He'd have told her he was formerly of the Dust Bowl, but a young thing like her might not have heard of it outside of a history book. The Depression was a long time gone. He barely remembered it anymore, and he'd lived it.
"I figger I can round up somebody," he said, waving a hand up the street. "Bar crawl's over, but there's always stragglers lookin' for that one last drink." He turned on one booted foot, and his coat flapped open again. "You wanna see it up close? I wouldn't want ya to get any on ya."
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on 2014-04-27 05:53 am (UTC)He'd have told her he was formerly of the Dust Bowl, but a young thing like her might not have heard of it outside of a history book. The Depression was a long time gone. He barely remembered it anymore, and he'd lived it.
"I figger I can round up somebody," he said, waving a hand up the street. "Bar crawl's over, but there's always stragglers lookin' for that one last drink." He turned on one booted foot, and his coat flapped open again. "You wanna see it up close? I wouldn't want ya to get any on ya."