After the End
“Nonetheless, as soon as we unpacked our prizes the community shook off those things and rejoiced in our safe reunion. The issues with Daemon were lessened, both by having his mentor near and the previous dangers far.
As far as Dane’s messy end, none of us really liked him; he was an annoying dipshit and no one was terribly sad or shocked to hear of his passing. Our mourning for the deceased was brief and general. I felt guilty at having lost a person, but I never actually grieved over him; it w...as like the feeling one gets when accidentally running over a stray dog.
As the added bonus of beer and whiskey was displayed, past downers fell away like leaves on an ignored houseplant and were replaced with the anticipation of Christmas morning. Our settlement had worked hard to last this long. Now we’d play hard before crawling hungover to our chores at dawn. Not being much of a drinker, I volunteered to lock up the shotgun and store the last of the supplies. My hands grasped a sack of canned goods and Ramen noodles and I felt a cold palm on my shoulder.MoreLess
As far as Dane’s messy end, none of us really liked him; he was an annoying dipshit and no one was terribly sad or shocked to hear of his passing. Our mourning for the deceased was brief and general. I felt guilty at having lost a person, but I never actually grieved over him; it w...as like the feeling one gets when accidentally running over a stray dog.
As the added bonus of beer and whiskey was displayed, past downers fell away like leaves on an ignored houseplant and were replaced with the anticipation of Christmas morning. Our settlement had worked hard to last this long. Now we’d play hard before crawling hungover to our chores at dawn. Not being much of a drinker, I volunteered to lock up the shotgun and store the last of the supplies. My hands grasped a sack of canned goods and Ramen noodles and I felt a cold palm on my shoulder.MoreLess
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