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i: Dudley should be here soon. I got some great equipment to kill him with this time. Q: Cool, let me see!
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Q: ..."Bracelet of warning?" "Bullwhip of life saving??" i: I'm little, okay? I can't use a lot of equipment the way it's supposed to be used.
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i: Also, uhh...what exactly are you wearing? Q: ...a "helmet of holding."
i: Your head is way too big.
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Q: Whatever. Could you give me the "bracelet?" I actually can't see in here... The xan falls into a pit!
i: Nah, I think I'll give it to the xan--I kind of feel sorry for it. What's the AC on a girdle of warning?
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Q: Really? The xan instead of me? i: Well, you're wearing a bag over your head, so you're pretty much a lost cause.
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The quantum mechanic reaches his arms out toward the xan, but it backs away skeptically.Q: The xan is here, right?
i: It's, uh, a little to the left.
Q: Here, xan! I have a tripe ration for you, you bracelet-stealing little...
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The quantum mechanic pulls the xan out of the pit. The xan falls onto the quantum mechanic!Q: Ow--ow--ow--get it off--get it off--get it off--
i: You wanted better gear, right? It's your new Amulet of Stinging!
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Q: You're hilarious. Seriously, if you don't help me out here, I will trick you into falling on a cursed loadboulder. i: I'm not that small--
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Dudley throws a bronze armor over the quivering blob!Q: Oh, he's here.
i: Hey, he's pretty good at this, trapping the blob with armor so he can--
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Dudley kicks the bronze armor! The quivering blob is punted against the wall!Q: OH CRUD!
i: BLOBBLES, NOOOOO!
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Q: We're not prepared for this! i: He'll go after Xanley next!
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i: I'm not ready--I need more gear! A two-handed athame! A towel of enchant weapon! ANYTHING! Q: Quick! Use one of those gold pieces as a shield!
i: I'M NOT THAT SMALL!
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i: All right! I'm taking him on! Dudley flicks his bullwhip! The bullwhip of life-saving is snatched from the imp's hand!
i: Well, that's disappointing.
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i: ...wield me. Q: What?!
i: Use me as a weapon! It's our last chance! (Don't tell the elf.)
Q: All right. If we don't survive this...I love you, Jenny.
i: We're not even dating--
Q: LET'S DO THIS!
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/ PEACE \
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| Dudley |
| killed by a |
|quantum mechanic|
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i: Oh, of course, you get the credit. Q: Game point.
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| https://www.alt.org/nethack/dudley/ |
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