Thought We Both Could Use a Friend to Run To [Closed]

[i_sell_drugs]

Howard forgot what it's like to walk slowly. Usually he runs, or keeps a quick pace to keep up with taller people always on the move, or jogs to work. He doesn't tend to amble, and he certainly doesn't plod

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[paidinbeer]

Orc grunted and increased his heavy shuffling walking pace despite how tedious it was. He never noticed before just how heavy it was hauling his own rocks around. Maybe he was out of shape or maybe it was always this heavy and he just had been too drunk to notice.

But it was annoying that Howard was rushing him too. It's not like the tree was going anywhere right? Yeah Orc wanted to start drinking again soon but that didn't mean he was gonna run.

[i_sell_drugs]

After a moment of pause, not to mention hearing that displeased grunt, Howard shrugs. "Sorry. I'm just used to walking fast. We're almost there."

While crossing hydroponics they have to go over the track Howard set up. "I set that up so I could get faster. I'll show you the fruit tree next, if you're..."

Howard trails off, thinking maybe Orc wouldn't be interested anyway. Maybe Orc will be content to just have the beer tree and not explore any further. He knows Orc was depressed as hell, but he was snatched onto Stacy right after the incident with the kid. He has no idea how or if that's weighing on Orc's mind.

"And I can bring the cat down, to show you. Since we can have pets here and all."

[paidinbeer]

"A cat?" That struck Orc as kind of funny. Howard keeping a cat after having watched the beloved family pets of their hometown get eaten out of desperation.

It really was an interesting place if he could be bothered to think about it more then a minute. But the more he thought about it the more ridiculous things seemed to get. Aliens, mutants, living spaceships made of snot, and beer that grows on trees.

[i_sell_drugs]

"Yeah. I named her Emergency Rations." And that's part of the point of having the cat, Howard thinks. That, and the fact that just seeing them reminds you that you aren't in harsh times.

They reach the tree and Howard flops down on the grass, worrying that if Orc does the same it'll leave a small crater. "Here you go, man. Don't know the brands. Don't figure you care, right?"