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[toldyouso]

[It's a new guy who some people might recognize from the Cancerverse field trip, except he's now clean-shaven and doesn't look like he's just come from spending years wandering around a hell dimension.]

Very serious question: what's the best bar around here?

[Pete doesn't need a drink. He just wants a drink.]

[private to Rich]

Pick up the phone, man.

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[sir_vancelot]

[There's a clear moment of thought going on there as Vance scratches the back of his neck.]

Well. Not all of us?

[True, the main one he's thinking about is dead, but still.]

[toldyouso]

So most of you, then?

[sir_vancelot]

I can't claim that I know ALL of Rich's friends but...yeah. Probably.

[toldyouso]

That explains so much.

[sir_vancelot]

[It's...difficult to know how to take that.]

Rich is a good guy. He tends to draw good people to him.

[toldyouso]

[Take it as indirectly giving Rich shit for being a Boy Scout, because Pete's relaxed and smirking.]

Look, if I say something nice about Richie where he can see it, I'll never live it down.

[sir_vancelot]

Ah.

[It's not like he can't figure out what's happening. People deflect. But Vance still smirks.]

I can say it as much as I want because I have blackmail.

[toldyouso]

Man, the only thing I've got on him is that Nova Corps uniform.

[This is unfair.

But seriously, the helmet is a disaster.]

Plus his tendency to run off solo and try to die heroically, but he's proud of that one.

[It's fine, Pete usually finds a way to tag along.]

[sir_vancelot]

Believe it or not, the uniform used to be worse at one point. I mean, at least the Nova uniform has the excuse of being an actual uniform. If he has to make his own choices? It's kinda terrible.

[There's a grimace that crosses Vance's face at the rest of it.]

I kinda wish that he wouldn't do that, but...well. We call him Buckethead for a reason.