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[disdainfully]

[In Thorir's background, one can see what looks half like a tunnel, half like a normal street with houses on either side, many adorned with geometrical patterns. They are lit by lamps that just seem a bit out of place, hanging under the roof of the street like streetlamps, and a few houses on the street have signs on the door or otherwise look lived-in. It's all very clean and well-kept, though empty.]

As some of you know, there is a numbered colony inside the mountain that has risen under Las Vegas. The entrance is hidden, and we want to keep it that way so that it can remain a safe place for those numbered that don't want to leave America. Everyone is welcome to claim a house or room, there are plenty. A lot of the mountain isn't yet explored and might be unsafe, but there seem to be no monsters hiding in it like in the catacombs in Locke City, and the area that has electricity, wi-fi and mobile signal is safe. We also have running water.

...We'll just have to hope that they don't dig too deeply while building all the things on the mountain.

[He pauses to make it clear that he's changing the topic - it's also announced by his factual manner gaining a dangerous glint.]

I will be participating in the attack on the Mafia. I already talked to Hjalti and he's coming with me. If anyone else from Vegas wants to join us, we'll go to Locke a few hours early so he can pick up some weapons at my store.

That said, if anyone needs firearms, a sword, and axe or daggers for this, contact me and I will set you up with it.

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[arrowpoint]

[A change of subject was in order. Liam clears his throat awkwardly.]

So... what've you been up to?

[espigeonage]

Right, uh - hanging in there really. [Trying to get his spirits back up.] Figuring out what to do with these swan dog mutant things.

[arrowpoint]

Yeah there is that problem.

[Sigh.]

[espigeonage]

I don't want to go on this. I can't help, there, they could find someone else for most of the things I can do. [-and he isn't a killer.] But I worry about the people going.

[arrowpoint]

Well, I'd help but... Thorir seems to think it's a bad idea.

[Mostly he's worried about not having a place to stay - Thorir seemed pretty clear about the mountain being his even if he didn't outright say it, and if the echoed memories were anything to go by, Liam kind of agreed with that.]

And I think it's normal to get worried. It's dangerous stuff.

[espigeonage]

It could end really badly. I'm sure he doesn't want to see you hurt. I don't.

Being on the network has always been dangerous, I know, and I've never liked it. The other me's comfortable armed. I'm not, even if there's anything I could actually use.

[arrowpoint]

Nah, I don't think so. He just thinks I'll get in the way, but I really know how to twirl those knives around it's amazing. He just hasn't seen it.

...Yeah well...I wouldn't want to see you hurt either but Isabela has like fifty knives if you want to ask her to borrow one.

[espigeonage]

And that's good for you. But this is a thing where the bad guys have guns. No guarantee of letting people close enough to use knives.

[D'aww, Liam.]

I can hold knives well enough to chop with, but they've never given me a pulse. You know my grip is weird. -and, me and Isabela, we're not actually together right now and it's awkward, so.

[arrowpoint]

Wait.

You and Isabela were together?

[espigeonage]

You didn't know?

[arrowpoint]

Well I knew you guys hung out a lot...

[Oblivious Liam is oblivious.]

[espigeonage]

You missed how we were like making out all over?

[arrowpoint]

Did you? Was it in front of me?

[espigeonage]

Well you were - around, a lot. You were at Gabe's house for the mass dinner. And on the way to Vegas, even if you slept a lot.

[arrowpoint]

Holy crap why am I always the last one to know these things?! First Keira and her girlfriend, then Killian and Ariel, and now you guys?

[Pause.]

Well I mean I guess not anymore but...

[espigeonage]

Thought you knew, dude. Didn't I say she was like my sugar mama once? -You know what that means?

[shakes his head]

I don't know what happened! After the crab battle...

[arrowpoint]

Yeah I know what it means! I think. I don't know, did you? I don't remember.

[Well, what do you say to that?]

I don't know what to say dude, but I'm sure it sucks.

[espigeonage]

It's... I thought I did. ...What do you think it means?

Thanks. Don't ask her what happened. I don't think it'd do anyone any good.

[arrowpoint]

Well it involves... [Frustrated sigh.] Do I really have to say it?

It's none of my business, I'm staying out of this.

[espigeonage]

-Yes. You do, so I know you know. Unless you want me to give you multiple choice for... god, that sounds like a porno.

Good. Thanks.

[arrowpoint]

[Liam rolls his eyes, and switches the feed to text.]

It means doing things so that she buys you stuff.

[Switches back to video.]

There are you happy?

[espigeonage]

[omg Liam is precious]

Yeah, actually. It's not a transaction, it's not just like living with someone who brings home the bacon, it's a little like both. Only this wasn't as... formal, as that.

[he wants to cheer up now. How about...]

In a way you're my sugar daddy now, Liam.

[arrowpoint]

...Dude, no.

[espigeonage]

What? I do things for you. You give me stuff.