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[both_neither]

[Gren discovers two things when he makes a pit stop at his castle room during a supply run: a full complement of broadcasting equipment and, more bizarrely, a lizard. He makes the connection that the equipment was Mark's (and thus, also the lizard), though he isn't sure why it would all find it's way here now, when the former castle DJ had left some time ago.

He ponders this mystery as he cleans up the area and comes to a decision.]

I'm not sure why, but it looks like I've inherited Hard Harry's old sound equipment in addition to his position as castle DJ. But honestly, it looks like I'm not the only one out here who has music they want to share or things they want to say, and there's no reason this all has to fall to one person.

So here's the deal.

Since I don't actually stay in my room in the castle very often, I'm opening it up to everyone who wants to take a spin in the DJ chair or even play us some live music, I don't know. Consider it an open forum.

It's room 205. I'll put a sign up. It's still going to be my room just in case the castle decides it wants me back here, so don't mess with things too much, and clean up when you're done. Other than that? Have fun.

[A short pause]

Oh, and does anyone know anything about lizards?

[When he's finished here, Gren will slap a sign under his name plate that reads RADIO PARADISA and make a few more stops in the castle - the music room, the library (to research lizards), and the kitchen, before heading back out to town. Feel free to catch him anywhere for kisses. :3]

Comments

[courageous_wit]

I'm so glad his equipment is still here. I know he would want us to keep broadcasting. I'll do my part to keep the spirit going.

[both_neither]

I'm glad to hear that. The best way to prevent it from being forgotten is to spread it around.

[courageous_wit]

Absolutely. I've never done radio before, so I hope I do him proud.

[both_neither]

I think he'd be proud of anyone that stepped up and used their voice for something, regardless of how well you pull it off.

[courageous_wit]

True. He says to talk hard... so that's what we'll do.

[both_neither]

That's right. Welcome aboard.

HA HA WEEKS LATER ignore this if it's too late, i'm sorry

[samson]

I was wondering who got all that stuff.

NEVER TOO LATE

[both_neither]

Well, I was too, to be honest. I don't spend a lot of time here, but I'm sure it wasn't in here after he left.

GOOD!!!

[samson]

Did you know him pretty well? Seems like he made an impression on a lot of people.

[both_neither]

Well enough I guess. He gave me the idea to do broadcasts on my own. I owe him for that much, at least.

[samson]

What, are you shy?

[both_neither]

Heh, no, not really. I just wasn't a DJ before this. I played my own music, but the castle took that away from me.

[samson]

No shit? That's rough, man. I had a stupid-ass loss before, but now it's just... mildly inconvenient. So, I dunno, things could change for you.

[both_neither]

Yeah? How did that change, if you don't mind me asking?

[samson]

Uh. Well, I got my heart ripped out of my freakin' chest by those guys a couple months back. Maybe you heard about it.

[Brock isn't prone to passive aggression, so it really comes off as just deeply... sarcastic.]

[both_neither]

[This is kind of why he asked if he minded, but it's too late to backpedal now]

Um...yeah, I did. Sorry.

[samson]

Yeah, don't worry about it. It's not a big deal. Plus it was gonna happen sooner or later.

[both_neither]

I really hope that's not actually an inevitability for everybody.

[samson]

Oh. [awkward... chuckle...] No, I meant for me. I'm a spy. It happens to all of us eventually.

[both_neither]

[That's a surprising thing to admit a stranger, he thinks.]

That's a bit grim. [Not really judgmental. More an observation.]

[samson]

[It's pretty much an open secret where he comes from. Then again, he comes from a place where guys run around in costumes being 'evil,' so it's a slightly different mindset.]

Maybe. Practical, though.

[both_neither]

I can't really argue with that. Some professions just have that kind of life expectancy. [Soldiers, namely, and anyone that works with the Red Dragons]

Who did you work for? Or can you tell me that?

[samson]

Yeah, the U. S. Government. Not anymore, though; kinda... freelance now. Vigilante thing.

[both_neither]

Which makes it a lot more dangerous than normal, I'd guess.

[samson]

Well, there's less legal red tape to deal with. So. Not that it really matters here...

[both_neither]

Not so much, no. Pretty much everything is out to get you as it is.

[samson]

Yeah. You got that right.