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[wildwest]

I do hate to interrupt, [ comes the voice behind the network's latest entry. his voice is weighted down heavily by a distinct brand of southern drawl — georgia flavor, to those able to recognize it ] but seein' as I won't be goin' anywhere any time soon, I do believe proper introductions are in order. The name's Henry, and I hail from a small town called Purgatory. It was 2017, last I checked, but I don't suppose dates mean much in a "wondrous" place such as this.

[ yeah, the alice in wonderland references are completely lost on a man who missed out on not only the book's publishing, but all the disney adaptations that followed it. ]

You wouldn't happen to know if things you were... say, tethered to in your previous, less than wonderful life are still that way in this one, would you? I'm also interested in hearing what one does in Wonderland, other than wait for one of these so-called "events" to crop up, of course. A man of my specific skillset could get awful bored mighty fast without something worthwhile to entertain him.

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[wildwest]

Well, yes — but also no.

[ doc flips the video feed on and holds up a vintage colt .45. ]

Weird, and yet oh so effective.

[morethan084]

[Okay. What the fuck? He actually has a gun on him? A really old looking gun too.]

Effective against who, exactly? People who don't pay the bill?

[wildwest]

[ he returns the pistol to it's holster. ]

Never said my involvement with the Marshals had anythin' to do with dentistry.

[morethan084]

That's right. You didn't. So what is your involvement with them exactly?

[Oops? There she goes pushing again.]

[wildwest]

[ in all honesty, the pushing intrigues him. he can almost see the gears in this woman's mind turning, and against better judgement, he's curious to see how close she can get to putting all the pieces of his puzzle together. ]

I do believe I've already said that was classified.

[morethan084]

[Boy please.]

So you brag about having good aim and show me your gun thinking, what? That you'll somehow impress me with your mysteriousness?

[wildwest]

Would you prefer a demonstration?

[ point him in the direction of a gun range and he can do just that. ]

I do not aim to impress you, ma'am, only to be as honest as I possibly can. As for my supposed "mysteriousness" it is more or less intended.

[morethan084]

I really wouldn't, but, thanks.

[Oh yeah he's totally being honest. She can tell. Not.]

Well word of advice?

Maybe don't brag about being good with a gun until the time comes where it's actually needed.

[These events can get crazy real fast.]

[wildwest]

I plan on it. [ he reaches up, tips his hat to her. ] Like I said, I do plan on lendin' a hand. Not right that the people here should suffer the whims of unseen others. Least I can do is try an' keep 'em safe from whatever happens to pop up.

[morethan084]

So it's more than just you owning a gun and knowing how to use it. You're saying you've dealt with things like this before?

[For someone being so private he's sure as shit giving her a lot.]

[wildwest]

[ oh so much more. and he owns two guns and a throwing knife, all of which are currently on his person, but details. ]

I did say I was workin' with the Marshals. And I never said Purgatory was a quiet mountain town.

[morethan084]

So what? Dentist by day, vigilante by night?

[Considering she's done the vigilante stuff before she very much doubt he has a day job. It's kind of an all or nothing gig, at least in her experience.]

[wildwest]

Now, can it really be considered vigilantism when it's government sanctioned?

[morethan084]

Well what would you call it here? Where there is no government.

[After all wasn't he just asking for 'work' here to keep from getting bored?]

[wildwest]

And where there is no government, can acts of assistance, heroic or otherwise, fall under that category? We'd all be vigilantes by that definition.

[morethan084]

People still like putting labels on things when it's all they've got left to differentiate them from everyone else.

Especially when people are from different worlds.

[wildwest]

Then I opt to stick by the label given to me when I penned my name to that contract. Wonderland may be out of our jurisdiction, but sitting back and doin' nothin' while potential dangers run rampant through these halls just ain't my style.

[morethan084]

It's not mine either. I'd rather not die here in this LSD mind fuck of a place.

[wildwest]

LSD?

[ while he was technically around when the chemical was initially concocted, he missed out on the phenomena that followed it. happens when you spend 130 years rotting at the bottom of a well. ]