4th Flight

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

[For those in her household, one might notice that Amelia has taken to sleeping on the couch. She's not actually married to her husband, and now that someone has taken the drone's place, she finally feels like she can sleep on her own. She's still clothed when she sleeps, but because of the hunger, she's also not getting off the couch or doing much

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[ones_a_job]

[It probably helps that her new not-drone 'husband' is hardly in the house, or when he is it's just to pass through to the attic or down to the basement. It hasn't escaped his notice that Amelia was on the couch, though he might not have paid her any mind the first few times past. Aware only who she was because of the photo's on the walls.

He may have stopped today purely for the sake of courtesy.]

"You makin' it alrigh' there?"

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

[In person, it's a lot easier to tell how tired she is. She rolls over and sits up a bit, smiling softly.]

I'd like to think I'm doing pretty well considering. It's certainly a lot easier without a mechanical husband telling me "it's my place to sleep beside him."

[ones_a_job]

[His expression softened a bit, it was hard to tell if he was looking a bit ragged due to the stress of the situation, or if he was just terribly scruffy all of the time.]

"I imagine it's an awkward place with one of those things livin' in th' same house."

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

[She reached to the small table at the end of the couch and took a drink from her glass of water.]

"Oh, it turns the place into a complete curve. Always talking about how it's my duty to make dinner and play housewife. I'm a record-setting pilot! First woman to fly across the Atlantic. I don't let any man force me into second place."

[ones_a_job]

[He seemed a little surprised, brows lifting.]

"Tha' an impressive lot of accomplishments there, luv. Not too proud to accept a bit of 'elp though, are ya?"

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

[She nodded, sitting up just a bit more.]

"Nothing wrong with a little bit of help, no. But being told to be a homemaker? Everyone needs a co-pilot, but that doesn't mean I should be one just because I'm a woman, right?"

[ones_a_job]

"No worries there, not much of'a nine ta five, suit an' tie bloke myself."

[He held up a finger in a 'wait a moment' gesture, disappearing out the back door for a few minutes to fetch something. When he returned he offered down something packed in cloth.]

"Ya'd actually be surprised what ya can't just dig up an' live on."

[It wasn't gonna be a steak dinner or anything, but most roots, seeds and stems were edible if you knew the right plants.]

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

[Amelia stared at what was in the cloth, not quite sure what to think. She had certainly eaten worse before, but that wasn't the problem.]

"You should give this to one of the children in the city...not me."

[ones_a_job]

"Alrea'y brought most anythin' worth catchin' to th' girl lookin' after th' kids. Most this isn't 'ard to find, but it's not fer me ta look out fer everyone."

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

"I understand that, but...I can't be eating while there are still children in the city who might be hungry. ...I'm fine, really."

[She was obviously lying, but her pride wouldn't let her accept it.]

[ones_a_job]

[The Sniper let out a long breath, not that he was frustrated-- because there wasn't much that got to him, it was just the answer he was expecting somehow.]

" 'ow bout we make us a deal, you eat that. I'll go find ya more to take to th' ankle biters. You'll be needin' yer strength for that at least."

[Blast his better nature!]

[u_r_jimmyjacked]

"Thank you. I guess I will eat it, then...I don't even feel like I could get myself outside in the state I'm in."