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I lare, and they’ll just deem them asshole celebrities

Truth: I prefer the clients ant ers away from them Like Xander and Sulli I love when I can be short and threatening and not give a damn if a heckler throws a tantrum at my feet I’ve had to haul asses away fro street

And while Sulli’s not nearly as famous or draws as many crowds, I’ll do the same for her

Even now

I gear up to lightly brush them off

But I don’t expect what couy’s mouth

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AKARA KITSUWON

“Ryke Meadows isn’t welcohter,” the scrawny Teauy states like this is a casual opener to a conversation I recognize hiirl beside him is Jordyn

While he stuffs his hands in his pockets, he leans back on his heels like he nonchalantly said, hey, how’s it going?

Jordyn nods in agreement with him

Lovely

We’ve encountered two pricks who think a hborhood, these are sorew up in a poor neighborhood, these are also some of his least favorite people to run into

He glares at thes

There’s less heat in my eyes One of us needs to deescalate

Calmly, I say, “I take it you’re not a Ryke Meadows fan”

Banks effortlessly sidesteps to block the bathrooh attention to notice

Lincoln snorts “The guy is a sellout, dude Have you seen his Ziff co a knock-off Gatorade for cash, and he wants to be known as the best climber? Fuck that”

“It’s ridiculous,” Jordyn chi to be profited on”

“Knockoff Gatorade,” Banks grumbles under his breath They don’t hear, and I try not to sht as well have insulted the Calloway sisters Sulli’s mom

Also, Ziff is quality

I bite back an inciting retort “Sullivan isn’t Ryke,” I tell the that I even say these words because I’d like to defend Ryke too But this will calm them faster, and we don’t need enemies at our camp “She’s here to climb just like you two”

“Not like us,” Lincoln points to the bathroo up the whole bathroom There are three stalls”

Jordyn nods strongly “Spoiled princesses shouldn’t be cli Rattlesnake Knuckle Tell her to stick to indoor rock walls”

They both leave like that’s the endnote