Lawton has been coming into this bar more often than it seems, considering time for him back home isn't going as fast as it is in here. After all, he's got no reason not to come into a magical bar where the booze flows freely and there's no shortage of entertainment, and he can eat something that isn't eggs.
Not that he's complaining about Blake's
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Does he mind an armed woman in BDU pants, combat boots, black tank top and 'dog tags'? Armed, as in wearing a tactical belt with two Colt .45 pistols.
She looks like someone who is not having the greatest day, but when your world has been at war almost nonstop for over a decade... there are no really good days.
Hm, beer is a good idea, so good that she's carrying her own.
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Moral high ground, better pay, and the choice of just walking out if she wants to.
Very tempting.
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He's always bee one fot eh moral low ground, even when officially Government approved.
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"Then the Allied High Command discovered me and decided to make me the heroic poster girl, which meant painting a bullseye on my forehead. The Russians put a price on my head. Now I was a tragic heroine, fighting for freedom while avoiding the bullets of assassins. Sometimes I wonder of they did it on purpose so I could not just walk out."
She waves over a waitrat. "I moved to the United States to get away from the bullshit, but it did not work, since the Reds spent ten years recovering and rebuilding in secret and started another world war."
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Still, if she wants to talkon, he won't stop her. He just hopes he can get a beer before he loses the waitrat.
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"So, the moral high ground is more like what I'm used to. Or what people see me standing on, after the propaganda boys are done polishing my image."
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"Sound slike you've got such a good PR team, what does it matter where you stand under all of it?"
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Not something he particularly cares for.
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"At least the food is good, the drinks are better, and this place has its own tropical beach."
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