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[yourunichase]

Well, it looks like the Admiral dropped me here right at a good time. At least I didn't end up looking like Crane again.

How the fuck long have I been gone?

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[timesbureaucrat]

A bit less than two days now. I imagine we'll be back to normal--well, as normal as the Barge ever is--in another day or so.

[yourunichase]

Glad I ended up here in time to at least see some of it.

Tell me, are people acting in the same idiotic manner as normal?

[timesbureaucrat]

Of course they are.

You missed a rather exciting port. [Narvin says the word 'exciting' like it's not a good thing.]

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[yourunichase]

I heard. How'd you two come through?

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[timesbureaucrat]

Alive. Which is better than some.

The authorities tried to repossess and harvest the organs of everyone from the ship who wasn't assimilated into that world.

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[yourunichase]

I heard. I think you missed the Largos and Wallace. They were from there.

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[timesbureaucrat]

They were before my time.

[Brief hesitation.]

Kay was one of those who was assimilated. I helped stop him. [There's a lot left implied in those two sentences. Even if it wasn't really Kay, it's not easy hurting someone with Kay's face.]

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[yourunichase]

Shit. Sounds like you need a drink.

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[timesbureaucrat]

I certainly wouldn't turn one down.

[This place does drive him to drink sometimes. He should feel more uncomfortable about that--technically, he considers himself always on duty here--but he doesn't.]

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[yourunichase]

Alright, want to come over?

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[timesbureaucrat]

I'll be right there.

Do you have ginger beer on hand or should I fetch some from the pub on my way over?

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[yourunichase]

Grab some, I don't keep any here.

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[timesbureaucrat]

Do you want me to pick up anything for you while I'm there, or are you sufficiently stocked up?

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[yourunichase]

I'm stocked, but thanks.