Part 1: A dusty small town in the middle of nowhere

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder felt an urge to say something... "I don't know why, but I suddenly have an urge to tell you that my name is Valentiez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser the 3rd.  Could you tell me WHY I just had that urge?"

[Shukuen]

"Do you have any shorter name we can call you? Or at least we can remember?" Leets suggested, assuming the spikey-haired man's introduction was a joke.

"You can call me Leets, by the way. It's the only name I know of in any case."

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder posted a faint smile.  "I do... and the big long one isn't my real name, just something I had an urge to tell you..."

"My real name... names if you really want to call it that, is Ryder Angel Hakubi, and because I used to have trouble with it in certain areas of the galaxy, I would use Ryda Seraphim Hakubi and claimed I was a cousin of Ryder's to get out of bar tabs on planets where 20 year olds aren't allowed to drink..."

[Olvelsper]

"Galaxy?" Jan blinked. "Um. Anyway, Ryder, now that you're feeling better, do you want to come along with us to fix this town's filter? It was originally something you were going to do, so you can cut into the wages when we're done."

[RyderHakubi]

"Trust me on this one... every one of us has got alot of stories to tell, so let's just hear them on the way, ok?" Ryder mentioned, a rather roundabout way of saying yes.

[Olvelsper]

Jan nodded. "Wait here, I'll fetch you some supplies before anything else." He darted into the general store for a minute or so, then came back out with a fresh pack.

"Compliments of Sally, says she threw in a good, dependable towel for you. Whatever that means." He handed it to Ryder and headed out of town, expecting the others to follow.

[RyderHakubi]

"Hey, I never forget where my towel is... except for when I've died, but I don't remember any towels the first time... oh well." Ryder mentioned as he slung the pack on his shoulder... and then his body remembered again that it was hurt and he fell into the dust.

Ryder sighed and got up, putting the pack on much slower this time, and then walked out, muttering something about biology and the desire to destroy it's rules.