《 Carla and Bec 》<br/>Location: Dryden<br/>Present: Charles, Kyle<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Sayd" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Sayd</a>Sou<a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Traveler" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Traveler</a><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="bbm_float fright" style="float:right;margin:0 0 5px 10px">
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</div>"All I know is she was half-dead a few miles out from Abendblume. They threw a bunch of people out yesterday to fend for themselves." The whole situation was quickly reminding Carla why she didn't like to involve herself in other people's affairs. "Hn, should of just left her there."<br/><br/>She was about to throw herself into the situation when Bec pulled up with Charles in the jeep. Carla watched as Charles took charge of the moment and Bec hopped out of the jeep to join her and Kyle.<br/><br/>"Ok, Charles just told me you picked up someone from Abendblume and that some crazy shit went down there?" Kyle's frustration wasn't lost on her, but information was the first thing on her order.<br/><br/>"That dickhead Hale tossed a bunch of his people out yesterday. I assume she was one of 'em. Not sure what the whole tattoo thing is about but she was packed up with antibiotic creams and wrappings for it, so I assume it was something she was having done when she got tossed out." Carla shrugged. It was hard to put together the known details to make any real sense, and she didn't feel particularly obliged to. Her intent wasn't to leave the woman there, just to keep her from dying.<br/><br/>"Hale purged?" Bec's brow went up.<br/><br/>"Yeah, too many mouths to feed and some uppity sense of morality about families." Another shrug.<br/><br/><div class="bbm_float fleft" style="float:left;margin:0 10px 5px 0">
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</div>Bec felt a simultaneous sense of victory and guilt. Hale must have been feeling the squeeze of their shitty trade negotiations after she'd taken charge of Dryden going on a year ago. The former leader had been plump, sweaty sleazebag a of Montsano seed salesman who'd capitalized on the chaos of the early days to plop his self-important ass on the throne of Dryden. No one liked him, except Hale, who'd talked the idiot into a trade deal that left Dryden fed, but unable to store for the future. If a crop disaster hit, the settlement would fail while Abendblume dined on Dryden food.<br/><br/>They'd revolted and driven the idiot out, but new negotiations had gone sour on Hale's condescending attitude and Bec had cut the resort off. That had been the victory and never did she imagine Hale would stoop so low as to purge his own people before meeting her at the table again.<br/><br/>"You've got to be kidding me...." she was shocked.Carla nodded. "Kyle was just sayin' this one's off her rocker, though. If you want to let her get a bath and have some clothes, I'll move her on along. Her issues ain't yours." She referenced Charles' request.<br/><br/>Bec agreed with a light shrug. "We have some extra, but I'm going to want to talk to her first before you both head out," she said with no indication of wanting to take in any unknowns, especially ones tied to Abendblume.