betterthanaplan | The Cape Rouge, Port of Fandom, Monday afternoon

As tempting as it was to just stay in their little vacation bubble at sea, Duke and Octavia did have things to do back in Fandom now that the school break was over, so the Cape Rouge chugged back into port in the late afternoon to dock at her usual slip.

It was immediately beset by porgs.

"Alright, alright," Duke said, a laugh underlining the exaggerated annoyed tone of his voice. "I know, I know, how dare I exile you from your homes. I'm a cruel, cruel man."

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notgetkilled

It wasn't to just...let Octavia go off sailing but she was an adult and he knew he couldn't control her. Still, he was glad to know she was back and he was out there to make sure she was in one piece because that's what brothers did.

At least, that's what this brother did.

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betterthanaplan

It was a lot more than any of Duke's brothers ever did. But then, his family was pretty terrible all over.

Duke nodded to the guy walking up, a friendly smile on his face. "Hey man, how's it going?"

He had no idea who Bellamy was, yet. He was just a friendly guy.

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notgetkilled

Yeah, Bellamy had been a recluse for awhile but hey, maybe it was time to fix that. Besides, he wasn't used to letting Octavia go off with people that he didn't know so he had to make sure things were okay and that this person she'd left with wasn't some creep.

"It's going fine if my sister's okay," he answers.

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betterthanaplan

Duke blinked. Then his eyes went wide. "Oh! You're Bellamy!" His smile got wider, if a bit more tense. "Yeah, man, Octavia's great. Come on aboard, I'll show you around."

Yes, he was a bit nervous. He'd never really done the whole "meet the family" thing before. He'd known Nathan's as long as Nathan had, and Evi never talked to hers. . . .

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notgetkilled

One corner of Bellamy's mouth lifts in a half smile. He's at least glad to know that this guy knows who he is even if they haven't officially met yet.

Bellamy tries to be the bigger man by offering his hand before stepping onboard.

"Yeah, that's me. Bellamy the brother." Who has a gun and would use if it need be.

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betterthanaplan

Good to know! Duke also had a gun. Several, in fact.

There was some sort of deadly weapon tucked away within arm's reach of most places on his boat, actually.

Duke shook his hand with firm enthusiasm. (He tended to overdo the friendly when he got nervous.) "Nice to meet you. I'm Duke. The, uh. Snogon. Okteivia chich yu raun otaim." He frowned slightly, hoping he'd gotten that right. He hadn't tried to say "Octavia talks about you all the time" in Trig before.

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notgetkilled

Let's hope no one had to use their guns! Octavia would probably be mad.

"She taught you how to speak Trigedasleng?" Huh, he'd have to ask her about that. That was a pretty big thing if it was coming from her. "I barely know how to speak it so whatever you just said could mean anything and I'd just nod."

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betterthanaplan

"Yeah, it's kind of how we first bonded, really." Duke shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm good with languages, and it makes her happy, so. . . ."

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notgetkilled

Well, that was a really right thing to say. Bellamy nods.

"And that's the most important thing," he agrees. "Where'd you guys go anyway?"

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betterthanaplan

"Up the coast to a town called Haven, in Maine," Duke said. "It's where I grew up, and I had a, uh." He cleared his throat, wondering how much Octavia had told her brother about him. "Delivery to make. It's a small town, so I figured it wouldn't be too overwhelming to her, and there's lots of wilderness around, so. We could pretend it was kind of Trikru North or whatever."

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notgetkilled

"Delivery?"

If he notices the small pause, he doesn't say anything. "And it went well considering you both came back in one piece?"

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betterthanaplan

"Oh yeah, delivery went off without a hitch," Duke said, nodding. The delivery part itself had been practically boring. ~~It hadn't even rated a thread!~~ "Spent a couple days in town taking care of business, then we went camping. You know how your sister is, she's never happier then when there's no other people around for miles."

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notgetkilled

"Yeah, that's the truth," Bellamy said, not seeing anything wrong with this so far and he's really trying to find one but...

He's not. "Sounds like a good trip without any hitches at all."

The Cape Rouge, Port of Fandom, Monday afternoon

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