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[hackitude]

"Hey! You've reached Skye. Leave a message. I mean, if you want to. Or uh, don't. Whatever."

Comments

[shittybirthday]

just said im keeping an eye on him didn't i?
spose this all means your boyfriend didnt mention that i was the one who found his sorry ass after ward went to town on him

[hackitude]

uhhhh nope.

no he did not!!

[shittybirthday]

gathered as much
ward messed him up pretty bad

[hackitude]

I figured as much

On account of the whole it's WARD thing

Plus the whole not wanting me to see him thing

[shittybirthday]

[ Why does Joel have the very distinct feeling that the kid didn't say anything to Skye on account of what happened after Joel picked him up, too?

It's also not strictly true that he "found" Jesse on the street, but he's not about to get into Jesse phoning him, in case that comes with a bunch of questions. ]

believe me, you wouldnt have wanted to see him
it was bad what that ward guy did to him

[hackitude]

...

this is so fucked up.

[shittybirthday]

seeing you seem to know him so well and after seeing the kinda damage he can inflict
what are the chances of him harming ellie

[hackitude]

... As long as she stays out of his way, she should be fine.

[shittybirthday]

yeah?
well he ever touches ellie, we'll be finding out how many bullets it'll take to shatter his skull

[hackitude]

If he ever touches Ellie, I'll be the one pulling the trigger.

[shittybirthday]

thats if ellie dont stab his throat out first
you a good shot?

[hackitude]

I wouldn't place myself on the world's top one thousand, but I'm decent enough.

[shittybirthday]

what kinda firearms?

[hackitude]

I can handle a handgun well enough now. I mean, I'm hitting the target reliably, at least. And I've been getting some training with a shotgun last month or so.

[shittybirthday]

yeah?
well if you ever want extra help with that, let me know
got a lot of experience

[hackitude]

... Sure. You know what? Why not.

[shittybirthday]

can show you how to handle hunting rifles, assault rifles, semi-automatics, bow and arrows
just in case, you know

[hackitude]

... Maybe just take it one thing at a time for now. It's a little early for me to be going full-scale Katniss Everdeen.

[shittybirthday]

[ Joel feels like he's supposed to know what that means. ]

who?

[hackitude]

Oh. Um. Book character. She's like a total badass with a bow and arrow.

[shittybirthday]

heh ok. been a while since i read anything i guess
anyways, i wasnt suggesting showing you all those things at once. no point in that.

[hackitude]

Normally I'd rec it as a good read, but I'm not sure you'd enjoy it. It's kind of got a running theme of kids doing violence to each other.

And ok. Good. Long as we're on the same page.

[shittybirthday]

[ Twenty years ago, he'd know exactly what Skye was talking about. Sarah was kind of a fan of The Hunger Games. It's one of those things that's faded from his mind over the last twenty years, although he'd probably remember if his memory was jogged a little more. ]

yeah think i'll pass
you should work on your aim with the pistol before moving onto heavier firearms

[hackitude]

Got it

I'll send you regular updates

You'll be sorry