[For Pepper]

[fourforone]

I've wandered a good deal of the island in my spare time, though I haven't even given a thought to going to look at dinosaurs, mostly because the thought of it is just impossible. So I stick to animals I do know and the cows are company enough as I wander my way through the garden, recalling the stories the boys told me about Sobel and the infamous

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[wildlyconflictd]

"Are there?" Pepper replied with a slight chuckle. There were a pair of Nike sneakers on her feet and two extremely high-heeled black pumps dangling from her right hand. "I seem to attract them. Work for one, as a matter of fact, so I feel fairly confident I can manage the walk to and from the Compound."

[fourforone]

I sidle on up to her side, giving the shoes in hand a very long and curious look. "I'm sure you can, too," I smoothly say, gesturing to the shoes with a thumb. "The question begs, though, just why sweat it out in those things when you've got the comfortable ones on?"

[wildlyconflictd]

"They look good," Pepper replied, as if that automatically negated any other argument Buck might have. Which it did, actually. "Don't tell me you prefer your women in sneakers to heels." Comfortable though they might have been, sneakers were decidedly unsexy, and Pepper had never been fond of the idea of sacrificing her femininity for convenience.

[fourforone]

"I actually prefer nothing to heels and flat shoes," I say all too easily and offer my arm. "How about I offer you an escort, even if I'm sure you can take care of yourself." Doesn't mean I can't offer a little bit of friendly company and all.