LUCAS.

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[faithkept]

[Oh to be a little nui carried around in the mouth of a baldass dog........ Hateful. He'll reach up to take the offered hand, moving to stand, too.]

I could always use another drink.

[That's his secret... TIME TO BAR.]

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[ LUCAS THE ALCOHOLIC

But yes, they're off to the bar! The fancy one because they need something better than sitting in a dingy apartment lobby. ]

Was that what you were doing before I found you?

[faithkept]

[SOMETIMES YOU NEED 5 BOTTLES OF WINE WITH DINNER TO EASE THE MISERY OF EXISTENCE. Once they get to the fancy bar, he's immediately moving toward the hard liquor bottles behind the counter.]

Ah, I was just writing my letter to Nadia. [His daily letters...] I've been in the habit of it for so long that I'd rather keep it up even here than not.

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[ HE WILL HELP FERRY THESE BOTTLES TO THE BAR COUNTER FOR EASY ACCESS oh my god they have a problem. ]

Yeah? I bet she'd love to hear about how her brother turned into a chew toy.

[faithkept]

[IT'S FINE IT'S FINE IT'S FINE THEIR FUCKING BOTTLES. He'll get some glasses out. And some mixers, in case they feel like pretending they aren't insane.]

She would get a laugh out of it. [His sister is the sweetest person to ever exist but also a gremlin.] Especially if she heard that the dog that kidnapped me was bald and wearing normal human clothing.

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[ STARTS POURING AWAY up until he gasps as a realization hits him. ]

Did anyone take a picture of bald Pickles?

[faithkept]

Oh... [NOOOO THEIR COMMEMORATIVE BACKLES PHOTO.] Well, I didn't. I do hope someone else managed to, though... Perhaps Scien.

[Seems like something that binch would do, take a picture of a bald dog who's suffering in embarrassment.]

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[ Looks at Lucas over the lip of his glass before he starts chugging. ]

Hey, you didn't look like you wanted to throw up after mentioning his name.

[faithkept]

That would be a waste of alcohol.

[Making a vague cheersing gesture after refilling his cup. DRINKS TO FORGET BACKLES KIDNAPPING AND ALSO SCIEN BROFIISE.]

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[ Laughs a little quietly but does the cheers gesture right back. ]

Hard to believe this town used to just be a handful of us. We've practically got the entire village here now.

[faithkept]

It's certainly lively now, for a town of people who had to die to get here.

[They're all alive supposedly, but now they're lively to match... As if they weren't even back when it was just a handful of them and Pickles was catching fire fleas.]

Soon it will be an even larger number...

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[ They've truly been here for several decades. ]

We're entering the final stretch. Feeling nervous?

[faithkept]

[IT'S BEEN 84 YEARS.]

A bit... [SO many things could go wrong and he anticipates at least half of them will.] Are you?

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[ A slow inhale, then even slower exhale. ]

... Trying not to be. Too bad it doesn't work that way.

[ He's so nervous. ]

[faithkept]

[comes back to this delirious after killing your bf on main]

...Well. I think that's probably a natural, healthy response, at least... Rather, I'd prefer people feel a little anxious, since it means they'll be more cautious.

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[ AKI WE ARE NO LONGER ON SPEAKING TERMS

shakes as i type this tag to you ]

We've got a good group on our hands... I remember saying something similar the very first week.

[faithkept]

[MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE DIED I WOULDN'T HAVE TO EAT INTO THE NPC POPULATION!!!!!!

:3c hehehoho]

I've heard similar sentiment from most people here... Even Erin. [Said with a little ring of amusement in his tone as he tanks like half his drink.] I'd have to agree. A very stubborn bunch, if nothing else.

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[ our next pc is going to be the shortest pc in the world be warned

Matches Lucas' alcoholism by halving his own drink. ]

Name your favorites.

[faithkept]

[i hope aventurine shows up and shoots him on sight

Clink clink to a future with liver transplants, though!]

My favorite... stubborn people?

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[ i'm convinced at this point that a bullet would simply ricochet off of lucas' forehead ]

Sure, if that's what it takes to get names.

[faithkept]

[STOP THE EXTRA BUFF LAYER OF HIS CYOA EFFECTS WILL BE GONE BY THEN maybe probably...

There's a soft laugh.]

Do I seem like the sort who gossips and picks favorites? [Because he IS.] Names like this should be traded fairly, I think.

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[ YOU'RE NOT INSTILLING A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN ME ]

I'm all for a fair trade if that's what it'll take.

[faithkept]

[:3c .........]

Then would you be so kind as to go first? You seem like the sort with decisive opinions, and I'll have to consider my options.

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Happy to oblige. If you're doing your favorite stubborn people, I'll do three people I enjoy annoying the most.

[ PROUDLY ]

Boothill, Cloud, and Kanda.

[faithkept]

...Oh, my. That was quite fast.

[NOT BOOTHILL CLOUD AND KANDA. He's about to kill 2 of these 3 people damn, Aventurine just gave him a hitlist.]

Why them? [And then, because fair is fair:] I'd say everyone here is stubborn in their own ways, but if we're talking about truly notably stubborn people... I think my favorites would be Aerith, Yuffie and Karlach.