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[arnhaid]

I'm gonna go get tanked.

An' maybe hit some scrap. Anybody need me, send a message before you start lookin'.

Probably not gonna be in the mood to chat, anyways.

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[badboybikerbot]

[hell yeah gunmax'll toast to that, and then down the rest of his cube in the manliest way possible

that just means he doesn't choke on it]

[arnhaid]

[He'll drink to that. But more slowly. This isn't a drinking contest, after all. And even if it were, he'd win by sheer size.]

[So it's a significantly less enthusiastic drink that follows.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Since Gunmax is all about good choices today, he gets a third drink as soon as his second is empty. Then he grumbles something about his bike and gracefully sloshes some of his drink on the table because yeah. Lightweight.]

Ffffff...

[and that's about all the swearing he can manage at the moment]

[arnhaid]

What's that?

[This is the part where he moves to delicately take that cube away from him. Carefully.]

[Yes, he didn't want to talk, but... if the kid does... he guesses he should probably listen or something responsible like that.]

[badboybikerbot]

[Gunmax makes a half assed grab for the cube, but is quickly distracted by the urge to rant about something stupid]

Oh, my bike! You know my bike. You sat on my bike. It's busted! Y'know, trashed! I was gonna, y'know. I was gonna get it repaired and... and I forget what I was gonna say but I'm really pissed about it!

[arnhaid]

Yeah, I know.

[Hey, this is a discussion about something other than vanishing friends and stupid kids going off on stupid quests alone and...]

[He squints.]

What's stoppin' you from gettin' it repaired?

[badboybikerbot]

[Gunmax thinks reeeeeeeeally hard about that]

...I don't remember.

[arnhaid]

... Then there's nothin' to get upset over. Not where your bike's concerned anyways.

[badboybikerbot]

Guess m'just pissed I let it get trashed in the first place. I'm usually better about that, y'know? I'm slippin', pops. I don't like it.

[arnhaid]

You wanna tell me what happened to it?

Then I can say if it looks like you're slippin' or not.

[badboybikerbot]

Ah, giant robot caterpillar chomped on it while I was wearin' it, n'smashed me around a bit. Whatever, right. Guess I shouldn't have been out where things like that can pop up, but I was followin' this other guy and wasn't really payin' attention. Y'know, like an idiot.

[most of that probably doesn't even make sense but hey]

[arnhaid]

... Uh huh.

[Yeah he needs a drink for that one.]

Fought those things a few times. They ain't a joke. Not surprised it chewed on you.

[badboybikerbot]

This place sucks and I hate it.

[and he wants his drink back he's reaching for it]

[arnhaid]

... Yeah, kid.

[He lets him take it.]

No argument there.

[badboybikerbot]

[yay thanks pops]

T'be honest though, I'd complain no matter where I was. I know what I'm like.

[arnhaid]

Even back where you belong? What's there to get all upset about, then?

[badboybikerbot]

I have a talent for finding things to bitch about. It could be little stupid things, like finding dirt on my bike, or Power Joe saying pretty much anything...

[ah fuck. Time for another drink]

Well. Don't know if I'd go back. Probably would. Ain't really possible, though.

[arnhaid]

[Oh. Right. That... unfortunate reminder, there.]

[Definitely time for another drink.]

You dunno that. I dunno that. Nobody does. Might be possible, sometime.

[badboybikerbot]

Well for now, I'm just gonna be realistic and not count on it.

[and by realistic he means pessimistic, naturally]

[arnhaid]

If y'think that, then... awful lot of hopin' and plannin' around here is useless.

[Come on kiddo you're too pessimistic for someone so young.]

[badboybikerbot]

Don't matter. I'm all about goin' with the flow anyway. Whatever happens, happens. Right?

[or it could just be the robobooze talking]

[arnhaid]

Y'could say that.

Or... do somethin' about what happens.

[badboybikerbot]

Well yeah. I mean if somethin' shows up that needs shot at, I'm gonna shoot at it.

[arnhaid]

Not just that.

I don't got the head for science, but... probably a few bots here who do. Could always see what they need... to. Y'know.

Try and get us off this rock.

[badboybikerbot]

Tch, I don't know anything about that stuff.

Guess it couldn't hurt to actually learn somethin' while I'm here, though.