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[Garo dreams.]

When Garo heads into the Great Hall, the ghosts and portraits, gathered and talking, leave abruptly, fleeing out through the edges of their paintings, or floating through walls to get away.

Garo scowls, going to hop up on a table with his notebook as he starts drawing plans.

Botherable.

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Company.

"Hey, who're you?"

It takes a moment for him to answer. He's used to evading that question.

"Garo. Who're you?"

"...Laura." She can't immediately think of a reason not to answer. Beyond sheer cussedness.

"What're you doing?" She reaches over to grab up his notebook.

He stands up, holding it out of her reach.
"Planning a security network."

>:(

"Are you some kinda cop or somethin'?"

"No. I used to be a thief," pause. "Not that kind of security network, though - Mostly just to make sure no monsters appear inside the castle. Want to try and make sure that the triffids can't get in either."

He has suddenly been upgraded from "Person to try to antagonize" to "Person who is Cool."

"Really? Didja get arrested?" She leans forward.

Sore, sore subject there.

"Once. A little before I came here." Looking down at his notebook. "Before that, nah."

"Didja bust out?" Explosions preferred!

"Yes."

He thinks, anyway. The details of the situation are blurred.

Awesome. She perches herself on a table, legs kicking in the air.

"Are there any cops after ya here? Don't worry, I won't squeal. What'd you steal? Jewelry? Cash?"

"Not as far as I know." Mildly. "Usually cash. Occasionally jewelry. Information, quite a lot. Occasionally decided t'be flashy about it and steal something really big."

"Like what?" She's actually smiling here.

Garo pauses, thinking.

"About a year ago, the Sith - That's the government of my galaxy. Only recently, they came and conquered it. Technically the Sith-Mandalorian Alliance - the Sith had built this giant battleship. Flagship of their fleet, tremendous firepower, very shiny and flashy and generally impressive. Had just finished its maiden voyage. Lots of guards and soldiers, an automated security system that was the best of its kind, guarded by an entire convoy of ships."

Beat. "So, I stole it. They didn't notice, at first."

"You got a spaceship?!" Eyes are totally sparkling now. "Did you wreck it?"

"Spaceships are pretty common in my galaxy. But this was a big, big one." Pause. "Considered selling it, but yeah. Wrecked it. Made a big spectacle of it, too."

"I bet you got a million cops on your tail for that!" Garo, you are now The Coolest Guy.

"So now you're gonna make it so things can't get you here?"

Wry grin.
"I had pretty much every cop after me before that, to be fair." There's a small pause, while he looks back down at the notebook. "And yeah, that's the idea. Try to make sure the castle doesn't get overrun."

"Whoa, and you got it anyway?" Definitely The Coolest Guy.

"You have to make it so Mudkip can stay in. He's not a monster, but he kinda looks like it. Maybe a little monster."

"As long as he doesn't try to kill anybody here." Mildly.

"He's too wussy to do that. He always runs away." Not a very big risk, him.

"Can we get rid of that bum?"

"... Who now?"

"He's a big jerk with a magic wand," she explains grumpily. He cast a spell so she couldn't talk! The nerve!

"'Fraid I haven't seen him."

"Good. Maybe he's gone." Kick kick kick.

"Are you gonna put a wall and a moat and guns around the place?" Laser guns that go pyew pyew pyew, of course.

Thoughtful pause.
"Maybe guns."

"Yeah, I guess someone could climb over a wall or something. And you need a password."

"I think the portraits already have that one covered."

"Tell me about it," she grumbles. "That fatso wouldn't let me through. I had to go to the clinic to find a bed." It is a horrible thing!

"I think Will and Kate know the password to that tower."

"Yeah, it's 'fairy lights.' That's a stupid password."

"Easy to remember, though."

"Passwords should be cool." This is an indisputable point.

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