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[outboundchris]

And up it goes, up in flames. It's the dawn of 1998, my friends. That glow off in the horizon, off in the woods? It's a mansion burning to the ground. Good riddance.

I never figured out how you survived that one, Wesker. How'd you do it?

Lannister, sir... as much as I hate this, I'll fall back with you. The RPD is no place to be. I can't save Marvin

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[im_not_a_rookie]

I'm glad you'll be with us.

[outboundchris]

Mmph. Well, it's my job.

Hey, who knows? I might just bust out into an impromptu guitar recital while waiting for the city to go back to normal.

[im_not_a_rookie]

It'll pass the time. And then I can hear all the music from your world.

[outboundchris]

Something tells me you're a ZZ Top kind of gal. Good thing I know the chords for "Sharp Dressed Man". And if you're not, well, too bad. You're gonna have to deal with my taste in music.

...Are there any pine nuts in the food supply, by any chance?

[im_not_a_rookie]

ZZ Top? What's that?

I don't think so. Do you want me to pick up some when I go out with your sister?

[outboundchris]

It's a band. Man, are you in for culture shock.

Not unless you want to see me swell up, fall over, and suffocate. I'm allergic.

(I happen to LIKE ZZ Top. My dad looks like a member. Trust me.)

[im_not_a_rookie]

I think I'm getting afraid already. Maybe I should look for earplugs while we're out, just in case.

While the idea of watching you swell up and fall over is kind of making me laugh, the suffocating part puts a damper on it. No pine nuts. Gotcha.

(Seriously? Wow, eerie.)

[outboundchris]

Oh, come on, I'm not bad! I just need a smidge of practice, that's all. Plus, how else are you supposed to learn this stuff?

Thanks. I like not going into shock and dying.

(Yep! My dad's won fullest beard contests 6 or 7 years in a row)

[im_not_a_rookie]

It's not you that I'm worried about; it's your planet's music. Besides, you have that awful spitty German language. Gross.
But, I'll be open-minded! It's the least I can do.

Is there anything else you're allergic to?

(Whereas mine looks like an Army guy gone to seed.)

[outboundchris]

I don't speak German. And by and large, they have shitty music. Come on, America invented rock and roll. And the blues. We rock. Out loud, even!

Uhm, lemme see here... Claire probably knows my allergies better than me. But aside from pine puts? Penicillin. Mildly.

(We should compare dad photos)

[im_not_a_rookie]

Schuldig speaks it enough for everyone. And their music is bad? Along with their food? Why does anyone even live there, other than the fabled beer he keeps telling me about?
America did? Really?

I just have cherries, but it just gives me hives. Weird.

(Maybe once I get a photo of him. :P)

[outboundchris]

I have no clue. I mean, it's a pretty country. I watched some stuff about it on the Travel Channel. I guess the beer helps them with it. Just don't mentioned World War II in the country. The scars run deep.

Cherries? Huh. That's a new one. ...We need citrus trees once it turns warmer. I'd kill for some OJ or tangelos.

(I got a few of my dad. My favorite is where he's flipping me off.)

[im_not_a_rookie]

World War II? There was a war that included the whole world...twice?

What's a tangelo? It sounds delicious!

(Oh, that's real classy. XD)

[outboundchris]

Basically. One was because somebody got shot, the second was because a nutso painter wanted to take over all of Europe. ...Yeah, my world's messed-up.

It's a citrus fruit. I dunno what it is, but I think it's a mix of a tangerine and an orange. They're big honking things, too.

Hey, maybe we can raid the Food Mart before things go bad.

(My dad is a construction working hippy, what can I say? XD)

[im_not_a_rookie]

The assassination, I can understand; before the Tower fell, if someone had taken out Rufus and depending on the circumstances, I could see to that. But...a painter? Seriously? I don't understand that one at all.

Get as much as you can! And if you fine one of those things, save it for me? I want to try one. Or, if they're that big, maybe we can split it?

(Mine's a computer-programming cynic.)

[outboundchris]

I need to watch more of the History Channel to explain that one. I think the Great Depression played a role in it. Everybody was broke back then.

I'll get two. Then we can both have one. And no cherries, I promise.