#sam colwell

[question-josh]

starter sticker collaboration with Sam Colwell (Okarien) 

[nihilisticlinguistics]

Nanowrimo Day #8

“We’re not closing the deal that easily,” I said. “There must be something you want more. And this is worth more than twenty dollars and you know it. This is my future on a plate.” I turned the thought over in my head, like a picture that landed upside-down. “It’s worth more. So why ask so little?”

    He stared at me, his expression a challenge.

    “You want me to know,” I said, “but you couldn’t just give it away. Why?” His jaw tensed as I spoke. “Because everything has a price, perhaps, but then… maybe you can claim it wasn’t your idea if someone catches you spilling the truth.”

    His eyebrows rose up. “Well, well,” he murmured. “Pretty smart after all.”

    “Asking price for an escape route,” I said. “Twenty dollars to get out of town. What’s in Lakeppoint, that everyone is so desperate to get away?”

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