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<blockquote data-quote="Reprisal" data-source="post: 712463" data-attributes="member: 1161">Nolan shrugs as he deals out the first card to everyone, face up. He then deals out the next four cards face down. &quot;I guess it's true that we're fairly eclectic, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it an odd group. I think the best explanation is that we're all fairly good friends, or at least associates.&quot;Kelly coughs as Nolan checks his cards and continues, &quot;As far as what we have planned when we get there, I think I'm going to join the entertainers' guild with Moira and Haley... other than that, we're all pretty certain that we're going into business together in some way. Sticking together and all that sort of thing, you know?&quot;As Brenodan sits, he finds that there's already a hand of cards waiting for him. Kelly pulls out his bag of wooden chips and asks, &quot;You want the same as Tweek? A gold piece should be more than enough for a short game, eh brother?&quot;Nolan nods and throws in a black chip, &quot;Ante up.&quot;Mischa glances at Tobius, &quot;I wouldn't worry too much. There's plenty to keep an inquiring mind occupied in such cramped quarters. So many people means a lot of conversation, that means a lot of stories. Surely one as yourself can see the value in that much life experience in such a small area?&quot;Moira giggles.Mischa smirks and rolls his eyes, &quot;Or so I'm told...&quot;- - - - - Kennewick surveys the board with a white stone in his fingers, &quot;Yes, well... they're actually fairly interesting books. As the Great Sage said, 'Continual self-improvment is perhaps the greatest reason for existence.' Now, to be fair, I'd add say that it's the greatest secular reason to live, but the Sage was never a supporter of Vanaria's 'glorious' religions...&quot;The gnome places the stone in a vitally important position -- had he not done that, the game would have ended right there. &quot;You're learning quickly, Kaufman, I'm impressed. It took me nearly three hours to teach Tweek how to play.&quot;&quot;Bah,&quot; Tweek said loudly, &quot;It's not worth playing if you don't win anything!&quot;&quot;Winning isn't always the most important thing,&quot; the gnome snapped back automatically, &quot;sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.&quot;Tweek rolls his eyes and looks at his cards again and throws a blue chip in with the black ones, &quot;I bet five.&quot;The gnome falls silent as Kaufman places his piece, &quot;To answer your question though, Marec, we're going to start a business.&quot; He hesitates as Mischa glances back at him, &quot;Well, more of a benevolent society, really...&quot;Nolan smirks, &quot;They're gonna help 'the little guy,' or at least they think they're gonna...&quot;&quot;Hey!&quot; Haley shouts in annoyance. Looking up from her conversation with Frem, she picks up a chunk of wood and throws it at Nolan. As it hits him squarely in the back of the head, Haley says, &quot;No making fun! We're serious!&quot;Nolan yelps and rubs his head, &quot;That hurt!&quot;&quot;I agree with Haley,&quot; Moira says, &quot;It's not like you're doing anything to make it better for any of us here...&quot;&quot;I'm afraid she's got you there, bro,&quot; Kelly smiles. &quot;Out of all of us here -- newly arrived associates excluded -- you're the one who hasn't paid into the Union yet, have you?&quot;Nolan shrugs, &quot;I'm not entirely convinced that it'll work...&quot;&quot;What?&quot; Kennewick stands up in astonishment, &quot;How many times have I explained it to you?!&quot;Nolan frowns, &quot;Not enough, it would seem.&quot;Kennewick sighs in annoyance, &quot;I'm telling you, it'll work.&quot;&quot;Yeah?&quot; Nolan responds skeptically, &quot;Where are you gonna get the gold you need for it then, eh? Explain that.&quot;Kennewick falls silent and looks at Mischa.Mischa exhales, &quot;We'll have enough when we arrive.&quot; &quot;Where are you going to get that much money, Mischa?&quot;&quot;When I ask something of my brother,&quot; Mischa glares at Nolan, &quot;He does it.&quot;Nolan swears under his breath in goblin, and adds, &quot;I'll believe it when I see it.&quot;&quot;It'll be there,&quot; Kelly adds, &quot;Nikita's a good man. If he says he'll have it, he'll have it.&quot; He smirks after checking his cards, &quot;Unlike some other siblings around here...&quot;&quot;Boys! Boys!&quot; Haley calls out angrily, &quot;Will you shut up!? I can't hear my dear friend here speak!&quot;&quot;Mischa,&quot; Moira says quietly, taking his hands. &quot;I think we should get some food before everyone else starts thinking about it.&quot;Mischa nods and stands up, &quot;That sounds like a good idea.&quot; He walks over to a corner and pulls out a burlap sack and a dagger. He puts the dagger on his belt and swings the sack over his shoulder, &quot;You said you wanted to get topside, didn't you -- uh, Mongrés, right? How about you there, Tobius? I can give you two a quick tour of the ship while we're at it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reprisal, post: 712463, member: 1161"] Nolan shrugs as he deals out the first card to everyone, face up. He then deals out the next four cards face down. "I guess it's true that we're fairly eclectic, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it an odd group. I think the best explanation is that we're all fairly good friends, or at least associates." Kelly coughs as Nolan checks his cards and continues, "As far as what we have planned when we get there, I think I'm going to join the entertainers' guild with Moira and Haley... other than that, we're all pretty certain that we're going into business together in some way. Sticking together and all that sort of thing, you know?" As Brenodan sits, he finds that there's already a hand of cards waiting for him. Kelly pulls out his bag of wooden chips and asks, "You want the same as Tweek? A gold piece should be more than enough for a short game, eh brother?" Nolan nods and throws in a black chip, "Ante up." Mischa glances at Tobius, "I wouldn't worry too much. There's plenty to keep an inquiring mind occupied in such cramped quarters. So many people means a lot of conversation, that means a lot of stories. Surely one as yourself can see the value in that much life experience in such a small area?" Moira giggles. Mischa smirks and rolls his eyes, "Or so I'm told..." - - - - - Kennewick surveys the board with a white stone in his fingers, "Yes, well... they're actually fairly interesting books. As the Great Sage said, 'Continual self-improvment is perhaps the greatest reason for existence.' Now, to be fair, I'd add say that it's the greatest secular reason to live, but the Sage was never a supporter of Vanaria's 'glorious' religions..." The gnome places the stone in a vitally important position -- had he not done that, the game would have ended right there. "You're learning quickly, Kaufman, I'm impressed. It took me nearly three hours to teach Tweek how to play." "Bah," Tweek said loudly, "It's not worth playing if you don't win anything!" "Winning isn't always the most important thing," the gnome snapped back automatically, "sometimes the journey is more important than the destination." Tweek rolls his eyes and looks at his cards again and throws a blue chip in with the black ones, "I bet five." The gnome falls silent as Kaufman places his piece, "To answer your question though, Marec, we're going to start a business." He hesitates as Mischa glances back at him, "Well, more of a benevolent society, really..." Nolan smirks, "They're gonna help 'the little guy,' or at least they think they're gonna..." "Hey!" Haley shouts in annoyance. Looking up from her conversation with Frem, she picks up a chunk of wood and throws it at Nolan. As it hits him squarely in the back of the head, Haley says, "No making fun! We're serious!" Nolan yelps and rubs his head, "That hurt!" "I agree with Haley," Moira says, "It's not like you're doing anything to make it better for any of us here..." "I'm afraid she's got you there, bro," Kelly smiles. "Out of all of us here -- newly arrived associates excluded -- you're the one who hasn't paid into the Union yet, have you?" Nolan shrugs, "I'm not entirely convinced that it'll work..." "What?" Kennewick stands up in astonishment, "How many times have I explained it to you?!" Nolan frowns, "Not enough, it would seem." Kennewick sighs in annoyance, "I'm telling you, it'll work." "Yeah?" Nolan responds skeptically, "Where are you gonna get the gold you need for it then, eh? Explain [i]that[/i]." Kennewick falls silent and looks at Mischa. Mischa exhales, "We'll have enough when we arrive." "Where are you going to get that much money, Mischa?" "When I ask something of my brother," Mischa glares at Nolan, "He does it." Nolan swears under his breath in goblin, and adds, "I'll believe it when I see it." "It'll be there," Kelly adds, "Nikita's a good man. If he says he'll have it, he'll have it." He smirks after checking his cards, "Unlike some [i]other[/i] siblings around here..." "Boys! Boys!" Haley calls out angrily, "Will you shut up!? I can't hear my dear friend here speak!" "Mischa," Moira says quietly, taking his hands. "I think we should get some food before everyone else starts thinking about it." Mischa nods and stands up, "That sounds like a good idea." He walks over to a corner and pulls out a burlap sack and a dagger. He puts the dagger on his belt and swings the sack over his shoulder, "You said you wanted to get topside, didn't you -- uh, Mongrés, right? How about you there, Tobius? I can give you two a quick tour of the ship while we're at it." [/QUOTE]

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