Chapter 19: BIG BROTHER’S LOVE.
The woman drank the alcohol, her tone sharp and bitter.
"Whoo! So this is what the treasure chest tastes like. BURRPP! Let’s enjoy these little moments while we can. After all that running around, chasing that damn Runner, hunting Lex’s killer! Rex worked us ten times harder. The second he saw Lex’s corpse, he just snapped... went on a fucking rampage."
The guy with the can of cherries speaked.
"He was obsessed. Only cared about her. His little sister this, his little sister that. We were just extras in the story of Saint Rex and the Tragedy of Lex."
Johnquis stayed low, listening. The third man joined, cracking open a dusty bottle.
"Guy scoured every damn building, sniffing for the Runner that killed her. We never even got a break! If I hadn’t suggested we split up to speed things up, he probably would’ve dragged us along with him non-stop."
The woman drank again from her bottle, then wiped her mouth.
"Idiot. Lex is gone. That thing ripped her open like sack of meat. I just hope he finds that damn Nemesis soon so we can get back to questing. If Rex wasn’t so damn good, we would’ve ditched him already. But no, we rely on him."
She downed the rest of the can and slammed it on the floor.
"Fuck him! Fuck his sister too! Dumb girl ditched him for some creepy grown-ass man. Stupid slut!"
The others laughed, bitter amusement echoing in the empty store.