June,
Reese nods, appreciative of the offer for help, but you're doubtful he'll take you up on it. He seems about as stubborn as you from first blush.
Rothschild holds onto your tie like a lifesaver and pulls just enough to raise up from your chest…
Cinch,
Nice and easy you slip the truck off the road, counting on the clearance and big knobby tires to handle the sand on the edge. With Mutemath Odd Soul blaring, you ease her past the sand trap and back up on the road.
Esco, while Cinch is conc…
Gigg,
"Foster's pretty terrible, and I'm a girl." Mimi comments wryly. "Well, Last isn't stupid from what I hear, so I bet she plays this smart. If not, I get a new bike out of the deal. And yes, I will ride the bike and not Swagman, don't even ask…
Cinch,
You check telltale signals for Sand Snakes and find none. The "enemy" here is that sand. It's thick, and it could easily clog up the engine if you take a wrong turn. You're going to need to deal with bad terrain here.
Gigg,
"I'll be your wheeler. This place will be boring, and the Obsid's will stink soon." Mimi answers without hesitation, she made her decision through the night. "Wish it were a fuggin' stick, but I'll deal." She moves away while you get up, foll…
June,
"Yeah. Fleece gave me a salve for the wound, it's still healing. I won't win any footraces, but I can get around." He gives you a bit of a pleading look, "Please don't mention it to See - I mean Sierra. She's got enough on her plate." He turn…
Sierra,
Shark grins shift and people watch you play, you can feel their eyes on you. A ritzy place like this, you've got to imagine a few cameras here, right? Watching. They're all watching you.
June, Reese lets Rothschild lean against you, she's p…
Sierra,
Reese heads over to help that girl for June and Peppering gives you a smile. He's not half bad-looking. He's in his thirties, with a decent build and good teeth. "Nice to meet you, Sierra. It's a little late for playing anything lively. You …
Sierra,
"Of course, no problem, this is Peppering." He walks over, gives Peppering a "guy nod", "Hey there. been a while, I'm Reese. This is Sierra, she's a songbird, and she can play that piano, too. Better than you've ever heard." He gestures tow…
"Never heard of Fleece before. Only ever saw Parcher. Who is a sick fugger." Mimi stands up, stretches, then holsters her pistol in a scavenged belt she took of an Obsid, picks up the lantern, and heads out to walk around the perimeter.
How do you…
June,
She blinks a few times, screws her eyes up, then smacks her lips. "June... Junnne, I'm in trouble." She moves like she's going to get up, but gets only a few inches up before giving up and sitting back down again.
You tell her you'll remember her jokes and she does this sort of snort-like exhale that is a light laugh. She takes up the shine to wash off her hand, which means she holds the bottle between her knees while sitting on her butt, and rolls over so it…
June,
It takes a moment before her eyes open. She blinks slowly, then focused on you a little. "Junnne." Her voice slurs. "I got... I got drunk. Wait... why aren't we... home?" She turns her head slightly, then looks around with her eyes instead wh…
A player piano, actually. It isn't on right now, they're piping in some soft jazz. There are half a dozen folks sitting in here sipping drinks, most of them merchants. Rothschild's here, too. She's face down on one of the tables, still sitting in a …
Mimi pulls back a few times when you flinch, and blood's coming out of the wound at an alarming rate. She keeps going back in, and at one point, she grunts with irritation like she's equally upset that the work isn't done. After far too long, she fi…
Beckett's pulling off some of her outer clothes. "Junebug, I need some winks. If you need a ride, you get me, I'm there lickety, but I'm spent. Alright?" Her tone's apologetic, but she does look wiped. June, if you push, she'll throw on clothes and …
Motley,
Marigold pulls back the covers, and smiles brilliantly. "Oh, I'm closed for business tonight, Motley. This room's mine tonight." This time, though, she keeps the helmet on.
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"Yeah, I approve. O' course, it'll be crowded in here, an I aint givin up my bed. I'll sharrre it, though. heh." Beckett give you a grin and a wink, Sierra, but then she looks over to Reese and grins, too.
Becks looks back at you, June, "Where's R…
Right now, Mimi wishes you'd come out and tell her what you want from her. She doesn't buy this "we're loners" shite, or this "I could use a friend" thing. At first, she thought maybe you were simple and she could just use you to keep herself safe, …
Mimi takes up the tweezers and lays them to the side, then pours some of the shine on it, she moves over to douse your chest a bit, then hands you the bottle. As she digs the bullet out amid your stifled groans of pain and discomfort, she ends up st…
Mimi wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand, "Hell, you might be right. UF mighta sent folks out after me and you." She listens to your plight with the Zons and huffs a derisive laugh when you admit your better at riding shotgun as if to say, "…
"See," Reese says from his spot on the wall. "I think she's asking for payment. Some jingle. Depot dollars or barter." He gives you a nod, June, as if to say, "that is it, right?"
Beckett heads into the kitchen-type area and gets everyone a glass of something to drink, then she sits on the couch and busies herself with taking off her boots. You two are still talking and it seems like you're "getting on", so she heads into the…
Mimi isn't able to help much with toting bodies around, but she keeps an eye out for you as you do the grisly work. She does ask, "If you're staking these idiots, then why burn the yard and run? Seems like a whole lotta effort for no gain."
Then sh…
Reese did toss your pack to you after taking a one cig toll, which he puts away and doesn't light right now. He leans against the wall and hangs out, listening with interest, but staying out of the way.
Mimi nods curtly, "Fug yeah," she replies after checking the ammo in her pistol. "Think I saw another nine. And hell, we can sell this shite back to them. Dumbasses." She hops up from her hiding spot in the bus and heads out to spot the ones she dro…
Yeah, that's good enough. The Obsidians see their heavy hitter blown to bits and you're Rasputing the hell out of things and they cut and run. Mimi wastes the rest of her clip tagging a few of them in the back, and in a minute or so, they're all gon…
Motley,
Tesla steps back when you come out, his hands up, "Mot, sorry to bother." He looks away from the room, though most would peer in for a gander at Marigold. "I was thinking after a few drinks about something June Weaver said back at Depot. S…
Beckett stares up at Nash for a moment, commenting, "He's handsome." June, you scramble to put things away, and Becket steps closer, "Hey Junebug, no need to worry!" She lowers her voice a little, "Sierra here needs your help to hide from The Feed. …