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[manipuleights]

[ The feed clicks on to view one bright red boot, a high-pitched cackle just to the side. The sound of sirens is muted in the background just as the camera shakes as it's picked up, instead to show the face of one gray-skinned alien girl in a blue pirate coat.

Pinned behind her on the wall is what looks like it was once a perfectly good bath towel

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[got_it_memorizd]

Hm, for a potential captain, you don't sound much like a pirate, lassie. Whar be your accent? [Note Axel's complete and total lack of accent, lingo notwithstanding.]

[manipuleights]

Obviously your experience with pirates be lacking in its authenticity! I'll have you know that my name would make any troll shake in their boots where I'm from.

[got_it_memorizd]

I think you're missing the spirit of the occasion. In any case, I suppose I should ask you your name then, in case I find myself in a dungeon full of trolls sometime in the future.

[manipuleights]

A dungeon? What kind of pirate do you think I am? It's only fitting that you'll be walking the plank!

You may call me Marquise Spinneret Mindfang.

[got_it_memorizd]

Wh-- No, no, I wasn't talking about you. But... you know how trolls live in dungeons. Or some live under bridges, I suppose...

[got_it_memorizd]

And that's quite an impressive name there, little lady. Not sure I can memorize something that fancy. What're your thoughts on Spinny, or perhaps just plain Fang? You strike me as a Fang.

[manipuleights]

[ She raises a brow at that, then frowns. ]

I'll have you know that my Hive would dwarf any of your silly pink monkey buildings any day!

Not enough space left in your thinkpan for a single name? I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[got_it_memorizd]

Hive? [Squint.] You don't look like a bee.

[And then he rolls his eyes.] I prefer to think of it as saving room for more useful information. Why waste space with seven syllables when I can get away with one, right, Fang? Surely a great pirate like you can appreciate getting rid of the extra ballast.

[manipuleights]

That's good, your eyes are at least partially functioning.

You're under the impression that I deserve anything less than seven! No, really, eight would be a much better number. Why don't you add "Miss" to the front of that and we'll make it perfect.

[got_it_memorizd]

[/snort! Your attempts at being assertive are cute, strange little grey girl, but they're not really intimidating.]

How about I call you Fang and you call me Axel and we call it even? Or if you really want to match syllables you can call me Ax.

[manipuleights]

[ She is so fucking terrifying, you don't even know! GRRRRRRRR. ]

If you insist on calling me whatever you want, then it's only fair that I get to do the same!

[got_it_memorizd]

I suppose you make a valid point. All right then, what would you call me? [This ought to be good...]

[manipuleights]

I think right now I would call you Smarmy Bastard, but that can change depending on how useful you are.

1/3

[got_it_memorizd]

2/3

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[got_it_memorizd]

I'm strangely all right with this, actually. [Hey, it beats Flamesilocks, anyway... =__=]