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[azulescarabajo]

Jaime had had a lot to think about lately. Biggest among them was this ship and the people on it. Who could he trust? His other self had made it pretty clear that there were very few people that he could deal with without worry, and only a few of them, like Paco, were people he actually knew. As it was, he had taken to wandering the city, trying to

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[azulescarabajo]

Jaime hesitated a moment nad reached out to shake the weedy young fellow's hand, giving it a shake.

"If I had known we had a club, I would have sent in my box tops for a membership and decoder ring ages ago." Ah ha ha. Jaime looked the guy up and down. Strangely dressed, but that kind of described everybody.

"What's your name?"

[azulescarabajo]

"It was related to clubs and that kind of thing. So I'll do that," Jaime replied. Huh. For such a little guy, he had a firm grip, and seemed confident enough in himself.

"Hiccup. I see. Well, have you ever seen any gnomes or trolls? It must be working." Jaime laughed.

"I'm Jaime Reyes, by the way."

[azulescarabajo]

"Science is good. It helps a lot when you're trying to figure out how to stop a secret alien takeover of Earth. Even if the science you're trying to use is so beyond you that most of what you do is guesswork." Jaime smiled.

[azulescarabajo]

"Sort of? I'm definitely not used to being stuck on one," Jaime replied, scratching his head.

"It's a long story."