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[ringadingbaby]

[The locale isn't a familiar one, but Benny isn't the type to let that get to him. Hang out long enough and things'll change. Sometimes, that's just the way the dice roll, baby. He leans back against the wall. It's a surprisingly solid thing for such a feature-less place. Somehow he can't move away from this feeling of being between things. Feels

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[hasbiggenes]

[ And, well, Finn is pretty sure this isn't the men's bathroom at Wal-Mart, but maybe if he just walks a little further in he'll find it. So he's walking with that stride of I'm-totally-not-scared-of-anything that kids get in unfamiliar surroundings, when he sees the glow from the cigarette. His gaze follows to the man smoking it, and--sure, there's that instant recollection of "don't talk to strangers", but hey. That didn't necessary apply when you didn't know exactly where the hell you were. ]

...I don't think you're supposed to smoke in here. [ As good an ice-breaker as anything. ]

[ringadingbaby]

[Now where'd this kid come from? Not really an important detail since he was here now, and talking in that way kids always talk back. Not a whole lot of use to try and ignore it now.]

Yeah? I don't see a sign about it around here.

[hasbiggenes]

[ The guy speaks English, so that's a good start. And as long as he's talking, he doesn't have any time to worry about anything, so he keeps it up. ]

Yeah, but like...I thought you weren't supposed to smoke inside anywhere.

[ringadingbaby]

Shit, kid. I smoke inside my place all the time. Why would I wanna go outside just because I'm taking a smoke, huh? Have to turn over the keys to Swank or something, wouldn't be around to do shit in the place.

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[hasbiggenes]

[hasbiggenes]

Whoa, do you talk like that all the time?

[ringadingbaby]

Talk like what, kid?

[hasbiggenes]

All the cuss words. My mom would kill me if she heard me saying stuff like that. [ That might just be a little bit of wonder in Finn's voice, oh dear. ]

[ringadingbaby]

She sounds like a real charming mother hen, the way you're growing up.
[One more long drag and his cigarette is all but spent. Benny throws the butt down and crushes it out with his shoe.]
Nothing wrong with some fucking swears, right? They ain't gonna put an eye out or something.

[hasbiggenes]

[ Watches him do so, impressed that he kind of made it look cool, and hey, that suit's pretty awesome too and oh god Finn why are you admiring this man. XD ]

Yeah, that's true, it doesn't hurt anyone, I never got that. --I mean, I never got that, damn.

[ringadingbaby]

Righto, kid. Keep it up and you'll be hip to it in no time. Don't let no dame keep you down.

[hasbiggenes]

...Righto. Hip to it. [ Oh god he thinks you are so cool, Benny. ] You talk like you're from one of those old gangster movies.

[ringadingbaby]

You making a joke out of me here? You never been to Vegas before or something?

[hasbiggenes]

I'm only 10.

Does everyone there talk like you do?

[ringadingbaby]

If you're hip enough to belong to the Chairmen you do.
So, what? Your family NCR then? Or you just from some nameless podunk out in the Wastes?

[hasbiggenes]

Is that a club or something?

And no, my family's Hudson. And I'm from Lima, duh. [ HE STILL THINKS HE'S TECHNICALLY IN THE WAL-MART, OKAY ]