allbecoming

/  Day 7 of checking for eels under the bridge

777fate

╱╱ ⠀⠀  ⠀⠀what’d u find
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startraveld

you shoot first and ask questions never -that won't keep working out for you if you fail to grasp what waits beyond your aim. 
          
          /excuse me while I thirst after your theme

allbecoming

“Nah, sounds like a buncha yap,” he looks rankled, a crease between in his brows as a brief coating of irritation settles over him.  “And I ain’t fond of doin’ lil’ heart-to-hearts with some…” his eyes flicker up and down, faking her in before snorting derisively. 
            
            ;  @startraveld
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startraveld

ah. poetry must sound like prophecy when your ears are tuned only for gunfire. (she tilts her head slightly, voice smooth as silk drawn over steel.) you may relax. i’ve no grand omens to spook you... unless metaphors now count as threats. (aldara's gaze sharpens subtly, the faintest spark of playful challenge flickering in her amber eyes) now tell me, gunslinger, what exactly has you so trigger happy?
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777fate

“     play cards,  big-shot?     “

777fate

“      i didn't put down any bets. just a win or a loss. i'm a fair player.     “
            [   an amused smile, lopsided with less of its usual spark.   a weary languidness to his movement as he sits up.   ]
            
            "     walked past them?   and didn't go in?   you think i'm the window-shopping type?     "
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allbecoming

“Thought wrong,  I ain’t a gambling man,” he considers the other with some sort of open curiosity.  “Pretty sure you walked past ten fudgin’ casinos on your way here.”
            
            !!  @777fate
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777fate

“     how harsh.   here i thought you’d give me a challenge.   just a game of cards,  how bad can it be.     “
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