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[asouroldelf]

Say this for you lot, 'least you know enough to keep what counts in working order.

[There's a scrape, likely from a boot on a hard surface.]

Even amongst great gallumphing lizards, eh?

[The phrase is too idle, as if there's something else on the tip of her tongue, waiting for the other words to get out of the way. After a moment, she snorts,

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[audinimical]

What's this, some kind of roll call?

[asouroldelf]

Was thinking more introductions. Ain't looking to take down people's whereabouts.

[audinimical]

I'm Asher.

[asouroldelf]

Name's Avari. Pleasure's mind and all that garbage.

[audinimical]

I have no idea what that means.

mine*

[asouroldelf]

[A snort.]

Well I ain't about to explain social niceties to you.

woop, my bad.

[audinimical]

That's good.

So...what, is that it?

[asouroldelf]

Ain't the sort to make people talk if they ain't got the mind to.

[audinimical]

That's a yes?

[asouroldelf]

S'ppose that'd be up to you, kid. Ain't been about for all that long, and still trying to get my bearings. Don't get much to chat over from my end.

[audinimical]

[ It's almost nostalgic, this is. It shouldn't be, and it shouldn't even be something he thinks on fondly, but he does, all the same. ]

What do you do here?

[asouroldelf]

For the moment, nothing, been here about a week. But I'll be looking into that there forge, so if you've metalwork you need doing, you let me know.

[audinimical]

What kind of shit do you do with metal?

[asouroldelf]

Don't do any shit, I forge it. Make weapons from it, or useful things like pots and stoves. Jewelry too, but it ain't of much use in a place like this.

[audinimical]

Gonna stage a hostile takeover with those weapons?

[asouroldelf]

[The sarcasm that follows is heavy handed.]

Sure, I am. Right up there on my To Do list beside taking over the world and enslaving the people in it.

[And after a moment.]

Ain't daft. Just a weaponsmith.