I spent years avoiding the Spaniards and the Brits when I was younger, you couldn't hope to catch me.
[Said less with self-confidence and more as a simple fact. He shrugs as if to say well I'm not lying before he pulls out some chairs at the rather tiny table.]
Thanks. Used to have a lot more room than this, but then I moved all this stuff in. [Gesturing to the modern amenities.] I don't regret it, one ought to keep up with the times they find themselves in, but I used to have such a collection of weapons tucked away. [Now he bends down to pull a small crate out from where it's been very carefully hidden, and out come two bottles of 18th-century rum.]
And to be fair to myself, we didn't have a Coast Guard back in the day. That requires a United States that needs one, first. We used to just communicate by flags.
They still have 'em. Flags. [Ah, here is the target. Old fucking alcohol, emphasis on the fuck, as in fuck you up. The good, bad stuff.] You can't beat military engineering for durability, but there's always the day when every stupid thing imaginable happens.
[And on that day, it's better to be ready than right, and Shepard is always ready. Which is why, despite his easy surity, she still thinks she could catch him— but she doesn't argue, just shrugs.]
I'd like to hear about the old glory days, though. If you're offering.
[Were they real? Maybe. Were they going to be cool? Yeah, definitely.]
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[Said less with self-confidence and more as a simple fact. He shrugs as if to say well I'm not lying before he pulls out some chairs at the rather tiny table.]
Thanks. Used to have a lot more room than this, but then I moved all this stuff in. [Gesturing to the modern amenities.] I don't regret it, one ought to keep up with the times they find themselves in, but I used to have such a collection of weapons tucked away. [Now he bends down to pull a small crate out from where it's been very carefully hidden, and out come two bottles of 18th-century rum.]
And to be fair to myself, we didn't have a Coast Guard back in the day. That requires a United States that needs one, first. We used to just communicate by flags.
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[And on that day, it's better to be ready than right, and Shepard is always ready. Which is why, despite his easy surity, she still thinks she could catch him— but she doesn't argue, just shrugs.]
I'd like to hear about the old glory days, though. If you're offering.
[Were they real? Maybe. Were they going to be cool? Yeah, definitely.]