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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

ㅤㅤㅤ𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- face.

❝Shit, almost forgot, are there any motels around this place?

I'm gonna need to find a place to crash so I don't end up freezing to death in the truck, already tried spending the night in it last year in NYC and I can still feel the ice in my bones.❞

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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❝Probably be better if we talked at your place so we don't have to deal with anyone trying to listen in, but yeah, I could use some coffee after that drive.

My ass is still numb from the shaking of the truck engine.❞

The bluenette answered as she moved to follow the --

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- wait until after we get some much-needed caffeine, otherwise I might be the one going full-on zombie.❞

The punk woman stated before letting out a small laugh, the slight dark bags under her eyes more visible behind her mascara as the light of the sun hit her --

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- happened.❞

Chloe continued, a hand moving to rest on the table as fingertips began to rhythmically tap against its surface.

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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❝Heh, as if, Chase.

I only came back to this shithole cause there was something I needed to look into, and I wanted to pay my mom's grave a visit while I was here.❞

The punk woman replied, nearly laughing as she took a seat on the bench across the blonde while placing --

[𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 @Arcadian_Blonde]

Victoria would stay calm as she stared at Chloe, fixing her posture as she sat fully into the seat of the booth, her hands and forearms resting onto the table.

"Wouldn't take you for a returner, Price. Have you missed the local atmosphere?"

She said back with a quip, yet with a sincerely concerned tone as her eyes dropped upon the floor of the diner, before she lifted her sight back at the blue-haired woman.

"Before we get into any fight, please take a seat." She motioned her hand to the empty booth seat on the opposite side, aiming to calm things down before her and Chloe would start any argument.

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- her cup of coffee on the table.

❝I'd be a happy woman if I never had to see this place again, but some things are too important to let personal grievances get in the way.

What about you, figured you would have left and never looked back after everything that --

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-- you wanting to go through our shit out here in the open.❞

Chloe asked as she let the auburn-haired woman go and pulled out of the embrace before a hand reaching back to push the door of her truck shut.

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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The hug was a pleasant surprise to the punk woman, the warmth of the other was one she hadn't felt in quite some time, yet it was as familiar as she remembered.

❝I missed you too, Super Max.

And you know me, zombies can be quite hot depending on what kind.❞

The --

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-- bluenette replied as her own arms moved to wrap around the other woman and pulled them in even tighter, a hug that would have lifted the other off the ground if they were still as short as when they were in high school.

❝Alright, where do you want to talk at?

I don't see --

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

《》Oh, before I forget, I've been working on a 🦋account of Chloe in case Twitter ends up becoming unusable

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

《》I'll be getting to replies in a moment, getting something to eat now that I'm home from work

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

《》Apologies for not being active yesterday, passed out after getting home from work

Exhausted today as well

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- she made her way over toward the other's table, the hard rubber soles of her boots thumping against the diner floor with every step until she came to a stop at the edge of the bench across from the woman.

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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It didn't take long for the punk woman to get the only thing she was looking to order, a cup of coffee completely black, just what she needed to fill herself with some much-needed caffeine.

With mug in hand, blue hues finally noticed the familiar blonde as the bluenette --

[𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 @Arcadian_Blonde]

Chloe and Victoria could at least agree to a one thing in their whole life - they hate returning to Arcadia Bay.

Well, not exactly as Victoria had business in town with photograpy and, as her grandfather insisted, it is a good test to get over the pain caused by Mark Jefferson all those years back.

The blonde woman suited in black clothes and stiletto shoes would bite off a slice of bacon when the ringing of the bell reached her ears. Though she'd normally return back to her food, this time it was different. Seeing a familiar face, hearing a familiar voice, albeit not her favorite one, proned her to raise her eyes and lock onto the bluenette. She couldn't believe her living eyes.

"Kari Price, here?" She asked herself in silence, sipping off her tea while focusing her sight upon the punkette.

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- turned to look for an open seat, a quiet sigh escaping her lips as she lifted the container to take a drink.

❝Well, shit, and here I was hoping not to have to run into anyone I knew. . .

Didn't think you'd be one to come back to this shithole, Chase.❞

Chloe admitted as --

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- herself.

❝Before you say it, I know I look like shit.❞

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[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

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A trail of smoke softly rose into the morning sky from the glowing ember of the cigarette held between her lips, one leg laying over the windshield of her truck while the foot of her left leg was propped against the open door of the vehicle, her rear seated on top of the --

[𝙲𝚑𝚕𝚘𝚎 @PriceThatPaid]

-- truck, the long-since rusted frame creaking as a result of the sudden movement.

❝You look. . .good.❞

She didn't even know if she had any right to say those three words, but they came out anyway and she wasn't too tired to stop --