I don't want him to get out of the van. Cherry knows about him and because of those damn laws he has to intervene if someone is about to come to harm.
"No. No." I say, pleading. "Stay here. With me."
OOC: Manipulate an NPC incoming, unless Metro w…
"Sorry, Kiddo. I'm not itching to jump into the line of fire right about now. Watch out for drones." I feel like a coward not going with her, but I just don't have it in me.
"She may feel less threatened if you go in alone." Not that I'm very threatening. "Maybe throw her some jingle? That seems to be the language everyone speaks around here..."
I look over at Metro.
"How... how did you know her?" I ask him. "How did she find out?"
I don't like this. I feel like we're driving out of the frying pan and into the fire.
I laugh. "I did not beat them up! Just one... I wish it'd been Braeburn- he ate my lunch!" I'm still sore about that. And they got food on his shirt! I don't get all fired up, fists swinging that often and I'm still kind of amped up.
"Define strenu…
"Nothing, I'm ready now." I told Kim- she wasn't happy, but what's she gonna do- chase me? "I've already got all my stuff in your van. Let's find Kiddo and go."
"I talked to Kiddo this morning. She wants to leave later today." I tell him, hoping it'll make him feel better.
I agree- I want to get the hell out of this town. I feel like Jonamac is only going to be trouble for us and I don't know how to deal …
I take a couple calming breaths, trying to decide if I should sit down and try to eat something or go somewhere private to talk.
"I'm... sorry you're hurt." I start, hesitantly. "I just... I know. I'm sorry they did that to you."
I take a step clo…
It takes me a second to understand his meaning. When I get it, my mouth opens slightly "Oh."
I stand there- a few feet away from him- not sure what to do. My brain supplies me with a memory- the first time Ethan hit me- except Ethan is replaced by…
I want to leave him with some badass parting words, but really, I'm speechless.
When they leave I exhale the breath I'd been holding. Deep breath. I actually close my eyes for a second. All I saw was red for a second there.
"Not your fault." I ass…
"I was." I answer politely, shooting a glare at Braeburn. "How is Idared doing?" I ask, playing nice... for now.
This fucking planet. I tell you. Not enough that Metro builds a fucking radio tower that's basically going to help every person in this…
Nope, no craziness this morning. It was an oddly light day- which was good because my head was stuck firmly in the clouds.
I kind of pull up short when I walk it- that was my veggie plate! Those are hard to come by...
"Uh, hey." I say toward the t…
I take the scrap of paper, curious. When I read it a grin comes over my whole face. I show the paper to Olive- reading it to her if she doesn't know how. I tuck it gently in my pocket and check my watch.
I toss a throat lozenge to Ikea- it's not ca…
I've got a kid I'm working on- Olive- fell down and sliced a nice cut in her head- I'm stitching it back up. I do most of the sutures here- Duracell and Kim take a lot of the flu patients and such.
"Hey, Ikea." I say, finishing up the stitches. "W…