#muse;; but i’m too old to die young now (roberto de niro)

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@ninevoltcolt ;; Continued from here.

"12."

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"Weird day, huh?" He couldn't recall seeing anything that struck as abnormal. Not for their merry band, anyway. Something else was going on here. But he knew well enough not to pry too much. That only seemed to scare Nick away.

So instead, he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out his pack of cigarettes. Holding them out, he offered one to Nick. "Maybe this will help you to relax."

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"You feeling ok over there, Punisher?" He had picked up on his odd mannerisms, especially him staying oddly close. Had something happened? He tried to think, but nothing immediately jumped out. Unless he and Vash had a fight again when no one else was looking...?

No. That wouldn't bother him. Not like this.

"What's it to ya?" A reflexive response more than anything, especially since he hadn't been paying much attention to the old man himself. Far too distracted looking over their shoulders. He sighed and shook his head; it was easy to forget how little got past Roberto.

"Yeah, m'fine. Jus' a weird day."

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@orangetintedglasses || Continued from here.

To say he was judging this Vash was putting it lightly. Although their current whereabouts of his Stampede was unknown, it didn't mean he couldn't Dad this one too. That started with noting how tired he looked. Absolutely exhausted. A look he had become all too familiar with reading in their travels.

What he wasn't expecting was the sudden question. Quirking a brow, Roberto reached into his coat to pull out his pack of cigarettes. He might need one if a Vash the Stampede was asking him for something.

"And what's that?" he asked, pulling out a cigarette and finding his lighter to light it.

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@needlenxggin ;; continued from here.

"Oh you're laying down, Stampede. I know you haven't slept in three days." It was a wild guess, honestly.

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@redjaybird ;; Continue from here.

He pulls out his flask, "Drink to cope with the noise."

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"It might help you relax. Not be so tense or jumpy. You're all wired up as it is," he commented. Honestly, he shouldn't be drinking after his accident, but when did he ever let a Doctor tell him what to do?

@adventures-written said: "I think you need a nice, hard drink, Stampede." (Dadberto promotes drinking responsibly...for everyone else >:3)

"Do I have the option to respectfully disagree? Still kind of on edge about it after the last time..."

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"I'm getting too old for this..."

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"Uhuh," he believed that as far as he could throw Nick, which was not very far. He grabbed his smokes, counting them. A habit he had gotten into since they started to travel. "You really shouldn't smoke. It's bad for your health.." he says as he grabs one for himself.

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From Nico

Roberto's Bingo

"Huh, would ya look at that? Looks like you got three bingos. Still not sharing my smokes with ya."

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I answered it kinda for a giggle but.... he kinda fits the bill.

"Huh...Well, that was unexpected. You feeling ok Stampede?"

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"What do you want from me?" Nico to Roberto

"I Want" Prompts

"How about some communication?! We both know you didn't just happen upon our marry gang. You know more about what's going on then you're willing to say. Why? What's got you so damn scared?!"

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For once, the undertaker is behaving! Sure, he's staying a little closer to Roberto than usual, but so far there's been no attempted thefts of his flask, or even bumming cigarettes.

See? He's behaving!

"You feeling ok over there, Punisher?" He had picked up on his odd mannerisms, especially him staying oddly close. Had something happened? He tried to think, but nothing immediately jumped out. Unless he and Vash had a fight again when no one else was looking...?

No. That wouldn't bother him. Not like this.

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@orangetintedglasses || Continued from here.

He was not buying it. He knew damn well from their time traveling together pre-July that Vash did not take care of himself. "Look, we may not have seen each other for a while, but I know for a fact that you do not do self care. You're too busy being stuck in your own head, punishing yourself by not eating when things get rough. Pretending to sleep while others are around so they won't worry about you."

He had Vash's number. The guy could barely take care of himself, too busy loathing in self pity to really do much more than that.

"Can't help others if you won't help yourself first, Stampede."

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From Colt

Roberto's Bingo

"Looks like your lucks run out. No bingo for you, kid." Probably for the better.

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"I might have done a little homework."

"Well would ya look at that. Seems you really have done your homework."

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Roberto deserves some love!!!

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