audio; date of the sad party

[grandpaladin]

Ah, now it is working! Wonderful!

[The huge, booming voice on the other end of the TAB pauses for a moment, gathering up his thoughts. And when he speaks again, you can almost hear the grin on his face.]

Hello. To you I have not met, I am Reinhardt Wilhelm. And I, too, have come to give some words in this time. When we are still mourning the loss of our space homes. Our real homes. And our friends.

[He clears his throat. What he says next is pretty cheesy, but there's no doubt he believes in what he says, completely.]

Things can be destroyed. But as long as the people, as long as we are strong, my friends, we can always rebuild.

And, if you find yourself in need of some strength -- [Here, Reinhardt laughs, though it's not his usual, booming one, it's more solemn.] -- call for me. And I will be your shield. I have strength to spare.

...

I just winked there. You cannot see it, but I did.

[click.]

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[brokeassgoing]

And lemme guess, the rest of the world called 'em "terrorists"?

[grandpaladin]

Not at all. We were respected! We did good work!

... for a while. You can probably see where I am going with this story.

[brokeassgoing]

Not really. So go on, feel free.

[grandpaladin]

And it dissolved.

[brokeassgoing]

...That's it? No outlandish story about uh, betrayal or the world turning your back on you? COME ON!

[grandpaladin]

Ach. Some stories are like that.

[This one isn't. But let's Not Talk About it.]

[brokeassgoing]

Annnnnd? Yours has gotta be too.

[grandpaladin]

I meant the opposite. That some stories are like that.

And some aren't.

[brokeassgoing]

You're breaking my balls, dude.

[grandpaladin]

Oh? Should I find you some ice?

[brokeassgoing]

No, you should find me a story.

[grandpaladin]

Would you like a fairy tale?

[brokeassgoing]

No, I want real shit nothing fake.

[grandpaladin]

Then how about the time I turned into a dragon?

[brokeassgoing]

.....I thought I said I wanted truth not-- fairy tales.

[grandpaladin]

It is the truth, my friend.

Some planets have strange effects on us.

[brokeassgoing]

You turned into that here? Lemme guess, after the 'blessing'?

[grandpaladin]

Not on this world. One we went to before this.

[brokeassgoing]

No, no, during that festival-- I know what you're talking about.

[grandpaladin]

You were there for that?

Wonderful! I do not need to explain, then!

[brokeassgoing]

Nonononono...I may have been here but that don't mean you don't have to explain-- I didn't turn into anything cause I wasn't dumb enough to accept weird space hospitality. What was that like?

[grandpaladin]

Oh! Well then!

... It was not so bad. I was a dragon, after all. Others had it much worse.

[brokeassgoing]

Knew a chick who turned into armor...my roommate was a frog.

Didja take to the dragon diet?

[grandpaladin]

Your roommate? Who was it?

I do not remember... so probably not.

[brokeassgoing]

Lucio.

Are you lyin' to me or do you really not remember.