𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐭 - Carmen Sandiego x reader (hiatus)

Chapter 9 II

"Oh, I can think of worse ones. Is this the address of an outback guide?"

"A good guide's easy to find online. This is the address of my favourite Café in Sydney. I'll be there Friday night at 8pm. You?" he asks. Your brows furrow in anger and you sink into your seat, rolling your eyes at Gray.

"Let's see if I make it back from my tour in one piece." Carmen walks away while Gray chuckles.

"Hey, I never got your name!" he yells out.

"Carmen."

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"The outback: It may sound like someone's backyard, but it's a huge wilderness that covers more than 80% of Australia. That's over half the size of the US or China." Player explains.

"Tons of room to roam for all the local critters, like dingoes, crocodiles, and kangaroos. Smack in the middle of all that real estate sits Ayers Rock," Carmen continues.

"Whoa! What kind of rock is 2 miles long and over 1,000 feet tall?" Player says.

"One the Aboriginal people who live there consider sacred. Their name for it is Uluru," Carmen says.

"Just be careful, Red, (n/n). Like I said, there's some pretty harsh terrain out there in the outback," Player warns.

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You were sitting next to Carmen and Ivy at the back of a jeep. You on the right side, Carmen in the middle, Ivy on the left side and Zack sitting in the passengers seat. You stared out the window, enjoying watching the kangaroos hop around. The jeep was on its way to Uluru, speeding across the outback. Zack looked out the window excitedly, spotting what you were looking at.

"I hear kangaroos are wicked good boxers. Ever go a few rounds with one, Miro?" he looks at the driver, Miro, pointing out the window.

"I can't say that I have," Miro answers.

"Oh well, how about a crocodile? Ever wrestle one of those?" Zack asks. You deadpan and stare at the back of Zack's seat.

"Seriously?" you groan.

"No, sorry," Miro answers Zack, with an unwavering tone.

"Ooh, what about koalas? Are they really as vicious as everyone says they are? Oh, no wait, is that dingoes?" Zack continues. Ivy sighs and points at the giant rock up ahead.

"What about that rock, Zack? I'd shove it in your mouth to shut you up, but I don't think it's big enough," Ivy says.

"Ooooh, Zack, me personally, I wouldn't take that level of disrespect," you say, pointing at yourself with a thumb. Zack sighs and Carmen looks at the rock.

"Uluru," Carmen says.

"What," you say, confused.

"The rock, the name's Uluru," she replies.

"Very good. The ground it occupies has been home to my people for at least 22,000 years," Miro says.

"We're on sacred land," Carmen says.

"Sweeeet," you say, nodding your head vigorously.

"That's right," Miro says, looking at Carmen through the rear-view mirror.

"Yo, Red, (N/n)," Player's voice interrupts through your earpiece.

"Excuse me, Miro," Carmen says.

"Yas waz good," you say.

"Well, good news. Turns out HelioGem delayed the launch of the Boomerang to do some serious repair work. The rocket's defective. So there's no launch to stop. Boy will V.I.L.E. be surprised," Player replies.