One Prescription for Guilt

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“Well, like. None of them like us do they?” Jaxx said, flopping down into the sand. Jade sighed, in her darker mood she just looked at the two.

“Grow up. Seriously. No one hates you.” She said bluntly. “If you are on about the recent events, blame the psychotic thing that cut off my arm, not Jay, Cass and Jamie.... Artie hates anyone who isn’t smart enough to have 12 PHD’s and pretty much everyone else is new enough that they don’t even know you, how can they hate you? Who else is there?” Jade asked standing up. “Get over your own grudges against them. No one hates you. No one wants to kill you. No one is segregating you except from yourself.” She brushed off the sand and gestured to the party. “I’m going to join in. You coming?” She didn't wait for an answer and walked the distance to the group of Dwarfers.
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Jaxx smirked as Jade walked off towards the others. Then nervously rubbed the back of his head as he looked at Evelina who was sadly looking down at the sand.

He said, "Docs pretty cool sometimes."

Eve looked at him and said, "Yeah. I guess she does care in her own way."

He sighed as he replied, "Well like except for Psycho Sara and Crazy Old Man River, I pretty much think the others are cool wit ya too. Its like me they have a beef wit."

She asked, "So what are you saying Jaxx? Let bygones be bygones?"

He smirked as he shook his head and answered, "Sure Eve babe, why not. As I see it we like only got two bogus choices."

She asked, "And they are?"

He looked at her with a goofy grin as he said, "Either we bail on 'em or stick it out. Since we like got nowhere else ta go we are totally stuck wit 'em fer better or worse. Now I ain't that smart and all but I like think Doc and Jungle boy still like ya and all so you are still ok. But me on tha other hand...............be it fear or hate friends don't aim blasters at yer melon, so I don't see me an any o them being all buddy buddy anytime soon. Its like to late fer me to get new friends Eve babe but like you still have time. I'll deal wit tha gnarley glares and bad tudes fer ya if need be, but like don't be like me ok. Your like to awesome ta hide in a corner."

She got serious as she said, "And you're ok with that? Being alone?"

He smiled, "Like I ain't alone Evebabe. I like still have you and Master Franky Dude and that's like enough fer now."

She sighed as she asked, "So you want me to make it work even if they want you dead?"

He chuckled and replied, "Its a small matter and I ain't so easy ta kill member?"

She chuckled under her breath as she listened to his idiotic wisdom. In his own way he was trying which was more than she had been doing as of late. As she thought about it for a moment she realized her husband was right in that she should make the best of things regardless of the situation.

She then picked up her bag and took the large muscular shark man by the hand and said, "Let's meet the new guy. Maybe he might be nice."

He nodded as he picked up the drinks and snacks and put them on the tray before he took her hand again and walked by her side to greet the new crew member hoping he wasn't the typical Smeghead.

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