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// A short intermission 
// Story: And they shall know no fear 
// by Naroe_Clan 
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	Red Brains and Lazy Orange are both members of the Griffon National Guard, stationed on the far southern border of the Great Griffonian Empire. Their duty is to simply stand on the walls of Fort Pawned (named after the venerable Corporal Pawned, may his many pieces rest in peace) and watch for any creature leaving the badlands beyond those great, 8 foot tall, walls. This happens to be a very easy duty since nothing ever leaves the badlands, mostly because nothing at all lives in the badlands.

Today is no exception, and as they usually do on such boring days (namely, every day) they have begun contemplating things.

Red Brains tries to begin a conversation by saying “Hey. You ever wonder why we're here?”

“No. I haven't for the last fifteen times you've asked, and definitely not now.”

“Jeeze, just trying to liven up the place.”

And like that, they return to their own contemplations for several minutes. Eventually something does intrude upon their soul-crushing boredom.

Lazy Orange's claw finds its way to his face as he comments “Gods damn it, Sarge is trying to sing again.”

“Here, have my spare earplugs.”

“Thanks dude.”

And just like that, they continue to do nothing. Things continue in this way for several years before they and an odd group of colorful characters go off on a massive, galaxy-spanning adventure with its own fascinating events.

But that is not the story we are supposed to be hearing, so we shall return to the proper story shortly.