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Oct 27, 2011 20:44:04 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 20:44:04 GMT -5
"If that horrible price comes in the form of a broken nose or a black eye, I'd rather not," she laughed, her head shaking. "Well, I'll see what skills I happen upon while I'm living here. Deal?"
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Oct 27, 2011 21:13:55 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 21:13:55 GMT -5
"Deal," she agreed, offering her hand automatically, though she never had become newsie-fied enough to spit in it.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:18:29 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 21:18:29 GMT -5
Without hesitation, Fire took Wraith's hand and gave it a firm shake. "So, it's a deal then," she repeated, still smiling. Maybe this place wasn't going to be so bad after all.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:27:31 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 21:27:31 GMT -5
She nodded, her hand lingering in Fire's just a little too long to avoid any awkwardness, before she pulled it back and coughed self-consciously.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:34:01 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 21:34:01 GMT -5
She heard Wraith cough and her forehead wrinkled with concern, "Are you okay? You... you're not getting sick, are you?"
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Oct 27, 2011 21:38:28 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 21:38:28 GMT -5
She laughed again at this unexpected question and shook her head. "I hope not. That...that'd just figure." Though she did have a sudden brief fantasy of being struck down by a dangerous fever and having Kennedy come rushing to her side. God, she was pathetic.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:43:09 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 21:43:09 GMT -5
"Maybe you should take it easy for a while?" She suggested with a shrug. "I mean, it would be quite the tragedy for my first friend to get ill!"
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Oct 27, 2011 21:55:00 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 21:55:00 GMT -5
She glanced at Firecracker, surprised by the term. "I-I'll do my best not to," she assured her. It wasn't like she was going to point out that it took a miracle to earn her friendship or even her trust. After all these months, there were still only a handful of people around here who she gave a damn about; the rest were just temporarily useful or potentially dangerous.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:58:37 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 21:58:37 GMT -5
"You better, because I don't know anyone else that could hunt you down for me," she teased, her shoulders shrugging playfully. She leaned back against the rooftop's ledge, the bricks cooling her back. "You know, I think I could get used to coming up here."
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Oct 27, 2011 22:10:09 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 22:10:09 GMT -5
"It's good for escaping the crowds," she agreed with a knowing smile. "Goblin and I used to come up here a lot when life got to be too much, you know? We'd do the whole brother-sister catch-up thing..." She paled when she realized she was speaking of him in the past tense.
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Oct 27, 2011 22:20:51 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 22:20:51 GMT -5
"Well, if it's okay with you, I think I might come up here a bit more often," Fire replied, looking around at the empty rooftop again. "You know, for some fresh air and a clear head."
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Oct 27, 2011 22:30:52 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 22:30:52 GMT -5
"Of course it's okay. I don't think we'll bother each other," she said with a touch of laughter. They were clearly not social butterflies, either one of them. Memories of Kennedy flitted through her mind--bouncy, happy, flighty, friendly, over-the-top Kennedy. Fire might almost have been her polar opposite. And what the hell is possessing you to compare them, huh, Clara? This girl will never kiss you. Not even drunk.
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Oct 27, 2011 22:35:22 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 22:35:22 GMT -5
"Well, I'll try to stay out of your way," Fire promised. She reached her hand up and carefully tucked her hair back behind her ear. "I won't even tell people about your perch by the chimney." Her smile broadened at that. Perhaps living her wouldn't be TOO bad.
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Oct 27, 2011 22:54:24 GMT -5
Post by Wraith on Oct 27, 2011 22:54:24 GMT -5
"Thanks," she said with a short laugh that was actually painful. The reminders were coming too fast and too strong--reminders of a drunken night months ago, crouched in the rafters of the Brooklyn lodging house, whispering, flirting, lips meeting...she felt like she was going to cry or throw up. Neither option would endear her to her new "friend" in the slightest.
Instead, she took a deep breath of the night air and managed to return the girl's smile. "So...w-why Firecracker? I mean, is it just the hair, or...?"
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Oct 27, 2011 22:58:04 GMT -5
Post by Firecracker on Oct 27, 2011 22:58:04 GMT -5
"Partially, yes," Fire replied with a shy smile. "And partially because of my temper once I get riled up." She shrugged, realizing how bad that probably sounded. "That doesn't happen much though, so maybe we should just stick with the hair. How'd you get your name?"
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