"You're a man of your time, that's for sure," she replies. She can't imagine him walking free in the America of her childhood, not unless he had a whole lot of capital to his name. In her time, though, maybe. "I'm in closer quarters than you and I still get by, though. You just have to appreciate a challenge."
It surprises a laugh out of him, that he quickly covers up with a
glower. "Am I or am I not slidin' down this damn mountain with you after
goin' on a treasure hunt?"
"Are you kidding me? You love this shit," she replies. Glower all day, she got that laugh. "You're not gonna convince me you'd pick sitting around over this, no matter how much of an old man you are."
"Hey, I coulda conjured up some old mansion with a porch. Some fake iced
tea or a drink. Read a good book."
The options are endless! But while he's sliding down and getting back to
his feet, he finds himself quietly pleased to have someone here who really
knows him.
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"That's what made it hard lately. Law everywhere, people close enough to be callin' out to each other. Pinkertons ain't got much of a job left to do."
That is patently untrue, as they've evaded them for a while and America is a big place. But it's too easy for his liking. Too easy by far.
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He clambers down a ledge that's easier to go down than climb up, scooting down the last part on his ass. No dignity in exploring.
"Don't think I'm a man of my time. A little behind, likely."
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"Well, it gets that way when you're in your thirties but act fifty, huh?"
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It surprises a laugh out of him, that he quickly covers up with a glower. "Am I or am I not slidin' down this damn mountain with you after goin' on a treasure hunt?"
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"Hey, I coulda conjured up some old mansion with a porch. Some fake iced tea or a drink. Read a good book."
The options are endless! But while he's sliding down and getting back to his feet, he finds himself quietly pleased to have someone here who really knows him.
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She reaches to give him a hand up. Old man, and all.