Savant

Savant

I see we have a skeleton visit us! I suppose you want to join the Skinned Ones of the south, am I right? Well, you came to the right person. Doctor Savant. A pleasure to meet you.

Savant

A Human, I see... What brings you to the Skinned Ones of the south?

Savant

I can't decide if you're stupid or crazy to come here... You've just walked into a gutter den and you're the next meal...

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Can I ask you a question?

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I'd like to join the Skin Bandits.

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Sorry, I need to go now.

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You're a bad man, Savant. And I'm going to kill you.

Savant

Fresh skin, flesh brothers! Come get it while it's warm!

Savant

Of course, skeleton! Is it about your... ailment?... Yes, I thought it might be. What else is there to ask, you've only just met me! I studied skeleton psychology for three years when I was just ten years old, you know...

Savant

Of course. Is it about your... the skeletons?... Yes, I thought it might be. What else is there to ask, you've only just met me! I studied psychology for three years when I was just ten years old, you know...

Savant

Of course you would! Who fucking wouldn't? Welcome to the reborn humans of the south, the Skinned Ones...

Savant

A Human? Join the Skinned ones? Impossible! I only operate on Skeletons. Not to mention the fact that your hard skin is useless to me...

Savant

But you haven't had your induction! You wanted to know all about your ailments, and why the Skinned Ones look different to other humans, of course you did. Well, I'll explain it to you now. I have a skinned army of warriors to organise but that can wait...

Savant

But you haven't had your induction! You wanted to know all about Skeleton defects, and why the Skinned Ones look different to other humans, of course you did. Well, I'll explain it to you now. I have a skinned army of warriors to organise but that can wait...

Savant

Ugh, another fucking idiot for the furnace...

Savant

It's all down to the cinders from the ashlands. They spread everywhere! Everybody breathes them in, touches them in the air, but little do they realise the cinders are toxic to our MINDS. Human skin helps protect us, but sometimes the cinders slip in through our wounds, down our throats... That's why humans must eat lots, drink lots, screw lots! See, because the pleasure, it releases byproducts in our bodies, healing byproducts, acidic, you know? It helps purify the toxicity from the cinders, resets our bad moral judgement...

Savant

Go forth! Find your new skin and suit up!

Savant

Protect me, brothers!

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Cinders... acidic byproducts... totally makes sense.

Savant

And make sure you bring any loot back here to base... Flesh brothers share.

Savant

But the skeletons, see! They're open to 'em, they've got no skin, and they've got these extra components, alkaline ones, magnesium, you know? And they can't laugh, they cant eat, they can't drink, they can't fucking screw! So they got no chance, they can't reset themselves once they're afflicted. And then, skeleton, then... then they affect EVERYBODY! Because, see, the cinders, the cinders are concentrated within skeletons, and there's only so much skin protection, so much eating and so much screwing that the humans can do against five hundred years worth of cinder accumulation!

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Alkaline... screwing... cinder accumulation... uh huh.

Savant

You've seen your brothers, skeleton, you've seen them... madmen they are, rampaging around the ashlands like fucking killing machines. You can't trust em! None of you joyless freaks of nature! And those humans that cling to skeletons like bone pups to a wolf, you can't trust THEM either! They're already afflicted with cinders and they'll be rampaging as bad as the skeleton legion in no time...

Savant

You've seen the skeletons, Human, you've seen them... madmen they are, rampaging around the ashlands like fucking killing machines. You can't trust em! They're not like you and me, they're numb and devoid of all life. And those humans that cling to skeletons like bone pups to a wolf, you can't trust THEM either! They're already afflicted with cinders and they'll be rampaging as bad as the skeleton legion in no time...

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But... you can cure me?

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That's... the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

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What about the Shek?... The hivers?

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That's... the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

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Makes perfect sense.

Savant

I can. You can become skinned, skeleton. You don't have to be the numb husk that you are, so devoid of all life. All it takes is a simple surgical procedure... I can give you skin, skeleton!

Savant

Think about it, skeleton. What makes a person go on a killing spree? Are they born murderers? No. Do they CHOOSE to be murderers? It's the cinders, and the joyless metal freaks make perfect carriers for it's spread! And if you won't take precautions, you too will become victim to your own immoral insanity!

Savant

But I can cure you! You can become skinned, skeleton. You don't have to be the numb husk that you are, so devoid of all life. All it takes is a simple surgical procedure... I can give you skin, skeleton!

Savant

Well, they're not like humans. They don't have soft skin like humans, good souls like humans... Fuck those guys.

Savant

What do we care what you think Human? Your skin is of inferior quality, you're of no use to the Skinned Ones anyway...

Savant

I can cure the skeletons though, cure them of the numb husks that they are, so devoid of all life. All it takes is a simple surgical procedure...

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I see. Thanks for the info.

Savant

My procedure is only of benefit to the skeletons.

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That's interesting, but I really should go now...

Savant

... You won't join us? You won't cure yourself of your joyless, poisoned existence?

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Yes, you should...

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... Oh, go on then.

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No.

Savant

The Skinned Ones don't accept Humans.

Savant

I see... Well...

Savant

Enjoy your empty hole of a soul.

Savant

My skinned warriors!

Savant

Down with the metal freaks!

Savant

The metal freaks spread of toxicity will come to an end!

Savant

What loot have you brought me today?

Savant

The skinned ones will rise!

Savant

We, the skinned ones, are the heroes of the future!

Bystander

Some rum, Mr. Savant... It smells delicious in my nostrils.

Savant

It does indeed!

Savant

Mmmm! Isn't it marvellous to have the gift of sense of smell?

Bystander

Yes... yes it fucking is, Mr. Savant.