(DONE) Ep. 2 - Road Karma [Nell]
Feb 9, 2015 23:19:54 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2015 23:19:54 GMT -5
//ooc// Set during Day 7 of Week 1.
"...You're shitting me."
Smoke billowed and then thinned from the engine of the beat-up Sedan. Sarita stared in disbelief, small toolbox in hand and no idea on where to start. There was the distinct smell of burnt rubber and plastic, and she wasn't entirely sure if it was wise to toy with melted parts. She pulled the hood of her car back down, but didn't shut it — the engine needed to air out. I think.
With a sigh, Sarita turned and looked forward, a pair of cars whizzing by her on the highway. She leaned against the front of her car, making sure not to stand on the side where a blackish cloud rose. Layby was worried enough as it was, and Deuce was AWOL somewhere over the state again; she was due to check in in another day or two. If she didn't?
"Crap."
Sarita rubbed at her face, grinding her teeth a little. Her lie about her bruised eye had gone miserably, a trace of the injury still left around the socket. If she lied again about getting in trouble, she was risking getting a reputation as impulsive, and she didn't want to burden Layby's mind with that. Or even have him believe that, at all — who knew what kind of restrictions he'd saddle her with. The mech had asked her not to cause him any more worry, and though she'd do it for his emotional sake —
A loud, unhealthy POP from her engine block had Sarita jumping several inches forward. Spinning on a squared heel, she growled and muttered, "Oh, come on!" as she skulked towards the car. Shoving the hood upwards, she coughed as a plume of smoke hit her in the face, squinting to try and see where more of it was coming from.