So never. Oh really? You’d make an awful teacher. You’re being purposefully obtuse and I don’t care for it.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Only when he wants to be. I noticed. Maybe I should teach it to you sometime. Showing sarcasm is my favourite. Should have guessed harder.

Is he ever there? It’s not really something I consider. Sarcasm is also quite beautiful. Really? I’d have never guessed.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Not a religious type. God wasn't here when I clung for life on the nightly. Compliments for you, insults to others. The beauty of subjectives. That's how you see it, I guess... I've been battered a bit more than I'd think to admit.

I think that’s what you’re hoping I’ll say. I won’t, though. Scaries and wilds…such compliments. My deal is that I live here. Everyone has a story, that’s called life. How often have you been struck in the head?

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Next you'll tell me to throw away my weapons and sin no more. What's your deal? This shit hole of a town has always been breeding grounds for scaries and wilds of every kind. I don't doubt you have a story of your own.

I didn’t yell. I can survive without your company just as well.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm not the type to drop my stuff and follow random people that yell "c’mon". Not the biblical type.

I haven’t done anything ‘shady’. I think you invented the practice, though.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My shady tactics only matter if there's a hypocrisy that's to be, exposed, no? Which there isn't.

I really don’t think you know what you’re talking about.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

At least I'm not hiding behind self righteousness.

She frowns at his answer. The idea of a person being another’s possession agitates her. She’s got her own experience with being owned like that. It makes her stomach churn. “You should not be here.” She counters, digits curling around the bars as she moves closer. He’s a point. If she’s >

I’ll meet you there.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Right. You know the place.

So you do know about real food… Sounds good.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Greek?

Yeah, I could eat.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I could eat. Could you?

I did.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Speaking of Food, You said the flight was in a couple hours?

She frowns at his soft spoken words. Drawing nearer to the chained man both to hear him better and from curiosity. “No, it is no life. Who dares bind you?”

Maybe, but you should try it with real food.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I’m always at war.

I don’t believe we’re at war now, not here. You could eat anything.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It was all we had in the War. Doesn’t taste that bad. It is an aquired taste, though.

Why do you subsist on such junk?

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Figured. Can’t remember the last time I ate anything that wasn’t an MRE.

Ah, I thought you were making a point about our last incident. I don’t believe I leave people standing long enough to have a word-of-mouth reputation.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I was answering my own question. Though that’s not entirely untrue either.

What are you trying to say about me?

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Your Reputation scares the scum away.

Know the feeling?

Living half a life.

Do tell.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

You know the worst thing about doing this for ages?

They do not, but she won’t bring it up if he doesn’t.

A couple hours. Are you bored?

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

When’s the flight?

That wasn’t me, I think.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Right. I’d ask if it were the same airport, but you barely left that one standing.

She doesn’t mind his company.

Rich coming from you.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Pretty shady.

If you say so.

𝒜𝘯 ᅠ 𝕺𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚆𝙴𝙳* ᅠ ℳ𝒂͜͡𝐬𝐪̲𝐮̲𝐞̲.@perpetual-cynicism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'd rather not.

Tahiti.

…𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝒶𝓃𝑒.@welcomebackfrank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Where are we even going again?

…for the time being. Would he like her to leave?