Hey, asshole. [Reno didn't catch the whole conversation, but she doesn't care for anyone messing with Kitty. More than that, Reno likes fighting. She hasn't had much opportunity to kick any asses, and this chick with the sword looks like an ass that's ripe for kicking. Reno twirls her Electro-Mag Rod as she comes closer. Fucking swords. Can't trust anybody with a sword. They're nothing but trouble.]
See? That was easy. [Reno leaves the pyramid where it is. It'll go away on its own in a while.]
[When Claire sits down, Reno finds herself faced with an upset girl, not really a situation she's great at dealing with. She shrugs.] Don't let that fake shit get to you. Doesn't mean a thing. Hey, I know what'll cheer you up. Doing some chores. [She winks, teasing.] I know you love chores.
[Reno pulls a flask from her pocket.] Need a drink?
I've heard that once or twice. [Meaning, yes, often.]
Like I told you, me and Rude are like--knights. [Claire did make the comparison once, and she had thought it was funny.] We've always got something to do back home, so it's boring here by comparison. [Not that she hadn't wanted a vacation, but now she's had too much vacation.] This place is not like home at all. [She wouldn't say there's nothing bad about home, but--it's what she's used to. She wants to get back to the city.]
I'll definitely agree with you about it being different from home, but...well, I guess we just have different definitions of "fun". [she lets out a bemused sigh.] I don't find it boring, but there are plenty of things I miss.
[she thinks for a moment.] I don't know about fighting, but couldn't you...create some things that remind you of home?
I kinda got the idea that we have different ideas of fun, long time ago. [She smirks.] What d'you miss most?
I'll let you in on a little secret, Kitty. There's somebody here from my world who's a real bad person. But she doesn't know who I am, and I want to keep it that way. Everyone else can make all the famous landmarks they want--I'm not about to make a fucking thing that looks like it came from home.
[She pauses, brightens.] Might make a helicopter, though.
The people, for one. And Zapie...I suppose you could call him my pet. He's a mufmuf--an animal native to cold lands. They're small, about the size of rabbits, with brightly colored fur.
And strange as it is, I miss the cold weather, too...it's beautiful here, but every day is the same. Prefect and sunny. It's almost eerie.
Mufmuf, are you serious? [She shakes her head.] So you miss your muff, great. Well, when you get back, you can pet that muff all over, make it nice and happy.
I hear you about the weather. It's weird.
[She nods.] Not a huge deal, but it's better she not know who I am, so I can keep an eye on her without her knowing. Make sure she doesn't try anything. [Reno is a hero of the people, making sure nobody gets hurt.]
Of course you don't have helicopters. [It figures. They don't seem to have anything in that backwater world.] They're big metal flying machines that have blades that whirl around on top. And they shoot things. I'm the world's best helicopter pilot, as it so happens.
Better back the fuck up before you piss me off.
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[When Claire sits down, Reno finds herself faced with an upset girl, not really a situation she's great at dealing with. She shrugs.] Don't let that fake shit get to you. Doesn't mean a thing. Hey, I know what'll cheer you up. Doing some chores. [She winks, teasing.] I know you love chores.
[Reno pulls a flask from her pocket.] Need a drink?
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I'll...I'll be all right. Thank you.
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I'll take your share, then. [Reno takes a long drink.]
No problem. That was kinda fun. Things are boring here, usually. I miss having something to fight.
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Like I told you, me and Rude are like--knights. [Claire did make the comparison once, and she had thought it was funny.] We've always got something to do back home, so it's boring here by comparison. [Not that she hadn't wanted a vacation, but now she's had too much vacation.] This place is not like home at all. [She wouldn't say there's nothing bad about home, but--it's what she's used to. She wants to get back to the city.]
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[she thinks for a moment.] I don't know about fighting, but couldn't you...create some things that remind you of home?
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I'll let you in on a little secret, Kitty. There's somebody here from my world who's a real bad person. But she doesn't know who I am, and I want to keep it that way. Everyone else can make all the famous landmarks they want--I'm not about to make a fucking thing that looks like it came from home.
[She pauses, brightens.] Might make a helicopter, though.
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And strange as it is, I miss the cold weather, too...it's beautiful here, but every day is the same. Prefect and sunny. It's almost eerie.
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I had no idea...I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were hiding from someone...I'll be careful as well.
A...helicopter? What's that?
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Mufmuf, are you serious? [She shakes her head.] So you miss your muff, great. Well, when you get back, you can pet that muff all over, make it nice and happy.
I hear you about the weather. It's weird.
[She nods.] Not a huge deal, but it's better she not know who I am, so I can keep an eye on her without her knowing. Make sure she doesn't try anything. [Reno is a hero of the people, making sure nobody gets hurt.]
Of course you don't have helicopters. [It figures. They don't seem to have anything in that backwater world.] They're big metal flying machines that have blades that whirl around on top. And they shoot things. I'm the world's best helicopter pilot, as it so happens.
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That makes sense. I haven't met anyone dangerous here yet, but I guess you never know.
[at the description, she raises her eyebrows.] Metal? Flying? That sounds impossible, but I suppose I should know better by now.
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Law of averages. There's some dangerous bitches in any population. [She's good at explaining the law of averages.]
Oh yeah, just you wait. Once I get my helicopter, I'll take you on a nice, long ride, Kitty. Show you what it's like to fly with Reno.
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[sadly the only people she'll label as "dangerous" right away are people who scream it, like Saleh.]
Flying does sound fun. [she gives no indication she even noticed the double meanings in Reno's words.] Things must look different from overhead.
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