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ㅤ ❝I am 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒂, last of the amazons, daughter of Circe, princess of Hell, witch of the wild isle. And you will not have this world while I still draw breath!❞ ㅤ

y' laughin'. i'm askin' what's a thot an' y' laughin'.

( climbing down a ladder: ) *al-right*, kim-girl, that there's the last o' them improvements t' your radio tower. she's gon' pur like a kitty who done got the roach. awful nice o' those folk to offer you all these materials f' free. where'd you say you got 'em from again? @warriorblood.bsky.social

i ain't never heard o' no talkin' sea-creature that ain't!

yeah, y' gotta be *real* careful with them mirelurks. never know what they're gonna do next.

same old same old, kid. y' makin' any new friends?

howdy, kid. you bein' good now?

who? i'll get 'em.

lemme give you a hand up, miss maclean. she's a lot sweet from up top.

howdy.

quit that.

she's dividin' now? aw heck.

a fast lad like you?

( firing while he talks. ) didn't take you f' a believer, ranger.

where is he? i'll finish him myself.

yee-haw.

soft? naw, i'm jus' old. maybe y' old man can tell y' all about that.

y'know y' get *more* beautiful when y' start talkin' all like that?

yeah? so, uh, what? y' wanna . . . stay here?

oye, we might getcha back home t'morrow too!

nobody tells me nothin' no more. i dunno 'bout this one, kim-girl. i don't think it's gon' be that easy.

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*tomorrow*? uh, guess so, yes ma'am.

d'aww, shucks.

so y' lookin' at fish history?

how's somethin' like a pun? it is or it ain't.

eh?

what's internet

( wincing. ) i'm old, not deaf. how, uh, how can i help . . . ?

one interestin' lady . . .

sure can!

'course you gotta have the boots t' back it up. i ain't goin' nowhere without my boots on, see? y' only as good as y' hat an' boots. folk forget that.

hmmm. good plan. a fine hat's mighty important f' y' character.

ain't that . . . *rain*?

what is . . . vape?

i dunno, kim-girl. all i know is, wherever you go, i'm goin'. so's if y' goin' home t' y' magic fantasy world, i'm comin' with, no matter what.

yes ma'am. and y' one o' us now, whether y' like it or not.

all o' us is.

don't i know it. oye, if i could just think of an animal that barks 'afore it bites, hmm . . .

y' sure bark a lot.

speaking o' wild dogs in my love life . . .

i think your dog just bit my dog or somethin'?

yes ma'am.

ain't you s'posed t' be neighin'?

yes ma'am. an' who 're we t' tell her no? seems like a fine idea.

aw, well, it ain't the future y' oughta be lookin' at. 's the past, see? 'cos things go 'round 'n' 'round in some great big circle. same shit, diff'ren' day. maybe the universe's tellin' you it wants things a certain way. i dunno. i jus' follow the footsteps in the sand 'n' ride a damn fine horse.