Airy released a short huff of laughter followed by a demeaning shake of her head. "Not really. I don't think master pieces involve stick figures, even if they sometimes have hair." By hair, Airy meant a mess of squiggly lines. You only really knew it was hair because it was on top of the figures head.
She stayed on her stomach but turned and wiggled her body so she could comfortably stare up at Cassidy. "I have lived like that. It's awkward at first but you get used to it after awhile." For a few months she was under what she called 'house arrest' with Gus watching her every movement. It was for her own good but Airy still hadn't enjoyed being stuck in an underground bunker without being able to go outside.
"Can you pass me something to eat? I didn't think to grab plates."
He tossed her a bread roll from inside the basket before pulling a little piece of that chicken-looking stuff for himself.
"People can adapt to incredible circumstances," he agreed. "A lot of it's just puttin' your head down and makin' do with what you've got. Most of it's out of our control, anyhow."
Airy caught the bread like it was a basketball going through a hoop, letting it hit her chest and then fall into her hand. She took a little nibble of the starchy treat and wondered how the fairies got the bread to taste so different from what she bought in a store.
"Yeah." She looked thoughtful for a few seconds. "Is it okay that I don't hate it here? I mean. It's pretty nice. All things considered."
Cassidy lowered his brow. "Nooo," he assured her, drawing the word out to (hopefully) drive it home. "Truth be told, I don't hate it either. It mighta been touch-and-go for a coupla weeks, there, but if I were gonna hate the place, they'd have to do worse than that."
It helped that there had been no significant consequences handed down from on high over the mess with He Ming. Either the fairies hadn't found out, or they didn't care. Since the presence of the favored was supposed to be all about their 'entertainment,' Cassidy was betting on the latter.
"I mean —" he gestured toward the music dock, "— we've got tunes, rent-free livin', and all the basic food groups."
At food groups, he held up his cup of wine and reached for the bag of cocaine.
Airy laughed as she popped another piece of bread into her mouth. "That's all true." Though it wasn't the reason why she liked this world as much as she did. Cassidy might not realize it but he was the reason that this place was enjoyable. There were other reasons but he was at the top of the list; far above anything else.
"No responsibilities and they give us stuff. Okay, that sounds like I'm super lazy." She laughed as she rolled onto her back and looked up at the sheet that was draped over the top of the fort. "Do you have Pudge? I think our fort needs a guard fish."
It was random but Airy's thoughts were all over the place.
She'll blame the cocaine and the fact that she felt super comfortable around Cassidy.
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Date: 2018-06-12 09:14 pm (UTC)She stayed on her stomach but turned and wiggled her body so she could comfortably stare up at Cassidy. "I have lived like that. It's awkward at first but you get used to it after awhile." For a few months she was under what she called 'house arrest' with Gus watching her every movement. It was for her own good but Airy still hadn't enjoyed being stuck in an underground bunker without being able to go outside.
"Can you pass me something to eat? I didn't think to grab plates."
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Date: 2018-06-13 04:51 pm (UTC)"People can adapt to incredible circumstances," he agreed. "A lot of it's just puttin' your head down and makin' do with what you've got. Most of it's out of our control, anyhow."
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Date: 2018-06-13 05:10 pm (UTC)"Yeah." She looked thoughtful for a few seconds. "Is it okay that I don't hate it here? I mean. It's pretty nice. All things considered."
It was almost worth the aggravation.
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Date: 2018-06-13 09:41 pm (UTC)It helped that there had been no significant consequences handed down from on high over the mess with He Ming. Either the fairies hadn't found out, or they didn't care. Since the presence of the favored was supposed to be all about their 'entertainment,' Cassidy was betting on the latter.
"I mean —" he gestured toward the music dock, "— we've got tunes, rent-free livin', and all the basic food groups."
At food groups, he held up his cup of wine and reached for the bag of cocaine.
"It's not so bad after all."
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Date: 2018-06-13 10:08 pm (UTC)"No responsibilities and they give us stuff. Okay, that sounds like I'm super lazy." She laughed as she rolled onto her back and looked up at the sheet that was draped over the top of the fort. "Do you have Pudge? I think our fort needs a guard fish."
It was random but Airy's thoughts were all over the place.
She'll blame the cocaine and the fact that she felt super comfortable around Cassidy.