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Horde stables on Azeroth would, I assume.

But if he lets you go there, for Light's sake take me with you.

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You know he might not let me.

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I'm positive he won't.

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Then Azeroth's out?

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Oh, I mean me. He might let you go.

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Yeah, but if I go without you do I wind up sleeping on the couch?

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[Arthas laughs.]

No. It isn't your fault the Admiral's a bastard.

...On second thought, go to the goblins. They're neutral.

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I just hope he behaves.

Alternately, we could not go the fuck back to the mirror barge or Silent Hill.

...ha, ha, ha.

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[Grunt of agreement.]

Optimistic.

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Wishful thinking. He can't drive this boat.

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Why are mutinies always seen as terrible when it's clear any one of us could drive the ship better?

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The ones who make it in are crazy or power hungry though.

And Kirk was just a shitshow.

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Kirk's who I was thinking of. He was a whiny child that wasted the opportunity to be a god, but he didn't do any harm to the ship or passengers.

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Honestly, I kinda hate anyone who runs this place equally. I don't think the Admiral tries to do harm either, it's just the inevitable result of running this boat. If Kirk had had it longer it would've happened to him, too.

Maybe we just don't like change.

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I think the Admiral is drunk or incompetent or both. Change is what we need. What's necessary isn't always pleasant.

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warisart

Do not go to my world, under any circumstances. Manticore would attempt to keep both of you.

[Never mind that Zack says Manticore has been destroyed; Ben really doesn't believe that it can be completely wiped out. That'd be like killing God for him.]

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If I ever visited Manticore it would be to raze'm to the ground.

I won't let Partner near them. [It's a firm reassurance. Ben's caretaking in his way, and it's a comforting a social interaction as anything.]

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warisart

Don't even do that. Just don't go there. Please.

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All right. I won't. [Just like that.

Anya probably has dibs anyway.]

Good looking out.

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warisart

[This visibly relieves Ben, who has actually made Anya promise the same thing.

He just doesn't want Manticore touching anymore of his friends, not even the possibility of it. He breathes out and nods gravely.] Thank you.

What will you do if you cannot find a suitable port of safety for your dog?

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Keep him here. Keep hoping. I can't leave him alone on his planet like he is.

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warisart

I have been told that no time passes for the places we leave behind while we are here.

Would it be possible, in an emergency, to essentially leave him alone for thirty seconds while the crises here pass?

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It would be possible, but it's not what I wanna do. It feels wrong, even if logically it's fine.

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warisart

I understand.

Have you attempted an direct appeal to the Admiral himself?

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I can think of several areas I could use a tour of, or a key to. The question is, what would I have to do to earn them?

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Don't be cute. I don't have your file and I'm not your rehab doctor. As far as I see it I'm here to make sure you have access to the necessaries.

If you haven't killed anyone lately or gone on a crime spree, I'm easy. CES, upper deck facilities, sure. Engine room, shit like that, no.

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[He'd been certain he'd get offered less than that. He considers for a half a second, listening to the standard paranoid suspicions, then setting them aside.]

I appreciate it. The upper deck facilities, especially.

Is the CES truly any good?

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...you haven't been? Yeah, it's good. If you like nature. [He does.]

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I'd never thought about it much, but yes. The sterile mechanics here do wear thin after a while, don't they?

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I find they do.

So. That a 'yes, let's go to nature?'

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