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Kimberly sighed and shook her head. "Dang, I was hoping to get through this fast. A few broken dishes here and there and getting kicked out so I can do something else." Alas, Joy was right, there was no way they would get away with that. Instead the bitter sun hunter just cleaned her hands and trudged over to the sink to get to work.

This was one job she WAS painfully familiar with. Foster homes tended to ensure you had good work ethic... because they likely forsaw you as a fry cook the rest of your existence and washing dishes was the best you would be good for.

"Ace is a good guy, I would love to find out that we can hit it off, but he is too good for me. He can do way better." She sighed a little as she started sponging down dishes and tossing them into clean water to be rinsed and stacked. "Like I said, he is popular, and as for me..I know you... and him. Oh and Otto who tried to help train me and ended up wishing he had never met me. Remind me to show you the selfie I took with a famine horseman in the middle of a fight."

Kimberly's eyes went a bit wide at the thought of someone actually asking Ace, but it was an idea. She bit her lip thinking. "Hmm, well it would be nice to know but, well I don't want to ruin the friendship either. You know, he is kind of my only Other friend in..Deu... her.. school."

For some reason Kimberly felt closer to Joy with her just asking that, and impulsively gave her a bit of a hug. She then turned to her and raised one finger as if in warning. "I did not do that.. I hate people.." She nodded sagely and turned back to the messed dishes.

She then started singing the song from Annie.. "it's a hard knock life for us... " putting on her best broken down abused orphan look. (something she knew too well.)

In the back of her mind Chinthliss gave a big suffering sigh. Do you seriously HAVE TO? As if you aren't annoying enough as is now you are singing from musicals? Go back to that song from Jay and Silent bob that you were singing last week with all the swearing.

Kimberly had to think a moment before she could actually answer the question. If phrased wrong it would give away that they were not from Halloween. "Um, it is a .. human song I heard once, something from a show from the past called.. Annie." Would that make sense?

She shrugged a bit and then laughed softly. "It is weird, I mean, I feel like I have known you longer than just this bit of time." She waved one hand. "I spent a lot of time on the streets though, never really staying anywhere."

She flipped a plate in her hands before tossing it to the side to be dried. "If it is any easier you can dry and stack. I am far too used to doing this." She grinned a bit and flicked out the extending sink hose. "This place is set up to do a lot of dishes fast." With a wink she turned the water up and started to nearly power spray the dishes down.

"It's a hard-knock life for us!
It's a hard-knock life for us!

'Stead of treated,
We get tricked!
'Stead of kisses,
We get kicked!


It's a hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It's the hard-knock row we hoe

Cotton blankets
'Steada wool
Empty Bellies
'Steada full!


It's a hard-knock life!"

Hard Knock Life (song and video)