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[hangedmanstree]

There are no mermaids.

[ oh hi tranquility. how's it going. had a lot on your plate these past few weeks? the fog and all that? yeah that must've been awful. ANYWAY, MOVING ON TO REAL PROBLEMS. who even lets this kid talk, he sounds like. twelve.

twelve and incredibly put out by this, thankyouverymuch. ]

There are no mermaids though there is a great deal of water to swim in. And without mermaids, there has been a dreadful lack of murder. I should like this ship much better if there were a proper drowning. [ wow that was not pc at all. peter's tone however, is somewhere between cheerful and petulant without ever quite being just one. somewhere in the background is the faintest sound of leaves being trampled as he stalks about- before he suddenly comes to a halt. ]

Also there are not so many pirates, and without pirates there is not enough stabbing and bleeding. And however could there be adventures without gutting?

Red-Face, can you hear me? [ is he-? y e p. he's totally trying to talk to smiley. ] It is terribly dull without them. If you should keep playing like this, I am sure I shall forget how to have fun!

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[hangedmanstree]

If there were not, there would be no adventure.

[rebelled]

But there are other ways to have fun. You- You said we could play games.

[hangedmanstree]

We can always play games! They are the most fun you can have, after all.

Do you think that is perhaps why Red Face is so cross with us? As he has no one to play with?

[rebelled]

I'm not sure it's that simple. There are some people out there who- Who take enjoyment out of causing others harm.

[hangedmanstree]

And that's..... bad?

[rebelled]

Of course it is. Nobody has the right to harm another person.

[hangedmanstree]

Then how can you have a proper duel?

[rebelled]

Why would you want to duel somebody?

[hangedmanstree]

Because you cannot have a proper adventure without dueling. It is dreadfully boring if no one is stabbed.

[rebelled]

People aren't meant to get hurt when you're playing.