chris expects nothing ; he learned that philosophy from a young age. people don’t owe other people shit. and that has only become more true, over the last few months or years ( time didn’t matter anymore, and really, who’s to say how long it took to infiltrate the walls where he was locked up? he’s not even sure anymore. stopped keeping track a long time ago. thinks maybe he’d go mad if he tried. ) it’s a little surprising to him, the man being so willing to share. or TRADE, because chris wasn’t about to take for free. the idea that this might be some kind of trick or trap definitely crosses his mind, but he cares just little enough to follow after easily. “m’sorry, i don’t. i got some oxy, though?” he knows it’s not nearly the same, but sometimes the strong shit can come in handy. he’s been saving it for a special occasion, or an emergency. hasn’t taken much of anything since shortly after the start – it wasn’t worth it, to be forced through withdrawal again when shit got sparse. probably wouldn’t hurt to part from it. “’s about all i got. n’some weapons. clothes. some gummy vitamins, too. they’re pretty shit, but not terrible in a pinch?”
a lucky day for both of them , it would seem . though the store eric planned to pick through may have already been scavenged twice over , in the end it looked as though this stranger would be able to supply just as much ( or as little ) as he would have gotten in the first place .
weapons could be useful . clothes , though his people had plenty , were never something to pass up but it was the mention of GUMMY VITAMINS that caught eric’s attention the most . ❝ are the vitamins for kids , or just adults who can’t handle swallowing pills ?? ❞ the question was posed as he began to walk , a hand reaching out to provide a slight t u g on the strangers sleeve in order to urge him along .
whether or not they were made for children would only be the tip of the iceberg , caution wise . how old was too old when it came to vitamin expiration dates ?? what if they had been tampered with ?? what if she had some sort of weird gummy allergy that they wouldn’t know of until it was too late ?? all things that would have to be worked through eventually , though not with the man currently filling the role of TRAVEL COMPANION .
he wasn’t parked too far from where they’d crossed paths , if PARKED was even the right word to use when no cars were involved but there was still ample time to suss the other out , try to get an idea as to just who he was dealing with . ❝ your people , they won’t mind you giving up something like weapons or meds without talking it out first ?? ❞
