[A small shiver runs up her spine at his lingering touch, both for the presense of his fingers and the implications of what they might have to do to survive. This is certainly all a mistake, still, she can't seem to stop herself from making it. She wants to take that chance. A chance that she might find what she'd been looking for.]
Yeah, I remember him. [He's been a little hard to miss with his size and the volume of his companion.] Him and that loud Irishman seemed to be looking for trouble.
[She wonders how long she'll be able to stay with them before they started to question just who or what she was. Beating up men and being good with a weapon is one thing, but Faith could do far more than that. More than any normal human being could. A concern for another time. For now, she's just going to see where this road takes her.]
[Dutch's expression breaks out into a grin and he gives a dismissive wave of his hand.] Sean? He's one of those loud ones I told you about. He never stops makin' noise. Talks in his sleep, too. And those two're always up to some trouble or another. We have to keep leashes on both of 'em or they wind up pissin' off half the town. Good men, though. Sean especially. That kid's got more energy to him than half the camp combined.
[He's very proud of all his boys, it seems. Even Bill, who, despite all his flaws is exceptionally loyal. If there's one person Dutch knows would never betray him, it's Bill. He doesn't even put that kind of faith in some of the long-standing members.
He wonders just how loyal Faith is to what she believes in. No matter what she does, or what she's hiding, Dutch is more concerned about one thing: her discretion. He's already offered an invitation to see what the gang's about, and won't renege on that.]
And all these folks in our camp, they came the way they are. I'd never ask for anyone to change themselves or what they do, to conform to some arbitrary notion of how folks oughta be. My favorite author says, a man can't change his nature, and I say why try? Embrace it. Embrace your nature, and we'll embrace it with you, Miss Lehane.
[He knows precisely which point of pressure he's leaning on, trying to eke out some hint of her nature that she hasn't already offered up.]
[If Faith had run across Dutch and his group she probably wouldn't have even hesitated to join them with how desperate she'd been to belong somewhere and she'd been that more desperate to show off and damn the consequences. She likes to think slightly wiser than she used to be, although the idea of it still draws her. The way he talks about them, it's like family.
Faith lets out an amused laugh at the notion that she could be fully herself with them. It's a nice thought, but she doesn't look like she entirely believes him.] Embrace my nature, huh? Be careful what you wish for, Dutch. My nature is not for the faint of heart. [And not easily believed for that matter.]
[That statement draws a rough laugh out of Dutch, unbound by politeness. He's not sorry for how that hits him as a threat without teeth or merit.]
And what makes you think I'm scared of any nature? Provided you ain't in the habit of cannibalism or reckless murder, I think we can see eye to eye in this particular arrangement. It's taken me years to come to the conclusion that I am a very good judge of character. All of my people, they're all sharp, but with their hearts in the right place. By my invitation, I'm implyin' the same of you, Faith.
[She does look slightly irritated by his laughing at her, but she likes Dutch enough not to get too upset about it or sock him in the nose. And the words he follows up with do soothe the slight ding to her ego.
There's also the matter that he doesn't know what she is since she's not saying. Partly because she does fear that if she were to explain he might go back on his offer or he thought her crazy. What he might do if he did discover the truth and did believe it? She's no idea. How people reacted to that sort of thing is hard to predict.]
Well, then I'll do my best to live up to your expectations, Mr. Van Der Linde.
[ooc: want to close this one out and then we can do some kind of follow-up in the future? or another meme somewhere down the line? I'm really enjoying this. <3 ]
[OOC: I'm adoring this line, myself! If you find a meme you want to drop onto with them, I'm here for it! Just as a head's up, I prefer prose form, myself. If you want to get a hold of me, my Plurk is CuriouslyHigh or discord Curiously High#0126
Also, I'm being sent by Faith getting into it with Dutch.
edit to add: And I've been thinking about a modern-times AU if you'd prefer!]
[ooc: I'm fine with prose, so that's fine with me and we can do that in the future, I have zero preference. I don't have a Plurk anymore but I do have a Discord, I just sent you a friend request: bisky#3564.
It's been an amusing interaction for me too and I look forward to seeing where it goes. I adored RDR2, so I kind of love the opportunity of tossing mine at people who play characters from it.
Also, I do like having Faith be in Dutch's time since it brings a lot of interesting dynamics into it that I'm enjoying playing out with her. But if you do want to try modern AU stuff with him though at some point, I'd definitely toss her at him.]
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Yeah, I remember him. [He's been a little hard to miss with his size and the volume of his companion.] Him and that loud Irishman seemed to be looking for trouble.
[She wonders how long she'll be able to stay with them before they started to question just who or what she was. Beating up men and being good with a weapon is one thing, but Faith could do far more than that. More than any normal human being could. A concern for another time. For now, she's just going to see where this road takes her.]
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Sean? He's one of those loud ones I told you about. He never stops makin' noise. Talks in his sleep, too. And those two're always up to some trouble or another. We have to keep leashes on both of 'em or they wind up pissin' off half the town. Good men, though. Sean especially. That kid's got more energy to him than half the camp combined.
[He's very proud of all his boys, it seems. Even Bill, who, despite all his flaws is exceptionally loyal. If there's one person Dutch knows would never betray him, it's Bill. He doesn't even put that kind of faith in some of the long-standing members.
He wonders just how loyal Faith is to what she believes in. No matter what she does, or what she's hiding, Dutch is more concerned about one thing: her discretion. He's already offered an invitation to see what the gang's about, and won't renege on that.]
And all these folks in our camp, they came the way they are. I'd never ask for anyone to change themselves or what they do, to conform to some arbitrary notion of how folks oughta be. My favorite author says, a man can't change his nature, and I say why try? Embrace it. Embrace your nature, and we'll embrace it with you, Miss Lehane.
[He knows precisely which point of pressure he's leaning on, trying to eke out some hint of her nature that she hasn't already offered up.]
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Faith lets out an amused laugh at the notion that she could be fully herself with them. It's a nice thought, but she doesn't look like she entirely believes him.] Embrace my nature, huh? Be careful what you wish for, Dutch. My nature is not for the faint of heart. [And not easily believed for that matter.]
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And what makes you think I'm scared of any nature? Provided you ain't in the habit of cannibalism or reckless murder, I think we can see eye to eye in this particular arrangement. It's taken me years to come to the conclusion that I am a very good judge of character. All of my people, they're all sharp, but with their hearts in the right place. By my invitation, I'm implyin' the same of you, Faith.
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There's also the matter that he doesn't know what she is since she's not saying. Partly because she does fear that if she were to explain he might go back on his offer or he thought her crazy. What he might do if he did discover the truth and did believe it? She's no idea. How people reacted to that sort of thing is hard to predict.]
Well, then I'll do my best to live up to your expectations, Mr. Van Der Linde.
[ooc: want to close this one out and then we can do some kind of follow-up in the future? or another meme somewhere down the line? I'm really enjoying this. <3 ]
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Also, I'm being sent by Faith getting into it with Dutch.
edit to add: And I've been thinking about a modern-times AU if you'd prefer!]
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It's been an amusing interaction for me too and I look forward to seeing where it goes. I adored RDR2, so I kind of love the opportunity of tossing mine at people who play characters from it.
Also, I do like having Faith be in Dutch's time since it brings a lot of interesting dynamics into it that I'm enjoying playing out with her. But if you do want to try modern AU stuff with him though at some point, I'd definitely toss her at him.]