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TEXTS FROM LAST NIGHT

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TEXTS FROM LAST NIGHT GENERATOR

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[usedhuntersmark]

Hm.... I don't have any of my usual weapons, so I can't help you with the glitter.

Is there a river nearby? That might be the only way to save you.

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[thinkfirst]

Of course! The lakes. I hadn't thought of that, that's brilliant. Thank you.

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[thinkfirst]

Does your past experience say anything about whether glitter is bad for fish? I wouldn't want to be an environmental hazard.

[usedhuntersmark]

Not sure about fish, but it's not great for bears.

Also, it's too late to avoid being an environmental hazard. You're covered in glitter. Fabulous at the time. Regret for a million years later.

[thinkfirst]

I'm really not certain what possessed me, looking back.

Perhaps I'll check with the locals and make sure no bears frequent this lake. It seems right to be as safe as I can at this late hour. You're very experienced with glitter!

[usedhuntersmark]

Where you drunk? That would explain a lot.

And my experience with glitter came from having a brother who likes prank wars.

[thinkfirst]

In retrospect, I was. I didn't think the drinks at that festival were alcoholic. I was wrong.

That, however, I understand perfectly. My best friend was a menace.

Actually he can still be a menace. I hope you exacted suitable revenge.

[usedhuntersmark]

Never take a drink from someone you don't know.

Oh, he doesn't come after me. As his twin, he has a lifetime of experience of why he should stay away from me. But, we travel with a large group of friends. They usually bear the brunt of his "games". They dish out as much as they receive.

[thinkfirst]

It's been long enough since I took a drink from anyone that I forgot what a terrible idea it was to do.

So he just spreads the pranks around now, freeing you? Was that a strategic choice on your part?

[usedhuntersmark]

But will you forget again? That's the question.

Hm, well, if I get blow back from his stupid behavior, he gets my bear sitting on his face for hours on end. I think it was a survival tactic of his.

[thinkfirst]

After the glitter incident? I will certainly not. Or I will only go near that fair with someone who will remind me that I shouldn't, but I should be able to keep it in mind.

I believe I've met your brother, now that you mention the bear.

[usedhuntersmark]

Well, you've at least learned a lesson in that. Next time you go out for drinks, take a friend.

Oh? Tall, broody, long and dark hair, black wings?

[thinkfirst]

Yes! I helped him break into a castle.

It is much less criminal than it sounds.

[usedhuntersmark]

Listen. He's my brother, my twin. I know why he does what he does. It's rarely criminal.

Anymore.

[thinkfirst]

[ Flynn! Doesn't! Want to have seen that! He stifles a sigh, reminds himself that he has no jurisdiction here and that it seems like nothing is technically a crime, and types out, ]

Well, I am very glad to have broken into a castle with him in an entirely innocent way to get out of a story and not to commit any kind of crime. He was very helpful in a time when I could not immediately return the favor. I appreciated that.

[usedhuntersmark]

[Flynn, how else do you think a rogue gets their start? Of course they do some questionable things...]

You know, the more you type, the more suspicious your story is. Like I said, I know my brother. He helps when people needs help. He doesn't expect to be repaid. We often rarely are, honestly.

[MUCH TO HER ANNOYANCE!]

[thinkfirst]

[ Rogues are a pain in his lawful-good backside. ]

I am beginning to understand that, yes. Isn't that a good case for repaying him? If it isn't expected, or often given?

[usedhuntersmark]

[And this is why their group doesn't have any actual paladins. Embrace the chaos, Flynn.]

You would think that, but I happen to like to eat and have a place to stay for the night. You know, all those lovely luxuries.

[thinkfirst]

[ no chaos only order. what about the RULES, VEX ]

Ah, I see. So the problem is more that you should be paid for your services, but your brother fails to actually charge anyone, so you end up doing it for free?

One could say that is the more noble and honorable thing to do, but if it's directly leading to you not having enough food, he should be considering that.

[usedhuntersmark]

[Rules are for sticks in the mud and losers. Which are you, Flynn?]

He once took up a job for us FOR FIVE GOLD that was dealing with a poisoning and killing of children. While I am all for trying to figure out why children were dying, I can't even get a stay in an inn for FIVE GOLD. And we nearly died.

And trying to get that through his thick skull would require more strength than I possess in my entire body.

[thinkfirst]

Five gald???

That really is a pittance! There was no reward or anything, or a monster to turn in for a bounty?

[ Listen it's either turn in monster parts for money or assume bears, wolves, and mandragoras are carrying gald on them ]

[usedhuntersmark]

Exactly! Five gold.

And no, there really wasn't much of a bounty for the thing. The people of the slums of Stillben are incredibly poor. Although, I suppose we could have skinned that crocodile that tried to eat him...

[thinkfirst]

I can't fault your brother for wanting to help people without resources. Most would likely have turned them away for their inability to pay more. Your adventures sound a lot like Yuri's. Is that a normal job for you? Did the others pay more?

[usedhuntersmark]

It's not about the wanting to help the less fortunate. I admire him for that. He's always had a soft spot for those in need. It's one of his better traits. I'm just the one who has to figure out how we're going to get food and supplies until we get our next job.

And, that used to be a very good indicator of what we did, when it was just the two of us and my bear. Lately, however, we've done a lot bigger jobs. Killing dragons happens to be rather lucrative.

[thinkfirst]

I can imagine. There are rumors of large bounties for the massive monsters roaming Terca Lumireis, but I have never encountered one.

That is a hard line to walk, I imagine—that's the reason, in fact, that the Knights exist back home. We can take on those jobs and help the people we're supposed to help without worrying about extracting payment from them.

Or, well. That is the way the system is meant to work. It's quite different in practice.