Dallas Lee Tucker
Don't Ask, Don't Tell? What the hell man? Dallas had said nothing, not even hinted at anything close to that. His beef was being
glared at for no good goddamn reason, and then lectured for using the shower
like everyone else.
"I don't give two ********, y'hear me, old man? I don't care if y'starve t'death. Y'ain't my friend, and there ain't no love lost 'tween us. But you start glarin' at me, and talkin' down t'me like I'm some idiot boy, then we got problems."
Even as Paulo put his hands up to his shoulders to stop him from getting closer to that pain in the a** old man who was playing 'holier than thou' over everyone. He didn't admire nor look up to any of them. Kiss his a** for all he cared. What did surprise him, however, was Paulo's force and tone. That was certainly a side of him he hadn't seen before. Huh, so he did have some bark in him after all. That was good to know, should things here not work out.
And then he was on his pedestal again, lecturing.
"Y'wanna die, go do it and stop pansy assin' around!" At this point if Paulo did let him go he would take that swing at James, he wasn't afraid. He had fought tougher bigger men in his life, and beaten the ever living crap out of them. He had never been popular, never been into sports. But he had worked hard all his life, keeping the farm up and going took a lot of effort.
"I ain't got a beef with ya about whatever it is your doing, 'cause I don't give a ******** about you. But you start glarin' at me an' Paulo and gettin' on your high horse, that's gonna put you an' me at odds. Y'wanna be a jackass, do it t'someone who can't beat your a** here t'Sunday." This was probably the most he'd said to any one person the entire time they'd been together as a group. And he was tired as hell of having to defend himself. Yes, he could be a bit of a hot-headed jerk. But he didn't have any reason not to be. Not with the way the world worked now.
"Y'wanna give up on survivin', give up on the world, go ahead. But keep me'n Paulo out of it, we ain't done nothin' to you t'earn no glarin' or lecturin'." His urge to haul off and punch him had not quite yet been quenched, but Paulo was right. Hitting the old man wouldn't do him any good, and he certainly didn't want to find better lodgings tonight. This only fueled his wanting to break away from them.
Maybe once they were safely to the farm he would simply stay there. Let them go off wherever they were going. Right now he was done with it.
"C'mon, Paulo...I ain't stayin' down here." Gently he pulled the man off his shoulders, and tugged at him. His temper was yanked back to a heel position, and if he didn't go,
now, then there would be a fight.
Location: Sugar Mountain. Clean, fighting.
Supplies: Duffel bag with: one change of clothes, warm jacket, cigarettes, jerky, duct tape, a first aid kit, and a multi-tool. Borrowed duffel with: Three soup cans, flashlight, batteries, cast iron fry pan and pot, large bag of rice.
Weapons: One short-handled shovel, a .45 pistol with half a clip, and a bolt-action rifle with rounds.