theschmotone | [Voice][public]

Dey vants me to keep a log for dis contest, ja? Dot's vhat dis iz de schtart of. I iz Dimo, Navigator of de 4423, und my friends Maxim und Jenka iz coming vith me for our portion of de contest. Maxim lost hiz right hand many years ago, und op until a few months ago, had a nize mechanical vun dot took de place of de flesh. De mechanical vun haz schtopped vorking, zo ve iz going back to Mechanicsburg, our home, to ask our Mistress to give him a new vun, also of flesh. Ve's also going to zee if ve can find vun of our odder friends, Ognian, who ve hazn't zeen in a little over five years.

I haz written a letter to de Mistress already letting her know dot ve's coming, und it should be dere in enough time before ve iz to let tings be ready for us. I haz also chartered a schmall airship to take us as far as de edge of de Badlands, but de pilot of de ship vould not take us farther. From dere, it vill all be on foot, or horseback if ve's lucky und can find mounts. Ve should be back vell vithin de month.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Cold as fuck. Nearly makes me wish I could crawl back into my momma's womb and hide until we leave this dump.

Ha! Zounds like hyu gots hyu vork cut out for hyu. Ve's just lounging around here in Licere at de hot springs, or at least dose of us vhat izn't going to vin de contest.

Lucky butts. Ain't never been to a place like that before~

Neidder had I. At least, not und be velcome to schtay. I vould definitely recommend Licere, though. Iz a goot place, und souvenirs vhat de sells iz very amuzing.

But nothing to kill?

Gal like me's gotta make money, y'know.

Nah, noting to kill. Dot's anodder reason vhy ve's heading out to de Badlands.

Oh? What'll you guys be doing there?

Going back home to Mechanicsburg for a couple of tings--finding an old friend und getting anodder old friend a new hand to replace vun dot he lost--und doing zome monster hunting along de vay. Vill be a goot time for all.

Sounds like it!

Wish I could join ya, but hopefully things'll pick up down here soon.

I hope zo, too. Iz alvays goot to be busy vith zometing vhat's vorth doing.

A man after my own heart.

Looking forward to drinking with you again, bucko~

Und I vith hyu, sveethot. Mebbe next time ve gets more time to shoot de breeze und trade stories, eh? Und I could introduce hyu around to a few of my friends. I tink hyu'd like dem.

Ooooh, people?

I like meeting new people.

If hyu likes me, hyu vill like dem as vell. Dey drinks hard, fights harder, und haz a goot time no matter vhere dey iz.

Heh.

DEFINITELY my kind of people.