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[impure_tale]

I think the Admiral might have been paying attention to my last entry, to choose a location such as this. Giselle would have been so sad to miss it; I imagine she was born in a place such as this

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[der_umgekehrte]

Well, if next month's crop disappoints, I'm sure the rest of us can chip in.

[Innocentface. It isn't very innocent.]

I'm just venturing out. My inmate's in company with another warden so looks like I'm to my own devices for this little while.

[OOC: Slowtime for work and phonetags, but Stildyne had to come be suave as hell]

[impure_tale]

I should hope so, Chief Stildyne, and should you require any particular diversions whilst in port, I would be happy to volunteer. Such welcome additions to our ranks deserve the best hospitality, naturally.

[der_umgekehrte]

I'm just trying not to start an incident at the moment. Wouldn't mind a guide. Not even in the sense of innuendo. Does this happen often, in port, people forgetting who they are?

[impure_tale]

If they fall overboard, yes. In fact, it is very rare even if you purposefully jump overboard that you keep your personality or your memories when you do that.

[der_umgekehrte]

Well. Glad you're yourself; Arkady and Coordinator Narvin both are gone native.

Nice to see a friendly face. [And that the Marqis takes it in stride is easing a fraction of his native suspicion.]

If you don't mind me saying. If that young lady was from this sort of place, you must have been a heck of a-- a doozy of a--

[He scowls.]

A gentleman is what I mean to say.

[impure_tale]

And indeed, I was. Sometimes a little classical wooing can be fun. The chase, the subtle dance, the poetry...

[der_umgekehrte]

[A hair sheepishly]

I can't say I've ever tried, to tell you the truth. Take your word.

[impure_tale]

It's not for everyone. It's only for persons like myself when the mood strikes us. For those that it pleases, it is a joy. For the rest, they can take or leave, but no one fails to take notice of any form of gesture, provided it's genuine.

[der_umgekehrte]

It's odd. All the gestures and little things. Associate that more with my... my people. You'd call them. Where it's been a sheets-- can I say that? Good. Where there's a sheets relationship, there's rarely time for gifts and favors. But then I'm closer to my people than most of my sheets acquaintances.

[Which was going to be 'lovers' but that felt so odd to say in these parts.]