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Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

It seemed like forever that she was stood helplessly waiting for James to give her the ok and leave. His grip remained hard as he held onto her hair and just as he was about to speak, someone else did. One of the other men, a man of colour with black fizzy hair and deep brown eyes that matched his skin tone. James. We should just let her get on with it. Mandy needs the medication back home. Let get back. Lexi's blue eyes cracked open to see that the deep voiced man had pressed a hand to James's shoulder and squeezed it in a friendly manor he didn't appear to be drunk. Her captor grumbled a few mumbled and broken words under his breath before he followed through with his decision. Fine. And with that word his grip released and the red head fell to her knee's with a small sigh. She stared at the ground as she waited for them to leave but as they turned, she quickly glanced up to give the black man known as Reg a grateful smile he nodded in responce. Alexis continued to wait until the group were out of sight, which took them a few minutes that seemed to run on like hours. Pushing herself to stand, her hands started to run through her red locks, starting near her forehead to push the strands away from her face. She was sure it wasn't uncommen for men to treat women this way now a days, but it still felt wrong to her and she didn't know how to explain it to anyone else so she wouldn't. Turning, Lexi ran her fingertips gently over the red mark across her cheek before entering the shop via the front door. She stood there for a moment, silent and tense as her feet began taking her forwards into the store where she found that the male hadn't moved. Her body seemed to relax and she gave a small smile as her blue eyes found the others. Thanks. She mumbled. For not running, I mean.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

When her feet shuffled into the medical supply store once more, scurrying a few bottles to disturb the silence that settled after the other Falcons had left, Jimmy found his heart racing and he didnt know why. Not entirely true, but, she did come back and that made him nervous and excited all at once. She came in from the front where the other boys had confronted her and with the large windows there or what remained of the ones broken out, light filtered in and caught the frame of her body again. Even just her outline was enough to bring him out of his stuck world. If he was stuck, at least he would have this moment, he could savor the thought of her outline and imagine tomorrows that would never be once she returned to the Falcons and he to his Skeleton Crew. Quietly she said her thanks, and he leaned up on one elbow where he lay. You dont deserve that, he said, but at once knowing that women would take that sort of behavior because it meant survival against the worse people out there. The sort that didnt see sex on legs so much as meat on legs, a walking meal, or walking target practice, or even other worse realities that lived in the world these days. Instead of waiting for her to say anything he stood up, sending a few medical pill bottles scattering under broken shelves. Quietly he walked a few more steps to look down at that smile in her eyes, the one hand coming up to gently touch her red cheek, where her James had laid his hand. Thanks for returning, he offered in a moment of reprieve. Well find you that medicine and bandages that you need, make sure you get it all for your friend Mandy, though he couldnt believe he was helping Falcons like this. Then again, it didnt matter, they were stuck too, at least the girls were. Even as he said he would help, he couldnt find it to bring his arm back down from her face. Honest, if we dont find it, I have a few personal supplies back at my bike. Not good for long term care, but maybe another day of antiseptics in case you need to go scavenge for more. Then, half a smile, Its a pretty face you have, thats what kept me here. Thank your parents for that then. Pretty face and Im a sucker, just dont tell anyone I do this sort of stuff routine-like.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Blue eyes watched his movements as he propped himself up on one elbow and the smile dropped from her face as he told her what she hadn't deserved. She simply gave a shrug. That's a lot better then anything else I could get out here in this rotten world. She could have it much worse, she could be killed or tortured, she could be kept to breed or even worse to eat. The thought made her shiver as she shook her head and shrugged again, a frown this time gracing her features. As he rose from the floor, the red head turned her attention back to him and she waited silently as he stepped forwards the atmosphere had become different, a lot different. Alexis flinched as his fingers touched her sore cheek and she let out a small sigh, frowning up at the male for a second before he spoke the words only caused her to smile. That's quite alright. I couldn't leave you here all alone now, could I? Giving him a quick nod, her smile only widened. She'll be grateful. Alexis paused then when the other offered up his own supplies. Oh, I couldn't take your stuff, that's hardly fair on you. We'll find something to use, if not then I'll just head to the next store and find something there. The red head shook her head at the other and where other's would think him foolish, she thought him generous. When he complimented her, her smile returned and she raised a hand to lay her finger tips on top of Jimmy's that was still holding her red cheek. I'm not gonna tell anyone. I'll only get you into trouble and that's hardly a decent way to thank such a charming compliment. Her voice was slightly teasing as her hand clasped around his before lowering it and entangled her fingers with his. I supposed I should start looking for something then, huh? Can't be standing here looking at you all day, you might distract me a little more. Giving a small chuckle, Lexi squeezed his hand briefly before letting go and turning to walk across the small store. It wasn't that he would distract her from her search that she was worried about, it was the fact that she might start caring for this stanger more then she should that caused her to be apprehencive. The red head let out a small sigh and silently thanked whatever god there was that the rest of the Falcons had left in peace pretty much. Are you apart of a gang at all? If you aren't, I could get you in on the Falcons. It'd be nice to have someone who's sane around. Lexi kept her back to Jimmy as she croched once more and began sifting through bottles and tubes.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

When she responded to his thanks, Jimmys features offered dual comprehension. The smile indicated he was glad she couldnt leave him there all alone, but the perched eyebrow suggested he knew most would have left him no worries if their survival depended on it. Still he listened and shook his head silently when she refused his own stuff, as if to insist she could take it but he knew she wouldnt take argument for an answer - at least not now while there was still daylight and time to search. Besides part of their date was sifting through bottles, if he just gave her what she needed, shed be on her way sooner rather than later. There was the squeeze of his hand and she let go, but he was reluctant, letting her pull it up a little before his fingers slid out from between hers. Further still they held on to the wisps of parting space in the air as she returned to look at some small bottles once more, the distance growing between them. Looking around at nearby shelves which once contained bandages, he scanned for the possibility of any unopened packages or roles of cloth even more hope in the former than the later. Nothing good and by the time shed asked him about gangs and offered the possible invite into the Falcons, hed found himself moving towards her location again. With a swift jump, he was over a toppled shelf and near her again, crouching playfully to turn and look at her face again. What if I was in a gang, would you knife me? I think we covered already how humiliated Id be if you beat me like that. A chuckle, not suggesting she couldnt win or hed even entertain such a fight so much as it would mark the second time theyve discussed the topic. While he let the question hang in the air, perhaps seeing her reaction, maybe avoiding the question in a round about way, he pondered the latter and shook his head. Simultaneously, he was reaching for a pill bottle under a shelf for the moment. I couldnt join the Falcons Lexi taking for granted being around you would be something worth thinking about just, I dont know if I could stand seeing how that guy treats you. Id probably end up dead if I had to watch anymore of that. Silently he looked down a moment, I see it enough, but I cant stand to think of it happening to you. As if to help him get off the topic, there was a rattle to one of the bottles, he pulled it up and it had a few pills in it still. He asked, How about Mebendazole? He didnt know what it was, but who knew if it would help or not.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Picking up a tube, she raised her eyebrows as she read the tube briefly and unscrewed the bottle to check the cream inside. Putting the lid back on, she quickly stuffed it in her bag that she had pulled over her shoulder deeming it usable. She wouldn't have to take his things after all the thought made her smile with a small sigh. Upon hearing the other approching behind her, she turned and looked over her shoulder to watch him with a confused flutter of her eye lashes. As he crouched besider her, Lexi kept her eyes on him as her hand picked up something absent mindedly. The red head raised her eyebrows at his question and she grinned playfully. Maybe. Maybe not. She didn't really think that the other would be apart of another gang, which was why her answer was so light. Don't worry over it, I wouldn't do that to you. She raised her hand and gave him a playful push to his shoulder with a large grin. Lexi turned to look down at the pill bottle in her hand as he declined her invite to the Falcons and explained his reasons. She tossed the bottle off to the side with a frown and then gave a small shrug. I guess I understand. What I don't get is how you can bare to be alone. If he wasn't in a gang then how did he manage to stay alive with his sanity unharmed? As he raised a bottle, she turned and reached for the item he had in his hands. Mebendazole? It deals with parasites, right? Worms in particular. I guess it would be helpful, thanks. Slipping it into her bag, she reached under one of the shelves and grabbed another bottle only to flinch when she pulled her hand back out. Ouch. Frowning, she glanced at the small cut on the back of her hand. Musta caught it on a loose nail or something. She mumbled to herself before shrugging quickly and going back to reading tabs of bottles. For some reason she couldn't get the thought of Jimmy joining the Falcons from her mind though she was sure it would be in his worst interest.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Chuckling lightly himself when she pushed him, he couldnt keep his eyes quite off her when she grinned. Maybe that was something in itself, despite the conditions they all lived in, seeing someone smile made up for all the wrongs hed seen or, worse, committed. Perhaps it was her and he knew hed hate himself once they parted and she returned to the Falcons, memories of her and the possibilities if circumstance was different would probably haunt his nights. Yet, here she was, real and friendly, cute, smiling, playful. As she was pondering the parasite pills, he was about to discuss being alone, maybe tell her something more but she cut herself. His arm came out to hers when that happened, as she went back to looking at bottles. It wasnt forceful, but he pulled at her arm so that he could see the cut and if she allowed him to do just this, his other hand took the injured hand within its folds so he could look at it. Gentle where his movements, tender. His focus only on the cut, and if to explain his actions, he offered, Were in a medical store, most loners and crazies that would scavenge here may have been injured themselves. No telling what you might pick up around here. Looking more closely, his breath rolled onto her hand, Let me give you some of those supplies, I have some antiseptic, at least put that on the cut. Then he was standing and either she was too, or he was alone. Come to my bike, Ill look after it, is all he said then he was moving towards the door. He did turn to look at her and his thoughts returned back to that question in her mind, Im not exactly alone, but when Im out here scavenging, I like the freedom of thinking Im alone. Then he smiled a little, If I could just leave the city now, I probably would, I dont like everything I see around here its either join a gang or be victimized by the gang and, even then, being in the gang isnt a good life. Its just a life. Id rather forget all that right now, just enjoy being with you in this short time we have before you return to the Falcons and I go back to where I come from. In part he was avoiding the question of gang affiliation, as if he didnt want her to thinking that at some point they would have to go back to being rivals.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

It came as a suprise as he pulled her arm across her body to take a look at the small cut in her flesh. She stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrows as he seemed to inspect the injury she hadn't thought twice about what bacteria or disease could be floating around the place. Another thing that came as a suprise was the tenderness of his actions and the softness of his hand. It was rare she was treated with such courtesy and benevolence. I don't really want to use your stuff. For an odd reason, she felt as if she would be stealing not that that concept had stopped her from raiding or looting in the past. As he stood from his crouching position, Alexis followed suit and stood. When he mentioned his bike, her face filled with excitement. A bike?! You have a bike? That's so cool! She had always wanted to ride one, but she had never learnt how to drive anything other then a push bike so it was absolutely out of the question unless she could get someone to teach her. She probably only end up flying over the handles and wounding herself. The girl followed after him, shuffling her back on her shoulders a little as it pressed the leather onto her skin which caused her to sweat in the heat. Upon hearing his voice again, she sped up to step to his side to look up at him as if she were examining his expression to see if they matched his words. So was he apart of a gang or not? She kept the question to herself, afterall, it would be better for her if she didn't know. That was she could act natural with him. Her blue eyes peered up at him as they exited the store through the front. You'd really leave? I don't think I could. The red head paused with a frown as she looked forwards. I mean, I don't like it either, I don't enjoy seeing the bad things and I don't enjoy it happening to me or my friends, but I couldn't leave. People need me. Imagine if I disappeared one day? I'm sure the girls wouldn't be able to cope. The image she'd conjured in her mind as she spoke made her wince and she quickly shook her head. Leaving was out of the question. Rather me then them. A smile returned to her face as he admitted to enjoying her company. Alright. Let's drop the whole gang subject then. I don't think I want to know if you're a part of one or not anyway. I prefer it like this. The idea of him being a part of a rival gang was painful. Even though they'd just met, she already felt close to him and partly trusted him.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Occasionally glancing down at her as she spoke to him, Jimmy offered the occasional return smile. This could be normal, they could be walking down the halls of a school together, or at a mall, or in the park, or at work. This is what normal people did once before. I prefer it like this too, he offered in response to dropping the subject of affiliations. If you did just disappear one day, wouldnt you rather it be because you made a choice and not because someone took the choice from you. One crazy taking a shot, another gang, or anything really. The girls would miss you just the same in that case, but if you choose to go, imagine if you did find some place better, you could come back for them. It was a thought, and idealistic thought from someone feeling like they were in a desperate situation. Even as they walked, he knew she wouldnt leave the Falcons, at least not the way things were in her life. She was right, best to drop the subject before real emotions are stirred up and the date came to an end. Better to focus on the good things, as they left the strip mall, he lifted his chin towards the wash were he parked his bike, the bridge overpass there was partially collapsed. They dont let you take a vehicle to scavenge he pondered at first regarding her enthusiasm over the bike, I mean, the bike is mine, but if someone needed it and I trusted them. That statement was left unfinished, seeming more and more real topics they ventured on lead to bad emotions. You can ride it if you like, he offered, hoping that might make it back into the good realm of emotions. Noticing some of the sweat on her in the heat, not unlike his own, his hand came up and brushed at her hair. It was as if the light punches and the touches theyd shared made him more forward or as if there was a natural comfort around her. Sure, James had claimed her, but he wasnt here. Here she was a free woman. Its not a choice about using my stuff, consider it our stuff. Ill let you take some back to your friend Mandy, I can see youre worried for her. Then he took the hand from her hair as the walked and held it up to raise objections, I dont want to hear no. Youre so damn cute, youre the kind of girl that I know could break my heart, and Id let it happen anyways. I want to do this for you. He paused to look at her as he said that, they were nearing the access ramp into the ditch, it would a short jaunt down to where his bike and gear waited.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Lowering her head to stare at the floor thoughtfully, she balanced the options without much of a decision. I'd rather not disappear at all. She let out a light chuckle as she brushed off the idea of being slaughtered by some loon or another gang even her own gang could do the same. Maybe she wasn't as protected as she thought. Then he mentioned leaving to find another place, a safer place in another part of the world that the could call paradise. And what if they were gone before I came back? I couldn't have all that shit on my hands. Lexi continued to walk beside him, not wanting to be a step behind or a step ahead. Her blue eyes followed the gesture that indicated where his bike was hiden. She silently pondered his comment of trusting someone as she started over towards the overpass the bike was hidden under. Ride it? Serious? The red head glanced up to him with a large grin. I wish I could! As his hand brushed at her hair, she blinked and turned to look at him again, her steps slowing ever so slightly. It was strange how comfortable she felt with this man she'd just met in such a bleek world if she wasn't careful terrible things could happen to her, though she couldn't help but feel secure around this guy. It was completely the opposite with James. She would always be on her guard around him, always be two steps ahead of him, always on alert and ready to take a beating to protect someone else in the group. Our stuff? And how'd you figure that? When he mentioned Mandy, the girl sighed a little and turned to the side. Can you keep a secret? She's not injured or hurt, she's pregnant. Alexis continued to stare off to the side as she mumbled out Mandy's 'illness'. She's due in a few days and I'm expected to deliver it because I used to work in a drug store. She pityed the kid and what would happen to it growing up. She pityed the mother because she didn't know if she would survive to see her child grow up. Her attention turned back to Jimmy as he called her cute, no, not just cute, 'so damn cute.' A light blush started to grace her features so that the two cheeks were near enough the same colour of redness. Lexi paused as he finished speaking and she stared at him silently. You're so... She paused with her comment before taking a small step towards him while extended a hand to press against his chest, where his heart was currently beating. I couldn't do that to you. Not on perpous anyway. Her fingers clenched around the material over his chest for a brief second before she released him and turned to begin walking once again, the ramp now visable.
Thread: Cities of Dust (SugarPlumCoatedGun x Lotherio)

Our stuff as in, you can take what you need because I wouldnt do anything to stop you, said Jimmy in response, I said you could break my heart, even if not on purpose. I have more, this here is I just have what I can carry out for trips like this. He offered turning and moving to walk with her down the ramp then. And knowing your friends situation, you need it more than me anyways. The bike was under the overpass, on the wall of the wash outside the main channel. Despite the channel being empty now, where it still remained it showed green mold or algae lines where most of the water had been. There was some rubble at the base of the middle pylons over the water where it had partially collapsed and inside there was a nest or two of dirty cardboard and maybe blankets and such. It was not fresh, just the sign that at some point, someone had called this home. They had since moved along and even those nests had been scavenged, echoing the state of the world these days. His bike was nothing fancy, the sort of vehicle that was used for off road purposes only previously. It was black and yellow where color remained or the plastic guards were still on and it had knobby tires for traction. The rest was held together by duct tape and metal wire hangers, but overall it was in good condition all things considered. It had a couple packs strapped to the back, sort of like saddle bags, olive green as if they were old army bags or something at one point. As they were moving down the ramp and into the shade of the streets above, he continued talking, If you want to trade for the supplies, Ill make a deal. Lets forget for a moment about everything else. No friends, no gangs, no worries. What I want most is just to see you smile right now and think the world is normal. After we fix your hand, and see about you riding the bike, and our good date here, well part ways and we can think about the gloom then. But here, now, its just you and me Lexi, this is our world. If being under the overpass in a rubble strewn wash was much of a world, he even spread his arms out a little to encompass everything, then chuckled a little and kicked small piece of concrete. It scattered and disturbed a hidden pigeon that cooed its shock before taking flight. Aside from their conversation the surroundings where quiet as was normal, the beating of the wings bounced off the devastated city in reminder of reality.