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Post by Alice on Jul 17, 2010 6:08:36 GMT 2
"You're better than they said. Most can't run this long and if they can, they can't talk by the end." She continued running and leapt up onto a low building nearby. She continued to jump from rooftop to rooftop, scaling walls when necessary. She finally ended by kicking in a window and landing inside, running down the stairs, and opening the door. "This one's good," she called back to Will. She stretched inside, making sure to stretch every limb. She jogged in place for a while when she stopped stretching, then stretched again before sitting. She broke a tiny piece of bread that she said a little prayer for, set on her tongue, then drank some water with another prayer. "If you want some, you can have it. Just don't take it once I'm asleep. I saw some blankets upstairs, though. I'll go get them." She stood up and walked up the stairs.
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Post by Ryu on Jul 17, 2010 6:18:11 GMT 2
Will had walked calmly to the house, not bothering to exert hte effort to get to the roof and follow her that way. But once inside, he sat down in a nearby couch, leaning back. "Toss me some bread and water. I just need a little bit. I'll be fine with that," he told her, holding his hands out to catch them when she tossed them over.
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Post by Alice on Jul 17, 2010 17:52:50 GMT 2
Xiao opened her bag and threw a chunk of bread and a bottle of water to him before going upstairs. She took the blankets off the beds and brought them down. She dropped them on the floor near Will. "One's yours, the other's mine. The beds upstairs will probably be even less comfortable than the floor. Looks like people took the springs out of them." She took one of the blankets and spread it out on the floor for herself. She sat on it on her knees and whispered a quick prayer before lying down. "We'll be leaving early, while it's still dark. Unless you want to burn the entire time we're running."
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Post by Ryu on Jul 17, 2010 18:40:44 GMT 2
"Suit me," he replied, sinking to the floor. He stayed upright with the blanket over him and let himself drift to a light sleep. He didn't let himself go much further than that. He didn't trust the girl at all. Why would he trust sleeping near her? Besides, he was used to this sort of thing too. With enemies like he had before the end of the world, who in the right mind would let themselves fall into a deep sleep?
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Post by Alice on Jul 17, 2010 19:20:39 GMT 2
A few hours later, Xiao sat up again. She said another prayer, then stood up and walked over to him, kicking him gently in the side. "Get up. Time to go. Here's your breakfast." She gave him a little more bread and had some herself. She drank the rest of the water she had in her bottle while she ate the last of the first loaf of bread (they're fairly small loafs). She put the bottle away. "Don't expect me to share a lot of food with you from now on. I'm just keeping you alive until we get there." She made sure to get her water bottle back from him after he finished what he wanted (I'll just let you finish that bottle, so...3 empty bottles for me). She took out her knife and began to cut the blanket she had in half. When she finished, she threw the other half to Will. "For the sun...and the morning cold." She picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulder, then sheathed her knife and wrapped the blanket on her shoulders. "Let's start now." She said, jogging in place.
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Post by Ryu on Jul 17, 2010 20:50:36 GMT 2
Will ate the bread and drank the water, stretching as he got up. Tossing the bottle back to her and receiving teh blanket, he smiled a bit. "Alright. Let's get going then," he said, waiting for her to start off so he could follow.
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Post by Alice on Jul 18, 2010 17:53:43 GMT 2
Xiao nodded and ran out the door, waiting outside for Will; she didn't particularly like having someone following her, but she did like what The Light did for her if she had a successful mission. "The faster you get out here the faster we can get there." She started a slow jog, waiting for Will.
I suppose I could shoot him when he comes out. Take anything he has. Go back and say he's dead. But...what if what he has isn't worth losing my pay? What if The Light wants him for something he knows? Maybe he can get more plants to grow? Maybe he knows how to build something better than what we have for transport? But if that's what it is, I should kill him now. I won't have a job if he does. But I can't kill him over that. I might be wrong.
She stopped thinking and came back to reality, gradually increasing her pace. "The road from here leads straight there. If you don't keep up, you'll have to remember that!" She reached her normal running speed (which was harder with the blanket catching her wind) and stopped paying attention to him. He knows what he needs to do now. I don't have to deliver him, just be there when he gets there.
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Post by Ryu on Jul 18, 2010 18:14:13 GMT 2
Will walked out of the house slowly, watching her go and snorted. He darted off quickly, catching up to the girl and then leveling out at her pace again. "At least I'm getting a workout from this..." he commented, keeping pace evenly.
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Post by Alice on Jul 18, 2010 21:43:07 GMT 2
Xiao slowed down to let Will catch up. "So, I know I shouldn't get too attached to you because there's nothing stopping people from shooting at you, especially at this pace, but it's a long run. Mind saying something as a response to something I say, both at whatever interval we're comfortable with?" She ran a few more paces before continuing. "As fun as running is, it would be nice to know you're still here so I don't run all the way back there just to find out you've been shot by raiders or something."
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Post by Ryu on Jul 19, 2010 5:30:19 GMT 2
Will looked at her in confusion for a moment before laughing lightly. "I suppose a bit of conversation would make this less dull, wouldn't it?" he asked. "Sure. What do you want to talk about?"
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