Wheelsy AU ~ Tire changing

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"You know Bill..." Clarice drawled cheerfully. "When you said you wanted to show me the nearest 'city' I thought you meant we'd actually get there." She took her hat off and fanned herself with it, the ballcap doing little to stir the hot, damp air, but at least it was better than glowering.

"And yeah, that really does look like dry rot in the spare there. Never seen it in a tire before but I've seen it in other materials..." She wasn't even sure why they had headed out. A better bar where no one expected him to fix their problems? A place she was suppose to get fitted for a civilian aid uniform? Who knew!

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"Yeah, well, you don't meet most of them in bars." Clarice pointed out with an amused laugh. "And I'm bringing one of the better ones with me so I don't need them anyway."

She was glad she hadn't worn her boots today, they were a pain to carry when she wasn't wearing a quiver to tie them to! Flip flops were easier to dangle over her shoulder with her stick! "Gotta give your planet this Bill, you have some nice streams, all clean and nice." And fun to wade into!

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"Oh you could do a lot better'n me," he said, sitting down on a rock to pull off his shoes and tie the laces together.

"You're givin' me nice guy credit that really goes to this world not bein' full of people out t'get you."

Compared to some of the other crazy people and places she's described, he looks like Matt Damon saving the world or something, when really he's just Bill Pardy, small town joe.

Throwing his tied shoes over his shoulder, he rolled up his pant legs and stepped into the water.

"Brrrr. Yeah, it's nice alright."

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See, why couldn't he just take a compliment sometimes? Really? "Bill, I can see we're gonna have to work on that self esteem bit." she drawled seriously before bending to fling a handful of water at him. Take that!

"Somehow the whole town liking you, being looked up to, being a hero in fact, doesn't earn you nice guy credit somehow?"

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He held up a hand to ward off the splash, and stumbled a step; just catching himself from slipping.

"Hey."

He laughed, but not all of his smile reached his eyes.

"Okay, I'm a nice guy."

But being looked up to and liked wasn't the same thing as loved. Of course, maybe a lot of that was his fault, and the tunnel vision for Starla he'd had all these years.

"But I'm tellin' you I ain't nice enough that I won't drag you down with me if I slip an' fall here."

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"Hey, dragging your splasher down with you isn't a case of nice or not," she grinned and splashed him again. "That's just smart."

Very smart!

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He ducked away from the splash again, holding up his hand.

"Yeah? Well you better watch it, or I'll take that t'heart."

And to add to his threat he bends and sends a splash at her.

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She took the splash in the face, why not since she was hot? Then grinned and flicked the ends of wet hair toward him. "Wouldn't have said it if it wasn't alright." And she wouldn't have! "Not that you could take me down..." She stuck her tongue out and skipped a little further down the creek.

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"Y'don't think I could?" He'd be wounded if he wasn't smiling.

"Maybe not if you cheat with them powers of yours, otherwise I'm sure I could."

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"Well, I'm still rather dry over here..." she grinned and kicked water at him, pink foot pointed properly for a nice snap kick! "And I haven't used a one!"

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"Right there, you're usin' your kung-fu."

He pointed at her, then sent another splash his way.

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"No, I'm kick-splashing!" She laughed and sent another wave toward his, making the water crash between them and shoot spray. "What am I suppose to do, stand and take it meekly?"

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"You're kickin' with... flair."

Flair was maybe a good way to put it.

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"Oooo, now I feel like a dancer." She struck a fake dance pose and...broke up into giggles. "Flair. Geez."

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He grinned back at her, and kept wading.

"Well whatever you wanna call it, it gives you an' unfair advantage."

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"Hey, I'm still recovering from an injury! I'm not even at my peak physical level!" POUT!

Eh, well, time to wade next to him anyway. "You know, you could start running with me in the mornings. That's normal right? I won't make you throw things at targets!"

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"Recovering. From what I've seen you do you could be in a coma and still kick my ass." Therefore her pout has no effect on him.

Having her walk alongside him and hearing her offer make him smile, though.

"Yeah, I guess that's pretty normal."

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"I can't help being a very active girl." She was still going to pout anyway.

But a running buddy would be nice! "I promise not to demand things above and beyond a nice run? It's gets kind of lonely running through town in the morning when no one else is up." Kind of like a ghost town actually, which was never a comfortable thing.

[Did you see grba bag bit on Tee Fury? Could be a chance to get the Blues Brothers Calvin and Hobbes!]

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"Could we start with an easy jog?" He asked, adjusting the shoes hanging over his shoulder.

"Or maybe a nice walk?"

He'd rather avoid embarrassment of trying to keep up with her in a run.

"I'd like to go, just don't wanna uh, over do it too fast."


[ooc: OH! I didn't! Went to bed before new shirt posting last night. Shall have to check it out, especially since I've got moneeee!]

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"Yes, yes we can." She grinned cheerfully when she said it. They could start easy, yes. He wanted to be incredibly in shape...right?

RIGHT?!

"We'll work up to a flat out run. Nice and easy like." Now would be the point where ominous music started playing in a movie?

[Figured I'd mention it just in case!]

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He eyed her sideways.

"Why do I get the feelin' you're gonna strap me to a rocket or somethin'?"

Or tie him to a moving vehicle, maybe. Or her, she'd be just as fast.

"If I have a heart attack you're payin' t'have me buried."

[ooc: hee, thankies! Shall have to buy a couple and keep my fingers crossed]

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"Bill, I'd never strap you to a rocket. That's pure villain territory and I don't play for that team." Not in the least! "Besides, I like you un-exploded." So there!

"Why would I have to pay to have you buried? I can dig a hole, Bill. Or light a pyre. It's easy."

[Let me know how it goes!]

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"Well thanks for that, I guess. An' for not just dumpin' my lifeless body into a dumpster," he laughed.

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She sniffed and lifted a wet foot to kick his shin lightly. "You don't get to die when I'm around, period. Besides, I'm a big respecter of the dead. You never know when someone will come back for some reason and hold a grudge."

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"I gotta admit, I do feel safer knowin' the girl with super powers has my back."

Super powers and kung fu action.

"That's a good way to look at it." He'd seen zombies after all. "In lieu of flowers, though, send me out with cookies an' cold beer."

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"Glad I can be of service, Sheriff." Really, she got antsy when she was being useless!

"What could you do with cookies and cold beer in a pyre or grave? They won't stay cold and imagine if you came back a year later or something and those cookies had grown brains or something!"