we used to play outside when we were young & full of life & full of love
"For your information, I was tryin'a stop shit from gettin' outta hand." The idea that you - you - were somehow responsible for this whole debacle fills you with a swell of indignation, which ebbs as quickly as it rose. The whole thing is a fucking fiasco; you might as well have landed the blow yourself.
With a snort you lean against a post, raising an eyebrow (the right one - Lefty's going nowhere fast). "Do I look like I'm missin' an arm? Nah, nothin' more'n my face an' my pride." Your hand transitions from scratching your face to running through your hair. "Thought these Outlanders were s'posed t'be stoppin' fights, not encouragin' 'em."
With a snort you lean against a post, raising an eyebrow (the right one - Lefty's going nowhere fast). "Do I look like I'm missin' an arm? Nah, nothin' more'n my face an' my pride." Your hand transitions from scratching your face to running through your hair. "Thought these Outlanders were s'posed t'be stoppin' fights, not encouragin' 'em."
zephyr
