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Tweak says, "Bat Country rox!"

Ben Hawkins [Carnivale] (iaintnoangel) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2021-01-23 10:46:00

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ben hawkins, chase stein (talkback), ozma, vanessa cleveland

Finally had a dream without that damn coal showing up on my arm. Went snake hunting with Ruthie. Afterwards, Lods got me riled up and I picked a fight with Ruthie. Her son tried to get in the way, I shoved him and he broke his arm. I apologised to Ruthie, and took Gabe out to the river to heal his arm. He's the stereotypical big dumb kid, and I told him he had to keep it a secret and pretend like his arm was still broke. It was a risk, and I ain't sure it was a smart risk to take.

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	psychicraptor 2021-01-25 01:50 am UTC (link)
	No way to spin it that it wasn't actually broken? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Too many people saw it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychicraptor 2021-01-26 05:18 am UTC (link)
	Shit. If there were that many witnesses I guess there's no hoping they'll believe it was actually just a bad sprain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, no. And expecting Gabe to act like it's still broke is...asking a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychicraptor 2021-01-29 02:00 am UTC (link)
	So what do you think is going to happen? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Honestly? Not a clue. If he outs me...it could be bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychicraptor 2021-01-30 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	Do he and his mom know that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	I think Ruthie knows. Samson too. Or at least Samson knows there's something about me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	psychicraptor 2021-01-31 05:41 am UTC (link)
	About it being bad for you I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-31 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. I...think so, yeah. But you know how people are. Who gives a shit about the next guy, do what you can to get ahead. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	boyprincessofoz 2021-01-25 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Do you think he was trying to get you upset so you would do something darling? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 02:29 am UTC (link)
	No. I'm the one who picked the fight. He was just defending his Ma. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	boyprincessofoz 2021-01-26 05:19 am UTC (link)
	I meant Lods. If he was trying to get you worked up on purpose so something like this might happen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Lods. Yeah. I don't know. That old codger is always poking in my business. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	boyprincessofoz 2021-01-29 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Something about what you've said about him just makes me not trust him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, dream me doesn't trust him. At all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	boyprincessofoz 2021-01-30 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Dream you has a good head on his shoulders there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	He is a creeper. The way he acts, if he were doing that shit today in the real world, he'd end up in prison. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	boyprincessofoz 2021-01-31 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Part of me wonders if he's not there here... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-31 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	I mean, it's possible I guess? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	filiampandora 2021-01-25 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Maybe not a smart one but the better question is was it the right risk to take? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Honestly, I'm not sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	filiampandora 2021-01-26 05:20 am UTC (link)
	Why not? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-26 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	Because Gabe isn't the sharpest tack in the pack. By the standards of that time, he'd be considered a retard, which I know it not an appropriate word now, but in 1934? The only reason he wasn't in an institution is he was easy labor for the carnival. Expecting him to maintain the arm is broken when it's not is...asking a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	filiampandora 2021-01-29 02:06 am UTC (link)
	1934 was a different time so I get it. The word was...acceptable then. But apart from him - could you have lived with not fixing it for him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	No. Because I caused it. I had to make it right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	filiampandora 2021-01-30 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Then I think you made the right decision for yourself. Even knowing the possible fallout from it. Or maybe especially knowing it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-30 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. Let's just hope it doesn't ruin dream me entirely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	filiampandora 2021-01-31 05:55 am UTC (link)
	I hope it doesn't either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iaintnoangel 2021-01-31 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty sure things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. (Reply to this) (Parent)