[voice] unless you're a Hazmat then c'mere

[youhearthebells]

Heh. So how's the race goin'? It's been pretty quiet, hope the rest o'ya haven't been sunk halfway through. Thought I mighta heard some news by now, but I guess if other crews' tokens have been as hard to find as ours, I shouldn't be surprised.

As for us, we're keepin' up. We ain't last. And we won't be last to Port Chance, lemme tell ya. What news on your ends, pirate crews?

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[mostattitude]

[He's pretty hefty. Sorry, dude.

But at least he doesn't stay on him for any lengthy amount of time, just long enough to get in a victory cheer! Complete with pumping his fists in the air. Then he's rolling off to the side and squatting beside him. He shoots their captain another grin and a nod, but then he's back to looking at Gaius.]

What happened? Cynthia kept insisting you fell off the island or something totally lame like that.

[Stares at, hoping she was wrong.

Because wow.]

[youhearthebells]

[Hmm, yeah, Cynthia. She needs to know but...that might not turn out to be so easy. Gan Ning pushes himself up to his feet.]

I'm gonna go spread the news. You guys catch up.

[and he's off, jingling his way to the galley.]

[willwork4sugar]

[Gaius levels himself to sit again, smiling lopsidedly at Raphael- for all of several seconds.]

I don't know- I'm barely remembering when I was back here the first time around...

[He glances at Gan Ning, nodding as he lifts a hand.]

Thanks, Jingles.

...but yeah, like I was telling him earlier- [Back to Raphael]

I was back home like nothing had happened, I guess.

[mostattitude]

Like nothing had happened?

[His brows go up.]

Seriously? You didn't remember this place at all? Aw man, Mikey's not gonna like that.

[...Well, actually he won't even know that he doesn't remember being a pirate, huh? Geez.]

[willwork4sugar]

That's the long and short of it.

[He nods.]

[mostattitude]

[Looks away.]

Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Kinda lame that we're not gonna remember stuff.

So. [Peers at him.] How long do you think you've been gone?

[willwork4sugar]

Yeah... Didn't realize how much I missed until I got back here.

[Gaius shrugs, shaking his head.]

Kinda hard to say when I thought I'd been home all that time. Jingles says it's been about a month that I've been missing, though.

[mostattitude]

[Rolls his eyes.]

Well I know that much, I've had to listen to Cynthia mope about it for that long.

[And, you know, be quietly worried about it himself.]

Bah, never mind, guess it doesn't matter. The important thing is you're back. [Pauses.] ...You probably don't want to be, but whatever. Right? We'll have to have a celebration pizza or something.

[willwork4sugar]

...actually... I may not have remembered it until now, but...it's nice to be back.

[His lips quirk.]

Kind of annoying to think I forgot everything that happened here, but now I know I better make the most of it.