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It was a quiet night in for the RUFFHOWZAS, a group of like-minded individuals who enjoyed a drink and a laugh down at their local establishment, former casino turned betting shop turned drinking hole, ACES (formerly ACES HIGH but those last four neon lights died years ago and no one 1/8

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Oh, you're gonna love this. This shit is *pristine*.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Good. Spot's just opened up at Wallaby's Wheelhouse. Repair shop, there's a bed in the basement. More roomie than Kitty's floor. You'll be expected to work to earn your keep both at the shop and for me, when I ask. Understood?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Moonbikes. Dust riders. Two stroke internal combustion engines most of the time. It's old fashioned technology but it's cheap and reliable and once you can fix 'em yourself, they last just about forever.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

( He steps aside to say something to Kitty; they exchange stuffed envelopes, then she goes back to her paperwork. Poor girl, huh? ) You like engines, kid?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

( she's met with the glinting eyes and outstretched hand of Dusty Riptide, towering over her like some kind of fried egg god. his hands were strong and clean. ) Up we get. Got somethin' to show ya.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Wallaby's busy turning some street punk's face into paste. Unless you wanna swap?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

( if he's ever seen that thing before in his life it doesn't show on his face, not an ounce of recognition, just a blank stare. ) cost of business. let him not like it.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

that's what i'm always telling my boys, monday. good business starts with good accounting. what, no flowers?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

not everyone. frank monday. all the way out here. lose your wallet again, frank?

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Zazie @zayzefordayz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ they say you saved the big man. ㅤ ㅤ

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

what do you mean 'missing shipment'?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

( he stacks the last plate neatly on top of the rest and smiles at just how clean they've left the place. he takes the trashbag filled with eggshells and slings it over his shoulder, stepping out into a dark street. it was the middle of the day, but down here it really didn't make any difference,

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wallaby, get over here. Make sure we're not followed.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

( he laughs again, watching him, and gives him a slap on the back when he's done, which was pleasingly quick. ) atta boy. now let's get the hell out of here.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

yeah, yeah, you pretty girls are all the same, you want the real stuff. i got it. extra spicy, doll-face. i'll be a flash.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

( he laughs, and gives k the last of the bread, the last egg. ) now *that* is how you make evidence disappear.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

easy as pie, sash. easy as pie. you know we gotta keep the wheels spinning. ( he had a smile like a shark and eyes that matched, but he wasn't an angry man, if anything he seemed to enjoy himself a little too much. ) buy you a drink to make up for the *small* delay?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

sure thing. can't promise on when that'll be though. everyone's welcome, so long as they're hungry.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

don't that just speak to the sad and sorry state of the world? hungry people need feedin'. not like somebody else is gonna do it.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

girls, huh? gotta keep your nails clean. and i got it, thanks. cleaning up is just the back half of the job.

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

( the man's a magnet for making new friends, it seems. all the eggs and bread are gone. dusty does the dishes wearing a pair of bright yellow rubber gloves, whistling while he works. when he answers he doesn't look up. ) this is a kitchen. hey, how'd you get so clean?

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"Dusty" Riptide @howfastcanwego.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

coffee for the lady. some new kids with us today. find out if any of them can work, send me the promising ones.

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