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[monkeycrap]

The sun rises and the forest is very quiet. No sign of the guards. Maybe Jakky and Jessica found out a way to distract them or maybe she just ate them all... you'll never know. That's good news so try not to dwell on it.

If you keep your eyes on the skyline you may notice a pack of crows flying past. When you travel the flora and fauna around you change like they should, but those damn birds are just here to stay apparently. Someone really paranoid might think they're following you, haha!

[ mission: move on. ]

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[dices]

[ looks back at dean. he could use a gun if anything Bad happens

looks again at icarus and nods ] If you say so. [ pulls the safety off and looks at what dean's doing ]

[sawedoff]

[dude has no training he'd be more likely to shoot one of us on accident. communicates this with eyebrows. you know how it goes.

tosses junk back in bag and gets ready to go when he gets a read come on ladies]

Less than a days walk from here, let's get a move on. But we're gonna need a speed advantage.

[starts heading back towards bekmek]

[strangename]

[ he didn't even want a gun and now these two are talking about how he'd probably shoot himself on accident with eyebrowspeak? not that it's not true. because it is. ]

Horses?

[dices]

[ oh my god dean if you needed horses you could have told him and he wouldn't have sold them. they'd make up some excuse. ]

Where did you get the book?

[sawedoff]

[he didn't know when he'd need them. it's not a big deal though. they can hotwire themselves some sweet rides. i mean steal a donkey.]

Clara had it.

[it's not that he wants to lie to him he just doesn't think it's necessary to out constantine as a dirty backstabbing traitor bitch if he's not going to go through with it. which is what the whole point of this excursion is, to make sure he can't go through with it. and clara did have it, before she gave it to constantine.]

[scouts a stable on the outskirts of the city that's still quiet this time of morning. they could easily get in and out. operation MI horse stealing engage]

[strangename]

Oh.

[ checks to make sure no one's nearby ]

We're clear.

[dices]

[ stops for a second and frowns. old clara, he's assuming? so he... had it the whole time and couldn't have busted out earlier? he's not going to get hung up on it, but just finds it weird. doesn't say anything though, just keeps quiet.

sneaks in the stable, making sure icarus didn't miss a stranger in the middle of the mess, and nods

come here horsie. ]

[sawedoff]

[glances at nick because he feels the questions rolling off him but he's not going to offer it up, nabbing a bridle hanging on the stall before approaching his horse.]

[we meet again, nemesis.]

[no but he's gonna lead it away from the stable toward the forest with a saddle on his arm before trying anything because the last time he tried to crawl up on a horse he felt like a whale flopping onto the beach and he needs some space for this.]

[strangename]

[ glances at nick. then at dean. and gets up on the third horse. ]

[ it's a friendly donkey. he's good with animals. ]

[dices]

[ that's
that's great kiddo.

isn't very good with horse riding either and it's still an Uncomfortable crotch time, but at least he has enough arm strength to ungracefully haul himself up the freaking beast.

whenever u ready bro ]

[sawedoff]

Man.

[whining at his horse. fuck you both. he found a stump to stand on and manages to psych himself up after mumbling a 1, 2, 3... to himself, crawling up and over onto its back with an uncertain wobble when it takes a step to the right while he's still settling]

Where's Henry Ford when you need him, right?

[uneasy smile. trying to be a big boy about this but balancing precariously on a horse isn't helping his nerves. gives it a little kick and starts off in the right direction]

[strangename]

The... car guy?

[ thinks about it. cars would be more useful than horses, but less quaint. and less friendly. ]

Which way are we going?

[dices]

[ cars would be better, full stop

tilts head at dean like damn right. he's not too good with this horse bullshit, but he Tries. ]

Just follow Dean. [ kicks the horse and follows him ]

[sawedoff]

[good call]

Okay, Trigger. No sudden moves and we're gonna be best friends. Hi ho-

[don't judge him he talks to things when he's nervous. tilts forward to grab the horn of the saddle when it kicks up into a trot and off they go]

[horse traveling montage]

[strangename]

[ some time later ]

Did you get an exact location?

[sawedoff]

The town name.

[slows horse to a stop as the road leads into said town. there's a creaky old sign next to them that reads SUMMERHILL, but its so worn down its hard to read and only one nail is keeping it up, so it kind of hangs sadly]

[the horses don't seem to like the place, it's all very spooky western ghost town. quiet breeze, door hinges creaking, all its missing is a tumbleweed]

[makes a face across at both of them before he starts whistling the theme from for a few dollars more]

[dices]

[ ...

why is he surprised that there's a western looking ghost town in this place? no idea. but he is. ]

Really...

[strangename]

[ pulls out the emf recorder ]

[sawedoff]

[throws a glance down at it to check the readings himself but it's being quiet. not a literal ghost town then.]

[nick's horse restlessly moves to the side and knocks over a little steel cage that snaps shut on contact, spooking it into a rear which makes both the other horses flip out]

[squawks and does not gracefully sit it. yeah he landed on the ground.]

[dices]

Wow! He--Hey! Whoa!

[ trying to control his worse with as much success as you would guess. he grabs the reigns harder, tries to pull him to a steadiness but just ends up annoying him more

squawksx2 man down man down ]

[strangename]

[ joins the falling on ass brigade ]

Ow--

[ snow white of the animal kingdom he is not. and this commotion has probably just done the complete opposite of giving them a stealthy entrance. ]

[sawedoff]

[groans and sits up on an elbow, watching his horse wander off to the side calmly to find some grass to eat now that its apparently satisfied with getting his fat ass off its back]

Son of a bitch.

[wipes dust off his knees and glances over at whatever startled the horse. just an animal trap.]

Let's just hope Van Cleef's going deaf in his old age.

[dices]

Damn.

[ pushes himself off the floor and pats the dust off as much as he can ]

Yeah. [ looks around and gets up to his feet, hands on hips as he gives this ghost town a Look ] If you're looking for trouble I'll accommodate you, huh?

[sawedoff]

[hauls himself to his feet and offers a hand to the sundance kid down there before glancing to nick with a mouthshrug]

Strangest trio ever to track a killer?

[yeah he's getting a kick out of this. he shouldn't. it's serious. they're here to stick a knife in rumpel not play cowboys but it's His Thing he has a fetish.]

[dices]

Are you enjoying this?

[ this looks so deserted though... ]

You sure you have it right?