Main Dorm, Front Porch - Wednesday Afternoon

[faithfulchosen]

Faith sat on the porch smoking, in her usual spot, beer between her knees.

This time she was reading The Alchemist, and seemed to be enjoying it.

open, like a whorehouse

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[notreallya]

"What are you reading?" Jarod asked. He was always on the lookout for good reading material.

[faithfulchosen]

"It's about a kid who follows his dream, no matter what. Sometimes he don't know where he's goin', sometimes he don't know what's goin' on, but he keeps goin'."

She lit another cigarette and looked up. "Kinda like some of us here in Milieux."

[notreallya]

Hey now there was a protagonist Jarod could relate to. "Like you?"

[faithfulchosen]

"Like me, like some of my friends..." She took a swig of beer. "Want one?"

[notreallya]

Jarod had never had beer. He took the bottle with thanks and examined it. "What is it?"

[faithfulchosen]

Faith's eyes widened. "If you've never had beer before, I don't know that you should have some now," she cautioned. "First time intoxication is weird."

[notreallya]

"Oh." Jarod said, a little apprehensively. "Thank you for warning me."