[ Jim lets out a long breath, trying to trace the whole story back to the beginning. He'll leave out the 'almost being arrested' part and skip to - ]
I was sitting up on the roof, just getting away from people, and I see this little ship crash land on the dock. The guy who was in it, Bones, was hurt real bad. I got him out, but he really only lived long enough to hand me a map and tell me to stay away from the cyborg. [ Jim looks wry for a moment, but doesn't want to let the bitterness seep into this moment, so he leaves off the comment about how he should've listened. ] Two minutes later, pirates are bursting into the inn and burning the place down looking for him. We took off to Dr. Doppler's place and from there it seemed like the only option.
[ That probably counts as the beginning, right? Zell'll have to use another question if he wants more. Jim looks considering for a moment, wondering if he should ask about something serious, but there are so many little things about Zell that he wants to know that he asks instead: ] Tell me about your best friend from home.
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[ Jim lets out a long breath, trying to trace the whole story back to the beginning. He'll leave out the 'almost being arrested' part and skip to - ]
I was sitting up on the roof, just getting away from people, and I see this little ship crash land on the dock. The guy who was in it, Bones, was hurt real bad. I got him out, but he really only lived long enough to hand me a map and tell me to stay away from the cyborg. [ Jim looks wry for a moment, but doesn't want to let the bitterness seep into this moment, so he leaves off the comment about how he should've listened. ] Two minutes later, pirates are bursting into the inn and burning the place down looking for him. We took off to Dr. Doppler's place and from there it seemed like the only option.
[ That probably counts as the beginning, right? Zell'll have to use another question if he wants more. Jim looks considering for a moment, wondering if he should ask about something serious, but there are so many little things about Zell that he wants to know that he asks instead: ] Tell me about your best friend from home.