Vaughn’s jaw clenched slightly. He always referred to women in that way. If he learned one thing from his mother, it was to be respectful towards women. His lips twitched into an anxious frown at the idea of becoming friends. He didn’t tend to make many friends, he believed Haven was his only one a the moment.
//look, I show up and I gtg ^sigh^ feel free to drag her around and if need be, @Opia u can control her for a bit
(I gtg too. srry!)
//oh
well
hi im here now
(Ah, I’m here)
//hi
(Hi! I am back!)
(Aye. So I guess whoever wants to say something can continue?)
(Idk you should say something, or Haven could idc)
“How do we know you haven’t got this entire place surrounded with snipers?” She asked, crossing her arms.
"I don't go outside, you'll see. I'm alone." She responded.
Vaughn fidgeted with his sleeve as he listened to the interrogation, staying quiet and letting Haven do her thing. He was more of a “hurt first and ask questions after” sort of interrogator, but he was unsure of what to do because he didn’t like hurting women in any way.
“Proof?”
“I could go check?” Vaughn suggested, sitting up slightly in his desk chair.
She looked at him, then outside. “If you want to.”
Vaughn nodded in response. He pushed to his feet and dug under the counter for a moment before pulling out a pistol. He loaded it and walked outside, slowly stepping around the perimeter of the building.
Arabella watched him go, smiling because of course, nobody was out there.
Vaughn walked back inside a few minutes later, shaking his head a sigh he put the gun away. “I didn’t see anyone,” he said, throwing a glance in Bella’s direction.
"I told you, there's nobody out there! It's just me!" Arabella said.
Vaughn gave a nod and sat back in the desk chair, leaning back, shoulders slouched. “Mhm..” he responded with a hum, really unsure of what today. There was no one out there, and she already told them why she was there in the first place.. “How do you plan on getting us away from here?”
Haven sat on the old register, watching Bella intently.
Bella thought for a moment. "I..I don't really know. All I know is that they almost always check north and east first before the south and west." she commented.
“The south is warmer, they’ll probably expect us to go there. Let’s go West.”
"Sounds good. We have two weeks before they start to look for us." Arabella smiled.
“We should stock up before then..” Vaughn said, but his mind was more concentrated on his work. Would be have the opportunity to work one more job before having to leave? Would be be able to help one more family in need of his assistance?
"Definitely." Bella agreed."What will we need?"
“Just the necessities.. food, water, clothing, other hygiene products,” Vaughn listed, glancing around the inside of the gas station.
"Ok." she was still confused, but decided to just go along with what Vaughn was doing.
“We still have plenty of time, I should really run into town and get some things..” Vaughn said. He knew it was dangerous, but he did tend to disguise himself most of the time.
"Ok. Be careful, though. That doesn't mean they won't be looking for you." She said, worried he would be caught. "Do you want me to come with you?"