To my surprise, she took it pretty well, for saying there was a corpse lying facedown in the dirt in front of her. The fact he was naked and *very* wounded couldn't have helped, either.

"Do I look like a fucking idiot to you?"

The non sequitur threw me. The steely glare she was throwing my way didn't portray any emotion other than indignation. Did she really just not care about the fact she was ta...

"Come on, come on..." he whimpered as he pulled down the lever on the slot machine with his left hand. He was so close. His legs were already numb, and a breath caught in his throat as his right elbow locked up completely.

"Not long now," drawled a rich baritone, that made what was left of his skin crawl. Glaring up at the sound, he saw the red skinned creature leisurely checking it's watch as it ...