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034. [Video]

_{[It's a little before sun-up-- that weird hour of the morning where the sky is still dark but just starting to brighten in a thin, pale line at the horizon. Of course, where Heather was, that horizon was hidden by the trees, so it's... still mostly dark.]

[She's sitting up in her sleeping bag with a couple of blankets around her shoulders, next to the camp's fire, which had mostly burnt down to ash speckled with a few tiny, stubborn embers. They stood out against the general grayness of the clearing 'Camp Otacon' resided in. Said grayness was only emphasized by the layers of frost coating the earth and grass. It was well into October now, so... unsurprisingly, the weather had been getting colder.]

[Heather was not sure she liked this, though thankfully she's in possession of a living heater in the form of a now-distinctly-potbellied dog (Camp Otacon had been treating him well. Especially because though she'd never admit to being such a softie, she'd been giving him more treats than normal out of pure guilt over the whole 'I thought you were a double-head and also I was kind of a jerk to you in general anyway' thing), who was curled behind her and serving as a backrest.]}

So hey, guys. I have a question.

_{[Her words were accompanied by puffs of steam from her breath. It's c-c-cold this morning without the sunlight.]}

What happens when our warrants expire?

_{[A couple of people had asked her this before, but she'd never had too specific an answer to give them.]}

I heard we're like... basically off with a smack on the wrist and not much else, but... _{[She pauses, sucking her lips inward a little and fiddling with that stubborn eye-bandage. She's gotta be able to get rid of that thing soon, right?]} ... That seems pretty lenient for a bunch of "dangerous fugitives". _{[She's quoting Officer Jenny directly from that announcement, and there's suspicion in her tone. SCREW THE COPS, THEY'RE NEVER HONEST, RIGHT? THIS HAS TO BE A TRICK.]}

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I told you, I'm growing a mustache and everything.

And I dunno.

Make an offer.

Money would be pretty cool, I'm totally broke.

_{[Heather stop picking on the snooty sheltered fifteen-year-old, it's not nice. You grew out of taking other kids' lunch money ages ago, stop it.]}

And hide those lovely features?

[Quick boys! RESORT TO SNARKY FLATTERY!]

It's not like you can go into a settlement and purchase anything until the warrant for your arrest is expired.

[It's okay, Artemis blackmails companies for their milk money.]

_{[.... what the fuck was that.]

[Heather arched a brow and tilted her head just so, giving him a look. Wat.]}

Mustaches are lovely.

_{[OK BACK TO THE TOPIC.]}

Well, duh. But the warrant expires tomorrow.

[Yeh! Threw you off there, huh?

Btw, that look isn't very impressive.]

I'm inclined to disagree.

You'd be a terrible salesperson the way you're making this argument for bribery.

_{[YES IT DID THROW HER OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SO RANDOM. Well done, Artemis.]}

Well, I mean, if you don't wanna pay up or anything, that's okay by me, Arty!

I'll just keep on doing my thing.

[It wasn't random! It was plotted! And I have to start with the irritating compliments on appearance somewhere~]

Artemis.

'Your thing' being acting your age of 12 years?

_{[This is true. It'll be awhile before she knows what to make of them, though. She's not used to receiving compliments in arguments.]}

Arty.

And yes, exactly.

_{[IF YOU WOULDN'T KEEP GETTING THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE EVERY TIME SHE DOES IT, SHE'D GET BORED AND STOP. THIS IS YOUR FAULT.]}

[Makes a nice change of pace, huh?]

You know my name.

Aren't you supposed to be the adult here?

[You know, if Artemis just mentioned he doesn't like it because only his dad and mam call him Arty that would probably work better with dad complex Heather. But alas, it will not be so.]

That's right. And you know what the best part of being an adult is?

_{[Yeah, it actually would be-- Heather could be a bit of a jerk but she wasn't a total asshole. There were some subjects she knew to back off on.]}

Enlighten me.

[Too bad these two don't do the whole 'lets talk about out family!' thing.]

Getting to annoy the hell out of the kids.

_{[... Not that she's much of an adult. Even eighteen is pretty damn young, and Heather... certainly doesn't act grown-up 80% of the time.]

[And yeah, lol no. Heather's getting better about it, but she certainly doesn't parade her history around.]}

General consensus is that it works the opposite way, Heather.

[And then there's the freckles. Seriously, Heather, what? Are you 10? Are you a teen going through awkward puberty?]

So you're telling me your parents didn't troll the hell out of you at every opportunity?

_{[LEAVE THE FRECKLES OUT OF THIS, SHE CAN'T HELP IT.]}

Troll... Ah, you mean in the sense of deliberate provocation with the intention of causing disruption and argument.

I'm positive my parents have never performed such acts towards me.

Man, what kind of childhood did YOU have?

That's a rather personal question. I had an... interesting one.

Well, it was also a rhetorical one, but feel free to elaborate.

_{[She's not going to pry-- she has more class than that and it's not like SHE does much sharing, but she is a little curious as to what kind of childhood would produce a kid who talked like this. ... She's gonna guess 'rich spoiled brat'.]}

[Pauses to think of the best answer, gives her an abridged version without much explanation mixed in.]

In my younger years, my father was a very busy man but he and mother took good care of me until he went missing due to certain circumstances, soon after my mother fell ill.

[Yeh, take that you judgmental girl. 8I]

.... Oh.

_{[Well NOW she felt sort of bad.]}

... I'm sorry.

Didn't realize.

There's no need to be, upon entering the earliest stages of adolescence I rectified these issues myself.

It just seemed like you were curious as to any oddities in my upbringing and so I listed those which people would label as upsetting for a young child, which I must admit, ended up making the whole experience of childhood sound rather bleak.

Kinda does, no offense or anything.

_{[She hadn't had... anything remotely resembling a normal childhood situation herself, but... at least she'd had a dad who loved her and treated her like the little girl she was. She'd had an astoundingly normal childhood as Heather. Which she was more grateful for than words could convey-- especially now that she remembered what her other childhood had been like.]}

[He's just happy you're forgotten about his nickname for now Heather.]

None taken, though I assure you, the majority of my childhood was most enjoyable.

[God, we need to buy these two some Legos or something. Just go play and smile.]

_{[There's times when teasing ain't okay and Heather generally knows where to draw them.]}

All right, if you say so.

_{[If Artemis manages to reach Goldenrod while she's still there, he will undoubtedly be forced to play something. Maybe frisbee. Boy looks like he needs more sun anyway.]}

[Because Heather throwing plastic disks of death at his head is just what this boy needs?]

_{[Yes. It is vital.]}

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