[The Adventures of] Huckleberry Finn (shotforplot) wrote in valarnet, @ 2013-08-18 14:17:00 |
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Footfalls. A man strolling toward the machine shop for another day's work--presumably tinkering away at the next revolutionary invention. Everybody and their cousin wanted to be the one to change the world. The Siren, a bounty hunter by trade, ducked behind a stack of crates, crossbow ready, trigger finger poised in register beside the firing mechanism, and waited until the man slipped out of sight. She knew the place like the back of her hand. This city, these people; slums and junk dealers, all of them. Where better to hide a wanted face than a place no one wanted to go?