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WELCOME POTLUCK

Greetings, residents! Those more observant sorts among you may have noticed a large influx of very crowded ferries. In order to welcome our new residents en masse, Town Hall is holding a potluck in Town Square. Please bring a dish if you are able and make a new friend!

All of our newest arrivals need only bring themselves. We look forward to welcoming you all into our community, and may your lanterns always be lit.

This event is open to all! In light of our new influx of prospective players following the Great Sail Migration, we've decided to offer a small public event to tide everyone over until the TDM this weekend.

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[lightconductor]

"Oh, you know Pierce?"

Watson's handshake is warm and firm. "A pleasure, Father. And yes, I am. Second Anglo-Afghan war, assistant field surgeon, wounded in the line of duty." It's not a brag. It's very much not a brag. It's a sober fact. "That would have been about twelve years ago, now."

[lovethyneighb_or]

He nods. Mulcahy recognizes that tone in Watson’s voice; he’s heard it a hundred times before. He doesn’t recognize the conflict, but war is war is war.

“I may know him better than I will know anyone else. We were stationed together in the same mobile hospital unit. I was the chaplain, and ministered to our camp personnel as well as the visiting soldiers. We’re, ah, quite close.”

That closeness is a bit lopsided now, but he’s just happy to see him again.

[lightconductor]

"Oh, you were both in... Korea, was it," Watson says, in sudden dawning understanding, and he does look a little closer at Mulcahy, who is perhaps less of a meek little mouse of a man than he appears. "I believe I understand. Yes, I imagine there's some relief at seeing him again."

[lovethyneighb_or]

Mulcahy nods. “Yes, that’s right, although he’s promised that I’ll want to rescind that relief. But I never listen to temptation.”

A cheeky little smile.

“It’s good to see another veteran.” Someone else who gets it, he means. “It may be a different conflict, but all war is war.”

[lightconductor]

He chuckles at that, though his manner gets more serious, soon after.

"All war is war," Watson sighs. "I've been out of it longer, perhaps, but you don't forget." He rubs at his wounded shoulder as he speaks, then abruptly realises what he's doing and draws his hand away, embarrassed. "You were stationed at the same hospital, I assume?"

[lovethyneighb_or]

“That’s right. In the very same camp. I often aided him and the other surgeons in the OR. Hawkeye was our chief surgeon, as well as something of a rascal. I’m afraid I can’t tell you any embarrassing stories of his, because he wouldn’t be embarrassed of any of them.”

A gentle grin. Oh, he missed him.

“Although, I believe that I’ve seena little more of the war than him. A bit of an, ah… time mismatch.” If his priorities in mentioning Trapper and Henry were any indication…

[lightconductor]

"Yes, he's remarkably shameless, isn't he?"

Watson's tone is amused. He knows a hopeless case when he sees one. He sobers as Mulcahy continues, though, his expression settling into a thoughtful frown. "Are you saying you're from his future? And yet you're both here now, so close together. How curious."