12-08-2016, 03:07 AM
Still pushing through the crowd, Nashota didn't notice the male speaking to her until she realized that he was indeed speaking <i>to</i> her. When he shoved his hand in front of her, she could muster up nothing more than a more or less confused glance between his hand and face. She'd been so focused on getting to the harbor, that her brain was having trouble switching gears so suddenly, but once it comprehended what her eyes were trying to tell it, she gave his pale appendage a skeptical glance. Pointedly avoiding it, she responded, "I was hard-pressed not to. Nashota. Harbor."
She didn't know if he'd been there, on the harbor, for long -- but there was no harm in asking, "What have you heard of side jobs?" She'd invested in working the odd stints, and even mercenary work -- typically, acting as a body guard for a few days or less -- but she'd turned away from that whole deal when her parents had passed. Who knew? Perhaps even this stranger had need of work and would provide well-enough pay. If she were being completely honest, she longed to travel the countryside on any number of the grand adventures that mothers whispered to their children before bedtime each night.
But that was a pipe dream -- and this was real life, with its stinky harbors, filthy alleys, and crowded streets. How drear.
She didn't know if he'd been there, on the harbor, for long -- but there was no harm in asking, "What have you heard of side jobs?" She'd invested in working the odd stints, and even mercenary work -- typically, acting as a body guard for a few days or less -- but she'd turned away from that whole deal when her parents had passed. Who knew? Perhaps even this stranger had need of work and would provide well-enough pay. If she were being completely honest, she longed to travel the countryside on any number of the grand adventures that mothers whispered to their children before bedtime each night.
But that was a pipe dream -- and this was real life, with its stinky harbors, filthy alleys, and crowded streets. How drear.