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[kapows]

What kind of cabrón kidnapper gives you money and a job?

[ The speaker is female, dark-haired, and looks to be somewhere in her teens, words flavored with an accent generally found south of the American border. She does not seem impressed. It's not immediately clear, but Laura is close to what passes for the center of town. ]

And cookies. Strangers giving away sweets is bad, no?

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[kapows]

Do you have to be nice to him to get things?

[ Because that's kind of sending off mental alarm signals. ]

Which one do you want to be called.

[too_honest]

Just cookies. He gives everyone else the same stuff. At least, as far as I've heard he does. He's only here for people just getting here.

I don't have a preference. I've been called worse names.

[kapows]

Tyrone, then.

[ It's not that they aren't friends... okay, yes it is. She's blunt, but not willingly cruel to those who don't deserve it. ]

That must be a boring job.

[too_honest]

You know, I've never seen him leave that booth or enter it. Wonder if he's not actually a person.

[kapows]

Do you think he is a [ reaver ] cyborg?

[ she didn't catch a whiff of metal on the man, but this is an alien world. ]

[too_honest]

[ A look of surprise grew on his face at her question. ]

Maybe. I've never seen a real cyborg. This place has people with powers that I've never heard of before either so anything is possible.

[kapows]

I have. He wanted to capture me.

[ There is naked loathing in her tone. ]

That is why I want to know why we are kidnapped.

[too_honest]

Someone tried to capture you here?

[ Ty was highly alarmed. It showed in his face and in his voice. ]

[kapows]

No.

[ Almost instant and very firm. ]

Back ... where I come from.

[too_honest]

[ A look of relief washed over him. ]

Sorry that happened to you. I haven't heard of it happening here although the locals have been a little rude and pushy to those of us who are brought here.