Rosa canina, a climbing rose with small flowers and productive hips. Perhaps in a fit of theatricality, I'm tryin' to get her to grow around the garden frame.
"You'll fit right in here, then. I keep big'uns from taking this, mostly, but I'd like to…
Phewww, lordy, I just need a moment to thaw the frost and settle back in. Damn but I would press Sierra into a mattress if I were free to do so. And I don't fully understand the girl.
"Bee Bee, where were we? Maybe you'd like a little tea before we…
I nod in response to Sierra's question. "216, just so."
Her show..well, the last time I got a show from Sierra it ended poorly, but things are much different now, already. "I'll be there with bells on. If luck will have it that she's back by then, …
"Fleece might know. So might Cinch and Esco's road crew. I think you should reconnect with the livin'." I give Sierra the best advice I have, before giving the space Roth left behind a brief look. What a torn moment, here I am wonderin' how to handl…
I close my hand around the pouch, brow furrowin'. "Helly? Sheetfire, what have we been missin' these days?" Pheww, Roth is plainly tryin' to compete with Sierra in some way. "Thank you, doll, for this and the radio run. We should talk when you get b…
"Ah, ladies. Sorry to interrupt, I'm gettin' anxious for Beckett to be back around. I was thinkin' to check on the radio for her.." I give Roth a questionin' eye..
But, my exploration of the evidence of Rothschild's mood stops when Sierra mentions…
I eat and ponder durin' breakfast. I've got enough jingle to let our operation coast a bit further while we gear it up and build clientele. If we're not thrivin' on it in two months, I'll have to decide what to do about it.
When Bee Bee gets to stu…
"Thank you for the vote of confidence. If you can doctor with half the tools you need, I suppose I'll have to muster up and teach in the same conditions."
I'm back off to get a meal myself, and one for Bee and Roth while I'm at it. Plus, I did star…
Oh my, she's got it bad. "She sings at The Bar, lives in one of the service rooms here, and she's helped me in one project so far as payment for her instruction."
"She won't admit what she doesn't know, but we're startin' from the beginnin'. Hopefu…
"That sounds reasonable. If you can press oils I can think of a trade I'd find fair already."
I nod amiably in the doorway, agreeing that it was good for us to meet. I'm about to amble onward when she mentions Sierra. I stop and lean in. My eyebrow…
I shrug my shirt back on with a grin and a short chuckle. "I haven't seen a cigar I could make my own in months. Since you're only givin' me the exact same advice I would in your position, I promise to resist cigars to the best of my ability."
Full…
"I would've visited the Irons to get this started with you." Feelin' quite like I'd rather, whether or not this is so much easier on me. Damn.
"This wasn't a good week for either, but in my defense I think I consume more vegetables than three simil…
I nod at her request to have the drive returned, completely reasonable, and I don't even have to leave the buildin'.
"Well, it's more like I don't like to make a trip for just one reason. I do still need you to help me keep my own implants from kil…
"Hm, I'll take it but I'd like to audit the code myself and install it myself. As old man Marshall down the street used to say 'That's how they getchuh.'" I play up the rough earthen accent of my old neighbor, who I am not making up.
I let her hand…
I do like what I see in here. It's a struggle not to grab something to sniff at it with curiosity.
"Oh, if you think I'd outsource that to anyone else, you're mistaken. If I have to replace that shirt I might weep." It's funny how people think I sp…
Her gear all gets a close, appraisin' eye from me. Not acquisitively so, but I'm curious what she's operatin' with.
"Mm, that's quite prudent, especially with my lack of continuity with care." I shrug out of the loose shirt with ease. In this sort …
"Glad to be here. I'd kill him all over again if I had the chance, and I've taken no oaths that would prevent me from sayin' so. There are other matters I'd speak of further, in private." I glance down the hall after her finger and nod. So she's in …
I knew it, but I didn't know it. Someone went and flattened the Irons like a sack of crap. While that was happening, I was out raidin' UF's corpus cookie jar. Esco's road crew. Has he finally graduated from rubber-pants warlord to actual leadership?…
This is..well, confusin'..though I did leave the Irons in an awful hurry. I let her hold me, stiflin' any pained or awkward noises, resting a hand on her back for a moment.
"I..what? Fell? Fuggin' hell, when did this happen??" Coldness weighs down …
Well, I pressgang someone at the Garage into pullin' out the cushions from a little seat station in the trailer that I plan to rip out - now that I think of it I can make it into a little 'station' for Bee to work from in the apartment. Later.
I'll…
Just one slow, steadyin' breath. I nod along with Sierra's explanation of my garden "You'll find workin' for me very different. I don't treat bodies the way Parcher did. And I won't give you more than you can do. That's impractical. Come on." I'll s…
"Well, I have been thinkin' about expandin' my garden, but if I'm in the clinic all the time that's not so easy to do. Bee Bee, would you like to help me keep a garden goin' in exchange for food and a spot to sleep?"
I would bend down to be a litt…
That..was an intense few days, to say the least. I would have offered to drive but, well, operating the clutch looks like it takes some strength. I drove a nice little car on the outside, emphasis on nice and little..with some assistive technology i…
Would that I could kill a man twice. My urge for a smoke is strong right now, but there's a child in the cab and I'm not seated near enough to the window. Aloud, I'll comment. "We'll do what we can do when we get back. In these sorts of cases, first…
Gratefully, I tuck my relayer away inside my jacket. When Roth basked in my praise, some strange yet familiar ache pressed into me. I'm not sure what it is.
Now, with her hand on my leg, there again. It occurs to me that Roth and I haven't named wh…
Carelessly, I wipe my nose on my sleeve, probably still leavin' a pink streak. That did go pretty well. "Hah, well. I have my moments."
"Reese, you're right, let's go through the pass. We should grab the bike either ways, it's barter an' I'm not le…
I engage the relayer's wireless controls and its 'arms' open up and wrap around the flare in a tight hug. Then I pop off the cap-end of the flare and strike it, give it a hot second and lob it over to the west in an end-over-end arc. The movement an…
"He'll peel when he sees you at a distance. Not a good time to test your range. If the rig's got a road flare, I can take care of him." I help Bee Bee up into the truck - so light even I can do that.
"Have Roth toss me my relayer. Check the glove c…