“Alright, Plissken.” Lex thought for a moment, and lit his cigarette, and her own.
She didn’t want to say they needed protection, but he looked like he knew what he was talking about. And if he dies… Well, then that’s one other body on the trail to Maine. She didn’t think Hannah would very much like another dead friend, another Ethan… She looked down at Hannah, who was beaming up at Snake. “What do you say, Banana? You want Mr. Plissken to come with us?” Hannah nodded.
“Okay, deal. But I drive.”
Next thing they knew, the three of them were in the car together. Before Snake could get in the front passenger seat, Hannah caught his sleeve with his small hand, she wanted him to sit with her in the back, get to know her new friend. She was looking at him intently, still staring, but there was a brightness in her eyes now. A curiosity about this man, Snake Plissken, the one eyed man who decided to come with them, protect them.
The car was a beat up old thing, but it was reliable, it got them this far after all. “Why Snake?” Hannah asked, poking his belly, right where his tattoo is.
“Hannah, don’t poke him, you don’t know where he’s been… Neither do I for that matter, you said you had a resume, right?”
SOMETIMES YOU WAKE UP FROM A NAP and everything changes. these new travel partners were certainly odd ... especially the younger one. ( it had been years since someone had looked at him and hadn’t seen a legitimate threat, something to be afraid of, a rabid dog with its teeth bared threateningly. someone who looked at him like they saw who he was underneath the skin ... and snake didn’t like it. it put him in a headspace that was ... distracting and unpleasant, to say the least. ) nonetheless, snake sat in back with the kid, because he wasn’t the keenest at conversing with the elder any more with the younger. for a handful of minutes, he sat with his head turned out the window, smoking the cigarette in its entirely before flicking it carelessly out onto the road.
then, he felt a poke against his stomach and turned his head. he met hannah’s gaze a long moment, and then explained in his gruff, quiet voice : “ had to army - crawl in the military. “ which was certainly leaving out the bulk of reasons behind the name. ( he thought it odd she should poke the tattoo along with the inquiry. weird kid. ) “ ‘s a long time ago. just stuck. “
turning to meet lex’s gaze in the mirror, he remarked dryly, “ yeah. survived this long in this shit - scape since world war iii , and intending to stay that way. that’s all that matters. “
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