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Nov 28, 2007 17:03

Pickles had spread out a blanket and had grabbed a couple bottles of booze, including the expensive-as-hell one. He'd also gathered driftwood and built a fairly impressive little fire between them and the water. It was really just to keep himself busy, since as much as he said it didn't bother him, and as much as he'd been playing it cool ( Read more... )

miniver, pickles, oom

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dingdongdoodily November 29 2007, 01:31:57 UTC

Pickles thought about this thoroughly before responding.

"Sounds like they had it pretty tough. Why didn't they just put you up fer adoption or somethin'? I mean, adoption was around back then, so... what gives?"

cheevy November 29 2007, 01:41:53 UTC

Miniver shrugs. "It just wasn't done. My situation wasn't unique where I come from. Lots of kids had parents who'd got married straight out of high school or didn't even finish. I guess my situation was a little more fucked up than most, but nobody had it good. Nobody." He sighs. "I guess they thought at first it was what they wanted. But who's done growing up that young? Nobody. And they turned out to be different people when they grew up than they were when they met."

dingdongdoodily November 29 2007, 01:49:55 UTC

"Ah, yeah. I mean, I was nineteen when she had Toby and I'm not a big fan'a kids in any case. I knew right as soon as she told me I knocked her up that I wouldn't make a good dad. It was fer the best."

Pickles shrugged. "They still coulda done somethin' to make it easier fer you. I just.. Iunno, there's always options."

cheevy November 29 2007, 01:52:08 UTC

"Maybe not so many as you think, where I came from. Different times, tiny town, no money... but hey, I'm starting to turn out okay, right?"

He traces his hand up Pickles' belly.

dingdongdoodily November 29 2007, 01:54:45 UTC

Oooooo distraction via touching! He could dig it.

"Startin' to? Babe, I dunno how you get it in yer head that you weren't okay to begin with."

He ruffled Miniver's hair.

"You just gotta grow a backbone. Y'know, you really should get on stage, do that Oscar Wilde thing. It'll give you an idea of what I do fer a livin'. Not only that, but it'll get you some self confidence. It ain't that hard, you just gotta be doin' it fer yerself, not fer the jokers starin' at you."