"Heheh, yeah! Any kids you get, I'll do that for you." I smile and give her hand a clasp. I hear it, too, the half-said part where maybe she leaves the gang to do it. I take a drink of my brew, look out into the air. It's been real good, having…
It burns! I like it! The part of me that's always in a fight would put this in someone's eyes. Oh it's tasty, though, what a waste that would be. I make short work of the noodles. "Kites them noodles are so good!"
The drink makes it burn a bit…
I laugh. "Right. You boys wanna play, do it outside. This is where Kites makes noodles. Be a shame if we were steppin' on her toes, giving someone something to chew on." I mug at the revolver. "Like bullets."
Aw, I like warm hugs. I settle in just a bit before giving Kites up to Rainey.
Hot sauce! I light up. Some of the only red stuff I'll put in my face. That stuff's always good to barter.
"Boys grow up." Or they don't. I meet a lot of folks …
I tell August I'm going and that I'll bring her something back.
I'm gonna sit so I can look out the window and keep an eye on the young men and Rainey's back.
But first I'ma hug Kites. She makes noodles I like, and Rainey likes, and I know who …
I at least know what writing looks like, so I had Rainey tell me what the words meant on the carcass of those ex-cars. It turned out to be really soaking plain to see. Kinda mad we lost our chance to wet some of those muckdrinkers.
The Arrows spe…
I watch the Arrows wrap it up. I run a few thoughts through my head and chill beside Cujo.
If it rains and we have to camp, what then? If we take these soakers with us and they can't make up their debt to the gang in a month of SafeCo living, w…
Lands, this Father guy is thick as mud. Even I picked up on August tryin' to sell this lot on a ride into SafeCo. "Okay Zeus, we're leaving soon."
As I pass by a huff-puffin' Sounder I touch her arm. "Belka's takin' a walk around the back of t…
"Yo, Zeus. Found us some squatters, had us a tussle. Where's Belka?"
"Where do you even find food here? We ain't got enough for your family to trade for real. Especially if there's a storm." I say to him as we get stuff lashed down.
That gingerbread man ornament is mine now. Yoink. I look side-wise at A-Hole, then over to Sounder, then just grin big and clap a hand on Father's shoulder. The ornament gets hooked on my jacket.
"Looks good." I stack the dice and chips and p…
I nod at August as she gets the right of this. I listen to the talk a bit, but mostly I'm watching Father. I reach up to take the painting down myself, out to the side of it.
I set it down to the side, against the wall; it's not gonna hide anyt…
Good to hear. I set MollyMoon back down on her feet, squat down where Father is. "You ain't seen bad stuff. We'll take all of your decks. And your chips. Straight up, those are ours now. Take us to them."
I figure if an Arrow sees something s…
"Sorry girl, you got it right. Arrows, sound off!" Whoever's got a hand on Cujo or Ace knows to call out for them.
I listen close to this soaker who's gotten my girls hurt. Might have to wet him. I put off that choice while I stalk over, see wh…
I trust my Arrows. If I told them to hold tight, they're fighting for a reason. Something's not right. SeaTac almost sounds panicked, it's not like him.
MollyMoon comes with me close and tight as I make a big guess - I know where SeaTac was wh…
Well, if this ain't soggy. I scoop up the kid, 'cause she's like as not to get stepped on if I leave her. "I ain't gonna hurt you." I tell her low and quick. It's true. I wouldn't drop on a little one unless they were gonna drop on my crew, and…
Huh? Rent? Taken care of, little bribes here and there, the food, the fuel. One of my pay units from Admiral evaporates into stuff I need.
Valentine I've been scarce lately. So busy.
"Heh!" What a shot!
::Hold tight:: I sign to the Arrows as I step up to help Sounder break in with my machete. I get a deep breath in before the door breaks and the smoke gets free.
"Every soaking rando in here, come out empty handed! You stay…
I let out a throaty chuckle. Chance finds the fun stuff. Gun goes back in the holster. I knock the cap off a flare and brush the end fierce on a rail and it makes hot light and smoke. Smells bitter and sour, real mean.
I make myself visible…
Little nod for August. I toe around the little silver bits. "I need more light in here, who's got them flares?"
::Whatever smokes please::
Rolled Fucking Thieves below for my 5th XP.
Let's see..those little open doors with the people on em are only ever rotty and gross, no scavenge and bad to settle in. I guess clean water used to pour into them bowls-in-a-row, like whenever you liked, as much as you needed. They're the most a…
I watch Belka clean August up. Looks like it sucks but if it's kept clean and dry it should be okay. Wish it'd come to me, people get weird about August getting hurt and like, getting hurt is my job. I think of how it'll put August off of her sto…
Yeah, soak the Tax Patrol, last time we busted one of their traps up they had some girl with the shiny tech, working a machine on the ground that sucked at the H-bikes. Pulled them in towards it and down towards the ground. I put bulletholes in th…