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<sub>Andromeda listened for the moment, his hearing getting all blathering from the fact he was drunk as of right now. Loki seemed to be too, but right now he was just happy to mention Tilal. Thankfully she didn't seem to be in good terms with the guy, which was a good thing, cause Andy's know to say all the wrong things at the wrong time.

Andy flopped down at well, slurring his lines as he stared up, feeling sort of sick to his stomach. Bleh, he can fix that later.

"Welp, he's dead now. So no worried about him being an idiot or... thief." He then belched out loud and then laughed. "I have an airship somewhere. Cept I don't know which direction it's in right now. North or South...."</sub>

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"Pfft... don't sweat it. I think thats the north star... or that one...or..." Loki said, pointing to various stars.

"HEY. YOU! YOUR STRUMPET NICKED OFF WITH MY MONEY!" Yelled someone at the other side of the bridge. Three of the sailors stood, and began to approach the two drunks, looking angry.

Loki lit a cigarette and rolled her eyes.
"Nuts and bolts..." she groaned, as a sudden adrenaline boost made her feel more awake.

"Dun nicked no ones wallet." Loki slurred from her sitting spot, as she attempted to stand, but lost her ballance, and landed on her backside again, putting her hands in the air and waggling her hands.

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<sub>Andromeda laughed with his new pal, happy to have had a drinking partner for now, though right now anything involving libido was off his mind in favor of being awesome. Granted, he was drunk off his ass and he looked over to hear a bunch of people ranting to him.

"What's yer problem, huh, bucko?" He stood up, stumbling a bit and just staring down the guys. "She ain't done nothing wrong so if you got a prob'm, then I'd suggest you take it up with my FIS-"

And then he upchucked all over one of the guys. Of course he felt much better after that, stared at the mess, and started laughing.

"Okay that was my stomach, not my fist, but you deserved that." He then spread his legs and went into a defensive position, waiting for them to see if they would try and fight him.</sub>

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Oh, Andromeda was standing up to them? She watched, from her spot, and burst in to fits of laughter as the sailor flinched back as he was chucked up on.

"Think this is funny? Lets hang these two crooks off the bridge!" One yelled, as he ran to tackle Andromeda in a drunken rage. The other taking his puked up shirt and throwing it away, and joining in the fray.

Loki shrugged, picked up a small rock, and threw it at one of the guys blindly to contribute, though it probably wouldn't do much damage but disorienate and maybe cut the mans temple.

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<sub>Andromeda hopped a bit, as the man tried to tackle him. He grabbed the man's wrist and twisted around, stumbling a bit but successfully judo throwing him into the ground. Even drunk, Andy was still formidable in fighting. Luckily Loki had tossed a rock at the other man and gave Andy a chance to floor the man and twist his arms behind him.

"Oy. You wanna know what I can do? I got no shame." Andy then went to straddle the man, looking up at them with a dangerous glint in his eyes. "I got no shame at all, and you guys do. I will humiliate you all."

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One by one, the drunken men fell and stumbled to Andromeda. The shirtless one fled and the other that Andy floored crawled away, leaving the other man swearing loudly on the floor.

"Get off me! Ya freak! Keep the damn money!" the man yelled, thrashing around.

"Oh let him go. You scared him enough." Loki slurred, attempting to stand up and meandering over to the two. She leant against the lamp post.

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<sub>Andy just laughed when the man tried to crawl away, he grabbed the man, even as he tried to crawl away. Of course Andy wasn't finished yet, considering he was tearing at his belt buckle, but then Loki told him to just let him go, he stopped, stumbled up, and just kicked the man in the ass.

"Leave my sight or I won't be so kind and generous next time." He then backed up against the wall, sliding down next to Loki....

And then laughed like an idiot.

"HAHAHA! Those idiots thought they could take me on! I took on Rosa, for Christssake!" Of course Andy would bring up the infamous pirate at some point. After all he was just as infamous. Andy tried to focus on Loki then, trying to get his eyes to readjust but that was kind of impossible with his vision impaired like that.

"... I wish I could see properly now."</sub>

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"Pfft. Suckers~" Loki sniggered as the group ran off. She staggered over to Andy and leant against him, patting his shoulder.

"Ya done good." Loki nodded. "C'mon. 'fore they come back for more!" She said, dragging Andy over the bridge by the arm.

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The next morning.

Loki groaned, and opened her eyes, only to be blinded by the morning sun. She could hear sea guls flying overhead, and the sound of waves lapping underneath her.
The smell of the sea...

Loki sat up, turned, and threw up the contents of her stomache over the dock. Something caught her arm, a peice of fabric. Without looking, she used it to wipe her mouth. Wow, she was feeling rough.

Loki rubbed her eyes and looked down at the material.
"Oh."

Essentially she had just defiled a Dula flag that she had aquired from somewhere, and used as a blanket the night before.
"Sweet mother of..." she groaned, leaning to be sick again. Thankfully, there was no one around.

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<sub>"Awesome." Was the only thing he could have said at this time.

Andy would have spoken up again but Loki grabbed his arm and they went over the bridge. Welp, here goes nothing! Drunk Science Adventures await now!

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Unfortunately for Loki, there actually was someone nearby. He was under the flag they had somehow acquired from the flagpole... nearby Andy's ship, of all places. Andy groaned, acquiring a massive headache from his adventures the night before, but thankfully he had already upchucked his alcohol. Granted, Loki woke up.

"... Oh God..." Andy sat up, only to realize something that was missing about his article of clothing, and it wasn't his very messy trenchcoat.

"Where the hell are my pants?" Andy rubbed his head, looked up, and noticed they were now being used as a flag in place of the Dula flag.

Also it appears that he had also written on a shack the words, 'Benjamin is a butthole.' Seriously?</sub>

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As soon as she heard that crucial querie, Loki peeped under the flag, to check she still had hers. She gave a triumphant nod when she found them still there, before then throwing up one last time. Not frankly giving a flying horses butt, she wiped her mouth with the flag again, and stood up, leaning against the flag pole, to light a cigarette, and gave it a well needed drag.

She exhailed smoke, and looked up as she heard the rippling of fabric in the wind. If the flag wasn't there, what was-

"I think I found your pants." Loki said, watching as they flapped majestically in the breeze. She nodded her head. "Nice!"

What to do next? Move on to the next area? She should probably go and check down town, since she had lingered her for far longer than she had meant to.

"Well. It's been interesting, for.... what I can remember." Loki said.

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<sub>Andy facepalmed at the sight of his pants being used as a flag, before having to climb up there and grab them before someone finds out what happened. Knowing them, they probably would have been spotted anyway and Andy would be banned from Dula forever. But it was worth it, desecrating a flag and writing out that Benjamin is a butthole.

"Screw it, this image is worth it." Andy put his pants back on, hooking up his belt. Indeed he had been around for way too long, and he'd like to recover in his ship.

"All I remember is getting in a fight. And you stealing. As soon as I remember what happened to me and my pants after that, I'm sure it'd be best we separated, unless you want to join me and my ship." he thumbed to his own ship, holding the star design on the side with the V in the center. Andy seemed to wear a necklace with the same design.</sub>

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Loki flicked the ash from her cigarette, and looked up at the ship. It was impressive. But Loki looked doubtful.

"I dunno. I might chuck up over something. I aint ever flown before, an'..."

Loki looked over, seeing a large group of sailors shifting back and forth. She bit her lip. Any one of them could have recognised her, if her luck was against her. Then again, getting out of Dula for a while could be good for her health.

On the other hand, she'd never left the city, and she wasn't sure if she'd be able to pluck up the courage to locate to somewhere new. This was the place she knew best, and this was also where her work was.

Not to mention, she had only just met Andromeda, and she wasn't entirely sure that she still trusted him.

Loki folded her arms, then took off her hat to fan herself. What to do? She tried to weigh up the pro's and cons. She scratched the back of her head.

"Oh Jeeze..."

She stood up straight.

"One trip. Then you take me straight back."

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<sub>Andromeda stretched, pulling back his spiky brunette hair as she weighed the situation. Andy was the type to jump back and forth, living in his ship for the time being. Granted, now sailors seemed to have found his ship so he had to get out of there as quickly as he could. He was a pirate, after all.

"It takes practice." He grinned, tapping his foot and taking off his trenchcoat as the sun came up. Andy climbed up the ladder to get prepared for anything, and peered over and down at Loki as she spoke up.

"Alrigh'. One trip it is. I got business in Alfya, so we can go there and back here~." He then motioned for her to climb on. "Welcome aboard the Star Crash."</sub>

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Loki shrugged to herself, looking at the rope ladder. What was she getting herself in to this time?

She looked to see some guards approaching the docks. The theif didn't need any more promting, and she scrambled up the ladder and dived in, closing the door behind her, probably shoving Andy out the way in her haste.

"We may have company coming, so the faster we can take off, the better. It's your ship. What do I know?" she said, standing up, brushing herself off again. She adjusted her bag strap and flopped her hat back on.

She looked around, and decided it be best not that she touched anything. Loki was already nervous about moving out of town, but the whole concept of flying was also a new one.

Loki stood awkwardly, looking and feeling very lost for the first time in her life.

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<sub>Andromeda got right on schedule, checking if his crew (which Loki would notice a crew of all female. Awkward, much?), before he hopped over to the engine to jumpstart it for the propellors and let it start floating upwards. Since most of the items of interest were inside, the only way for Loki to really get sick would be to look outside.

"Godwine! Steer up clear out of the anti-aircraft zone and out to sea! We're heading to Alfya! Daniela! Aim the cannons at those idiots running towards us!"Andromeda spoke up. He then looked over to a very sleepy looking Nerys.

"Your pants were on a Dula-" She spoke up, before Andy silenced her.

"Yeah I know, I got 'em off. Nerys, this is Loki. Show her around and make sure she doesn't get sick. I got something to do before I take some painkillers." He then ran up to the top deck that lead outside.

"HEY THIS IS A PRESENT TO YOUR KING AND CEO!" He dropped his pants to the ground and flashed the group of guards on the ground that were chasing the ship. They were clearly within sight of it since they all seemed pretty offended by Andy's immature action. Andy then pulled his pants back up and then ran back down, buckling his belt buckle back up as he passed Loki and Nerys.

"He does that all the time. C'mon, I'll show you around..." Nerys facepalmed.</sub>