there somewhere.

[Get it? 'Cause...dirt...yeah?]

[He winces.]

I think you just told it.

Pity. Guess that means I'm grounded, huh?

[Hope you like puns, Adam. Hope you like horrible, horrible puns.]

[He doesn't like them at all! But - god, ok, just once, he isn't a strong enough man to resist.]

We really ought to bury this topic.

[Eyyyyy that's the spirit!]

Probably, yeah. Don't wanna get things too muddled up, yeah?

[He laughs, though he really shouldn't.]

I don't think I can manage any more. You must have a thousand of those.

I'm a skeleton with an arsenal of skelepuns, it's true.

[He wiggles his phalanges with a soft clatter of bone, plainly relishing in the humor.]

Not quite what I expected, but I have to say it's a pleasant surprise.

What were you expecting, if you don't mind me askin'?

[Something abominable and set on chowing down on his human flesh, he's guessing. But he could be wrong.]

Something that talks in riddles and is nearly impossible to understand.

[That's what magic is like, okay?]

Is this, uh, common for talking skeletons where you come from?

I haven't met one yet, but it's pretty common for anything involving magic.

Might wanna re-evaluate your idea of what's magical.

['Cause monsters are made of magic, and they are all like this.]

Sorry, let me rephrase that - it's common for anything involving magic where I'm from.

Well, I suppose this'll be a nice change of pace.

[The only "riddles" anyone he knows speaks in are puzzles. Lots and lots of puzzles.]

I can't say I'm complaining.

I wouldn't either. Monsters where I come from, we're pretty friendly types.

[Generally speaking.]

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