1 Fundraising
The sky is completely incapable of revealing the present time, but it seems to be throwing down those light, white, cold flakes endlessly. But humans canβ
"It's noon, I'm hungry. Dale subconsciously glanced at Zack.
Zach had pretty much figured out Dale's mind β a man who was constantly assessing his safety. Everyone recalls all the questions that Dale has asked and summarized, and it is to understand the relationship between aliens and humans. He was building, or rather adapting, the way he lived after opening the doors to a new world. And a small manifestation of this adjustment is that he will care about Zack's 'perception' of hunger when he realizes that he will be hungry.
Zach responded, "We just passed a gas station sign, and we're almost there." We parked, restocked something, and hit the road again. β
"What about you. "Dale is pretty direct.
"Not hungry. Zach shrugged, "Blood-controlled." β
Dale nodded and stopped talkingβjust because he couldn't see it didn't mean it didn't happen. Dale had also noticed a pattern to Zach, and every time Zach brought a thimble, it meant that they had been attacked. From Barton Toredo on the train who left Barton because of the angelic exposure, to the combination of the vampire and three humans exposed by the goblins, to the present. Dale counted the number of times Zach had taken the thimble. 21 times.
Early this morning, Wes asked Zach what he was going to do when they arrived at their destination city, and Zach replied that he would find Sbella, and that it might not be easy to find him, because Zack said that he wanted to keep his blood as hidden as possible. It's not easy to keep a low profile in a strange city and find a wizard.
The point of mentioning this is not to illustrate what kind of defense technique of vampires in Dell's perception of blood control, but the fact that Dale observed around Zack: Zack who controls blood does not have to eat.
So, one can imagine Dale unconsciously relaxing after receiving such an answer.
"You said you were going to take a boat. James in the back seat suddenly spoke, "There will be about a week of sailing, at sea." So you're going to stock up on food in the city of Sbella? "It's calm, and it seems that I've fully accepted the fact that I'm traveling with Zach. Strange ...... Forget it, it's been strange for a long time, and Zach doesn't care anymore.
"Yes. Zach took control of the steering wheel and began to steer, and the gas station arrived, "Get out of the car." Zach gave the order, "Dale, you refuel." Wes, James, you go buy food. I need to give Louise a call. β
No one objected, and they acted separately.
The payphone hangs outside the cash register......
That's right, the kiosk. You know, it's clearly in the interior of the convenience store, but it is closed and locked all around, and there is only a small window, and when someone comes in, a face full of freckles peeks, "The microwave oven is broken, so don't use it." It was said to James and Weiss who were going inside, and then, "Calls are charged by the minute, and five or more are a minute." "To Zach.
Zack's hand to get the earpiece stopped in mid-air, "Five Dore?" surprised.
Freckled glanced at the other side, "Sorry, the church in town is collapsing, and everyone is fundraising." β
"Why is everything twice as expensive as elsewhere?" there was a point on James's side, uh, this- "What kind of ...... do you have here?"
"I'm sorry. Fundraising. Freckled Face said in James's direction, "You can leave if you don't want to." But. Glancing at Dell, who was already holding the oil gun outside, "You still have to pay for the gas." β
"Let me guess, it's a lot more expensive than anywhere else. Zach raised an eyebrow.
Freckles nodded. Although the conversation has objectively reached a very bad point, each 'sorry' of this freckled is not some hypocritical taunt, "Sorry. We really need that money. You can skip the tip. β
James was already walking outside, glancing at the freckle removal in the pavilion, "No wonder you're hiding inside." "It's understandable, the reason why this kind of cashier hides in an enclosed space is that he is afraid of being beaten.
"I'm sorry. Freckles pursed her lips, not ready to refute.
Dale also seemed to have something wrong with it, and walked over this way, "Hey, man. Is there something wrong with your stuff, I paid more than 100 and I feel like it only added me 20 yuan ......" was bumped by James who went out. Wes frowned and stood beside Zach, "What's going on with him?"
Zach glanced at James, who was back in the car. To be honest, I'm a little worried. It's one thing for James to be quiet, after all, everyone has moments when they don't want to talk. However, it is worth considering saying something completely contrary to his character.
"Nothing. Zach waved his hand, "Go ahead and get back on." β
Dale was reminded and patted the wall in front of him, "Man, there's something wrong with your machine......"
Zach nodded Dale's shoulder, "Go ahead and stuff the money, fill up." Then he picked up the phone and said to Wes, who was standing in the back and didn't know whether to go out or continue to replenish food, "Keep buying food." β
The shop was quiet for a while, and each took his own orders. What objections can there be?
Zach was dialing, "Your town's church won't collapse at the beginning of summer, will it?" β
Freckles was stunned for a moment, but quickly, "Thank you." "You know that most of the travelers who pass by just walk away. β
Zach was silent. There is no way to respond to this, the travelers who just leave are right, and it is foolish to continue to stay here and spend money. Zach has no intention of admitting that he is stupid.
Freckles pursed her lips, "Your question, almost, this spring." After rummaging through the counter, he took out a pen and paper, "Would you like to leave your name and address, and we can send a thank you note when the church is rebuilt." β
Zach finished dialing the last number and shrugged, "Why not." Barton, Massa...... "No one will notice a little hesitation," Mary Chapel, Jessica receives. β
Freckles was stunned for a moment, "I've heard of this church. Barton, Barton...... Oh!" he seemed to think of something, "you're the city where the church had an accident in the early summer!
Zach smiled at the freckles, "Yes." β
Remember the reason for the collective accident in Barton Church, yes, the fallen angel came.
"You're the ...... of Mary's Chapel," Freckles didn't finish, and Zach gestured to him quietly, and the phone was already working.
"It's me. Zach had already heard Louise's voice, so he had a smile on his face, "How's it going at home?"
"You're finally connected. Louise's voice was a little grumbling, "How's it going?"
"I'll ask first. Zach chuckled.
"Alright!" Louise was visibly not very happy, "Lou left last night to say goodbye. β
I hope you remember one thing - Lou was supposed to go to the Feast with Zack. But it is clear that this is not the case.
"I'm asking about home. Not Lu. Zach was reminding Louise not to change the subject on her own.
"Tsk. Louise also made no secret of her displeasure," Matthew resigned. β
Zach raised an eyebrow, "That's fast." "It's too fast.
Lola was in the West Side, and found a craftsman who made furniture for the people of the West Side, and introduced her. Louise seemed a little angry, "This is what the high school students here did on purpose after you left!"
Zach blinked, "You mean last weekend?"
"yes!" Louise seemed to get more and more angry, "that's what they're doing for the weekend, we're hosting Derek at Grande, they're showing Matthew to the new boss! Alice and Maya, they're all involved! and they don't plan to tell us at all!"
"Oh. "Looks like there's nothing to say but oh," Benjamin knows. β
"When Cyrus returned, there was no movement. There was helplessness in Louise's tone, she wanted to change the topic quickly, "Paisying still sent a commission to Old Hank's side." β
"yes, the experiment is still not going well. β
"No, Paisying was attacked, really Banlin. Chapman and Darcy are stalling for time, and Eve and Dora are furious, and they are rallying their men to search the entire city. β
Zach glanced in the direction of the car, of course, looking at James, but it didn't seem to make much sense, forget it, and continued to ask, "I really don't care much about Old Hank, what about the rest of the family?" Zack's ability to dodge topics is also 'art'......
"Mo is very happy. You can almost imagine the rolls of Louise's eyes, "She's the happiest person in the past two days." β
"Really?" Zach smiled, "She's befriended that Sophia?"
"Isn't it, now organizing marches, 'de-stereotyping women' is their slogan, uh. Louise sighed. No way, it's a phone call, and Louise needs to use this anthropomorphic way to convey her emotions.
"How's the effect?" Zach was very interested in this kind of topic, why? The seed he planted in Mo, didn't he~
"What do you think? Aethra pounced on him like a wolf that saw meat, and now every day the TV is scrolling with the comparison of the republican, federal 'toy' commercials!"
Zach squinted with laughter, "Hehe, but seriously, why does Aethra always make something on TV~" Remember, in the previous mayoral campaign advertisement, Aethra also had the advantage.
"Hey. Louise sighed again, "It's bad that Anthony also cooperated with Ethra. I'm not talking about this bad thing, I'm also a woman, uh, a woman who was once a victim. But, that is, that is...... The development of this matter is wrong. Zach, that's wrong! I can 'see'! With Toledo's eyes! You don't want to see Anthony always the one who cooperates with Ethera, Ethera, she's going to be a vampire, and sooner or later Anthony will become her subordinate!"
Zach kept smiling, 'art' changing the subject, "Is Kim back?"
It took a while for Louise to adjust to Zack's change of subject, "It's back. Mr. Pine's son, Nate, has also left for the Republic. The next time Eli contacted Barton, it would have been a month from now, and you should have been back. β
"Bane's family?"
"They were nice. β
"Charlie?"
"It's not so good, Russell still hasn't made a decision. β
"Logan?"
"Nothing has changed, and I still don't participate in the work that Hank Sr. arranged. β
"Is there any movement on our neighbor's side? β
"No, it's just that Andrew often comes over to play with Bane's kids. β
"Can Bane's kids play?"
"I don't know. Louise didn't care, "As long as Andrew isn't ravaging Ryan, I don't care." β
"Good. "It feels like Zach is going to hang up.
"Wait, you still haven't told you what's going on over there. Louise's displeasure returned, "Yesterday Crowley from Newton went to Mary's Chapel, and then Mike brought a bunch of low-level demons to surround the border of Barton's South End, do you know what happened?"
"Probably. Zach raised an eyebrow and glanced at the freckled face next to him who had nothing to do but listen - which meant that some things couldn't be said directly, "You have nothing to do, you can go to Mike and see if there is anything you need help with." β
"I will. The impatient affirmation only means that Louise really has nothing to do now, "Oh yes, I should pay attention to that Miley Liszt." Now Barton doesn't know anyone. Ink printed a picture of her on the ad on the parade sign. β
"Heh, whatever she does. Zach said this, and then looked at James in the direction of the car. Wait for the surprise," I hung up. β
Putting down the phone, Zach looked at Freckles, "How much." β
"It's free. β
Zach was slightly surprised, but then gave a smile, "Thank you." β
"I should thank you. Freckles replied as he settled the account for the food Wes had brought him, "I'm not proud of this method of fundraising, but thank you for your willingness to help." "This freckle sounds very honest guy,
"It's a church, after all. Zach replied casually, stuffing the cleared food into the bagβfor Wes looked at the constantly beating numbers on the calculator and looked a little ugly. Only Zach took over.
Freckles' face was a little helpless, "I wish everyone else was like you." "Dale also came over, his face was also very bad, probably his wallet collapsed a lot, and he just came here in the hope that Zach would take them out of this place quickly.
Freckles was still talking, "It's been almost a year, it's just a little church in the town, can you believe it, it's been a year, and we haven't raised any money to rebuild." This is the only way to go. β
Dale wasn't ready to speak, thoughtful.
"I can. Zach answered, and it happened that Dale was there, "People nowadays, they only respond to themselves, they don't care about faith." "Isn't that what Dale said?
Freckles nodded and looked at Zack again, "Thank you letter, I'll definitely deliver it." β
With a smile, Zach picked up the food that had already been packed, and turned to leave. For a small tidy-up stop that pauses on a trip, enough time has been spent here.
"You can take the road to the south, and you'll pass by the church, and if you want to see it, you can go and see it. β
There are probably two meanings, one is to prove that he is not deceiving others, and the other is that the person who does good deeds goes to see the object of his good deeds.
Zach nodded, "We'll do." β