[BBS/ link to audio]

[om_nom_namur]

[Sometime around stupid-thirty the morning after Espio made his post, a link to this audio clip shows up on the BBS.]

A'ight, so. Maybe it's a little late in the game t' be throwin' this out on the BBS, but. Espio wanted t' make it real so here I am, makin' it real. Got me thinkin' a bit, too.

See, people been usin' this word- represent. Been representin' since the day I was spawned. Got t' represent the District t' the rest a my people. Got t' represent my people t' the rest a the world. Represent my Division t' my crew, an' my family t' the sea.

Got lots a mixed feelin's 'bout Garden though. Wondered if it's even somethin' I want t' represent. An' I'm thinkin' right now the answer is yes.

See, whatever our history is, no matter where we're from, we're all mercenaries here. Soldiers, sheheheh. Fightin' the shitty wars nobody else wants t' touch. Every person here's trainin' hard every day cuz we're puttin' our lives on the line so other people don't have t'. Sometimes we watch our friends die, sometimes they watch us. An' sometimes the GFs ain't strong 'nuff t' keep it from bein' permanent. But y' pick yerself up, dive right in 'gain. An' I like that. Good fightin' spirit. Be proud t' represent that.

Garden's a place where y' get t' learn new shit, makes sure we all get some kind a education. For someone that grew up in the ghetto an' never went t' school cuz we couldn't afford it, that's big. [He laughs.] Hell, only reason I knew how t' read comin' in here's cuz Ma taught me out a her damn romance novels sheheheheh! But that didn't matter. Up in T-Garden they taught me jus' the same. Found out I was really good at some a it, too. Let me try my hand at teachin' for a year 'fore decidin' all Instructors got t' be full on SeeDs an' sendin' me here. I ain't the only one, either. Lot a folk come here an' find they got somethin' they're good at that they never expected. Be proud t' represent them folk, too.

Then there's the actual establishment itself. Maybe I don't like some things 'bout it. 'Kay, lots a shit I don't like 'bout it. But it seems like they're doin' their best t' have our backs. Shit, Zabala even declared independence so she could help us better. Can't imagine that was an easy decision t' make, or easy t' do once decided. Guess seein' that kind a stickin' yer neck out for people different from y' says somethin' t' me. Wouldn't mind representin' that aspect a things either.

So y' know what? Let's do this, Garden. Y' want someone t' represent y', pick the one that's goin' t' represent. An' that's me.






Shit, think I'm drunk.

[And the feed cuts off abruptly.]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Represent man. Represent.

BBS

[om_nom_namur]

[Oh hell, he thought he was asleep for this part, damn it!]

Damn right. Every day, bro.

[Or something. Shiiiiiit he's got a headache.]

BBS

[fierybluebird]

It's too bad Seifer's not still here. Every time I go to check a romance novel out of the library his name was in it first.

BBS

[om_nom_namur]

[Shiiiiiit]

Whats that supposed to mean?

BBS

[fierybluebird]

It means now that I finally know my brothers read the same literature Thatch and I do you aren't getting off the hook that easily.

Re: BBS

[om_nom_namur]

Shuld have already knowed it birdshit who do you think brought the ones from fishman island?

Re: BBS

[fierybluebird]

I thought it was Izou and Kingdew.

BBS

[om_nom_namur]

Well maybe a few. Been a few years and it aint like we wrote our shitty names in em.

[thatched]

They couldn't have a better guy.

[despite the fact that Namur is buying into this place-- but that's not surprising. He likes direction wherever it comes from and since their Captain seems content here, why the hell not, right? Tch.]

[om_nom_namur]

Uuuug its gonna be one of them long days aint it

Thatch

Dont ever gill hard liqur. Telling yu now it aint worth it

[gunbladegrrl]

That romance-novel thing explains so much.

[Maria has focused on the most important thing in that entire speech, right?]

BBS

[om_nom_namur]

Sdfhfbjff shit

Learned didnt i? Thats all that matters

[He hates himself sooo much right now.]

Re: BBS

[gunbladegrrl]

Oh yeah, I bet when you were just a little kid you wowed the other fishmen with your immense knowledge of synonyms for the word 'bosom'.

BBS

[om_nom_namur]

Naw cuz they all learned to read same way as me. Damn things got passed round by the adults like money.

[gunbladegrrl]

This explains even more.

[om_nom_namur]

The hells that supposed to mean?

[gunbladegrrl]

I'm just saying I've gained a greater appreciation for you today.

[om_nom_namur]

Well i gess that was the point. So great.

How bout you huh? Gonna just let Grell edge ya out for queen seed without putting up a fight?

[fionna_time]

Heh, cool! About what I expected from you!

[om_nom_namur]

For once you are the least annoying person. Im gonna hang out with you today.

[fionna_time]

Yay!

Wait, what do you mean for once?!

[om_nom_namur]

Surprised or. Something. Got a headache fi. Gills burn.

[fionna_time]

No way. Can I get ya something?

[om_nom_namur]

Gun to blow my brains out

You can thank his dictionary for that reply

[fionna_time]

Heh, a little dramatic, Namur, don't you think?