That was a good lesson though. The more they underestimate you, the better off you are.
[ It’s something he uses to his advantage even now. The friendly, laid-back cowboy is hardly the one most people would expect to con them, steal from them, or worse. He remembers the satisfaction he’d felt as a teenager watching a group of adults turn tail and run from the Deadlock Gang, all because they’d thought a group of kids would be pushovers.
He returns her nudge with one of his own, and a petulant hey now. ] I’m not that old yet, but I’m not young either. I know my limits even if I don’t like ‘em.
[ He hands the picture back to her, eyes lingering on his and her faces in the shot. What they’d been doing was reckless and dangerous beyond belief… and they’d enjoyed every second of risk. It had been fun then, even knowing the stakes here high. ]
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[ It’s something he uses to his advantage even now. The friendly, laid-back cowboy is hardly the one most people would expect to con them, steal from them, or worse. He remembers the satisfaction he’d felt as a teenager watching a group of adults turn tail and run from the Deadlock Gang, all because they’d thought a group of kids would be pushovers.
He returns her nudge with one of his own, and a petulant hey now. ] I’m not that old yet, but I’m not young either. I know my limits even if I don’t like ‘em.
[ He hands the picture back to her, eyes lingering on his and her faces in the shot. What they’d been doing was reckless and dangerous beyond belief… and they’d enjoyed every second of risk. It had been fun then, even knowing the stakes here high. ]
… The gang still fun for you, like it used to be?