I’ll be fine. [ gently. not a boast; a reassurance. ] Stay safe.
[ it’s the nicest thing she’s said to him so far in their short acquaintance.
she keeps busy while she waits. most of the food that was in here is long gone, stolen or rotted, but she manages to find an intact can of … something or other that will hopefully prove edible. she digs behind the counter, in the storage areas, and eventually amasses a tiny but precious hoard: one can of (????), an empty bottle she’s filled with disgusting cooking grease (it may yet help start a fire), and a single package of plastic-wrapped crackers.
removing her hood, she turns it into a makeshift sling for her new-gotten gains.
then she sits, and she waits, curled up tightly into the long puffy winter coat she found. it’s a little warm, but the warmth is comforting. it feels … normal. ]
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[ it’s the nicest thing she’s said to him so far in their short acquaintance.
she keeps busy while she waits. most of the food that was in here is long gone, stolen or rotted, but she manages to find an intact can of … something or other that will hopefully prove edible. she digs behind the counter, in the storage areas, and eventually amasses a tiny but precious hoard: one can of (????), an empty bottle she’s filled with disgusting cooking grease (it may yet help start a fire), and a single package of plastic-wrapped crackers.
removing her hood, she turns it into a makeshift sling for her new-gotten gains.
then she sits, and she waits, curled up tightly into the long puffy winter coat she found. it’s a little warm, but the warmth is comforting. it feels … normal. ]