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[rapturous]

[ when the video begins, cali is no less flamboyant than the day he arrived (naturally), though this time he has his long hair pulled into a messy ponytail, expression less potentially hostile than last time. in fact, for those that know him (which is like.. no one but jaye), he actually looks pretty pleased with himself.

he's also standing in the ship's bar, which as he pans the camera around, is looking.. pretty good. ]

All right, so while mosta' y'all were laid up in bed waitin' to feel better, I started cleanin' up an' sortin' out the bar, 'cause it was a goddamn mess. There's only one or two kindsa' booze right now, but whatever, it's good enough for now. You can all say 'thank you, Miss Cali'.

[ he turns it back to himself, lifting his index finger as if asking for a moment. ]

Speakin' of alcohol, anyone be interested in a little homemade wine an' moonshine an' beer an' the like? I have to say, after workin' for Dionysus, mine's prob'ly the best you're gonna' find on this fuckin' ship, but if you people're satisfied with what's already provided, I ain't gonna' make it for no reason.

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[megamind]

Moonshine's-- something I've dabbled with, but never really done on a large scale. It's doable, but rarely is it good. Will get you drunk, though, if you can choke it down.

You might talk to Haymitch. He seems to be ... knowledgeable.

[This may be the nicest way anyone has phrased 'Haymitch is the drunkiest drunk on the ship, and may in fact be the ship superlush.]

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[rapturous]

Baby, you ain't had moonshine 'til you had mine. An' yeah, it'll definitely get ya' drunk fast.

[ a tilt of his head, finger tapping his lips thoughtfully. ]

Haymitch, huh? By 'knowledgeable', you mean he's gonna' be a regular customer or he actually knows how to brew?

[voice]

[megamind]

[....baby? Welp okay, he can deal with flamboyant personas. God knows he is one.]

Prison moonshine is what I'm used to it. Nobody cares about the taste, they care about the drunk.

And-- mostly the former but I wouldn't be surprised about the latter. [Haymitch will also drink turpentine if you tell him it'll get him drunk, but since Megamind actually likes the man, he refrained some saying so.]

[rapturous]

Well, no wonder you ain't got a good opinion of it. Don't worry, honey, count yourself lucky I'm here to help you revise it.

[ he grins, then, eyes rolling slightly. ] Well, least I won't be bored, then, I s'pose. I'll see if I can't get in contact. If he knows anything about it, it'd make my life easier so I don't haveta' do it all myself.

[megamind]

Do you need a proper still built? I can probably figure that out on the side... [He likes to stay busy, to keep his hands busy. Moping about is not his style, even if he does get his requisite brood on sometimes.] It'll be backseat to the other project I'm on, but I'm sure I can find some time to work on it.

[rapturous]

If you know how to build one, I sure ain't gonna' complain about the help. Who'm I talkin' to, anyway?

[megamind]

I'm Megamind. One of the resident engineers.

[rapturous]

'Megamind'. [ .. okay, well, he's heard weirder names. ] Huh. Okay. Nice t' meet you, honey.

[megamind]

It's well earned, I assure you.

Can you send me the map location for the bar? Is there's enough space there to set up a still, or would we need to commandeer other rooms?

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[tumbleweeds]

So that's why you left me in medical all alone. That was boring as shit, Cali.

... But I'll forgive you, because homemade booze.

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[rapturous]

[ serenely: ] See, this is why you don't question Miss Cali, Jaye. While y'all're thinkin' I abandoned you, I'm off settin' up a bar an' stills as a get-well gift.

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[tumbleweeds]

It was still boring as shit. [ But she spent a good chunk of time cuddling Lady the direwolf so... no harm done, really. ]

There should be more booze in some of the kitchens. I know some pirate named Jack has been taking all the rum.

[rapturous]

Don't complain, least you had company, right? Since like.. ninety-fuckin'-percent of the ship was sick.

.. A pirate. [ rolling his eyes.. ] Why'm I not surprised. I'll see what I can find around.

[tumbleweeds]

Yeah, but I was on bedrest. Do you know how boring bedrest is? It's really fucking boring. Half the people in there were unconscious.

[ Which... well, so was she, when she was admitted. She's going to go ahead and blame that on hauling Riddick to medical, though. ]

You could flirt some out of him, probably.

[rapturous]

Psssht, you prob'ly were, too. At least a good part of the time.

[ a thoughtful pause. ] .. He decent, then, or like.. Blackbeard-nasty?

[tumbleweeds]

I was not. [ She was. ]

Fuck, I don't know, I don't have classifications of pirates. He's not bad, though. We talked about our talents.

[rapturous]

Yeah-huh.

God, what's wrong with you, haven't you ever watched pirate movies? When we get home, we gotta' have a movie night.

[tumbleweeds]

Not really. Never had the time. [ Or a TV, after she was sixteen. Kane's still working on getting her to work Facebook properly. ]

[rapturous]

Well, we're gonna' have to watch some Errol Flynn. An' like.. Sindbad.

[tumbleweeds]

Who the fuck is Errol Flynn?

[rapturous]

Awesome, that's who. He was this actor back in the day, basically the master of pirate movies.

[tumbleweeds]

Do you have some boner for pirates that I don't know about, Cali?

[rapturous]

Duh. Though I dunno' if I'd want a pirate or a ninja. I mean, that's a tough choice, y'know?

[tumbleweeds]

I don't know if I'd want to fuck a ninja. Would you even know they were there?

[rapturous]

Yeah, but think-- they got ninja techniques an' shit for everything else, so I bet they got 'em in bed, too. Prob'ly can do all sorts of crazy things.

[tumbleweeds]

I guess they'd probably be pretty flexible, huh? And they probably smell better than pirates.

[rapturous]

Smell way better. On the other hand, pirates are prob'ly way more fun than ninjas. So 's a toss-up, really.

[tumbleweeds]

Obvious answer is a threesome.

[rapturous]

Only problem bein' findin' a ninja an' a pirate that ain't gonna' start fightin' before you get to the fun part.

[tumbleweeds]

Bribe them with sex. [ isn't that how it works? ]

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[tarheel]

Moonshine? Well, I'm in.

[ sometimes there's just no point in pretending that chapel isn't redneck as hell. ]

Thank you, Miss Cali. [ it's a little bit sarcastic (but at least it's in a good-natured way, right?) ]

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[ringbearer]

..What is moonshine?
[ Mr. Baggins just doesn't know. ]