08: Gone, baby, gone.

[tides_of_war]

I've gotta get out of here. Plain and simple. No pithy remarks, no glib comebacks, no deviations or distractions. I just need to go; to watch this place fall away behind me. I want to watch this place become a dot in my rearview mirror. Glad I actually broke down and stood in that gods-awful line to get this little scrap of plastic with my picture

Comments

[and_home]

Goodness, do you know how to prepare for a road trip? Make sure you bring lots of water with you, even if you don't feel thirsty hydration is important especially during the change of seasons. Also it's better for the car if you don't run it down to empty and refill it when it's down to about half.

[tides_of_war]

Wasn't really going to worry about provisioning. I'm making a run for the beach, or the border, not trying to cross the fucking Alps.

But...uh...thanks.

[and_home]

Oh! Oh! Take sunscreen, wear a lot of it. The beach can be a little deceptive that way. The windchill off the water will make it seem colder than it is, but if the sun is still out you can still get burned and no one wants that.

[tides_of_war]

Right...

Anything else I should bring? First-aid kit? Emergency flotation device? Lantern? Campstove? Flare-gun? Canary? Perhaps the kitchen sink?

I think, one of these days, I should show you how to be reckless, just once.

[iffygenes]

...are you alright, Lord Ares?

[tides_of_war]

Perfectly.

[iffygenes]

... If you say so, sir!

[tides_of_war]

I do.

[cyprian_swan]

Oh do have fun, sweetheart, I know I will~

[tides_of_war]

Doubtless.

[cyprian_swan]

Oh, I do have so many options, love.

[tides_of_war]

Wait...hold on. I'm summoning the effort required to even pretend to care.

[wild_women_do]

Let me know if you find any good long stretch of road that is usually empty, I need someplace to test out some modifications on my own car.

[tides_of_war]

Will do.

[metallurgicy]

God help anyone who's in a car with you behind the wheel

Troubles?

[tides_of_war]

GAHHHHHARHGHAGHTHSONNAVAGAHHH! [deleted]

No, thanks.

[metallurgicy]

You seem distressed.

[tides_of_war]

Nothing that won't pass.

Contain your jubilance... [deleted]