text, @TARANTO, day after the saloon fire

[heavyhitter]

hey guys guess what: blankets!!! me and TF to the fucking rescue, we rustled up like 40 of these bad boys
super cozy, some nice patterns. one of them has a robot wolf on it
it was also all entirely legal

they're ALMOST free, all you gotta do is tell me a story then come get one (i'm by those spiky ass fat plants that bleed if you knock them over)

also since i have 40 and there's more than 40 of us, i guess also pick someone to get cozy with

Comments

[dishearten]

I'm reading between the lines.

[heavyhitter]

making assumptions is what you're doing
who says i wasn't telling the god's honest truth huh

[dishearten]

most people don't spontaneously mention the legality of their activities, I find.

[heavyhitter]

maybe i wanted to reassure people that i would never doing something shady or questionable

[dishearten]

not the best job, then

do you have one with a wolf on it

( bc if he's storytelling for an illicit bico he wants a cool one )

[heavyhitter]

i DID, but a really good story got it
what's your second favorite animal

[dishearten]

all the rest of them

( the worst part of this answer is that he absolutely sells it. he has no preference other than a slight bias for wolves. )

I don't need one. but in the case of those that might, I hope your requirement is flexible.

[heavyhitter]

oh come on i don't need 40 blankets and some of us out here do, i'm not gonna be that
[ heartless ]
uh
assholy

you covered on the coziness front, or being altruistic?

[dishearten]

( thx for the restraint, buddy, though plus side he probably can't even be offended if you slip??? )

I happened to buy one, with money, actually.
if I see anyone shivering, I'll send them your way.

( and he probably won't mention the story requirement thing. )

[heavyhitter]

alright then you're off the hook i guess, for this time

[dishearten]

why, would you have bullied me into one of your lawfully acquired blankets?

[heavyhitter]

it's pretty likely i would have yeah
SOMEONE'S gotta look out for you right

[dishearten]

does looking out for myself not count?
and you'll have to battle my brother for that spot, if you're quite insistent on it.

[heavyhitter]

your brot

oh the wolf
he's not ACTUALLY your brother-brother, right

[dishearten]

as close to a brother as I've ever had.

( this sorta thing happens when you're raised by wolves, Ramir, ok )

[heavyhitter]

alright but you didn't both come out of the same vagina right
i'd have a lot of questions if you did

[dishearten]

family doesn't have to be decided by blood.
wolves took me in when I was small. adopted, if you will.

[heavyhitter]

trust me, i know
but oh my god, seriously? how old were you?

[dishearten]

hard to say
walking, talking? but young enough I don't remember anyone but the wolves.

[heavyhitter]

hey does this mean you can howl

[dishearten]

I think anyone can howl, it's not a difficult sound to achieve

[heavyhitter]

yeah but we can't do it RIGHT, and i bet we sound like dumbasses to wolves

[dishearten]

give it a try and see what happens.

( howls were infectious. even if they came from humans and sounded silly. )

[heavyhitter]

oh my god no he's gonna think i sound like an idiot
do you WANT your wolf to think i'm an idiot

[dishearten]

does that sound like the sort of thing I'd suggest to you?

( he actually wants her to think about that. Hopefully she knows him well enough that she already knows the answer. )