[ he's trotting along quite calmly by the roadside, ears twitching from time to time, alert. rather skinny looking and a little on the scatty side, but still rather a handsome animal, head held quite confidently and eyes set straight ahead. ]
[ Scout's not sure when and how he got separated from the rest of the caravan, but the landscape is familiar in an unfamiliar way. He's in the West, that much is clear, but the overabundance of plant life and the sound of birds overhead is disconcerting and unexpected. When he sees the animal at a short distance, he stares at it, holding perfectly still and then, slowly, moves a hand towards the rifle strapped to his back. There's no way he'll give up a possible meal for the group, especially not one of animal protein. Nevermind that he's not required to eat in order to maintain functionality. ]
[ Call it canine intuition if you like, but he immediately turns his head, ears flattening against his head, a soft snarl rising in his throat. Please don't bother, human, he thinks to himself. ]
[ With the animal now looking at him, Scout hesitates, but only for a moment. Moments like these his programming tends to override, but even with the gun drawn he does not fire. Only holds, waits, watches. It's possible the animal's meat isn't good anyway and eating it will only lead to radiation sickness. He wishes Adrienne were here. She'd tell him what to do. ]
[ Aleks is putzing down the road on a bicicyle that looks like it's about to fall apart. Don't bother asking where he got it, he'll simply give you a charming smile and not tell. ]
[Freddy is walking down the road on foot, looks a bit too well dressed in that suit of his for this. He glances over his shoulder at the sound of the rickety bike about to overtake him. Holds out his thumb humorously.]
[ Noticing him, Aleks snorts, slowing a little, though not too much because he's pretty sure the bike would just fall over if he tried going too slowly for its liking. He carefully cycles around in a funny loop, glancing at the man with amusement. ]
I would probably give you a lift if I didn't think this old girl might fall apart within the next few minutes, even with just me on it. [ Aleks is a skinny fellow, and as if in agreement the bike groans as he turns it around. ]
[ skipping down the road, whistling loudly, arms swinging energetically at her sides, a multitude of bangles on her wrists jangling wildly in the process. ]
[ Sitting on a rock by the side of the road, naked torso because the is shirt wrapped around his head. He has his sunglasses on and is leaning over his legs, elbows against the knees. Looking at the giddy girl, he arches his eyebrows and whistles low under his tongue. ]
Gotta give it to ya', takes energy to be chipper in a place like this.
Oh, definitely. [ He leans back a little, leaning against his hands. ] Though I do like being told where I'm going and when I'm going, not just dropped off in the middle of nowhere, you swing?
[ Click, click, click - a pause. She doesn't know what she'll achieve from walking down this godforsaken road, where she's going or how she's going to get back to where she's supposed to be. Which certainly isn't here. ]
[It's a road like any other to him - stretching on forever, dry, dead looking land all around. It's only in a place like this that he feels safer walking with his head up, can't hunch down when he needs to keep an eye out for any threats. His hood is still drawn up over his features, though. Even if he weren't used to heat like this, he wouldn't sacrifice the protection of it.]
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Steady. Steady.
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I would probably give you a lift if I didn't think this old girl might fall apart within the next few minutes, even with just me on it. [ Aleks is a skinny fellow, and as if in agreement the bike groans as he turns it around. ]
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What would you do for a new bike, brother?
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Gotta give it to ya', takes energy to be chipper in a place like this.
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Got nothing to lose, so I might as well be cheerful. Anyways, it's always fun to see new places, don't you think?
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