Crystal

[sprent]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Gela Baynrac
RECIPIENT: Absolutely everybody.
NOTES: Now for something completely different

(Just to switch things over and away from all these (albeit, important) thoughts of death—)

What is something lovely that has happened to you lately?

Or at least something very interesting?

Comments

[extortionate]

At the market this morning, and get this: They take a big fish. And they stuff it with a goose. And you stuff the goose with a chicken, and the chicken with a ham, and the ham with peppers. Guy told me they can put the whole thing in some ribs if you want, but it's extra.

[armd]

Holy shit.

... I wanna try that. How much is extra? We could pool our money.

[extortionate]

Depends on the size. Ram's cheapest, but said he's got a line on gurn.

[armd]

We could get something big, for everybody to try. That'd be cheapest.

What's 'gurn'?

[extortionate]

This everybody pitching in? Gurn's — right, take a big pig. Cover it in spikes. Hard to butcher, that's the price.

[armd]

In spikes?

(Doubt.)

Does it taste better than pigs without spikes?

[extortionate]

Eh. You're on a caravan long enough, anything tastes good.

[armd]

Yeah. Eugh, one time, back at home, one of our squads got caught out in enemy territory and trapped where they were for most of a week. All they could find to eat was dog food.

(Gross...)

[extortionate]

[ begs the question: ]

What're you feeding that dog of yours, anyhow?

[armd]

My enemies.

[extortionate]

Give us all a warning when you run out.

[laruetheday]

Figoockenhapeprib.

[extortionate]

Gesundheit.

[laruetheday]

[ rude ]

[extortionate]

[ sounds like someone doesn't want a piece of the figoockenhapeprib ]

[bouchonne]

No, that isn't right.

[extortionate]

This your new bit or something? Lazar, that's not right.

[bouchonne]

Is it your new bit to say strange things? You can't fit a ham in a chicken.

[extortionate]

Big enough chicken, small enough pig.

[bouchonne]

All right. Buy it, then. Let's see it.

[extortionate]

Uh-huh. I'm on a budget — you all want in, better pony up.

[ bet they could do a pony ]

[bouchonne]

Yes, all of you should contribute.

[ byerly would sooner die than help pay for this. it's not that he doesn't have the money (bastian is quite sane when it comes to finances), it's just that it would be against his principles. ]

[extortionate]

You want a look so bad, you're in it, mate. Bill you now or I’ll take it later.