playin some roles bby

Lou screamed louder, feeling the pain in his hand. "No! Oh god no!" He thrashed about, trembling.

Marlick started tidying her mess, putting everything back in the boxes.

Lou shuddered crying out again.

Marlick stacked crates against the wall, trying to avoid treading on anything.

Lou curled up, holding the jacket close.

Marlick dusted his hands off and sat down to patch up his armour.

Lou started singing to the jacket again, hugging it tightly.

Marlick took off his chest plate and shoulder armour and checked all the leather straps were in good condition.

Lou stared at the wall as he sang, shivering as his lips turned blue.

Marlick turned the metal plates over, running his hands over the weld lines and bolts.

Lou tried to stand up, falling over. He started crawling, trying to get somewhere warm.

Blondie woke up, and wondered where Lou was. She got up to look for him. She found him outside an old coffee shop and dragged him home, stripped his wet clothes off and tucked him up, rolling her eyes.

Satisfied, Marlick put the armour back on. He wondered how much longer he should leave her for.

Lou warmed up slowly, relaxing as Blondie stroked his hair. "Your an idiot." She muttered fondly, checking the swelling on his hand.

Marlick drummed his fingers. If he'd known Horusk was going to leave him with his pet mutant, he'd have asked for a damn manual or something.

Blondie sighed, getting up and going to fix some food.

Finally, Marlick went into the next room and clapped beside her head.
She scrambled to her feet, blanket pulled tight around her shoulders, before glaring at him, "Kiss my nook, you grublet."
Marlick just laughed.

Blondie bit into the crispy, slightly blackened meat and smiled, tearing a chunk off. "Mmm.." Lou rolled over and pulled a pillow over his head.

"How long have I been sleeping?" She asked, not bothering with small talk.
"Eh, not long." Marlick shrugged, armour clinking.
"Has any trouble come by? Have you earned your keep yet?"

Blondie leaned against the couch, chewing the meat thoughtfully.

"A couple of humans came poking around, but I sent 'em packing." He said proudly.
She didn't look overly impressed as she nodded curtly.

Blondie finished her meat and put the bone in a pot Above a makeshift stove

"You can rest now, Marlick. Best if we sleep in shifts so I don't have to endure your company." She said sharply, the corner of her mouth twitched up in a half-smirk.
Marlick clenched his fists, reminding himself of his duty to his boss.

Blondie chopped up meat and put it in the pot with veggies and another bone, adding water and setting a fire below the 'stove'

"Don't look so contrite. It's mutual dislike shared between allies." She said by way of reconciliation.
Marlick grumbled to himself as he took the blankets from her and shooed her out of the room.

Blondie poked Lou awake and shoved a chipped mug of the stew into his hands. "Here." She patted his head and placed his now dry clothes beside him.