dear_mun | (no subject)

What do you drive?

Depends.

Who's asking?

The sister of a GRC racer and two-time X Games medalist.

Huh, really?

Was driving a Shelby Mustang a while back. Made big news.

Yeah, well, he's just making the transition to Rallycross. He's been competing as a skateboarder and occasionally in motocross since he was a kid.

Me, personally, I drive a Ford Raptor, but I don't race it.

Sounds pretty into his sports. Does he fix up too?

You don't seem like the pick up type.

He does. Our garage at home is insane.

And hey, a Raptor can go pretty damn fast. Though mostly I like it because it holds my gear.

I took over a corner of Dad's shop. Learnt everything I know.

I wasn't denying it. Still don't seem like the type.

I'm curious what you think is my type. Since I'm considering buying a new car anyway.

Let's see. Maybe something sorta sleek but--

You seem like an Audi kinda girl. Office worker, right?

Oh, no. [She chuckles.] I work for the city of Los Angeles. [Anna usually tries not to announce herself as a cop because it leads to either A) jokes about her handcuffs or B) the assumption she's a bitch.]

Not an Audi?

Wait, you're a government official type. Looking more like a Bima.

[Now she's laughing.] I work SWAT. The only way I'm driving a BMW is if it's a rental.

[He's just staring. Because seriously, did she just say that?]

SWAT? Like-- police can't handle it, we're sending the next level kinda SWAT?

Yeah. I'm those people.

Los Angeles you said yeah?

You work many cases on illegal races?

Not my department. Relax, buster, I'm not going to pop you for anything. I'm not even working today.

Gotta watch your back right?

Yeah, that's how you lose an arm.

By not watching your own back?

Well, if you want to get technical, my surgeon removed what was left of it after the fight.

Suppose we should exchange names. Anna Stafford. You've probably heard of my brother, Travis.

Right. [Seriously?] It's all - just gone?

Tobey Marshall. Should I have heard of your brother?

[Anna lifts her prosthetic arm with a grim smile.] Replaced. Hell of a prosthetic. So yeah, I know about remembering to watch my back.

Only if you know your action sports. Like I said, he's a two-time X Games medalist, career skateboarder and motocross racer, about to begin his first season in GRC. He gets around a lot.

[He could say the first thing that springs to mind but... She's SWAT. He can bet she packs a hell of a punch.]

You're still working though?

I don't pay too much attention to that stuff. [Being in prison sort of-- doesn't help.]

Yeah. Wouldn't want to be anywhere else, except for the coupla times I miss competitive skateboarding.

Well then. You ever get into my neighborhood, I'll have to take you to a skate park. You're missing out, Tobey.