[video] Newcomer Memorial

[deservesabone]

Hey. [sometime late tonight, the Port gets the most awkward of greetings. Sam's sitting in an armchair, leaned forward with his elbows on his knees, his hands clasped so he doesn't do anything stupid with them. He's a little dressed up tonight - which, for him, means a navy blue collared shirt with his jeans.]A lot of you know me already, but for

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[cowboy_newsie]

That's, uh . . .

[He glances down, a strange smile on his face.]

That's one hell o' a thin' to do, Sam.

[deservesabone]

Well, there's some selfishness in it too.

[cowboy_newsie]

Like hell there is. It's a good damn thin' o' you.

[deservesabone]

...Well I know better'n to argue with a Kelly.

So thanks, Jack.

[cowboy_newsie]

Damn right.

How'd you come up with the idea?

[deservesabone]

Jinx's post got me thinkin' a while back.

...And Edgeworth left.

[cowboy_newsie]

[He nods.]

That'll do it.

[There's an awkward pause. Jack wants to say something-- something comforting, something about how he knows how that feels, but he doesn't quite have the words.]

Christ, I oughta thump Sirius, he never told me nothin' about this.

[deservesabone]

Well, don't thump 'im too hard for it. I wanted to keep this all quiet 'til I was sure it wasn't gonna fall through.

[cowboy_newsie]

Just a little. Enough to teach him his lesson. How you been fundin' this?

[deservesabone]

Don't worry about it. That was the first thing I took care of.

How's the recovery been goin'?

[cowboy_newsie]

Cuz if you need it, we got more'n enough.

But uh, I'm at a hundred twenty right now, so twenty more pounds to go. Not so bad, eh?

[deservesabone]

It'll be fine.

You're makin' progress. I oughta come by with some of my famous hot cakes. That oughta help you gain some more weight.

[cowboy_newsie]

Depends. What's in em?

[deservesabone]

It's a fried cornmeal flatbread. The insides are all puffy and warm, and the outside gets nice an' crispy. Drizzle 'em with some syrup and a side of sausage and you've got the best breakfast the South can offer.

[cowboy_newsie]

[He grins. It's not the most enthusiastic one he can offer-- in fact, it's almost entirely missing from his eyes-- but it's something.]

Sounds delicious. And I never tried Southern food before, so look at me, I'm eatin' and I'm expandin' me tastes at the same time.

[deservesabone]

It's downright multicultural of you.

I'll be by this Monday with a platter then.