(Come visit Maine! We've flooded here! Most towns and roads are shut down due to the floods yesterday's rain caused. Roads and bridges have washed away, dams are overflowing, the floodwaters are up to cars' rooves... We sure got some rain and then some! It was dangerous to be out in the rain here.)To preface: I LOVE being out in the rain.
But you have managed to describe and briefly convince me that rain is the most awful gross thing ever, hats off to you, Cap
"I understand, friend." She offered him the four coppers. "Are you some holy man, giving good money to a beggar? He wasn't even awake to see it." She looked down and shivered with cold.Jintao suddenly stopped. The small business was just across the street. It was never out of the ordinary to go to this store, but at this time of night? It just might raise suspension if a one armed man showed up now. He looked at Tay. He planned to tell her to stay here until he spoke with the owner, but what if she left, or worst, some creep kidnapped her. It wasn't too hard for him to notice her weakness, despite him hiding his knowledge of it.
"We'll cross the street together," he said, returning his attention to the building that was their destination. "It's early, so he's probably not up yet. I should be able to get his attention, but don't be alarmed if he greets us with his rifle." He felt like he didn't need to explain anything to her; he did it more for conversation. "Let me do the talking until things are settled. He'll probably want to know who you are, so if you're hiding your real identity, think fast for your new one."
Jintao stepped forward, then in front of Tay, turning to her and b@locking the view of the street. He had one more thing to say and this was necessary to him. "Last thing," he said. "No stealing. It will not be tolerated in this store and I will be the first to turn you in if I don't kill you first- whoever you are." The store manager was someone important to him- if not family. He knew he couldn't even injure someone with his dominant hand gone, but his threat of doing so would hopefully be enough to deter this stranger from getting any ideas. "Is that understood?"
(I didn't take it... But it doesn't mean I won't forever.)
@_-Captain BRM-_
Nah-
Oh n-
Holy cow lady, wh-
Danggg, tha-
WHA-
ISTHISAWORD-
Dang. Build a boat.
Jintao raised his eyes to the sky as though he was half rolling his eyes. "Maybe I need some help keeping my sanity," he half muttered. He checked both sides of the street before rushing across. On the other side, he went to the door and knocked, expecting no answer.
(We have kayaks...Nah-
Oh n-
Holy cow lady, wh-
Danggg, tha-
WHA-
ISTHISAWORD-
Dang. Build a boat.
She stood in the street and waited, wishing more than anything to be out of the cold. The cloak clung to her tingling, rubber-like skin, and the trenchcoat lining had soaked through.
As expected, there was no answer on the front door. He would have to go to the back door and hope there's an answer there. If all else fails, they'd have to wait for opening before they could get in. Jintao thought that Tay was still next to him, so he was surprised when she wasn't. She was still in the street and she looked like she might be shivering.
a knife wooshed through the air and landed not a half millimeter from her foot, "you're not the only one with reflexes, and the way I see it," He raised one eyebrow, "I'm out of your range"
