It’s nice. [ He says it honestly enough, wiping away the sweat on his brown with the back of his wrist. ] Place as small as this, you expect ‘em to serve up rotgut. Cut the whiskey with gunpowder to spread out their profits. Surprised to see you folks don’t.
[ A beat. ]
‘Less you do, in which case, you’re real subtle about it.
[ She hums a little, as though considering his statement. True, she doesn’t know him from Adam, but a man that badly wounded wouldn’t be able to cause much trouble for her or anyone else, and if he really wants to turn around and bite the hand that feeds him- well, that was his problem. ]
Maybe it’ll come back to bite me one of these days, but it hasn’t yet.
[ He offers her a long, considering look from the corner of his eye. Complete stranger, a businesswoman, but someone charitable enough to nurse a misfit like him back to health – and his isn’t the first case, from the sounds of it.
Odd. Practically impossible, where law and decency were more suggestions than actual rule. Faraday has seen how rough things can be this far west, knows what it does to a man. Kindness like this tends to get trodden pretty quickly. ]
Guess you’ve been fortunate enough to just be pickin’ up the right patient. [ Slightly gruff, despite the forced levity in his tone. ] Looks like your luck’s holdin’ out.
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[ A beat. ]
‘Less you do, in which case, you’re real subtle about it.
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I make it a point not to cut corners. It’s a matter of professional pride.
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‘S good, though, your place. Can’t say I see the wisdom in puttin’ up the random strays you find, but it’s hard to complain about that.
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Maybe it’ll come back to bite me one of these days, but it hasn’t yet.
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Odd. Practically impossible, where law and decency were more suggestions than actual rule. Faraday has seen how rough things can be this far west, knows what it does to a man. Kindness like this tends to get trodden pretty quickly. ]
Guess you’ve been fortunate enough to just be pickin’ up the right patient. [ Slightly gruff, despite the forced levity in his tone. ] Looks like your luck’s holdin’ out.