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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Oh, man...
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Air sighed out of the sofa as the child rested on its cushion. He lifted his legs and placed his leather boot-wearing-feet on the desk.
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As soon as he sat down, everyone around him began busily going through the contents of their pockets...
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Hm? Ooh, that one looks good. I'll try that cig today.
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Twinhook Pirates Nervous Pirate
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Yessir!
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Gotta light, anyone~?
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Twinhook Pirates Perceptive Pirate
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Here it is, sir!
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One of the nearest sailors quickly ran up to the child with a lighter.
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The child motioned with his chin as though he'd grown accustomed to this royal treatment and let his underling light his cigarette. He breathed in a lungful of smoke.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Hoo... This ain't so bad. Which port didya snag this from?
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Twinhook Pirates Nervous Pirate
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We found it from one of our 'guests'. If you wish, sir, we could...
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Nah, don't worry about it. Don't want them to get a heart attack and bite it or anything. This cig'll get old soon anyway.
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Twinhook Pirates Nervous Pirate
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Understood, sir.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Well, anyways...
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The child flicked the ashes on one of the pirates' hands, who'd been standing there with open palms like a human ashtray. He took a sweeping look at his crew, drawing another heavy hit from the cigarette.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Right, time for a morning assembly. How are our side jobs doing? Let's hear some reports. Starting from you. Yeah, you there. To my left.
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Twinhook Pirates Nervous Pirate
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Yes sir! We of the Mermaid Perfume department have captured ourselves a new species of Mermaids, and...
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As soon as the child gives his order, the crew begins listing the state of their respective departments.
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Sales figures from various products such as Mermaid perfume, ice cream, et cetra... Different numbers and statistics went in one ear and out the other.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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... Hm, well. Okay.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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So it's all shit, then. Am I wrong?
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Twinhook Pirates Pirates
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......
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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What's wrong? Cat got your tongues? C'mon, I'm not trying to blame anyone here~
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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None of them's our main moneymaker anyway... So let's get to our actual business.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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... How are our 'guests' doing?
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Twinhook Pirates Handy Pirate
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We currently have a total of 6 guests in our lodgings, including the one we snagged recently.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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And how many customers do we have, looking to get our 'guests' back?
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Twinhook Pirates Handy Pirate
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We currently have two in active negotiation, sir. They say that one of them's pretty loaded, and came from one of the Nests...
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Whoo. Nice~
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Twinhook Pirates Handy Pirate
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Oh, and, and one thing of note for one of our guests, sir.
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Twinhook Pirates Handy Pirate
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We managed to snag somebody sent from... some company. Apparently, a Team Leader of sorts. Maybe we can really milk this one dry, sir.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Oho, a Team Leader, eh? Now that's a catch.
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Twinhook Pirates Handy Pirate
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Seemed a bit... green for a Team Leader, but I don't believe that to be of much concern, first mate. Sir.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Aw. Yeah, you did good work~
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Sorry about all the trouble, guys~ Having to listen to a lowly first mate in the Captain's absence... Sucks, don't it?
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Twinhook Pirates Pirates
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Not at all, sir!
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Naw, I understand~ Sigh. Hook, that bastard... Used to be a lot more reliable when we sailed the high seas... But as soon as we're docked, poof! Gone, off to drown in that fairy wine or whatever.
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The child grumbles in a half-joking, half-serious manner, but none of the crew laughed nor moved. They stood stiff and still like new recruits.
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They were awfully rigid for pirates, but...
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They had a good reason to be.
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And that... was why this man of such casual, seemingly laid-back disposition was the first mate of the pirates.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Look here, now!
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Aaahhh!!
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Oh~ Don't freak out, now. Thrash about a little too much, and I just might slip and take your whole noggin clean off. If something so unfortunate were to happen... well, don't blame me, 'kay?
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... Gulp.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Now, lookee here~ My future guest~
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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This here is called a pistol. With a little POW!... you can get a new hole to breathe out of. Why don't you say hello to my little friend? You know, taxes make it one expensive friend to keep.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Ooh, don't you nod your little head too hard. I messed with the trigger mechanism... and now it's really a hair-trigger.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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So I'd like you to answer with a blink~ Not that you've got much to say.
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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From now on, you'll be our 'guest'. You've got rich friends, rich family, hmm?
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Yeah, just like that. Just blink. Chill with us here until your friends get here with the ransom, 'kay? Play nice, and I won't kill ya. Ain't that nice?
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Twinhook Pirates First Mate Gregor
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Not gonna blink? Eyes too dry? Want some eye drops? Still got some fight in ya, is that it?
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N-no! Not at...
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Twinhook Pirates Nervous Pirate
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... Gulp.
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With him doing this to every new guest in front of the whole crew, how could they not be afraid?
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Maybe this 'Captain Hook' knew this child's talents. Maybe that's why the child was left to take charge in the Captain's absence.
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Captain Hook didn't seem to mind how annoyed the child was, though. Probably didn't even care to find out.
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