"Exactly," he tells him, sliding into the driver's seat and running his
hands along the wheel. "But now it just means you get to sit up front and
give me snacks."
He grins. "It's been way too long since I've been behind a wheel."
He looks back to Rosita. "Make yourself comfortable back there. It's gonna
be a couple hours."
Jacob turns the key, flips the switch on the radio, and turns it up.
"He's hotter with a bow," he remarks, then, after a quick refresher on how
to fucking drive as they pull out of the mass of cars, he finds the main
road and takes off.
"No, you need a hunting rifle," she insists, and then she's thrown around a bit by Jacob's adjustment to the truck, the suspension, and she laughs as she rights herself.
"Try one anyway. Crossbow's probably better in the long run. I almost know how to make arrows now."
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Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-03-29 12:11 pm (UTC)"Exactly," he tells him, sliding into the driver's seat and running his hands along the wheel. "But now it just means you get to sit up front and give me snacks."
He grins. "It's been way too long since I've been behind a wheel."
He looks back to Rosita. "Make yourself comfortable back there. It's gonna be a couple hours."
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-03-29 08:22 pm (UTC)Astarion carefully gets himself situated. It's comfy.
"Just as well you don't actually need cover. I'd struggle to draw a bow in here," he jokes.
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-04-04 01:50 pm (UTC)"Tell me the radio works, and we'll be good."
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-04-04 01:53 pm (UTC)Jacob turns the key, flips the switch on the radio, and turns it up.
"He's hotter with a bow," he remarks, then, after a quick refresher on how to fucking drive as they pull out of the mass of cars, he finds the main road and takes off.
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-04-04 02:00 pm (UTC)"Maybe a crossbow," he says thoughtfully. "I have had a turn with a...revolver, I think they're called? I didn't care for the way it kicked back."
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-04-05 12:00 pm (UTC)"Try one anyway. Crossbow's probably better in the long run. I almost know how to make arrows now."
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Date: 2025-04-05 12:16 pm (UTC)"Your arrows weren't bad a year ago," he points out. "They're fine now."
He shifts and rolls down his window, enjoying the semblance of freedom.
"I think we can make a crossbow happen."
Re: [Spam ]
Date: 2025-04-05 04:01 pm (UTC)"Your arrows are much improved," Astarion agrees. "Your archery, too. I enjoy practicing with you."