text, @TARANTO, day after the saloon fire

[heavyhitter]

hey guys guess what: blankets!!! me and TF to the fucking rescue, we rustled up like 40 of these bad boys
super cozy, some nice patterns. one of them has a robot wolf on it
it was also all entirely legal

they're ALMOST free, all you gotta do is tell me a story then come get one (i'm by those spiky ass fat plants that bleed if you knock them over)

also since i have 40 and there's more than 40 of us, i guess also pick someone to get cozy with

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[heavyhitter]

um i THINK i'm being a good samaritan
you know handing out blankets and everything

[dokyuu]

Yeah, ones with strings attached.

[Okay, really minor ones. But he's just curious about the stipulations.]

[heavyhitter]

harmless innocent fun strings that no one could complain about

[dokyuu]

Okay, fair enough. You got any left, 'cause I didn't bring a shirt to this shitty planet.

[And he's got stories.]

[heavyhitter]

oh my god seriously
have you tried going shopping

but yeah i got plenty, no worries there

[dokyuu]

You seen the stuff they wear around here? No way.

[Also possible he just doesn't like shirts.]

Story... okay. Right, so long time before I was born, some bastards called the Motoyama decided they wanted the family castle. Came right in and took it, too... and offed my grandfather in the process. But my dad, he'd already been sent off to foster with Ichijô the daimyo of the area-- guys our family sort of worked for--so he managed to survive the whole mess.

Anyway, a few years pass, and my old man and his foster dad are sitting around drinking. And Ichijô, he offers my dad a deal. If he jumps off the side of the castle the two of them are sitting on, he'll help retake the castle that was rightfully his.

Dad, he doesn't even think about it. Just up and jumps right off the side like a damned lunatic. Impressed the hell out of Ichijô and his men, though. And I got to give the guy credit, he did help him get the castle back.

[heavyhitter]

it's weird sometimes but it's a hell of a lot better than freezing

[ but anyway ]

alright that's pretty cool though
how long was the fall? did he break anything?

[dokyuu]

Dunno, for sure. Don't think I saw the exact spot myself, but it was probably at least 20 feet, and if he busted anything, he sure didn't tell me. Guess it doesn't make for as good of a story if he jumped and broke his leg or something, though. Think he was trying to teach me some lesson about determination when he told it to me.

[heavyhitter]

well did it stick
got any stories like that of your own?

[dokyuu]

Yeah, guess it did. Maybe not quite the way he would've wanted, but...

[Well, he'd accomplished a few things, at least.]

Ha. A few, though I didn't always get out of 'em as lucky as he did.

[heavyhitter]

hey the shittier the outcome the better the story afterward, right? it's that schadenfreude

[dokyuu]

Heh, maybe. Some of 'em, I'm not sure I'm ready to laugh about yet, though.

[heavyhitter]

i didn't say YOU had to be the one laughing at them

[dokyuu]

Kinda prefer when I'm laughing at someone else's misfortune, gotta be honest.

[heavyhitter]

wow well you sure stick out, i'm sure no one has ever shared that sentiment ever