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[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck saunters back into the bar and glances around. The usual suspects ain't here, so he sidles on over to the bar and orders his usual. Gin. Straight from the bottle.

Makes a man mean, y'know?

He slides a credit card onto the bartop. Anyone fortunate enough to examine it before it is assumed into the bar will note that it does NOT bear Shipwreck's name, but that of someone named... Destro?

Hm.

The Bar does accept it, though, as it's technically "spoils of war".

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[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

The good doctor cast the sailor a cold glance.

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck glances back at the doctor. He looks awful familiar. He sniffs a little. "Fuck. Mindbender?"

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

"Not quite." Faust's expression does not change.

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck shrugs. "You look awful similar to someone I know back home. Sure you ain't some kinda half-cocked mad scientist?" His tone is slightly jovial, slightly testing. This is a man who can take care of himself, and does not enjoy being provoked.

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

The good doctor grabbed metaphysicaly onto Shipwreck's mind and began to fiddle, to gaze, to wander. Pick and chose. Pull and push. His cold fingers where in Shipwreck's head. Am I?

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck feels it, and grimaces angrily. His hand moves to his pistol. "I suggest you kindly stop whatever it is you're doin, me bucko, before I stop it for you." It feels a little crazy, but he's felt crazier before.

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

Faust began what could only be described as grabbing a hold of your brain and squeezing. It hurts immensely. "The mistake you made is to assume that I am stopable."

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck winces, then turns and *BANGS* on the bar as loud as he can. "SECURITY." With his other hand, he points in Faust's direction. "Tell that bald sumbitch to get the FUCK out of my skull!" He figured if that ol' Cap'n could get hell raised for whatever he did, pounding on it a few times oughta get SOMEONE'S attention.

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

Faust's cruel laugher echoed within Shipwreck's mind. He doesn't laugh often and it's never pleasant to hear.

[watch-wait.livejournal.com]

Dude, cam down. *Bartleby approaches, and glances at Faust*

Stop fucking with his head, dipshit. *there is a wall constructed around Shipwreck's mind*

[red-as-rose.livejournal.com]

Rose hurries over to where Shipwreck is after the altercation with Faust. She places a hand on his arm, face rather filled with worry. "Hector, are you alright?" Yeah, she's sort of interrupting a conversation, but she's too preoccupied to realize it yet.

"Did that bastard hurt you?" She casts a glance towards Faust even as she says it, but figures that Snow has Bigby there to protect her, and the kids are safe so it'll okay. Please let it be okay.

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

((*Pokes* Lister waved. When all this worrying is over I expect some social interaction, missy. :p))

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck grins at Red. "Evenin', pretty lady." He laughs slightly. "Hurt me? Naw. Ol' Shipwreck's too salty for the likes of him. He pissed me off pretty bad, tho. I woulda tore him a new porthole, but the bar wouldn't let me out."

[red-as-rose.livejournal.com]

Rose looks visibly relieved, and slides onto a seat next to Hector. "Would've paid to see that," Rose says, helping herself to a pull at the bottle of gin.

She grows serious after a moment and says, "You oughta stay away from him, he's bad news." And he scares her.

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck shakes his head. "I didn't even catch his name. All I know is he reminds me of a guy back home that I can't stand either. Both of 'em are assholes. 'Course, ol'Mindbender needed a computer to fuck with yer brain, but I figure this character's just a little bit better at it."

He frowns, and then brightens. "So how're things with you, Red?"

[red-as-rose.livejournal.com]

Rose shrugs. "Been pretty good, I guess. Had an awful headache last night care of Herr Doktor Fuckwad, but I'm better now." She glances over at the barkeep who just provided the gin (http://www.livejournal.com/community/milliways_bar/1024685.html?thread=36898477#t36898477) that she took a sip of (through the magic of Milliways Time™) and realizes that she's forgotten her manners and not introduced herself. But before she gets a chance, the man leaves.

"Who's your friend?" Rose asks.

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

He jerks a thumb at the departing angel. "Name's Bartleby. Says he's an angel. Pretty crazy, huh? Then again, I figure I've met stranger in here. There's a giant robot (http://www.livejournal.com/community/milliways_bar/1025692.html) on the other end of the bar, y'know?"

He nods curtly, not wanting to attract the big guy's attention.

He stops cold. "Wait a minute. That dickhead got into your brain? Oh, that tears it. He's deader'n Davy Jones."

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

((Well, I would call what he did to Rose 'mind-rape'. So yeah, he did get into her brain and then some.))

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

((well yeah. I knew about it OOC but shipwreck didn't IC. now he does. now he is very very angry.)

[the-dr-faustus.livejournal.com]

((*grins* Don't you just love Faust? I know I do. By the way, you lot rock. Shipwreck is pretty damn cool.))

[timsbooks.livejournal.com]

*Tim sidles over, listening to them speak.*

scuse me folks...sorry to interupt...

*Tims smiles to both of them.*

What did baldy do?

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck glances at Red and then back at Tim. "I figure my lady friend here is more qualified ta talk about her own experiences with that chrome-domed sea slug, but I can tell ya that he's got some kinda way of tappin' at your brain that's a real bitch. You're lucky that Bartleby caught me or I'da showed his ass how we do things in the Navy."

[red-as-rose.livejournal.com]

Rose sighs. "He just did that thing where he goes into your head and takes stuff out. It sucked at the time, but now I'm better and it's nothing anyone needs to go do anything stupid over, capice?" Insert Meaningful Looks At Shipwreck Here.

Rose sighs and liberates the sailor of his gin bottle so she can have another sip before she offers a wave with her free hand. "Name's Rose," she says, by way of introduction.

[red-as-rose.livejournal.com]

"Oh, another one?" Rose asks, looking in the direction that Bartleby went. "Wonder if he's a secret agent too..." Um... yeah, she's definitely a Milliways Gal. She raises an eyebrow and glances at the giant robot.

"Huh. Don't see that every day." A beat as she looks back to Hector and grins. "Well, I guess you do, if you're us."

The grin fades rather quickly. "Yeah, he did, but... Look, I'm serious, Heck, don't mess with that guy, okay? I don't need anybody fighting for my honor or anything - I'm a modern girl, y'know." Normally, Rose is all about making men do stupid things for her, but it's a testament to how afraid she is of Faust that she wants to keep Hector away from him.

[hectorxdelgado.livejournal.com]

Shipwreck shrugs a little. "Can't fight him. I figure if they damn near killed that ol' captain for somethin' I never even saw, they'd probbly keel-haul me for givin' that bastard a Chinese Smile." He clenches a fist. "And so's long as the bar won't let me follow him out, ain't much I can do, y'know?"

He shakes his head and punches his open hand. "But I guarandamntee that sick sonsabitch'll get his. If not from me, from some other swabbie who's had enough of his shit."