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Does the color of the car matter?

No... I just need to go somewhere and I lost mine.

All right. Give me an hour and I'll have a car.

Thanks. You’re a true friend.

Not really.

[But she is back in an hour with a nondescript car and offers Cassie the keys]

[Cassie hands her a bag of things that she’s baked and takes the keys]

Are you coming with me?

[That was unexpected but she smiles a bit when she peeks into the bag]

Do you want me to?

Yes, if you are available. It's just for an hour or so.

I can spare a couple hours. Where are we going?

Getting money, making a few deposits and I’m going to punch someone.

You had my attention at getting money. But punching someone is what I do.

I'm down for this.

[Cassie gets in, and waits for her friend before driving off to a sketchy neighborhood]

It’ll be nice to have backup, thanks. Sorry that I haven’t been social.

You never have to apologize for living your life.

I’m supposed to always be available, right? I’m not.

The fuck? You're available when you decide you're available.

Please tell me the person we're beating up is the one who thinks you need to be available 24-7...

I have a type, but yes.

[Lorna actually laughs a bit at that]

Good. I love beating the shit out of entitled men.

Its okay. I have a type too.

I don’t even like them, at all. Part of it is related to the trauma, but I... they’re something to fill the time.

[Cassie shakes her head.] I’m hopeless... I should join a convent.

As long as they're just filling the time and you don't get emotionally compromised. But yeah. My ex.. I didn't like him a lot of the time. Why do we do it? I mean... movies will fill the time too.

Don't join a convent. That's just another trap.

Movies aren’t the same as another person validating that I exist and matter to someone. I know that's not healthy.

What do I do then? L

Do we really matter to them though? I mean... you could get a dog or something if you want to matter....

I honestly wish I knew Cassie. I don't have things figured out.

No but it’s different than a pet. It’s a person you know?

I don’t think any of us have anything figured out. [the house she stops in front of is boarded up, and the yard has a couple of really large and mean looking dogs behind the fence ]

Right. People lie. Animals are at least honest in how they feel about you.

[She gets out the car and looks at the house.]

Ready?

I gave up all the pets I had left.

[Cassie gets out of the car and walks up to the now barking dogs. She looks at them for a moment and they silence]

Ready.

why? [She lets Cassie lead the way. She's the backup afterall.]

The ex that stuck me on that boat killed Shadow and I didn’t want the others to die.

[Cassie just walk up and opens the door. It’s dark, but people are milling around inside, In various stages of sobriety and awareness. She asks for someone and is directed to the stairs.]

You all should leave. I’m going to hurt him and you won’t want to be here after we are gone.

[Lorna follows her inside, quietly getting a feel of the room and once she's done talking, reaches out and tweaking the magnetic waves... throws a chair through the nearest window where it connects with the metal fence]

She's letting you walk away. I would suggest you take her offer.

[The people scatter quickly after that. Cassie just watched, then grabs a hammer from the floor and starts up the stairs]

It’s Cassie... I’m here for my money...

[Lorna watches them go, then follows along behind]

[Cassie is brandishing a hammer at a very large and beefy guy who has two equally large friends as backup.]

Please, may I have my money? [She’s being very polite, in sharp contrast to her earlier behavior] It’s mine, not yours.

[They laugh and don’t see Lorna yet]

You don't need to ask for whats yours.

[Perhaps the element of surprise would have been useful but Lorna's also go patience for men like this]