She's a bit surprised at the spontaneous voicetest...

[gatorfights]

Well well well, this sure is something. Not sure what, but something.

Didn't think you'd do it, to be honest. Didn't think you had it in you. But here I am, and I guess I might as well make the best of it. And I need a drink, which means I guess you might as well make yourself useful. Looks like we've both got something to do.

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[element_wizard]

Was it a bad idea for her to do it?

Yup.

Hence she did it.

[gatorfights]

Well now, I don't know if it was a bad idea. That remains to be seen.

Who're you, anyway?

[element_wizard]

Of course it was a bad idea. It's always a bad idea.

I'm Alec, helpful instigator of some bad ideas. My sister is sort of not really kinda well not at all dating Jimmy... I never cared enough to get his last name... at a game.

[gatorfights]

Jimmy. Right. Never met the kid myself, but he's up here in her head, too. Causing trouble, I don't doubt, just like the rest of them.

[element_wizard]

Wasn't sure. I'm not really familiar with your canon. I tend to bug Andrew and his "friends" more than your folk.

As far as I know he is. So what is it that you do... besides fighting alligators?

[gatorfights]

I'm not usually the one fighting the alligators myself, although I'm flattered that you think I could manage. They fight each other. I just watch. Place some wagers.

[She lights a cigarette.]

I own a speakeasy down in Tampa. What do you do, besides bugging folk?

[element_wizard]

I don't see why not. I know a lot of women who can do it.

[Wrinkles nose.]

Ugh. Tampa's awful in the summer. Um. That's pretty much it. I mean... I own an inn and do some other stuff, but I'm really just good at bugging people.

[gatorfights]

Careful now, I happen to like Tampa, myself, alligators and all.

[Probably because she has a shotgun and knows how to use it. Probably.]

I know a couple guys who'd list bugging people as their main talent, too. Works out okay for some of 'em.

[element_wizard]

I grew up in the mountains where there wasn't much humidity. I never even saw the ocean until I was fourteen or fifteen. So, it's not the place, it's the weather that gets me.

[It's okay. He'll be fine if shot.]

It takes a remarkable amount of skill to make it work.

What's a speakeasy?

[gatorfights]

A place you can buy drinks when the federal government decides nobody should have the little comforts that make life worth living, like liquor.

[Totally legal. Totally.]

[element_wizard]

[Snaps his fingers.]

Of course! I should have known considering what canon you're from. That makes perfect sense.

Man. I can't imagine what that would have been like.

[gatorfights]

Unpleasant is what it's like. Makes for good business for some folks, though.

[element_wizard]

Sure. He... or she that has some of the banned substance is going to make the money.

[gatorfights]

Which is why I could use a drink right about now, if I'm going to be taken away from my work like this. You mind getting me something, honey?

[Make yourself useful, Alec. Bring her booze.]

[element_wizard]

What would you like?

I can get you anything.

[He can be a useful puppy.]

[gatorfights]

[Well. If he's useful, maybe he can stick around.]

Bourbon. And believe me, I can tell the difference between the good stuff and the stuff that's been watered down so much it'd quench your thirst before it got you drunk, so don't try me.

[element_wizard]

[Well. He vanishes. So much for sticking around?

But a few seconds later he reappears with a glass and offers it to her.]

How's this?

[He got bourbon. Not sure if it's good bourbon but it's not the water downed stuff.]

[gatorfights]

[She raises her eyebrow at him, but she takes the offered glass and takes a swig of it anyway.]

That'll do just fine. I'd ask where you got it from, but I probably wouldn't believe you anyway.

[byanyname]

[Aw, wait, really? Really?

He probably shouldn't get ahead of himself. Is there a Nucky around? There's always a Nucky around at the worst moments, creeping around, just waiting to butt in. It's a fact of life, and usually Mickey wouldn't even think about the possibility, but after the cane incident, he's a little wary.

Also not entirely sure how he feels about Sally. She did turn over pretty easy... But in Mickey's experience, that's nothing new. Just another fact of life.]

Is it a ghost? A mirage? Or is that Sally Wheet I see, come to us from afar?

[element_wizard]

New York around 1946.

[He stole it from his alternate's Andrew's stash.]

[gatorfights]

Glad to hear they know how to do things right in New York by then. From what I've seen of New York so far, I was worried.

[gatorfights]

I'm no mirage -- I'm just as solid as you are -- and the last time I checked, I wasn't a ghost, either. Unless you know something I don't. In which case, don't tell me and ruin the moment.

[That'd be concerning. She'd rather not be a ghost. She hadn't exactly expected to see Mickey around, but then, why not? And as far as she can tell, there's no Nucky around, either. She might as well talk to him.]

[element_wizard]

Well, Prohibition has been over for about thirteen years by then.

[gatorfights]

I knew they'd figure it out sooner or later. Can't keep people away from liquor for too long without some consequences.

[element_wizard]

Yeah. I mean people have been drinking since they could make it. Getting them to stop is kinda like getting the sun to stop shining.