Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "What's that supposed to mean?" Richie said side stepping as his voice lowered. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Means right now it isn't just Duchess I'm worried about when we investigate a scene." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 Richie took a second before he looked at his brother and nodded. "Fuck man. Call me later," he said to him. "Thanks for bringing her to me. I'll take care of the rest." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "You gotta be more careful with this, man. I'll try to keep them off your back a little while longer," Seth promised his brother grudgingly. He thought this was about the dumbest thing he'd ever seen his brother pull, but he did believe it when Richie said he was trying to do something decent, "I'm gonna need those back," Seth said, handing his brother a thin micro card that would unlock the cuffs on the girl, just once, "just leave 'em in the shop, I'll pick them up." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "They'll be in my office," he agreed as he took the card. "I'll talk to her. I don't want her there any more than you do I promise. I just want to get her on her feet. Properly," he said as he reached up to grip his brothers shoulder. "Don't forget to call me," he said as his eyes went to the droplets of blood on the tile. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Yeah," Seth reached his arm up to clasp the side of Richie's shoulder briefly, "just don't get mad if it takes a day or two. Shit's all chaos right now." He let his hand drop and turned to let himself out, leaving his brother to deal with whatever Big Brother bullshit he'd taken on. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 I hid walked into the dining room. “So?” He said simply as if that would somehow get her to talk. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "So what?" she asked, giving him a nasty look. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 “Why were you there?” He asked as he moved to sit down after slipping the card into his pocket. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Why do you go to a place like that?" @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 “I don’t have to,” he pointed out. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "How's that silver spoon feel up your ass?" @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 “Like I work my fucking ass off for unappreciative brats,” he said as he moved to get up and grab the first aid kit. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Such a martyr," she countered sarcasticly, scowling at his back, "you know for someone who's family all but runs the city you don't seem to actually know anything about how it works." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 Richie sat down in front of her and pulled out the knife that he kept in the kit and cut her jeans open so he could get a better look at her wound. “Pretty sure that if we run the town we make the rules,” he said to her. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "There's a difference between making the rules and living under them and you've never been under them to know," she scowled. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Yet you don't have to live under them anymore except that you want to. Seems more like you like to live under them." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 There may have been some truth to that. Since she'd mostly managed to wiggle through the cracks in the system, Kae found a certain level of freedom in her life - when she was making ends meet. She didn't have memories of ever having much, so the ultra spartan lifestyle didn't bother her. It was better than being bounced around a desperately over crowded foster system. At least she had a little control. Or she'd had a little control. Now instead of a sense of freedom, albeit tense at times, she felt constantly trapped and anxious. "You boogie assholes are the worst," Kae rolled her eyes, "just go out and get a job," she echoed him in a mocking tone, "like any legitimate enterprise would hire a teenage, runaway dropout." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Have you even tried?" he asked her being gentle for the moment as he cleaned around the wound getting ready to clean it with alcohol. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Kae scoffed at the question. Obviously he'd never had to go get a summer job in school. "Yes I've tried. You need signatures from legal guardians, school waiver, multiple forms of identity verification - ow," she pulled her leg back and glared at him briefly. Never minding all those issues, she'd also gotten picked up by the cops last time she'd tried. She wasn't going back into the system again. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 Richie narrowed his eyes at her. "An after school job doesn't require anything but an ID unless you're suddenly 14," he said to her. "Which tells me you haven't even tried," pulling her leg back as he finally doused it in alcohol. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Kae yelped and cursed, jerking her leg fully away from him as she sucked a breath through her teeth. Fuck she just wanted to kick him. "Between fifteen and seventeen management still has to verify guardian consent," she said once the sting had eased, "and all I've got is an expired state ID. Last time I applied for something above the board I got picked up by the fucking cops." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "Then don't be a fucking idiot and ask for help," he said grabbing her leg back to look to see if it was a graze or if the bullet was still in there. "I know its nearly impossible for you but I am actually trying to help you despite the shit I'm getting in because of it." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kaella Corvus Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 "If you wanted to help you'd ask what I need instead of just assuming you know," she snapped, pulling away again, "let me out of these things." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Redford Share Posted December 29, 2020 "If you'll remember correctly, I did tell you that if you needed anything to just fucking ask," Richie snapped at her shoving his chair back and moving away from her. "I didn't assume anything but the fact that you needed a place to stay and food," he stalked down the hall as if he was leaving the conversation. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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