Well, now she's just kind of frowning at him a little. "Super High School Level Gang Leader" had sounded like a hyperbolic attempt at mock self-aggrandizing, but apparently he was...serious?
...
Granted, if it hadn't been for Archie picking her up, she probably would've been running with a gang at about his age, too. Still boosting cars. Maybe getting left behind and chucked back into the foster care system again when she had the bad fortune to get ditched and caught.
...
So maybe he's a gang leader, but he doesn't act like a thug. Not the killing type. Hardened hitters don't care if you're a girl or not; they'll break your arm, cut your throat, take a shot — it's all the same to them.
She wonders if he's scared.]
I don't know. 'Super High School Level Gang Leader'?
[ACTION]
...He wasn't kidding.
Well, now she's just kind of frowning at him a little. "Super High School Level Gang Leader" had sounded like a hyperbolic attempt at mock self-aggrandizing, but apparently he was...serious?
...
Granted, if it hadn't been for Archie picking her up, she probably would've been running with a gang at about his age, too. Still boosting cars. Maybe getting left behind and chucked back into the foster care system again when she had the bad fortune to get ditched and caught.
...
So maybe he's a gang leader, but he doesn't act like a thug. Not the killing type. Hardened hitters don't care if you're a girl or not; they'll break your arm, cut your throat, take a shot — it's all the same to them.
She wonders if he's scared.]
I don't know. 'Super High School Level Gang Leader'?