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957 957
958 958 She headed out the door, mentally gnawing on the injustice of it all.
959 959
960 960 /* rewrite the above to use a park bench for the meeting, as indicated below, instead */
961 961
962 962 Alley had to check her compass again to be sure which park bench was north of the boarded up snack stand. It turned out to be the only bench with someone sitting on it. She glanced back toward her car in the tiny parking lot, one of only two cars there. The other was a black late model Audi with a person in the front seat. The windows were so darkly tinted she suspected they were illegal, so she had no idea who was sitting in the driver's seat.
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964 -As she approached the bench, she saw that a pale young red haired woman sat there in a tight green t-shirt, tiny shorts, heavy black boots, and black gloves. Some kind of cheap synthetic drawstring bag rested on the bench beside her, and she had something like a tactical purse on her other side. She wasn't what Alley expected from an anonymous gun parts trade.
964 +As she approached the bench, she saw that a pale young red haired woman sat there in a tight green t-shirt, tiny shorts, heavy black boots, a black mask, and black gloves. Some kind of cheap synthetic drawstring bag rested on the bench beside her, and she had something like a tactical purse on her other side. She wasn't what Alley expected in an anonymous gun parts trade.
965 965
966 966 The redhead watched steadily as Alley approached, with what turned out to be vivid green eyes. The lack of freckles might mean she was not a natural redhead, but it also might just mean she got them removed.
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968 968 The woman asked "Are you looking for someone?"
969 969
970 970 Alley stopped, a couple meters away. "Yeah, I guess so. Is that the, uh . . ." she trailed off, and gestured at the drawstring bag.
971 971
972 972 "Printed frames?" the redhead asked.
973 973
974 974 Alley nodded.
975 975
976 -The redhead exposed brilliant white teeth with a broad smile. "Yeah, you found what you want. I'm Carmen." She stood and offered one gloved hand.
976 +The redhead pulled her mask down and exposed brilliant white teeth with a broad smile. "Yeah, you found what you want. I'm Carmen." She stood and offered one gloved hand.
977 977
978 978 Alley accepted the quick handshake. "Mallory," she offfered, on impulse.
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980 980 "Let me guess: I'm not what you expected."
981 981
982 982 "I wasn't sure what to expect," Alley admitted, "but yeah, I gues you surprised me anyway."
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1048 1048 "Uh, yeah," Alley said, and tucked it into her back pocket. "Thanks." She showed her empty hands to Carmen, where the person in the Audi could see them as well, just to be as harmless looking as she could manage.
1049 1049
1050 1050 "Yeah, well, us girls gotta stick together. Right?"
1051 1051
1052 1052 Alley nodded.
1053 1053
1054 -"Good. Let's finish the deal. Then, get in touch some time if you think you might want to do this kind of work, too. We're getting a lot of business, and could use the help. You're pretty enough to get the upsells, easy."
1054 +"Good. Let's finish the deal. Then, get in touch some time if you think you might want to do this kind of work, too. We're getting a lot of business, and could use the help. You're probably pretty enough to get the upsells, easy, though I don't know how you look behind the mask."
1055 1055
1056 1056 "I'll keep that in mind."
1057 1057
1058 1058 Carmen grabbed the drawstring bag. "Here's what you're buying."
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