boothill.

[tactic]

i'm lazy

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[tactic]

[ HIS SCRIMSHAW ]

So curious about my methods. You're still a wanted criminal at my place of work, you know.

[shirtbag]

Heh. And you're still in danger of bein' on the wrong end of my gun, lucky or not.

[ karlach would be pissed at him but at least boothill wouldn't kill him? ]

But we can wait on that till after the game is over. Won't do squat for me here.

[tactic]

A return to our temporary truce. Why, I'm starting to think we're more allies than enemies at this rate.

1/2

[shirtbag]

While we're here... I'd say we are.

[ his grudge against the IPC is very strong and very old, but he does know aventurine's story now. ]

Got a common goal, right? Get this over with and back home, after we give them auditors what's comin' to 'em.

2/2

[shirtbag]

Wait. You're wantin' to go on that Australia trip, huh?

[tactic]

[ Laughs. ]

I don't know if I'm eligible, but an all expenses paid trip doesn't sound awful.

[shirtbag]

Wonder if there's a way for y'all to qualify even if you didn't get to play. They gotta have shipped you over here for some reason or another.

[tactic]

It's no great loss on my end if we can't. Worry about your own team.

[shirtbag]

You think I ain't? I sent 'em all messages tellin' 'em to stay in good shape in the leaderboard. Ace said not to worry. We got a competitive bunch.

[ he looks at his beer and takes a sip, condensation rolling off of his metal fingers. ]

Still... I don't think any of 'em give a hoot about the prize other than goin' home. So what's the point in even competin'?

[tactic]

To take our minds off of the impending horrors?

[ Goes back to watching the relay race. ]

It's hard to believe how often these sorts of games happen. I considered us a unique case, but it turns out there's hundreds of us out there.

[shirtbag]

You remember when our group tossed the idea around of makin' a wish that this whole thing didn't happen again?

I don't, but Essek said some people were talkin' about it.

[tactic]

I do remember a discussion about preventing the cult from gathering sacrifices a second time.

[shirtbag]

Maybe that's it. He said the cost would've been too high. That about right?

[tactic]

Hmm. If that's what Essek remembers.

[ God, that was a whole year ago. ]

I was distracted with something else at the time.

[shirtbag]

Somethin' else?

[ YOUR BREAKUP? ]

[tactic]

Just a certain someone waiting until the very last second to tell me his decision.

[shirtbag]

...That decision what I think it is?

Y'know. Whether to end it?

[tactic]

Something along those lines. Not that it matters anymore.

[ It paid off in the end!! ]

What else have you heard during your time with the living?

[shirtbag]

Well good. [ genuinely. ]

What'd I learn... You know about the team stuff from watchin' everyone, right? They let you see into the lounges?

[tactic]

[ Boobhill... soft...

Shakes his head. ]

Only what was public. Whatever happened in the lounges, I and the others weren't privy to it.

[shirtbag]

[ he does care them..... maybe some ipc folks... good? ok? ]

I wasn't around when we got any, but they said we were gonna have "missions" and "tasks" assigned to each group. That's how we'd earn points for the leaderboards if ya didn't... well, you know.

We'll see if they get anythin' done out where we can see 'em.

[tactic]

Huh. If you subtract the murder aspect of it, this really is just a competition.