forum A lost and found of things that don't want to be found (O×O) (RATED M FOR POSSIBLE TW) (CLOSED)

Started March 06, 2020 by @Dirt

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"I imagine at some point I'll try… maybe. It would be nice to settle down at some point and have a family," Tolkalee replied. A tiny sparkle in his eyes as he talked about possibly having a family. "And God knows I would never want to raise children here."

(Sorry for the disappearance. Things have been crazy 💀)

Vera nodded her head in agreement. In the few days she'd been in the slums she'd seen many children. All nothing more then skin and bones, some even looking moments away from death. But even with how fail they all looked- Vera didn't bother trying to help.
Staying off bounty hunters radar, and staying alive was all Vera could do. She didn't have time to stop and steal food for them. It would only prolong their deaths in the long run. Her own thoughts made her sick. Letting children die. How could she even think such a thing-
"I can't imagine it either."

(No, don't worry about it, things have been just as crazy here.)

"If you were to leave, where would you want to go?" Tolkalee asked. He settled onto the stool again letting his shoulders relax. He hadn't even realized that they were that tense to begin with. Was he always that on edge all the time. "Personally, I'd want to get out of the city. Away from all the people, and violence. What would you do?"

"I'd go back," Vera smiled softly, "to the city that is. I grew up here. I've seen most of the world, and the city was still my favorite." Regardless of the fact that she wouldn't ever be aloud to go back.
The slums where a lawless place, but the city, its rules where almost suffocating. An eye for an eye, or in Vera's case, a life for a life. "Unfortunately, I will not be leaving the slums anytime soon. I'm here for the long run." However long that might be.

"Why's that?" Tolkalee asked. He leaned forward, and rested his elbows onto his knees. "There are ways out, so why would you want to stay here?"