Character dialogue

'I get it down the canteen...'-Blake

'Shop. Talk English for the nice people, and not prison talk. He means shop.'-Ethan

'Yeah, we have a little bitty shop. Have to order it in though; it's not like they stock it.'-Blake

'Man, that would be weird. Can you imagine half the guys in here wearing lip gloss?'-Ethan

'It would improve their look greatly. Tattoos and piercings aren't friendly looking. Lipgloss is very friendly.'-Blake

'Yeah, in a kiss me kind of way. That would be seriously scary.'-Ethan

"Sloveen? Slitheen, you mean." ~Clover

"Pronounciation nazi." ~the Raven

"Lip gloss? Like, paint? That's yuck." ~Kit

*eye roll* "Move with the times, Kitkat." ~the Raven

"But it is!" ~Kit

'It's not like paint. It's lovely strawberry flavour.'

*Scowling* 'Well, I can't help it if I always thought it was sloveen. I've only seen it once. We only have four rubbish channels and they never show repeats.'-Ethan

'Yeah, and there's usually a riot about what goes on the telly, and football usually wins.'-Blake

'Or the screws get fed up and switch it off.'-Ethan

'We're deprived, that's what we are. We're poor deprived little souls. Someone should start a petition immediately to get us a pardon from the queen or something...can the queen still do that?'-Blake

"She means face-paint. Makeup." ~Rohsair

"Only baaaaad women wear face-paint!" ~the Raven

"Well, some others do too, but still... You wearing it is just..." *makes a grossed out face* ~Kit

Marc: "Ha! Yet another reason why Nessie should stop wearing makeup! It automatically makes you a woman of ill-repute." *grins*

Vanessa: *mildly* "Move with the times, Macaroni."

Jake: "Ouch."

Marc: *heatedly* "I'm sorry if I don't like smearing bat guano all over my face!"

Vanessa: "I don't have a problem with it. Just shut up about my bat guano. I'm kind of attached to it."

Jake: *mutters* "Stupid. You're both beautiful."

Vanessa: *shrugs*

"Beauty is so over-rated, don't you think? So many people think that beauty can be seen only in someone's face or in a picture or flower, when in fact it's everywhere." ~the Raven

*silence*

*politely* "Such as where?" ~Rohsair

*the Raven looks at Clover* "Zorro on a horse."

*at Fal* "The sky."

*at Rohsair* "Birds."

*at Kit* "Words and kindness."

"No! Nonononononononononononononono! You're getting deep and deep stuff scares me!" ~Iolo

"'Cos you're shallow?" ~the Raven

"Of course." ~Iolo

"Bat guano?" *Clover goes off into a fit of sudden giggles, then links arms with Iolo and begins to sing When Johnny Comes Marching Home*

"Did I hear my name?" ~Johnny

"No." ~the Raven

*Johnny grins and hops over into the center of the floor and sets himself down*

*eye roll* "Always loves to have the center of the stage..." ~Fal.

"Don't I deserve it? Who else here lives on their hands?" ~Johnny

"Me! I do!" ~the Raven

"No you don't. And anyway, that was one of those funny questions what aren't meant to be answered." ~Johnny

"Rhetorical?" ~Rohsair

"Yes, them." ~Johnny

Marc: "Beauty is overrated. It's totally subjective."

Vanessa: "You just agreed with Raven about something."

Marc: "Well, she's right."

Jake: "You don't admit it when I'M right."

Marc: "You don't need to be told. You already know. You affirm yourself so much there's no need for me to add to your ego."

'I don't see what's wrong with wearing make-up. It's only a little eyeliner and lip gloss. You can hardly see it, and I like it. Besides, duh, gay.'-Blake

'You mean camp. I'm gay, and I don't go around wearing make-up. And you just like to live up to people's expecations.'-Ethan

'Of course.'-Blake

'I like that part about beauty being subjective. That's cool.'-Ethan

'Not much beauty around here though...well, you.'-Blake

'See, you can be so sweet when you want to be. You too. Except first thing in the morning, then you look like a sleepy hedgehog.'-Ethan

'That's okay, I like hedgehogs.'-Blake

"That's what I mean. Yuck." ~Kit

"Yes, Major Bat Guano, if that really is your name." ~Clover

"Sathi once said my hair looked like a porcupine. That's like a hedgehog, yes?" ~Rohsair

"From where you come from, yes." ~the Raven

*pause*

"I like chickens." ~the Raven

"I prefer sheep." ~Fal.

"And goats are nice too. But wolves and hares kick serious butt." ~the Raven

Jake: "Gotta love pointless conversations."

Marc: "Who's Major Bat Guano?"

Vanessa: "What about sheep?"

Dax: "Great. Now I'm hungry."

Marc: "Where'd you come from?"

Dax: "Down the street."

Jake: "I didn't see you come in."

Dax: *grins* "No one ever does. Good thing, too."

Marc: "I have a sneaking suspicion you're not supposed to be here."

Dax: "I have a sneaking suspicion nobody really cares."

Vanessa: "Wonderful, there's three of them now."

"Do you think 'The Magpie' would suit me?" ~the Raven

"Just Scavenger would do fine." ~Fal.

"Ooh, that hurt. No wait, actually it didn't. Yah!" ~the Raven

"Ask the Queen." ~Kit

"Isn't it the Marines you're supposed to ask? Or is that only for telling?" ~Clover

"What about showing?" ~Iolo

Marc: "Scavenger works well, in my opinion."

Dax: "But nobody cares, remember?"

Marc: "Why are you here?!"

Dax: "Slavery isn't all that thrilling, contrary to popular belief. I wanted to get away."

Marc: "What, so you just up and left?"

Dax: *grins*

Jake: *darkly* "Sorry, but why are you talking to my girlfriend?"

Vanessa: "Easy, boy."

*hoots* "GIRLFRIEND!" ~the Raven

*delicately* "Maybe you shouldn't be quite so territorial, Jake..." ~Rohsair

"Well, she's his girl." ~Kit

"But hopefully he doesn't beat her up if she just looks at another guy." ~Clover

"What about if another guy looks at her?" ~Iolo

"Then they fight. And there's lots of blood. Sometimes teeth as well." ~Kit

"You're not a nice girl, Kitkat." ~the Raven

"Hark who's talking!" ~Kit

"Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, the beggars are coming to town. Some with grins to cover their sins and one with a diabolical frown." ~the Raven

"That's not how it goes." ~Fal.

"Says who?" ~the Raven

"Says me." ~Fal.

"It's got to be someone who's opinion is worth two pins for it to count." ~the Raven

"My opinion's worth MORE than two pins." ~Fal.

*sweetly* "Then it doesn't count." ~the Raven

"Ouch." ~Fal.

Jake: "I like Kit. She makes sense."

Vanessa: "No blood, please."

Jake: "Not unless someone deserves it."

Vanessa: "Jake? NO BLOOD."

Marc: *sighs* "We're trying to tame him, really."

Vanessa: "'Territorial' is actually a very fitting word. But don't hold it against him. He can't help it. It's in his blood. And his name."

Marc: "Literally."

Vanessa: "The Warrior, the Blade-Bearer, the Safeguard, the Torch, the Wolf..."

Marc: "Wait, the Wolf?"

Vanessa: "It's a newer one."

Marc: "Who received it?"

Vanessa: "The First, although I don't know if it really counts. It was more of an insult than an actual Word on the wind."

Marc: "Well, it suits him."

Vanessa: *to Rohsair* "Simply put, being 'territorial' is his job. This generation is the most volatile, the most oppressed, and the most frequently attacked generation since the very beginning of the Shadow's infiltration. He's our protector. Well, mostly Marc's protector. Her bodyguard, if you will."

Marc: "And boyfriend. It's an interesting combination."

'Does anyone really need that many names?'-Blake

'Yeah, like wouldn't one do? But really, don't do anything even remotely to do with blood.'-Ethan

'Yeah, you'll make him faint.'-Blake

'I do not faint.'-Ethan

'You do too, you have twice. Then again, someone could fight anyway and we could place bets on whether you're going to keel over or not. I've got inside knowledge, I'm bound to win.'-Blake

'Haha. You're always such a comedian.'-Ethan

'And you're always so sarcastic. Do you think I'm territorial of you?'-Blake

'No. You're not the territorial type babe. You can't be when you're so friendly with everyone else.'-Ethan

'Oh...hey! What did you mean by that?'-Blake