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 Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:38 pm
"Just tell me if you get tired." Gil said with a closed-eyed smile, leading her down the road, avoiding any ruined concrete that would give way.
"So, Miss Lottie, what did you do before the world got ******** over..?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:45 pm
"Honestly? Not much. I fished high school a year early, and was in collage." She shrugged. "I liked reading. I wanted to be an author." Lottie said, letting Gil lead her. "I had even started writing a novel. You were in the army right?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:10 pm
"For all intents and purposes, I still am, ma'am." Gil said, looking back at her.
"I had a normal life before then, but a joined the Military as soon as someone can." he said with a chuckle.
"I've been all over the world, too...BEFORE they broke it, I mean."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:41 am
Lottie smiled. "I like that. 'Broke it.'" She smiled, enjoying the silliness of 'breaking' a planet. "What was it like? Traveling? Seeing new places?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:22 am
"Well, in my line of work, we didn't stay in one place for too long. So, I didn't get to see the sights much...Although for places like FRANCE, that's a GOOD thing..." Gil said with a smirk.
"Places like the Middle East, I was also glad to leave, seeing as it's hotter than sin over there..."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:13 pm
"Were there any places you liked? Places you didn't want to leave?" Lottie asked. "Sorry. I know that's personal, but..." She wanted to know- more about the world, and more about Gil himself.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:19 pm
"Well...Any places I liked...I'd have to say there were two...Italy and Japan. The main reason was because we were stationed there on 'leave'." Gil replied, looking back at her.
"Missions where I'm shooting to kill large numbers of enemy soldiers tend to sour the other places..."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:35 pm
Lottie nodded. "Yeah, I guess that would make it a bit uncomfortable." She stumbled over a rock, but managed to keep her balance.... By grabbing Gil's arm. "Sorry," She said, letting go of his arm, and his hand, too, for good measure. "Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:39 pm
"Oh, I'm fine." Gil replied, looking down at her.
"...If you're having this much trouble walking around without a stick, would you like me to carry you..?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:42 pm
Lottie was quiet for a moment. "I'm pretty heavy."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:48 pm
Gil rolled his eyes before picking her up bridal style. His back was covered by the rifle going diagonal from the right shoulder down to the left hip and the shotgun going the other direction.
"So is an LMG, but you're nothing compared to those monsters." he said, continuing down the road.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:52 pm
"Sorry. And... Thank you." Lottie was blushing. No humans, for longer than she'd like to keep track of, and now she was being carried by a man down a ruined road. It was quite a change. "If you get tired put me down, okay? I walked all the way here. I can walk some more."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:00 pm
"After carrying a pack weighing two-hundred and fifty pounds through, and I mean through, the Gobi Desert, which took three LONG days without rest, I'll be able to carry you the entire way. Just relax and I'll tell you when we get to the harbor." Gil said with a reassuring tone.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:05 pm
Lottie smiled. "We don't have to make the trip all in one day. If you need to rest, say so," She said, stubbornly. "This place can be a little more dangerous than any desert." But even as she that, she relaxed, leaning her head against his chest. "Is this okay?" Lottie asked the question quietly.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:11 pm
"It's fine." Gil said with a nod.
"Seeing as you thought I was hostile when I first appeared, I'm assuming there are survivors who have gone crazy, meaning if we were to rest before we made it to the harbor, they might ambush us."
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