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[ There's a blinking line on the screen for the longest time. It's as if someone's trying to remain anonymous in what he's about to post, but as Ramirez really knows nothing about computers (let alone the SFC) in general, it would be pretty easy for tech-savvy characters to see who posted it. ]

Do pirates exist in other worlds?

[ It sounds relatively benign, but Ramirez has a specific reason for asking it. ]

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wHAT?

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[ Well... now or never. ]

What can you tell me about them?

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pLENTY.

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[ Now he's starting to get annoyed. ]

Will you do so, then?

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yOU NEED TO BE A L1TTLE MORE SPEC1F1C W1TH YOUR QUEST1ONS 1 TH1NK.

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[ Specific? What other kinds of pirates are there? Or is he referring to that polished turd fallacy of Blue Rogues and Black Pirates? But fine--- FINE. In the interest of trying to actually get information here... ]

Are there people in other worlds who pillage other ships and towns for personal profit?

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[Specific, as in. If you don't want to learn how good a pirate is in bed is, or how well they kiss, or what they prefer to eat, and continued.]

uH,
tHAT 1S WHAT A P1RATE 1S.
aND 1 ALREADY SA1D YEAH KNOW1NG THAT.

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[ Maybe he should rephrase the question. ]

And what are they like? What do they fight for? Are they noble, or greedy?

[ 'Noble' being a term he uses in the loosest sense possible. He's aware of pirate fiction which romanticizes how pirates are, but they're most definitely fiction, to him. ]

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uH,
uSUALLY PRETTY DAMN SELF1SH.
eVERYTH1NG'S USUALLY ABOUT THEMSELVES, aND UH, gETT1NG TH1NGS FOR THEMSELVES.
bUT 1T'S A PERSON TO PERSON TH1NG, 1 TH1NK THAT 1S JUST THE MAJOR1TY.
nOT REALLY NOBLE, hAHA, nO, uH, nOT AT ALL.
dEPEN1NG ON WHAT YA MEAN BY THAT THOUGH,
1 AM NOT VERY SURE,
mANY TH1NGS MEAN OTHER TH1NGS HERE,
aS FAR AS 1 HAVE SEEN SO FAR, 1 MEAN.

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[ Ramirez wonders why he types so badly, but it answers his question. ]

That is all that I needed to know.

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[Bad is a matter of opinion!]

aNYTH1NG ELSE?

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CONNECTION LOST

[ ... nope, guess not. ]

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[Awww, cute.]