Peligro

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You back out of the garage with Frida, stomach feeling heavy after that exchange.

Frida: You okay?

Javi: I fucked up dude.

Frida: It’s what you had to, you didn’t know…

Javi: Did I though? Like..

Frida: I mean the alternative was you getting arrested, right?

Javi: They did come for me…

Frida: Someone must’ve spotted you loading her into your backseat, at that point you were fucked dude.

You’re trying hard not to get watery eyed.

Frida: Shit… okay not a good way to phrase that.

Javi: I just wanted to get her to a hospital…

Javi: I didn’t think she’d just die in my car like that…

Frida: Look like…

Javi: Now I gotta leave everyone behind and like…

Javi: I dunno. Even if I hate this place I still got too many people here…

Frida: I’m sorry…

Javi: This really the only option?

Frida: Can’t say for sure, but I promised I was going to keep you safe either way, yeah?

Javi: I guess…

Javi: Can I ask a serious question?

Frida: Mmhmm!

Javi: What are you after? Entities usually want something for their work, yeah?

Frida: I guess yeah.

Javi: But you’re really just cool with tagging along?

Frida: I mean why not?

Javi: You gotta have something, right?

Frida: I mean personally?

Frida: I just hope trouble doesn’t come looking for me a lot of the time.

Javi: Bad experiences or…

Frida: Well.. you know how entities work?

Javi: A little?

Frida: Entities tend to be drawn to people based on common interests.

Javi: And for me that’s…?

Frida: Don’t know yet.

Frida: Sorry if that’s not helpful…

Javi: It’s fine, guess just…

Javi: If you’re stuck helping me, I wanna know you a little better is all. That weird?

Frida: Not as weird as putting your life in the hands of strangers. Twice.

Javi: Yeah well..

Javi: Desperate times.

Frida: I mean yeah. Why else would I be here, right?

Javi: Don’t put it like that….

Frida: Most people don’t just summon an entity for the fun of it.

Frida: Doesn’t mean it has to be a hard time though..

Javi: Yeah, guess you’re right.

Javi: Nacho weirds me out a bit, between you and me…

Frida: Yeah, that’s witches… 

Javi: You’ve met a lot I’m guessing?

Frida: I mean yeah, occupational hazard or something. They’re all a little uh..

Frida: Trying to think of a word here.

Javi: Eccentric?

Frida: Maybe? I mean yeah that for sure.

Frida: Used to be kinda into that myself though, made working with them fun.

Frida: What does that make you though?

Javi: Me?

Frida: Yeah. You summoned me in a pretty old school way.

Frida: Seemed pretty casual about it.

Javi: Parents used to mess with this sort plenty. Kind of traditional folks.

Javi: Made sure I knew the ins and outs just in case but uh…

Javi: Wasn’t thinking I’d need to actually do this myself.

Frida: Ah, yeah…

Frida: You’re living alone though?

Javi: Yeah…

Javi: Don’t really want to go into it too much right now though, that okay?

Frida: Aye.

Javi: For now we’re keeping Chickpea waiting, should hurry on over. 

Frida: Yeah, fair enough.

Frida: Feel any better though?

Javi: Little bit. Food should help too..

Javi: Whatever happens tonight, we’ll make things work.

Frida: Nothing but my best.