Bill gave his brownie a sad look as he set down his fork, certain it would taste better than the foot he currently had in his mouth.
"I dunno, I just-- I know people talk, an' I know that one of their favorite subjects t'talk about is... stuff goin' on with me."
He was the local hero sheriff and 'confirmed bachelor', as Clarice put it. Bill might be oblivious to some things, but not so much that he didn't know his name was household in the mouths of the gossipers. Anything he did could get them chatting.
Like taking in the strange new girl in town, or walking away from a party after turning down the cheerful nurse who'd invited him.
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Date: 2012-03-19 06:35 am (UTC)"I dunno, I just-- I know people talk, an' I know that one of their favorite subjects t'talk about is... stuff goin' on with me."
He was the local hero sheriff and 'confirmed bachelor', as Clarice put it. Bill might be oblivious to some things, but not so much that he didn't know his name was household in the mouths of the gossipers. Anything he did could get them chatting.
Like taking in the strange new girl in town, or walking away from a party after turning down the cheerful nurse who'd invited him.