Mama, What am I Without You?

She chuckles when he mentions having never had crab before, “Half yer luck, they're fiddly an' there's barely any meat in 'em.” she responded with a chuckle, trying to keep the mood light. When he asked how she got stranded, a little of the amused light fled from her eyes. She might well have been a born performer in another life, but in this one? Well, she could still talk her way around and out of trouble if she had to.

“I was set upon by a great fleet o' ships, just about blasted m' us all ter smithereens!” She lamented rather convincingly. “As if tha' wasn't enough, great tentacles came writhin' out'ter th' sea ter drag m' ship an' crew beneath th' waves,” She had been gesticulating rather dramatically with her free paw, but now she flopped back, exposing her belly and raising her paw to her temple in mock anguish, “'M all tha's left now...” She took another swig of her drink, wondering if she had the Chief at all convinced with her horrible sob story.

“Speech”