Challenge #01747-D286: Stop Me if You've Heard This One
"Okay, this might be scary so if you need some time to prepare-"
"Jokes on you I'm terrified a hundred percent of the time anyway!" -- OohLookShiny
A Havenworlder and a Deathworlder walk into a bar...
So very many jokes start this way, including the off-colour one that also included cogniphagia. But this time, it was reality. The Havenworlder was in their livesuit and tucked under the arm of the deathworlder. A big, burly, brick of a human.
The worst kind.
Half the denizens thought the Havenworlder was in danger from the human, but the human sat the delicate avian on the bar and said, "I got five Hours says none of you mooks can beat my friend at cards."
They were partners. Kiki, the avian in the livesuit, was the brains of the outfit. Or at minimum, the math whiz of the outfit. It was difficult to tell about the Human, Paul, because they played dumb like a virtuoso.
It took those denizens two days to realise they'd been scammed, and by that time they were gone. But word travels fast in certain circles.
A Havenworlder and a Deathworlder walk into a bar...
"Hey. You're Human Paul and Kiki, aren't you? You think you're gonna skin us out of our last Seconds?"
"Our reputation precedes us," murmured Kiki.
Human Paul squared up with himself between the denizens and Kiki. "Okay. This might be scary, so if you need time to prepare..."
"Joke's on you, human. I'm terrified of everything all of the time anyway."
"Got your zapper charged?"
"Always."
"Brilliant," Human Paul grinned, and proceeded to defend him and his partner from the denizens within.
There were no deaths, but lots and lots of injuries and property damage. And a reputation that would definitely precede them after that day.
"We have to find another line of work," sighed Kiki. "This one is becoming dangerous."
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