10 [Audio + Translated Text] Backdated to the 7th
[Well this certainly is a familiar scene, waking up in an infirmary with his body in searing pain. At least this time he's in one piece. Thankfully he has his journal with him. There's something important he needs to ask.]
Can any mon get me some liquor? Preferably something strong and a lot of it.
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Can any mon get me some liquor? Preferably something strong and a lot of it.
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I can bring you some rum or something.
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*Honestly you'll be lucky to get more that one.*
Where are you?
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*He really didn't want to deal with that place again if he could help it.*
Ok, I'll be there.
*It takes him around half an hour to get there, though. When he does, he has two bottles of rum--the first two he found--and looks absolutely exhausted, but has no injuries aside from some bruises.*
Kevas?
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When he hears Sollux Kevas tilts his head towards him and waves him over.]
Ovah here liddle mon.
[Liquor, he needs it.]
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He heads over to the other troll and hands him the first bottle.*
Kevas, I...
*Hell, how did he do this? This sort of thing was always incredibly awkward.*
...I'm sorry.
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Kevas takes the bottle and looks at Sollux in confusion.]
Da hell joo be apologizin' fuh?
[It's odd enough that Sollux is apologizing in the first place.]
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For getting you and everyone involved in that stupid sidequest. I should have known better than to show people that letter.
*And just gone down there himself, at least then no one else would be hurt.*
I was supposed to look after you but instead I let everybody get chewed on by those mutant crocodiles and ended up at a dead end.
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Liddle mon I was involved from da moment I found dose notes. Wheddah joo showed me joors or not I still wouldah ended up down dere. Dat just made t'ings a liddle easiuh.
[After his talk with Joe Kevas was dead set on checking out the tower.]
And here I t'ought I was da one lookin' aftah joo. Trust me liddle mon joo don't wanna go playin' hero. Den joo end up like me. Besides, joo got us all outta dere. Joo did good.
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*He's already played hero, at least the other times everyone got out alive...well, everyone but him.*
Don't patronize me, I'm being serious.
*He sounds more worn out than annoyed or pissed, though.*
I didn't 'do good' and everyone knows it. I fucked up--we all fucked up. But I could have stopped it before it even started.
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[The grin leaves Kevas' face and he sighs.]
Liddle mon, if joo had gotten mons killed down dere joo can be damn sure I would let joo know it. I would be smackin' da crap outta joo whedah I be injuh'd or not.
[Alright maybe that's not entirely true but Sollux doesn't need to know that.]
And joo couldn't have stopped anyone. Joe told me 'bout dat towah too. Notin' was stoppin' me from goin' down dere. Knew 'bout da forest too. I called dem mons toggedah cuz I needed help and I was takin' dem wid or widout joo. If joo wanna be mad at a mon be mad a me. 'Nuff wid all dis fuckin' self-pity.
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*He hmphs, but doesn't really have the energy to be angry right now.
He doesn't have the energy to argue, either, but that doesn't change how he feels about it. Beating himself up is what he does!*
...Joe mentioned the tower?
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Ain't even be knowin' what a wriggluh be.
[There's a bit of worry Kevas feels for the boy. He's taking up far too much responsibility for this. It's almost like he's looking for reasons to hate himself. Kevas may have to start keeping a closer eye on him. No small task seeing how he's going to be stuck in here for Loa knows how long.]
Aye, we talked 'bout if fuh a bit. Da mon was convinced dat be da towah we needed to go too. Didn't seem like he knew too much 'bout it despite workin' here dough.
[Which raises even more questions.]
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A wiggler is a.... *Augh, what were the words people used? Sollux knew this guy couldn't really be a troll if he didn't know that.* ...someone just hatched. A...baby?
Did he say why? Or anything useful?
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[They hatch? Kevas knew these guys weren't trolls. They've got to be some kinda weird bird or reptile or bug or something.]
Only said dat dere was a cave in. Apparently he didn't know how bad, or 'bout dem crocolisks eiddah.
[That was easy enough to tell just from his reaction to them. Kevas needs to question him more about this once he's out of here.]
He also said dat he could be hung fuh helpin' us so da mon was nevah dere got it?
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