[It was warm -- that's why he chose it. Someone had told him it was all right. No one lived there, and sure, lots of squatters had claimed many of the rooms of the closely guarded secret, but the attic still had some space. He might find room to rest for the night there, assuming the secret hadn't gotten to many other ears in the time it had gotten to his.]
[It was a treacherous climb up the rickety ladder, especially with a heavy bag in hand, but the warmth and being out of the blistering wind made it all worth it.]
[There was a candle in the middle of the attic, burning low to the ground. Everything else was pitch to his eyes, dark and oily and mysteriously black. Good. He could get some sleep.]
[It was a treacherous climb up the rickety ladder, especially with a heavy bag in hand, but the warmth and being out of the blistering wind made it all worth it.]
[There was a candle in the middle of the attic, burning low to the ground. Everything else was pitch to his eyes, dark and oily and mysteriously black. Good. He could get some sleep.]
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Date: 2010-06-20 11:51 pm (UTC)Burrowing into the nest of moldy blankets, she felt for the chipped handle of the handy Army knife she'd found, her fingers tightening around it. By the low light afforded by the candle, she could see the intruder was about medium-sized and she guessed she could take him if she had to. That was good news - Kara was damn tired of running.
He ventured in her direction as it was the driest and by the time he rounded the main support beam at a crouch, Kara was on her feet, her weapon tucked low in her sleeve but at the ready.]
This floor's occupied, pal, so if you wanna take all your parts outta here, you'd better just turn along and scram.
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Date: 2010-06-21 12:33 am (UTC)With a small, resigned sigh, she withdrew her weapon, sliding it closed and into her pocket.] Guess it can't hurt to have one more person blowin' hot air up here.
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Date: 2010-06-21 12:39 am (UTC)[Al busied himself by tearing the bread in half, and then took out a pocketknife, opening the can with practiced precision.] Hope you like beans.
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Date: 2010-06-21 01:31 am (UTC)[But he was listening to her, because he took the beans off, moving them from one hand to another when it felt too warm to handle. In reality, the beans were lukewarm, they just felt searing to his cold skin.] There's a plate. In my bag, if you can get to it.
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Date: 2010-06-21 01:37 am (UTC)She moves a little closer to the candle, offering the plate over.] How do you know? And that probably sounds apropos of nothing, but she guesses he'll figure out what she's asking about. Having been on Earth in this damn cold, despicable city for about two months, surrounded by the homeless, vagrants, and the sadly insane people cast out of doors, she'd heard all about this place's version of the Underworld, and it was damn unpleasant to think there could only be one heaven and one hell.]
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