on having reserved at entranceway

[justdewitt]

I appreciate the effort t'find me a face more fitting, 'cause the Vox posters sure as Hell weren't cuttin' it, but are you sure you want to add to your workload?

I can handle the overtime, but I'm a little more concerned about you.

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[bookedher]

[ She chortles. ]

You're making that face agaiiiiiin~

[justdewitt]

What face?

[Is it the angry one? Yeah, that one's a frequent expression. Sorry.]

[bookedher]

The one that looks like you just ate a bad apple.

[ It's cute! ]

[justdewitt]

...been eatin' a lot of bad apples, lately.

[It's not his fault - rummaging through rubbish bins in Columbia is something of an unfortunate habit of his.]

[bookedher]

Is that figuratively or...

[ Wouldn't say it to Alice, Booker. You know how she is about you eating right. ]

[justdewitt]

Uh.

[Cough.]

No, uh, literally. Sorta.

[You could call most of Columbia's population 'bad apples,' at any rate.]

[bookedher]

What?

[ Does he mean... ]

Just where have you been getting this rotten food?

[justdewitt]

Outta...trashcans?

[To be fair, some food he stole from the starving homeless people in Shanty Town. Not that that's any better.

He would have been glad to pay for it, mind you, but none of them gave him the time of day.]

[bookedher]

Booker DeWitt, you best be pulling my leg.

[ Because yeah, Columbia sounds like it sucks, according to her mun, but TRASHCANS? ]

[justdewitt]

[...dashingly handsome and persuasive smile?]

[bookedher]

[ All the facepalms. ]

Booker...

[ What is she gonna do with you? ]

[justdewitt]

The locals weren't exactly eager to sell their wares, honey.

[And the apples were fine, albeit a little bruised.]

[bookedher]

Did someone already take bites out of the food?

[ Is this because of the nightmares from Wounded Knee? Where's a certified therapist when you need one. ]

[justdewitt]

No! I mean, I don't think they did, it's- it doesn't matter, I'm fine, see?

[Damn fine, the narration would like to add.]

[bookedher]

Well, it is far too late to argue about it, isn't it. You must have eaten hundreds of trash-found food by now, haven't you?

[ She can't win. She'll just let it be. ]

Are you with Annabelle right now?

[justdewitt]

[Seeing as Booker can't remember half the things he's eaten and has been making up memories to supplement whatever he's lost, we can chalk that up to a resounding yes, he's eaten hundreds of stuff...things.]

...more or less.

[After a fashion.]

[bookedher]

[ You are brushing your teeth, mister, as soon as you get home. Alice is not kissing that mouth unless it sees a toothbrush and dental floss. ]

How is she? I have heard that the place Columbia is very cruel to her.