Moving through the aisles toward the
clothing area
, I lingered at a display of climbing equipment. One entry in the journal had mentioned a
particular cache
[suspended twenty feet up to keep it from the curious and the wild].
It didn’t say what it was ’up’... it could be a tree or a
rock face
. But either way, it is unlikely that I can climb and lower it down safely without
risking its contents
. For that, I asked Mike a handful of vague questions.
Then he helped me select several lengths of ’high strength rated’
climbing rope
, a handful of strong ’carabiners’, and gloves to protect Helene’s hands from
rope burns
. I thought about claiming I already had a set... but it felt less suspicious to just
go along with it
.
> The way I’m dressed and the questions I’ve already asked make it seem like an amatuer. Not that I think he could immediately jump to the real reason I’d refrain. You being able to heal any wounds like that... or that I’ll probably be in our hybrid form in the first place! Because I didn’t think the singles would fit a single stretched out wolf, not because I was thinking of two people sharing it! Better not to question that until it comes time to pay down. Her bank is sure to have records. I’m going to be upsold, I can feel it. I have a wolf to heal me and a literal map in my vision, so no thank you - I wonder what sort of face he would make if I said this? ...You’re relentless. <