homeless

[kobrakid]

What, you want somethin' from me all of a sudden? Like you ain't pussied out every other time we tried to get shit done? I don't get on maybes, for all I know this is a temporary weedwhack and I'm back in the dust. Don't fuck around with me, Space, ain't in the mood.

Sick'a bein' dead. And don't blame that motherfucker, his business ain't any of mine.

KK

Comments

[voliere]

I've never heard the term 'weedwhack' before, temporary or permanent. What do you mean by that?

[kobrakid]

Weedwhack. Trip. Dose. Nothin' worthwhile.

[voliere]

Oh. Well, you learn something every day, I suppose.

I'm Elizabeth, it's nice to meet you, Mister... ?

[kobrakid]

Sounds pretty old-fashioned. It's Kid. Kobra Kid.

[voliere]

Kobra Kid. I'm not stupid, you know, don't try to pull a fast one on me. That's not your real name, it can't be.

[kobrakid]

'Course it is. S'what everyone calls me, it's my name.

[voliere]

Just because everyone calls me the lamb doesn't necessarily mean it's my name. Did your parents name you that?

[kobrakid]

What your parents name you means squat, lambchop. Don't say a thing about you, you gotta find your own, yeah?

[voliere]

Did you just call me a piece of meat?

[kobrakid]

Ay, you started it.

[voliere]

Started - started what, exactly?

[kobrakid]

The lamb thing. Look -- I was jokin', like a nickname, right? Got me?

[voliere]

Oh.

That makes more sense. I've never been called that before. Or anything but my name, really. [ squints ] Is Kobra Kid a nickname?

[kobrakid]

For real? [ MADNESS. ] Nah, s'my name. Who I am, all that sappy shit.

[voliere]

So you're a type of snake. [ no she actually sounds curious, let her get all close to peer at you ] Where do you come from that you pick your own names?

[kobrakid]

Place called California. It really that hard t'imagine?

[voliere]

Oh, California! [ :D that's so far away! ] Are you a gold miner?

[kobrakid]

[ A-pff. ] Uh -- nah. Only gold left out there's the fuckin' sun.

[voliere]

I've read so much about California. There are beaches, right? And places like Sacramento, and San Francisco - they look so beautiful in the books I have. I've always wanted to visit - well, always wanted to visit all of the states, really.

Have you been to a lot of places in California, Mr. Kid? What's it like?

[kobrakid]

[ OH NO KID EXCITED ABOUT OLD CALIFORNIA. ABORT. ]

Desert's where I'm from. Loud, hot 'n free. Never been out anywhere fancy.

[voliere]

[ SPARKLY EYES ]

It's a little while down on my list, but I'll get there someday. [ a beat ] Free? How do you mean?

[kobrakid]

Free like outside the government. Nobody tryin' to shut you up, that's how I mean.

[voliere]

Do you not have leaders? [ She's aware there are places were people don't have prophets, but. ] That - sounds wonderful, actually. Is there a city?

[kobrakid]

Yeah, but it's where you don't wanna be.

[voliere]

I think I can decide that for myself!

[kobrakid]

I think if you like askin' questions, you'd wanna be far the fuck away from there, y'get me?