tried to fight the creeping sense of dread with temporal things
He falls right into your stupid clever trap, grabbing your hand and tugging incessantly with all his stringbean might. And boy oh boy do you ham it up, your face anguished and scrunched up in mock-struggle as your shoulders come forward from the back of the seat. With a great deal of groaning and grunting you allow him to get you onto your feet, planting your hands on your knees and bending forward with a gasp. "Auwe, that was a lotta work. Maybe I oughta sit back down..."
Of course you won't really sit back down, and you doubt Felix would let you if you tried. Obediently enough you trudge along beside him, tossing an arm over his shoulder chuckling softly at his enthusiasm. "Aite, aite- c'mon, then. I'll show ya what we're doin' today."
You lead the boy back down toward the beach, where men and women are filling sandbags to lay alongside the rivers. "Here- we build up th'banks of the Rainbow Road every year t'try an' stop the floodin', but this year we got the damn canals, too. Start fillin' up some bags an' I'll grab a wagon for us t' carry 'em back into town." It doesn't take you long to find one, given over by a fisherman you know, and return to check on the boy.
Of course you won't really sit back down, and you doubt Felix would let you if you tried. Obediently enough you trudge along beside him, tossing an arm over his shoulder chuckling softly at his enthusiasm. "Aite, aite- c'mon, then. I'll show ya what we're doin' today."
You lead the boy back down toward the beach, where men and women are filling sandbags to lay alongside the rivers. "Here- we build up th'banks of the Rainbow Road every year t'try an' stop the floodin', but this year we got the damn canals, too. Start fillin' up some bags an' I'll grab a wagon for us t' carry 'em back into town." It doesn't take you long to find one, given over by a fisherman you know, and return to check on the boy.
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