Gonna watch @TarnishedRule from afar for a while.
Knows sheโll be annoyed by his disappearance. He wants to see how sheโs been on her own for a while.
@TarnishedRule โI think she is. Or like your dad, in a cryogenic pod. Thatโs my logic.โ
He threw a few little sticks to the fire, before leaning back and just closing his eyes, head tilting back.
โWhat you been up to, Vaultie?โ Wanting to change the subject.
@TarnishedRule He gave a slow nod, looking to the floor for a short while.
โYeah, I am. I last saw her aboutโฆ two hundred years ago. But I know sheโs safe, hidden somewhere with her mom.โ
The thread of hope he held onto was thin, and with each false alarm, it risked snapping all together.
@TarnishedRule He looked to her sharp, then back to the fire.
โI got a daughter. Her nameโs Janey. Sheโs my whole world, I loved beinโ her daddy.โ Thereโs a smile on his face. Just thinking about her makes him smile, leathery skin stretching up to his eyes.
The ghoul turned his head to look at her, and an almost goofy smile came over his face. Earlier, he was worried about saying it. But now he wasnโt.
He was right.
โI wanted tโtell you that I love you. I ainโt expectinโ anythinโ in return, donโt worry โbout that. I just_
โIโm only pullinโ your leg, sugar,โ his hat comes off and rests on the ground, head tilting back onto the bed.
โYou donโt gotta worry โbout me, Iโll sit here and wait however long it takes.โ
@TarnishedRule He was quiet a moment. He knew he could tell her, but it was still raw and sore.
โโฆI heard some girls were lookinโ for an old fashioned cowboy. It tugged my heart strings, I thought-โฆ shit, donโt matter what I thought. I was wrong.โ
He thought his daughter was out there,_
โDonโt care? Well now, thatโs no way tโtalk tโan olโ friend, now, is it?โ He gently ones a hand to rest on the edge of the blanket, not daring to lift it or disturb her too much.
@TarnishedRule โI know. Iโm sorry.โ He takes his hat from his head, placing it on the floor next to him.
โIโm back, is that gonna be enough for ya?โ