Astrid chuckled at Josk’s comment, as even if she lost everything to her, it wouldn’t be much of a donation since she had next to nothing to her name. But far be it from her to stay out of a pissing contest. [color=FFB435]”Technically speaking you don’t even have to win, everything I owned that was worth anything is ripe for the taking somewhere in the Boomerang nebula, assuming what little remained of my poor Irene hasn’t drifted too close to the star or something.”[/color] Astrid pointed at a random wall as if the nebula was in that direction and leaned back in her chair. [color=FFB435]“Buuuuut you’d probably get lost or scared within five minutes in there. So it seems you’ll just have to hope your hand is at least as good as your mouth runs.”[/color] she verbally poked the pilot and called the bet, so far feeling confident about the cards she was dealt.

[color=FFB435]”So, how did a mute girl even end up packed up in a pirate cargo hold in the first place?”[/color] That could be an interesting story to listen to, as her own experiences with pirates were limited to occasionally smuggling their goods to dodge taxes, getting blown to kingdom come by them and then getting accused of being one. [color=FFB435]”Can she be talked to directy, or is she deaf, too? And while on the subject, can she help around the ship while she’s here? I can think of a few places an extra pair of hands would be of use, and if she can’t talk back or complain, even better.”[/color]