I let Arrows surround the place, frown settlin' heavy on my face. Millions is a real pus-giving splash of muck.
"Prove it! Name your terms!" He might just kill her anyway to prove he can, or she's dead already. If these things are true I make…
It's Hachiko. I sheath my machete and draw up my gun, a big barker who likes to make it rain. Millions likes his trucks? SOAK his trucks. "Hachiko is still in there!"
I notice Chance is going around barefoot. Huh.
I'm gonna give Grindhouse a …
I'm wanting to get us to the bikes and outtie, making Millions and his gang pay high for his attitude, leaving no Arrow behind. ::Bikes then Rain.::
I take August's hand for a moment when she gets to me, pull her back to mine and take note of any …
Arrows getting caught is not a choice. Bargain for them? Blood to that. My hand cuts through the air beside me ::Hold.:: My fist rises up level with my shoulder ::Fight.::
My other hand draws my machete.
"Something like that.." I trail off a little as I catch the repeated signals and Arrows taking buddy duty, nod to any Arrow who looks to me about it.
"There's some kinda new sick, makes people mad for the forest. I'm looking into it for Bon." …
I nod and let Anne do his work, hold onto the table if I have to and keep still.
A couple months back I was here in Pikes, Anne was in market for something and so was I (hair stuff). People had set up temporary near some old water out-way, not a…
August sees a few things in my eyes during that look, that I trust her and long for her and I'm tense.
I almost snap at Anne's fingers. He gets my attention. "If you're fast, do it now." It's a soaking deal. I need to stop staring, anyway.
How…
I'm up and clapping and whooping when Queen Anne comes to chide on me, if August were still in her act I'd clap a hand over his mouth, make him shush. "Arrows is generous!" I'm not making eye contact or looking at him and he'll have to deal with t…
Behind Millions and to the side of him, is where I sit. Not close but I want the next best view of the stage, and him come down to it. There's some high tables and I take one.
August has chatted with me a little about stuff with HM. Bits and pi…
All warmed up on thoughts of August, the kiss is a welcome shock. I hold back and freeze, though, keep my tongue by.
I feel the glass but it's like when I'm hurt in a dream, just pressure and warmth.
I turn my face aside as the rag forces a groan…
"Pull it. Bon can look at it later if it gives me fuss." Better I go through the glass than Rainey, or we take a different way around and lose each other.
I ready myself for Belka's doctoring. I'm good at taking doctoring, which is probably why …
I didn't pull out the glass so yeah it's prob'ly still in there. My hip under the wound is blood-slippery still, not blood-sticky yet. I listen and get the air back in my lungs, let my throat cool while the girl yells the news. What a voice.
A c…
I blink at Rainey. Why are my knuckles wet? What did I just do? Aw, I remember what I just did. Aw, muck and thunder. I snap to my feet and grab my jacket back up.
Just two of us, I don't like the odds that they'll do anything other than dra…
I'm hoping he'll apologize. Taste some shame. If he runs I'll laugh and heckle him, if he comes at me sloppy I'll trip him up. Show him he can't touch on me like I can touch on him.
I swing him away from me by his hair, let him slip away and flick what's pulled off of his scalp from my hand. Blood under my nails. I watch him get his balance back.
"So! I'm yer toy now, how ya gonna play with me?!" I spread my arms wide. "H…
"You don't know what I am." I help flatten his nose some by way of the table and motion for Rainey to open the door, tighten my grip. This boy is coming out onto the street with me. How's he gonna try to break my grip? He willing to lose an ear …
The whistle. I hate whistling. Arf, arf; whistle, whistle; Dog, Dog.
I step over to their table and slap a hand on it, loud and heavy. If they're dumb they look at it, or my snarling face. I grab the whistler by the ear with my free hand and st…
"Your noodles the best, Kites." I agree with Rainey's talk and nod.
Then when Kites deflate I put a hand on her shoulder. "He ought to be careful for you. If I see him being dumb I'll make him stop."
I brighten up. She's right, it ain't happened yet. "You talk an awful lot, Rainey."
I duck into the kitchen to beg an order in a little white box, but by beg I mean I pay for it. "Let's see what we can see. Hey Kites, any new folk in Pikes deal…
I was gonna ask Rainey to at least wait till HM was done and dealt with but this could work out. Flood, though. I give her a long look. Wonder if she's already knocked up.
"That could do. Ace would feel good, knowin' you were there for Hope." …