@russo ( text ) | backdated to july 17(?)

[jigsawn]

found a village

( he has attached the map with the approximate location of the village marked — coordinates and all. so, don't @ him for not saying more.

eta; oh yeah, so his exploration thread is still ongoing which means he may or may not provide new information as it progresses. only time will tell. )

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[jigsawn]

( he doesn't know you can't read

let him know and he'll switch to voice! and lbr probably teach you )

i'll help ( literally only because gene was the one who'd brought it up )

what other projects?

[preseance]

( his tone is light an' just the slightest bit canted to jest, )

They teach you boys how to use a hammer the right way around?

( gotta get that #branchrivalry in there somewhere. )

Helpin' some of the kids with buildin' boats as well. Little outside my purview, but I ain't averse to a challenge.

[jigsawn]

( this cheeky brat.

he still feels way too much respect for gene's generation of veterans to diss on them. )

they sure did
right around the time you were in grade school ( doesn't mean he can't poke fun at his age though )

boats?

[preseance]

( he laughs. )

Then you oughta know my generation barely went to grade school, El-Tee.

( the depression an' all. weren't nothin' else for it. he ain't the only boy in love company that can't hardly read. )

An' yeah. To explore the river, or maybe the lake later on.

[jigsawn]

( lt. cute. )

did you go at all?

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keep me posted on how the projects progress
i might stick around here for a while longer

[preseance]

Me? ( with absolute innocence, ) Oh, no sir. I was too busy doin' whatever it is you New Yorkers think we Alabama boys get up to in our spare time. Goin' to Church an' eatin' fried green tomatoes an' pokin' snakes with sticks or somethin'. School right conflicted with all'a that.

( some stereotypes exist across time an' space. gene absolutely knows that new yorkers think alabamians are ass-backward hillbillies. )

Yessir. Keep me posted about what's goin' on over there too, if'n you don't mind. Pretty sure we covered river crossin' at Fort Benning if you've need of me.

[jigsawn]

i was thinking more along the lines of bbq and football
but poking snakes come a close second

i still got the rope tied to the posts, so have at it
doing some research at the library here
i'll let you know if anything comes up

[preseance]

You say 'football' again with any measure of associatin' it with my home state, an' we'll be havin' words that ain't strictly on the proper side of polite.

( his was a time of baseball, thank you very much. )

An' sure thing. If'n the army taught me nothin' else, it taught me how to cross a river.

[jigsawn]

( oh, right. his bad. it's baseball.

sure a good thing gene isn't there with him because his comment made him crack a smile. anyway, he probably isn't going to respond back until a while later— )

found a book depicting a few locations that may be near this village

i'm going to check them out

[preseance]

( god grant him the strength to deal with lieutenant william russo, who is apparently in dire need of a toddler leash. gene just rubs a hand across his face, then, )

Y'reckon you might benefit from some company, sir?

( it ain't quite him pullin' some manner of medical rank on him, but it's at the very least a gentle suggestion. )

[jigsawn]

( he has over a decade on you, buddy. )

depends

how quickly can you get here?

[preseance]

( lordy. it be like that sometimes, and sometimes like that it fuckin' be. gene's already slinging his musette bag across his chest. his boots are on because they're always on, which makes this easy. )

Ten minutes.