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[Breekan1]

((Geeeeeeeze you folk exploded!))

Puk scratches his head. “rrrI can do something about that,” he says, and ambles towards the S.S. BeastHammer. The roboship tries to resist but his limbs seize up and he falls to the ground, allowing Puk to spend the next few minutes tinkering with the robot’s voicebox, lowering the max volume as he listens to the tale of the human that became an Andalite. He then trots back to Corliss.

“To rrranswerrr yourrr firrrst question, rrrI’m a G-gedd.” He points to the blue box hooked into the S.S. BeastHammer’s core. “The rrrrandyrite’s fancy brrrue thing rrret me turrrn rrinto my Yeerrrrk rrrwhile rrit rrwas sleeping. rrrA bit like the rrrrandyrite overrr there,” he motions towards Terenia. “But…” Puk frowns. “RrrI got stuck. My mate Gorrrt rret me rrinto his head rrrwhile his Yeerrrrk was feeding. rrrrI’ve been like this rrreverrr since.”

[Gaz]

The bartender brings Morgan another rum, who accepts it with a nod.

Asda accepts her coffee with a smile and a "thank you".

The bartender looks briefly surprised. Apparently "thank you" was something rarely heard.

Morgan chuckles and says, "Yeah, people are going to believe you work on a pirate ship."

[Darth Revan]

((Wait, so Puk is a Gedd turned Yeerk nothlit that is currently infesting another Gedd? o.0))

[Myitt]

Corliss looks up quickly, then smiles at Parker.  "Oh.  Thanks, mate.  You're a bit of all right."

He then listens to Puk, eyes wide.  "So wait.  Were you able to morph into your Yeerk while the Yeerk was still in your head?  No, no that's quite unlikely.  There can't be that many people in your head, can there?  So you are a Gedd nothlit in Yeerk form, in the body of your Gedd mate.  Cor, that's one hell of a mind****.  Why doesn't your Gedd friend want to talk?  The two of you are just bloody fascinating!  This is a very strange day for bizarre Andalite morphing screw-ups, I must say."  He glances over at the BeastHammer.  "And how did Helmacrons become a pet project?  Christ, my 'ead's about to burst."

[Breekan1]

"RrrI should starrrt rrat the beginning, maybe. Gorrrt rrrand rrI werrre contrrrollerrrs worrrking rrrin the engine rroom rrof rra bladeship. Therrre rrwas rra battle rrrwith the rrandyrites, rrand both sides werrre badly damaged, strrranded in space rrrwithout fuel on ourrr side orrr rrrengines on theirrrs. The Skrrrrt Na came rrrand took rrus capturrrre rrand starrrted looting. Therrre werrre the twoo rrof russ rand rrrrone rrandyrite taken. The Yeerrrks had gotten desperrrate rrand gone into the pool. The randyrite couldn't get out on his rrown, so he tried to rrrrecrruit us."

The Gedd takes a sip of its Redin, parched slightly from the talking. "So, rrwee acquirrre the rrrandyrrite rrrand manage to commandeer the vessel. But the rrrandyrrite's killed, but we take down the Skrrrts. The rrrandyrite brrrains tell us to change back, and now we'rre on the ship rrralone. Then we rrrememberrr the Yeerrrks. Beforrre we squish 'em, I rrracquirrre mine because rrrI rrwas afrrraid rrrit'd get rrrinto my head rrrif I didn't calm rrrit down. But then rrrwe think rrrwe hearrr something so Gorrrrt hides rrrin a closet rrrand rrrI turrrn into the Yeerrrrk. Turrrrns rrrout rrit was that ship, worrrking rrrits way frrom some scrrrap. But rrrwe hide forrr so long, I get stuck like rrra Yeerrk." Puk frowns, remembering. Sighs. "Gorrrt rragrreees to let me rrrinto his head, rrrand prrrretty soon things starrrt to make morrre sense. rrrI had rra lotta memorrries frrrom beforre I was frree, see, but the Yeerrrk brrrain is rradvanced rrenough that rrI could piece things togetherrr betterrrr, sorrrt of learrrn rrrwhat rrI had alrready hearrrd." He shrugs. "That's rrrwhy Gorrt doesn't like to talk... We'rrre not verrrry good at it, usually. rrrrI rronly know how because the Yeerrrk brrrain had morrre rrrroom. Since my Yeerrrk was an rrrengineerre, rrrI slowly figurrred rrrout ourrr rrrengine problem frrrom memorrry. That's wherrrre he comes in." Puk points at the S.S. BeastHammer.

"rrrrHis Z-space rrrengines werrre busted, rrrand the Skirrrrt Na vessel rrrequirrred morrre crrrew than we had. So rrrI salvaged some rrrengine parrts from scrrrrap, rrrand attached rrra Z-Space rrrengine to the rrrobot, because the BeastHammerrr was too small, so I attached it to the rrrrobot with the rrrengine. Then I used the box to powerrr the thing, rrrand we morrrphed an insect held in the Skrrrrt lab rrrrand rrrrode rout. Rrrwe've been frrrrying that way everrrr since."

[Shenmue654]

Keshin laughs, taking a long swig of his orange juice. "When you're in a place like the Space Bar, Andalite morphing screw-ups really are a dime a dozen. And frankly, they're usually lucrative. As for us...Joanne's a reject from Earth and I'm an idiot who got dragged into her business.  We're not really in this for no reason at all, but I can't say it's a great reason either. But we get along pretty well. We've crossed paths with Corliss and his buddies a lot. The Empire really wants them dead. And sometimes they want the Empire's Vissers dead. We're an equal-opportunity twosome, so long as you can pay."

Keshin then glances at the Gedd with a strange look. "Interesting story you've got. Then again, people tend to come here who have tales to tell. Why exactly does the BeastHammer captain work with you, anyway?"

[Terenia]

<Oh?> Terenia asks Alic, looking interested. She is more than happy to turn the topic of conversation away from herself and onto someone else. <And how did 'going it alone' work for you?>

[Breekan1]

"rrrrwhen we found the rrrobot, its centrrral computerrr had been blown to bits, so we figurrred it'd be fine. But rrrapparrrently its limbs all had back-up prrrogrrraming to prrrevent acts of violence orrr angerr being committed with them rrrinstalled, rrrand its strrructurrred so you can't just rrrrip one limb out. We didn't know this, so now the Beasthammerrrr's trrrapped in peacefulness rrrunless I can change the prrrogrram. He's keeping me arrrround rrruntil I figurrre the prrrroblem out." Puk grins. "'Unforrrrtunately,' that's prrrroving to be morrrre difficult than rrrI'd have guessed."

[Darth Revan]

Parker just listens to the story and it mostly washes over him, but he gathers the meaning.

[Alic]

((going to see my attorney...ill reply as soon as I get back!))

[Myitt]

((Good luck Patty!!))

He turns and listens to the Gedd as he recounts his adventure.  "But it must be dangerous, traveling in an insect morph in that little robot ship.  You can't travel more than two Earth hours without getting stuck again, only getting your friend Gort stuck as a bug."  He pauses, thinking.  "What a strange mechanoid, programmed for non-violence.  I wonder where it came from?  Did the Helmacrons design it?  And while certainly some Yeerk memory is transmitted genetically--how the hell do you think we know what we're called when we're born?--something as complex as an entire engineering career from a morph?  Even bits of it?  I've never heard of that.  It sounds like you've got scads of good luck, mate.  Would you mind perhaps going in on the lottery with me?" He grins. 

[Chad32]

Zoshonel responded to Parker's question to him. "I feel more comfortable when I have a vantage point, and am not crowded. Especially with these wings, I might hurt someone trying to stretch them out. Or people have become civilized over time, but we still retain keen predatory ways. Even though I'm up here, I can keep tabs on everything down there. The bounty hunters Kess and Joanne that make Corliss anxious. I don't think Corliss and I have done much chatting, but if the bounty hunters try anything they'd better be looking up when they do. I'm always paying attention to my surroundings, even if I look like I'm not. Especially when I look like I'm not."

He made a slight grin when he realised saying that while cloaked in the semi darkness of the rafters might make him seem more intimidating than if he had been on the ground. That may be why when Myitt first spoke to him she asked him to come down where he was.

[Darth Revan]

With Parker's visor, he saw through the shadows and saw Zoshonel's light facial expressions when he spoke his "threat". Parker crossed his heels and arms and said, "I bet you can be rather intimidating up there, no doubt. No worries, if anything breaks out, there'll be a 'Mexican standoff' to be sure." He twisted his right shoulder forward to show his shotgun, "I don't care who you are, if you got a shotty barrell kissing your cheek, you'll think twice before moving." Parker leaned back against the bar as he finished his sentence.

[Chad32]

Zoshonel found that comforting. Truth be told, Corliss wasn't the only one who might be attacked. Parker had become a good friend, and he felt the armored Human would have any friend's back in a fight. "The Yeerks are used to Humans being primitive. I wonder what they would think of a fleet from your universe landed on Earth soil. Do you command any forces? I'm not responsible for anyone, so I don't have as much to worry about as someone like Ossanlin. I'm not too interested in the military, but perhaps I should start thinking of a profitable career."

[Darth Revan]

"Ha-ha, 'profitable'. It's only profitable if you're a mercenary. The military is basically a college where you kill people. You live in their dorms, eat in their cafeterias and get free time on weekends. The only good thing about working your way up in the military is that when you get a promotion, you get a bigger dorm room." Parker kept his tone light and jovial to show he harbors no resentment for his life.

"Don't get me wrong, I love it. I grew up running drills after drills. I was trained from the age of nine, so it's great to be in the field actually putting my training to practice.

"I'm a Lieutenant, so yeah, I do command forces. Unfortunately the last force I commanded was obliterated. I only just escaped a space battle and came here by mistake."