Tricks of the Trade[Buras]

by **Roscoe** on June 1st, 2014, 1:05 am

"I think I understand why. But couldn't them not coming back have left a message to?"

Roscoe watched Buras' face as his wheels turned, working to understand the concept he had just been introduced to, trying to figure out why you would just let an enemy go like that. It was understandable to need to work through the idea. After all, they had the choice to not hurt Buras in the first place, but they chose to do so anyways. They wanted to hurt him, and so they did. It was only natural to want to hurt them back, and that's what Buras and Roscoe did. And now it was only natural to want to truly inflict on them the very same crime that they themselves had done only minutes earlier. Coming from that perspective, it seemed odd- even unnatural- to just let them go. But Roscoe was sure that his words would sink in and be understood in time. He sensed that Buras was a good learner, as he had very quickly taken to doing things Ros' way. If nothing else, he was a great emulator. After a moment, Ros could tell that Buras came to an understanding of what had been said and done. It seemed to click for him, and he confirmed that with his next words.

"Oooh, now I get it. Why get even more hurt when we don't have to."

"Exactly!" Roscoe replied. "You understand it perfectly. No need to put yourself in danger when you don't have to, that's just a stupid thing to do."

After he finished speaking, he took another handful of raisins, thinking through what he should do now. He didn't have any meetings planned for the day, and things seemed pretty calm around the city. Weren't any group jobs going on for a few days, so he was somewhat at a loss for where to go from here. He had just begun to open his mouth to ask Buras to show him where he lived so he could see him home, when he noticed one of his men appear in the crowd. He looked around the street for a moment, clearly searching for someone or something, when his eyes landed on Roscoe. He made a gesture for Ros to come to him, looking like he had something important to talk about. 'I guess that is going to have to be the end of our time together.' Ros thought to himself. His friend looked impatient, he would have to be quick on the goodbyes.

"Buras," He said, turning to the young boy, "I've got to get going, I have important work to do. Here, take these." He said, putting what was left of the raisins in Buras' hands. As he stood, he concluded their meeting, saying, "If you ever need a hand or want to prove that you're strong, come find me. I can always use someone like you. Goodbye."

And with that, he ran off to meet his man, wondering in the back of his mind if he would ever meet Buras again. Nothing was ever certain these days, but in spite of that, he hoped that he would.

by **Buras** on June 1st, 2014, 9:00 pm

"Goodbye!" Buras yelled after Roscoe's. He hoped he could meet him again, he was nice. Looking at what was left of the raisins, Buras was surprised that there was actually a lot left. So, as he walked home, he had a tasty snack. When he did get home, his mother was making something.

"What do you got there dear?"

"Some raisins."

"Where did you get those?"

"Someone gave them to me"

There conversation went on. She asked what he did, where he went, what happened. And, like a anyone his age would do, Buras replied in as few words as possible. The rest of his day was rather normal, dull even. As Buras went to sleep, he thought 'I hope I see Roscoe again.'

by **Shai** on June 16th, 2014, 9:19 pm

However hopeless the situation appears to be

There yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance

Roscoe :

Buras :

Check :

Flashback Tricks of the Trade[Buras]