[ Once she agrees to the plan, perks up quite a bit at the offer of food, Cisco nods and sets his shoulders. There's a lot he can't fix in the world, but this he can handle. He takes a moment to think - there's a community rec center nearby, where Laura could wash up. A little thrift shop next to it, that's bound to have at least something suitable and clean in her size. And after that, he knows just the right place to eat - a diner a few blocks further, between where they are and the communal housing.
So he explains to her the plan: buy an outfit and some soap, let her go in and use the showers, then the two of them can pig out. As the two of them set off in the direction of the thrift shop, Cisco sticks his hands into his pockets, doing his best not to think too hard about the implications of a lot of what Laura had said.
But it's hard to direct his mind towards anything else. He chews at his lower lip as they make their way into the thrift shop, saying to Laura: ]
Just pick whatever you want, and I can pay for it.
[ The kid probably doesn't have any money on her, after all. He wonders if there's someone who is supposed to be looking after her in this place. He's going to have to ask - but maybe that should wait until they've got their burgers. He doesn't want to spook her and make her run away. While she is finding clothes, Cisco picks up a bar of soap, a small cluster of hairties, and a brush. ]
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So he explains to her the plan: buy an outfit and some soap, let her go in and use the showers, then the two of them can pig out. As the two of them set off in the direction of the thrift shop, Cisco sticks his hands into his pockets, doing his best not to think too hard about the implications of a lot of what Laura had said.
But it's hard to direct his mind towards anything else. He chews at his lower lip as they make their way into the thrift shop, saying to Laura: ]
Just pick whatever you want, and I can pay for it.
[ The kid probably doesn't have any money on her, after all. He wonders if there's someone who is supposed to be looking after her in this place. He's going to have to ask - but maybe that should wait until they've got their burgers. He doesn't want to spook her and make her run away. While she is finding clothes, Cisco picks up a bar of soap, a small cluster of hairties, and a brush. ]