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There is a flat expanse of greyish dirt, mostly old cracked mud, dusty and worn. A few low hills break up the monotony here and there.
To the west, a shimmer of distant water. To the north, a smudge of green. To the south, the spiky silhouettes of mountain peaks. To the east, only a sliver of sun just beginning to peek over the flat grey horizon.
"I know where some of the bathrooms are, and if we hurry to help set up breakfast you can eat before the kids do, that should give you plenty of time to get to work."
"Mmkay, awesome. Show me a bathroom and then I'll meet you to help set up breakfast."
And she'll follow him and wash up.
He only takes one wrong turn on the way to the bathroom, and straightens himself out pretty quickly; from there to the dining hall he seems much more confident, and they get there in plenty of time to help cook and for Hailey to scarf something and leave before the bell rings to summon the child hordes.
There's a brief pause before Hailey leaves, where she gazes lingeringly at Torok.
She wants to kiss him. She wants to touch him.
She won't.
"We care 'bout you, Torok. Fuckin' lot. See you tonight."
As she walks swiftly to meet her boss, Hailey realizes that perhaps they should've made time to braid the scraps of ribbon into bracelets last night. Oh well.
She'll people-watch and avoid bumping into anyone, heading off for another day of maintaining the city.
Ross finds her at City Hall in short order.
"Morning. Hope Frank shows up," he says, leading the way toward the guard tower they were repairing earlier. "Pulling down that busted floor is going to be a pain with just the two of us." Thoughtful pause. "Six, I s'pose, but you've only got one pair of arms so it works out the same."
She snickers fondly. "Yeah, for physical purposes we count for one. Be an awful lot more convenient to do jobs like this if we had separate bodies. Oh well." An amused headshake.
"How was the rest of your day yesterday?"
"We have to come by and try some of that at some point. All five of us love pastries, and I think the only thing Ruby likes better than pie is cookies."
"And your hubby's baking is pretty damned amazing, too. Me an' Maya prefer savory things most of the time, even spicy ones."
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