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"Let e as well? Suspicious"

He sneers his lip at me in typical Merc fashion "Don’t patronize , I said"

"You said you have a s"

"Yeah, well, think of it as a biggish-sret this, I can already tell "Nice to see you again, Merc"

He grunts People think I’uy, he’s the anti-social one He’s OK one on one, but get this assle in a group and I won’t take responsibility

I ns to the exit Since it’s a busy day, I wait in line for ten raphed and ate They do that under the guise of collecting the feeyour vehicle in case you’re a terrorist

"My rig’s up in Fort Collins still I have a place there"

"Perfect," Merc says as he lights a cigarette He blows the sun deal up in Cheyenne later, so that’s perfect You can take ht? I mean, you have no plans today It’s Christmas Eve for Christ’s sake"

I shoot him a look for the blasphemous humor "I said I have a date at ten"

"Yeah, but that was a joke, right?" I look over at hiot one of those you-fuck-with-lare at hiet over it You’re in"

"Fine, but this is beyondonce this is over What’s the job, anyway?"

"Soht Some kind of pathetic wanna-be militia in the hills between Lara in"