Snippet #2029333

"Can I ask you something? And feel free to tell me off if I'm outta line but, are you happy? Like with your life? As a zombie hunter I mean. It just hit me that you and Takeo probably missed out on a lot of litle things kids like me or like Laz may take for granted. Like stupid shit. First county fair. Hot dogs at a ball game. Making out on a ferris wheel. Skipping school to watch a new movie at the theater."

Airi took the bottle and thought about it. "I'm... I'm content... Sure zombie killing doesn't get me a boyfriend or the newest pair of cute boots but..." she leaned back against the wall. "I'm saving lives! Even if they don't know it, I'm keeping their asses out of the Rotten Realm!" she took a drink before sighing. "I'd love to do some of that stuff, sure, who wouldn't..? But, in the Blood Rose, duty comes before pleasure... It's a sad thing, but the pay out of being able to look at all these normal humans and not brain eaters, it's kind of a reward..." Bandit curled up in her lap and she ran a hand through his fur.

"Plus, I get cool toys and pets. Bandy's one of them. He's a joy, can smell out anything dangerous in a heartbeat. Then there's my dog, Asher. Well, he's kinda like a dog... He's a zombie that's taken a liking to his friends flesh... I love 'em both like family..."