-The Drunken Junker Pub-

[TFinnegan]

Finn tosses back another shot of whiskey and sets the empty beside the small armada of empties, upended, on the bartop.

"Mac, ye git."he says."quit starin' at Tess, willya? Dekker's got enough ta worry on, wifout ye wand'rin off drunk ta go 'accidentally' bump into th' lass." He raises an eyebrow.

"Oi did wish to talk to ye o' this 'ere Phantom problem we got goon on, 'ese days." he says with a frown.
"Ye still got tha' fancy 'recycler o' yers docked nearby? We may be needin' it soon, an' sure."

Murphy walks up unsteadily to the group. "Cap'm," he slurrs.
"got a comm 'ere from Rochester. Systems says tha' lass Glover's been hangin aboot the skies there, an' tha bloody Phantom, Bane, been seen in th' area." He sways a bit, and hiccups. "They's ask wha' we go oot there n' 'ave a look see, Cap'm."

Finn smacks his cane into the deck with a crack.
"Right! Looks like time's come sooner 'an later." He straightenes his kilts, and motions to Johnny to clean up the bar.
"Mac, lad. Ye joinin us?"

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