ikissdhimbck: (Wild Wild West)
**NOTE: This is part of a plot arc that was meant to occur in Milliways over the Spring/Summer of 2011 in Bar Time. It has since become an AU, and should be treated as a standalone plot not associated with any game, and not fitting into Kate's continuity.**



"There she is."

The town of Oakville swings into their line of vision as they ride around an outcropping of rock, trees sloping away, the barren expanse of flat-lands and desert seen crawling along the infinite horizon. Miles, and miles past town.

They've been riding all afternoon, and for the better part of the evening. Kate had afforded them a late start, though she woke with the dawn as she always does. She'd wrapped herself around him sometime in the middle of the night, once the fire had died out and camp really started to cool. It's the first time she's woken up in a man's arms for more than a year, and in that first hazy moment when the world is still irresolute and undefined she'd imagined it was Doc. She ended up watching Gene for close to a half hour as he slept, cataloging every twitch of his face, every flutter of his eyelids. She let him sleep. By the time he was up, so was the sun; and Kate had already scraped and washed the skin of their alligator, done her washing, and boiled some coffee.

Gene had been in particularly high spirits, to the point where it bordered on being embarrassing  —  for Kate. But it had filled the morning and subsequent ride with conversation, cheeky banter and cheerful chattering both. He asked her once more if she was all right, and when she smiled and nodded her head that had been the end of it.

"Told you we'd get here before nightfall."

She grins. Her muscles are sore and aching, and she's looking awful forward to a real bath and a real bed.
ikissdhimbck: (Sunset over Desert Sage)
**NOTE: This is part of a plot arc that was meant to occur in Milliways over the Spring/Summer of 2011 in Bar Time. It has since become an AU, and should be treated as a standalone plot not associated with any game, and not fitting into Kate's continuity.**



The desert is muted by gray light. It's still early, a bit of a chill in the air while the sun takes its time creeping past the horizon. Somewhere nearby an owl is hooting, taking its last survey of the desert before it returns to its hole for the day.

The fire is crackling, warming up salt pork and grits, three eggs Kate managed to bring from the bar, and a small cast iron skillet of fresh cornbread. The horses are munching on their own breakfast, half the saddlebags have been repacked, and Kate's washing her face with cold water before she slips on her blouse. She's well and covered by a clean chemise and plain corset, but she's still mindful of Gene as he sleeps.
ikissdhimbck: (Wild Wild West)
**NOTE: This is part of a plot arc that was meant to occur in Milliways over the Spring/Summer of 2011 in Bar Time. It has since become an AU, and should be treated as a standalone plot not associated with any game, and not fitting into Kate's continuity.**



A door opens out of thin air, admitting a pair of riders. The gentleman in proper Victorian dress astride a perlino gelding is the first to ride out, followed not long after by the woman on the starred bay. It's late April, and Texas lays open on every side of them. Behind them, to the north, is a low rolling mountain range leading to Kenedy; descending ahead is desert plain, pocked with scruff and scraggly trees. Some ways off to their left are train tracks.

It's midday. The sun is hot, but despite being a little muggy the air is withstandably balmy. It's just the way Kate left it when last she was here. She can even see the dust clouds Beaut kicked up still settling behind them. They're just south of Beeville now, and likely there ain't anybody from Kenedy still chasing after her.

She combs a few renegades from her messy braid back behind her ears, and sets her hat down on her head to ward off the winking sun. Glancing at Gene from the corner of her eye, she just manages to bite back a smirk.

"Home sweet home."

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