Don't come closer (Group 2)

[wantsajetpack]

 Who| Pepper, Danny and open
What| Her wondering around the arena for the most part
Where| various placed
When| Day two and on of the arena
Warnings| violence, screaming like a girl (Catch all for interactions)

Pepper had been amazed to receive the parachute actually, though she was grateful for the water that had been sent. One bottle she hadn't even cracked open, the other she was trying to make last as long as possible if only because she had a feeling going for the water they provided would probably be a death trap, and the memory of what happened the day before was still too fresh in her head.

The rest of the gear in the parcel had been some extra food, three tins worth, but she was too hot to even think about eating, two knives, one of which was tucked into the waist band of her leggings, the outer shell of the costume had been removed, the bodysuit under it was black, but didn't weigh as much at least.  she was now sitting on the shell coil of rope in front of her, she nodded to herself, wouldn't be that bad to carry everything rolled up in the bulk of the costume.

"Danny, here."  She pulled out one water and one food tin, she'd keep the rest of it together for now, setting both in the sand she made a roll with the costume, tying it with the rope, slinging it over her shoulder before picking up the tin and bottle to hand to him.  "Figure since you're helping me for now, may as well share."  Both items were held out for him to take.

Comments

[hartless_cowboy]

"Just a little." Lindsey took a step back further, but if he was worried, he didn't show it at all. "But you know how it is in these arenas. No hard feelings."

He turned to give Pepper a softer smile, something with less edge and maybe just a tad more sincerity. "Lindsey McDonald. I forget to mention my brother sometimes."

[wantsajetpack]

"That explains it." She glanced at Danny, with what she knew of him, if Lindsey creeped him out she'd trust his feelings on the matter.

"Seems Eliot forgot to mention you as well." She would have to ask Eliot when she saw him later, maybe with Clint and Tony nearby?

[danno_williams]

"No hard feelings in these arenas are for when you kill me because we were going for the same Twinkie." Oh, Danny was seething, and wishing he had a weapon. "No, what you did doesn't get forgiven. Sorry."

He chanced a glance behind him, "You ok Pep?"

[hartless_cowboy]

"Oh, but I was. My Twinkie just happened to be moving."

Lindsey's grin was every bit like the rattlesnakes that seemed to be littering this arena along with the scorpions. Predators.

[wantsajetpack]

Pepper nodded. "I'm okay." She didn't like Lindsey's grin, but he was keeping a distance at least. She hoped telling Danny she was okay wouldn't get him made later, she just didn't want him worrying about her when there was a more immediate threat than the sun and heat.

[danno_williams]

No, in this particular situation Danny was pretty much looking for an I'm not bleeding and about to die in the next 10 minutes okay. So, getting mad at Pepper would not be on the table. Getting bugged that she had apparently just walked into a dangerous situation without thinking... well, that just drove home to him that he was going to have to spoil her innocent viewpoint on life. Ihat he as going to have to break it to her quickly because the arena left no time for breaking things to her gently. It was gonna be harsh.

All this went though his mind in a second, while he kept his eyes glued to Lindsey.

"Oh, I somehow doubt Sherlock would like being called a Twinkie. And don't think that I forgot that you killed me too. Not forgiving that anytime soon."

Still glaring he was now at his full 5'5 fluffed up swaggering glory. He used every trick in the book to be intimidating despite his short stature. "Now, do you have some business with us or should we just continue on our way?"

[hartless_cowboy]

Lindsey would think Danny-boy was being a bit exaggerating here. He had no magic and he had no big weapons, he wasn't going to knife the girl with a tiny pocket knife.

"Nope, was just dropping by to say hi. I can tell when I'm not welcomed." Lindsey's smirk ended up looking all the more sinister in his Batman outfit. He wasn't at all impressed by the shorter guy's swagger though.

His smirk expanded into a full blown, insincere grin. "Maybe next time. Maybe when you don't look so much like a puffer fish."

[wantsajetpack]

Hey to be honest she had thought Lindsey was another guy, not really her fault she hadn't known Eliot had an evil twin.

"Not that glad to meet you." Pepper muttered under her breathe at Lindsey, actually hoping it wouldn't be heard by him.

"Maybe back in the city with a few hundred people around?" That would be safe right? Only time she had the bad guys chase her back home had been when she had been alone.