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[badinlatin]

Mal is sitting at a table in the middle of the bar with a latte mug's worth of overly-sugared coffee. The caffeine hits him very little anymore, but the sugar may be lending itself to an amount of restless energy Mal isn't aware he's experiencing.

All of that aside? He has his calligraphy brushes out and is writing letters to his ever-increasing list of correspondences he's horrible at keeping up with.

Botherable? Sure. Just don't sneak up on him.

[ooc: I will add your pup's tag to this post if he writes a note for them and posts it in the threads. As usual, workslow, but taggable through Saturday morning.]

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Letter for Moiraine.

[badinlatin]

Moiraine,

I have not seen nor heard from you in some time. I hope you are doing well and have not gotten into any trouble without letting me provide entertainment along the way.

Please do not attempt to read anything in the way of reason or logic behind this. I got bored on the ship today for some reason.

Let me know how things are.

Mal Reynolds

[mnt_raph]

"What'd you do?" asks a gruff voice from behind Mal.

[badinlatin]

"Hmm? Nothin'. Why're you askin'?"

Not looking up from his paper. He's trying to switch inks and needs to make sure the colors don't run.

[mnt_raph]

"Writin' lines is what we had to do when we pissed off Dad."

Raph invites himself to sit down, pulling out a chair and turning it so his arms rest upon the back.

[badinlatin]

"No - I'm writing notes and such, actually. And those -- "

Pointing to a stack of papers with various depictions of characters across them in different colors.

" -- were just practice."

[mnt_raph]

"Ah," he says picking up one of the scrap papers. "Don't read Chinese so good."

Then Raph just sits there....watching. Every now and again he takes a sip from his gigantic mug.

[badinlatin]

This is getting creepifying.

"Can I help you with somethin'?"

[mnt_raph]

Raph wrinkles his nose as he shakes his head in the negative fashion.

"Nah. I'm good."

[badinlatin]

"That's nice."

But you're...sitting there.

"Am I entertaining?"

[mnt_raph]

"For the most part, yeah. It's soothin'," he says with a gesture towards the brush.

Like a lava lamp.

[badinlatin]

"More so when you are actually the one doin' it." Mal shrugs. "Everyone needs at least one hobby that don't involve shooting folk."

[mnt_raph]

"Calligraphy only stresses me out more. Like I said, I did a whole crap-ton of it growin' up."

He ponders the other hobby remark.

"Does drinkin' count as a hobby?"

[badinlatin]

"Depends on what and with who I think."

By yourself? Probably no.

[mnt_raph]

"Fair point," he says tipping his mug to peer inside.

It's weak ale. Not because he's drinking to get drunk, but because for the most part straight up clean drinking water isn't always easy to come by in Tortall. Especially if you aren't a native to the area.

[badinlatin]

And since Mal doesn't really know Raph except for reputation and mutual acquaintance:

"How's your brothers and your ba? Haven't seen them in a while."

[mnt_raph]

"Good, near as I can tell. Leo was up an' out before I got here, and Mike was tellin' me that Donnie even surfaced the other day. Mike," Raph grins. "Mike's gettin' his ass handed to him on a regular basis, so...it's really just a day that ends in Y."

This pleases Raph.

"Splinter's good. Haven't seen a whole lot of him either, but...then I figure that's to be expected. How's Sallie?"

[badinlatin]

"She's...damn chipper. This is a thing that I wouldn't mind making a habit out of seeing."

[mnt_raph]

"Know the feeling."

He pauses, considers taking another drink.

"You weirded out by all this?"

[badinlatin]

"Incredibly. You?"

[mnt_raph]

"Yup. It ain't that I don't think the world o' your Mom," he adds quickly.

[badinlatin]

"And 's not like I got anything against your ba either you know, it's just -- "

Ugh.

Parents.

[mnt_raph]

"Fucked up?" he offers?

[badinlatin]

"Well, for one -- your dad used to be a rodent."

[mnt_raph]

"And I used to be a turtle."
Your point, Mal?

Letter for Lilly Kane.

[badinlatin]

Hello crazy person - visit sometime. - Mal