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"Hell yes."
"I'm elated."
She gave Jaz a reassuring smile before sitting down next to Ellis. "Hey, Ellis," she said brightly. "Been up to anything cool lately?" Without...
His hands were in his pockets, the sleeves of his grey shirt rolled up around his elbows. He frowned, shaking his head slowly. "Any cool places...
"Constantly."
"Please do," he said eagerly, kissing her temple.
Ellis was sitting on the couch, reading a book with a frown.
He followed, studying her behavior curiously.
"Mission accomplished, then."
"That's... disappointing."
She followed, ducking her head.
He looked down at her for a moment before sighing in defeat. "Fine. Lead the way."
"Did it work?"
"Are your crutches named 'August'?"
"Sure," she said with a nod. "That sounds like a plan."
He frowned, looking over at the furnace hesitantly. "But I need to finish working..."
"I don't know; I wanted to insult you."
"What are crutches?"
"Ellis? No, he's pretty honest. He speaks so little, it doesn't make sense that he'd use his few words to lie."
He laughed slightly at her concern, ruffling her hair playfully. "Nah, Aspen. Don't worry. I'm alright. Just have some singed eyebrows."
