.001. [Common/English ; Voice]

[suck_my_tusks]

Ah, what th--

[Monoxide sitting up in his bed and looking around, completely confused. He was in a Horde inn when he last fell asleep, and this certainly wasn't the same room he remembered.]

th' fuh--

...

[He looks down at his arm, which has been in a sling and bandaged up by someone else, complete with a splint. He glared at it before untying

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[pimp_hat]

...

[Kevas stared at his communicator. He couldn't talk. He could barely breath. Was it really him, or was this just another one of Redd's games?]

[suck_my_tusks]

[Monoxide is now poking at his communicator, trying to figure out the controls while mumbling to himself more than anyone else.]

...Stupid goblin technology... fuckin' stupid... short little fuckahs... [Mumble.] Always be compensatin' for dere tiny liddle... [Mumblemumble.] ...wit stupid trinkets...

[pimp_hat]

[He knew that voice. After years of near constant bickering, joking, and screaming, how could he not? Maybe it really was him, after all, Celeste had come back. Sure she was a little different from before but it was still her. Whether it was or wasn't, he was going to find out in person, not over the comms.

Leaving his half full bottle of gin on the bar, the troll took off towards Deck 6. At full sprint it didn't take him long to reach Monoxide's old room. He stood there, hesitating for a moment, before finally pounding on the door.]

[suck_my_tusks]

[His ears perked at the sound of pounding on the door. He froze. Mind racing, the consideration of Alliance capturing him here and being behind that door all hit him at once.

He grabbed the handful of bandages and things from his lap and discarded them to the side quickly before getting up and cautiously approaching the door. With one hand, he concentrated on a Shadow spell, a sphere of dark purple magic forming at his palm. He reached for the doorknob with his free hand and took one deep breath before yanking the door open, ready to attack at a moment's notice.]

[rdmcatpaw]

You're on the boat called the MS Elegante...

...Ah, are you friends with Kevas? I know its wrong to assume...

[suck_my_tusks]

Huh? A boat, ladymon? What, we be captcha'd or somet'ing?

And yeah, ladymon. Kevas be my comrade fo' a few years, now.

[rdmcatpaw]

Yeah, a boat. We don't have to worry about food or clothing though... Um, a lot of the other passengers say we've been kidnapped but... its different for others.

Ah! Then you must be Monoxide! I'm Catpaw, its nice to meet you.

[suck_my_tusks]

Kidnapped? Joo mean, like, dis is some kinda Alliance ting? Dey captcha'd us?

And... Yeah ladymon, I be Monoxide. Nice ta meet joo, too! Ah be Kev's healah out in da battlefield an' stuff, so uhm, let me know if joo be needin' help if joo get injah'd or som'ting.

[thenotmagician]

[Oh look, more new people. They seem to get new passengers often]

Welcome to the Elegante.

[suck_my_tusks]

'Ello, mon. Who joo be?

[thenotmagician]

I'm Zeke. New passenger, I see. We're going to... some place, but everything on this ship is free.

[At least, it is now]

[suck_my_tusks]

Th' names Monoxide, mon. Nice ta meet joo!

And... I like free. Free be good, mon, very good. But why is dat? Dey just collectin' people at random an' keepin' us as pets or somet'ing?

[weaponxi]

Huh?

[suck_my_tusks]

'Ello?

[weaponxi]

You sound like Onii-chan.

[suck_my_tusks]

Eh? I sound like a what now, ladymon?

...Is dat food?

[captainverg]

Oh great another one of those annoying bastards. Fuck. I'm not going to bother explaining shit to you--someone else probably already has.

[suck_my_tusks]

Okay mon, whuddevah. An' who exactly be joo?

[captainverg]

My name is Verg, Commander of the Chimeran army and Captain of my own battleship. Who the hell might you be?

Off to a great start already! XD

[suck_my_tusks]

Verg, eh? Da name's Monoxide. An' ahm da troll dat'll be healin' joor sorry ass, so watch ya tongue, mon.

An'... [Snickers.] a battleship? Whatchoo compensatin' fo', mon? Seriously.