Random wandering

[eviechaser]

Rick was walking through the streets, the world looked brighter, the air smelled fresher...probably just the absence of sand in his nostrils, but even so.  He was happy, genuinely, and honestly

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[pryor_child]

Nate was out in front of his house when he spotted Rick. He gave him a friendly greeting nod.

Whether or not Rick approached the large muscled man with a glowy eye and metal arm was another thing.

[eviechaser]

Rick nodded back, and meandered over to Nathan. "Hello, how does this day find you?"

[pryor_child]

"Finds me just fine," Nate said. "And yourself?"

[eviechaser]

"The world is my oyster, and I've got the pearl. The name's Rick. I'm new in town."

[pryor_child]

"Name's Nate, I'm old in town," he replied. He held out his right hand for a shake. "Healthy attitude you got there."

[eviechaser]

Rick took the man's hand, "When you get engaged you'll whistle the same tune. How long you been here?"

[pryor_child]

Nate snorted a solemn laugh. "I'm a widower, son. Been here over a year, now."

[eviechaser]

"I'm sorry to hear that." Rick plowed through the uncomfortable silence, "Do you know Evelyn Carnahan? She's my fiance, she only got here a little while ago. She teaches at the local school."

[pryor_child]

"I think she came in after me," Nate said. "Used to be principal up there."

[eviechaser]

"'Used to be', why'd you stop? Not a fan of the kids or something?"

[pryor_child]

"I had to fake my death for awhile," Nate said with a shrug. "Kinda got fired."

[eviechaser]

"Did that have something to do with the mechanical arm and the day-glo eye?"

[pryor_child]

"Oh hell no," Nate said, smiling. "Those are old business. I just had to get some people off my ass, that's all."

[eviechaser]

Rick nodded, "Ah, I see. And you just couldn't use a shotgun and some ammunition to get em off, huh?" Rick shook his head, "I had people on my ass long time ago, got nabbed and thrown into a desert prison for a couple years. None too thrilling, hope they got off."

[pryor_child]

"Ouch," Nate said. "So you're into what sort of business now?"

[eviechaser]

"Well, it's on hold, but I was going to start doing the excavation and archealogical thing with Evelyn, she's a history buff. Rose an army of mummies with the book of the dead, came in saved the day, wasn't exactly her fault, but we fixed the situation. Everyone is safe, so hey, no harm, no foul."