ozme52
The Wizard of Ahhhhhhhhhs
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Aaron & Danica
Aaron became confused when Danica began chattering again. His first instinct was to growl at her to shut up. He needed her quiet so he could listen for tell-tales ahead. But Aaron also found that he liked the sound of her voice.
"Where you are from?" Aaron barely remembered his childhood anymore. Just the parts when he played cops and robbers or soldiers. Video games that involved violence. Not much else.
"Are you in the military?" Not anymore Aaron thought.
"You are human, aren't you?" That certainly was a good question. Aaron found himself clamping down his teeth and tried to relax. It wouldn't do any good to break a tooth, unlikely as that was. Aaron stopped and turned to Danica, looking down at her.
"Am I human?" Aaron repeated the question. "I used to be. Not any more." That last bit was practically sub-vocal. A whispered growl. Aaron's turned back to the southwest and started marching again, but the horizon wouldn't quite come into focus.
An hour later, just as the sun was setting, they arrived. Aaron had Danica wait while he scouted the ruined building, but he'd already assured himself that there had been no movement, no sounds, and no heat signatures coming from anywhere near the wrecked building.
Aaron gestured to Danica to come ahead and began setting up a sentry-web for the night.
Aaron became confused when Danica began chattering again. His first instinct was to growl at her to shut up. He needed her quiet so he could listen for tell-tales ahead. But Aaron also found that he liked the sound of her voice.
"Where you are from?" Aaron barely remembered his childhood anymore. Just the parts when he played cops and robbers or soldiers. Video games that involved violence. Not much else.
"Are you in the military?" Not anymore Aaron thought.
"You are human, aren't you?" That certainly was a good question. Aaron found himself clamping down his teeth and tried to relax. It wouldn't do any good to break a tooth, unlikely as that was. Aaron stopped and turned to Danica, looking down at her.
"Am I human?" Aaron repeated the question. "I used to be. Not any more." That last bit was practically sub-vocal. A whispered growl. Aaron's turned back to the southwest and started marching again, but the horizon wouldn't quite come into focus.
An hour later, just as the sun was setting, they arrived. Aaron had Danica wait while he scouted the ruined building, but he'd already assured himself that there had been no movement, no sounds, and no heat signatures coming from anywhere near the wrecked building.
Aaron gestured to Danica to come ahead and began setting up a sentry-web for the night.
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