[color=salmon][b]Sara Weaver
   Sandy Coves Inn, Salem, Massachusetts - early to mid afternoon[/b][/color]




 




 Sara blushed ever so slightly at Celeste’s hospitality, she wasn’t expecting someone like her to be out here in this backwater of a town. It had been such a long time since Sara had met someone as genuinely charming as Celeste, for the wasteland did not favor those of her disposition. Still Sara was caught off guard by the woman’s kindness. It appealed to a part of Sara that she so desperately wanted to embrace but she didn’t trust it. She was afraid to show anything that could be perceived as weakness but Celeste seemed innocent enough, and with no one but the robot around Sara was willing to give it a chance.
 
“Um, it’s nice to meet you Celeste…I’m Sara.” She cracked a grin that showed more embarrassment than joy. “I appreciate the offer, those look really good, but I just ate not too long ago and I don’t want to get sick.” Sara eyed up the scones on the counter, she had never heard of them before but they truly looked delicious. She didn’t like that she had declined the offer but the meal she ate for breakfast overpowered her curiosity. Plus her body was still coming down from the encounter outside of town, food was the last thing on her mind at this point. Not wanting to draw things out any longer than she felt was necessary she undrew the straps on her caps purse, even though Sara felt like she could talk with Celeste for hours. “You said 24 for three nights?” Sara took the caps out and placed them in her hand, counting silently with her mouth before placing the final amount on the counter. “There’s 50 there. Don’t worry I can count. Figured it’s only right that I repay you for your kindness. Also if it isn’t any inconvenience to you I’d prefer if I dealt with you instead of the robot. Nothing against it, I’m just not comfortable around them. I can continue to pay you extra for it if it helps you out?” 

 After placing the caps on the counter Sara got a rush of nervousness, like she didn’t know what to do with her hands, or her feet, or anything really. She wasn’t accustomed to feeling shy, or nervous around people. What was wrong with her? Before Celeste could say anything a knock on the door interrupted them, and man called out to them. Sara took a mental note of her weapons and her hand casually rested close to her handgun.

Celeste immediately looked at Sara and paled, almost shrinking behind the counter. "...another, um, friend, of yours?"

 At the sight of Celeste’s fear Sara shifted her body in front of Celeste to guard her from an attack. “No, but I’ll take care of him if things go bad.” Sara leaned against the counter her hand still resting close to her handgun while her newly plundered sword and knife hung from her belt. Before the robot opened the door Sara shot a wink at Celeste. “Don’t worry I won’t let anything happen to you.” As the man entered he immediately struck Sara as a threat. She remembered him from before, she didn’t know much about Steve but what she did know told her not to be too trusting of him.
 
 “Greetings ma’dam, Rook and Fēi nǚhái” Steve said as he winked at both girls. “Like I said outside I was coming up here to find out who was building that wall, whoever’s building that is making a mistake with the three doors.... Anyway getting back to topic I heard some gunfire and came to investigate but it seems you killed them already...or at least this group"


 “....and I’ll take care of the next group that makes the mistake of showing up too. In the meantime I’d suggest you keep those eyes up and turning, wink at me again and I’ll set them spinning.” Sara was still coming down from her adrenaline rush so she was more aggressive than usual, but she would’ve said the same thing regardless. It was just something about him, she definitely wasn’t going to let her guard down around him.