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High School Blues; Rio
Topic Started: Jul 25 2012, 10:49 AM (389 Views)
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Shrugging his shoulders, Harkens answered,
"Well, that's good. Means that they have experience with clean-up. And I'll be able to observe the effects. If something extra happens, then you've got a story for the week! See? Practical! Still, this very rarely happens. At least not in that particular way. I mean, the odds of that happening are astronomical."

Getting into a resting position, he simply gazed up at the clouds and said,
"But I like to think that today was a triumph for Science."
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Rio gave Harkens a flat, unamused look.

"You could've gotten blown to hell, you know? Maybe you should be more careful."

As soon as she had said that, she looked away, and rolled her eyes. He could presumably take care of himself. Why the hell was she admonishing him about being careful in his drug-making?
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"B-But I was taking precautions. Meh, never mind."

Instead, Harkens decided to take off the gloves and goggles so that he can relax in a more comfortable stance. Instead, he started looking up at the clouds.
"You ever try this? Cloud-watching? That one looks like two bears hi-fiving..."
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Rio rolled her eyes, and crossed her arms.

He was chagrined to the point of changing the subject, was he? She supposed that was good. She could hound him about his 'precautions,' later.

"I guess. If you squint a bit. That one looks like a duck celebrating. Like after a soccer player makes a goal. See, there's the shirt."

The best part of this was that she could stand near him and not look at him. She wasn't quite sure she wanted him to see concern painted across her face. It wouldn't do for either of them to acknowledge it.
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"Hey, you're right. That one over there's sorta like a turtle with-

Looking over at her, Harkens saw that her expression wasn't one of ease. Taking a deep breath, he told her,
"For what it's worth, I really did try to be careful. And I'd never try to hurt you. A-and I meant that in a platonic 'I-Try-To-Avoid-Casualties' kinda way, not that... You probably get it... Anyways, what was I- Oh yeah, that looks kinda like a turtle with wings."
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She rolled her eyes again when he began to babble about keeping her safe and avoiding casualties.

"Look, I can't tell you what to do, Harkens. I wouldn't, but maybe if something has a chance of blowing you up, you should think about it a bit harder. Or at least lock the door."

Rio squinted up at the cloud he said looked like a turtle with wings, and then tilted her head to the side. The resemblance was uncanny from this angle, but she couldn't see it when she held her head normally.
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Deciding that they should simply end the topic, Harkens simply nodded along.
"Thanks, I guess..."

Remembering their last conversation, he then asked,
"So you ever actually tried to look me up somewhere? Just outta curiosity."
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"I've been looking. It's kind of hard if I don't know your real name or have any old pictures of you."

She produced from a hidden pocket her pouch of smoking materials, and pulled free a rolling paper and her special mixture. She had a tired expression on her face as she rolled herself a cigarette.

"Been looking at the website of the Reno Gazette-Journal, but my English is a bit rusty."
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Smirking, Harkens told her,
"You're on the right track. I would give you another clue, but I'm not sure how fun that'd be."

...

"Eh, what the heck. Here."

Taking out his wallet, Harkens searched the pockets before taking out a small photo of a younger him and some other people.

Little Harkens was wearing a light blue dress-shirt with neatly combed hair while looking off to the side. Behind him were a dark-haired man with a beard wearing a dark blue dress-shirt, a blond-haired woman with a stetson tipped to cover her eyes and a brown duster and a young green-haired woman with shades and a dress-suit.

Taking a moment to remember a bit about them, he handed it over to Rio and told her,
"Well, there's the latter part taken care of. Guess you can do with it as you will. And no, there wasn't a costumed thing. That's just how mom dressed."
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Rio studied the photograph, then looked askance at Harkens.

"Mind if I hold on to this for a few days?" she asked, "I'll get it back to you, and it won't leave my office for that time. I get more research done there than at home."

Lacking her vest, she opened up her school bag, but didn't slip it in yet. Her hand hovered, waiting for Harkens to say something.
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