Console + Video

[drinkuntilidie]

[Kevas peers at the screen with a skeptical look.]

So dis thing be workin' now yeah?

[Sure he got his very own crash course on this stuff, but doing and watching are two very different things. He trusts this stuff about as much as he does goblin or gnome gadgets.]

First of all, to all potential employers out dere, let me give ya a bit of advice for free. If ya be wantin' to hire a mon, kidnappin' dem ain't be da best way to make first impressions.

[This rant is probably just drifting out into the ether but Kevas doesn't care. He's annoyed. Yelling helps him feel better...kinda.]

Especially when dat mon be a stone's throw away from gettin' his own boat!

[Kevas lets a short, aggressive snort before slumping further into his chair. Then he holds up two clawed fingers.]

Second, I be needin' to know two things: where to get a fishin' pole and some decent liquor. Not great, not swill, just decent. Dat be it.

[His arms fold across his chest and he gives the screen a hard stare. Only a few moments later he starts feeling awkward. It's a whole lot easier talking to people in person.]

So...yeah.

Comments

[pushtheboundaries]

If only this were as easy as kidnapping...

[it's kind of funny how...not-quite-phased he is by the other's appearance. he is, but he isn't.

still.]

Sounds like someone already suggested Water District; you should try the one with the red roof, off the main street. You'll see it.

[drinkuntilidie]

From what I gathered dis be soundin' like da most pain in da ass way of grabbin' a mon.

[What happened to doing things the simple way? Like cracking someone over the head and tying them up.

Simple and effective.]

Finally, dis be somethin' dat I can work with.

[pushtheboundaries]

Usually when someone grabs a 'mon' there's some ulterior purpose to it.

[drinkuntilidie]

No shit. Ain't ever heard of a kidnappin' dat ended with freshly baked cookies, but from what I picked up dere ain't be any demands bein' made.

Gotta wonder if dey know what dey be doin'.

[pushtheboundaries]

[...he got cookies? okay let's not be immature]

Some people do. Either way, welcome aboard. There's a college I teach at that has some lessons on culture if you'd rather avoid any...mishaps.

[drinkuntilidie]

[A number of smart, or not so smart, replies come to mind at that but in a shocking display of common sense Kevas keeps them to himself. This guy is being useful after all. No sense on chasing him off.]

What kinda mishaps we be talkin' about here?

[pushtheboundaries]

[he's trying, okay?]

Well, for starters, if you wear the wrong color on a day of the week you're better walking around wearing nothing at all.

[beat]

Though, I'll have to admit, I don't know if your culture's got that particular taboo in common with mine.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Kevas blinks.

Then in the next moment he's laughing so damn hard he nearly falls out of his chair.]

Now dat just be somethin' dat I gotta put to dat test!

[You think he's joking. He's not. Especially if he gets enough liquor in him.]

Den again I always be lookin' better when I be lettin' it all hang out.

[pushtheboundaries]

[...what has he done]

I'd...advise not.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Just gave a troll a great way to take the edge off. So thanks for that. 8Db]

Sure sure, I'll keep dat in mind.

[He won't.]

What other things ain't we supposed to do?

[Please give him more ammunition. This is great.]

[pushtheboundaries]

Like I said...there's a class or two.

[yeah if you're going to learn how to piss off the natives, you're not going to learn it from HIM. at least not through this method.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[He doesn't want to piss people off, just push some boundaries. Eh? Eh? See what I did there?]

Yeah yeah, so where can I find dose?

[Oh the joy he can bring with this.

[pushtheboundaries]

[THOSE ARE NOT THE BOUNDARIES HE PUSHES, THEY ARE UTTERLY UNSCIENTIFIC. what do you think this is, social studies?]

Over in Sky District. It...shouldn't be too hard to find the place.

[drinkuntilidie]

[It's totes science! This is like anthropology or something!...Maybe.]

Tell ya what, you be teachin' things like dis and I might just show up.

[pushtheboundaries]

I tend to focus more on the physical sciences...physics, chemistry, et cetera.

[drinkuntilidie]

Eugh, gotta be honest with ya mon, dat be soundin' like a bunch of gnomish and goblin crap to me. I try to stay away from dat stuff. It be better for my health dat way.

[pushtheboundaries]

[says the nudist]

Well, if you don't mind me asking, if that's goblin and gnome - what, ah, would you be?

[drinkuntilidie]

[Prude.]

Guess I gotta get used to dis question now.

[Honestly it's still hard to believe he's not on Azeroth sometimes. Almost nothing exists here that wouldn't also exist on his home.]

I be a troll mon.

[pushtheboundaries]

[HE LIKES HIS PANTS and also his sweater-vest, okay.]

'Troll'.

[well that sounds fantastical. still not enough to give him too much of phasing. to be honest, he's more worried about the whole nudist thing. he's not THAT interested in what a troll looks like sans clothing.]

And it sounds like there's a variety of species where you are? Ah, sentient ones.

[drinkuntilidie]

Jungle troll if ya be wantin' to get specific.

[Which most trolls do. Kevas rather not be associated with the psychopaths of his race.]

More den ya can shake a stick at. Probably take me a better half of da day to remember and list dem all.

[So he's not going to do that.]

[pushtheboundaries]

[yes you will. wanna know why?]

Buy you a few drinks if you do.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Pause.

You wily bastard.]

Dat might be worth it dependin' on how much ya wanna know.

[pushtheboundaries]

[what can we say he knows how to push buttons as well]

I'm curious about how that all works. Where I'm from there's only the one species.

[drinkuntilidie]

Must be a whole lot less complicated den.