Dane Stalling
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2014
- Location
- Midwest
Pablo hadn't been kidding about chopping wood. The furnace was on, but Manuel had said that he had to bring a tanker in if the gas reserves got low. The last thing Pablo wanted was for Manuel or anyone to discover them there. Once the cabin was up to a livable temperature, he'd turn off the furnace and keep the place warm with wood.
He propped a log up on the chopping block and swung at it with the old axe. It split neatly down the center. He picked up one of the halves and propped it up and chopped it in half too. It was mindless work, but physically demanding. It felt good after the hours of driving.
Penny had immediately lost interest in the entire world outside of the laptop for almost an hour. It was amazing, her mind. How she could have forgotten her name, but a computer in front of her made her an instant genius. Could she hack herself? He wondered. Between chops he tried ideas, possibilities.
She came out to the back where he was chopping finally. He had heard her calling him from inside, but he was working to make the place livable, so he thought he could ignore a few "wench" comments. She found him at the wood pile. He knew as soon as he saw her that she had the internet working. It was all over her face- the joy of having solved a problem. He suspected that there was some additional satisfaction that it was a problem he had been unable to solve. She looked pleased with herself, and it made her look incredibly sexy. The fuck you confidence from her mugshot was coming through in a different way and he liked it.
"Your sandwich," he said, and swung the axe, "will be available as soon as we have acquired..." He swung again, "...two slices of bread to make one with."
The pantry had more beans than anyone had any right to have. There was also a quantity of Spam, chili, vegetables, pasta, rice, flour, and sugar.
He split two more logs and put a couple pieces of wood in Penny's arms and picked up the rest himself. "C'mon wench. Make yourself useful," he said, and grinned, "More useful."
Inside, he stacked four pieces of wood over some kindling in the fireplace. The fire started as an uncertain little flame that threatened to blow out with every movement of air, but before long the kindling caught.
"Hey- can you take a look at something? There's an advanced persistent threat on 69.36.145.33 that was put there by a world class hacker. I wonder if you could get access to the command and control for it? Just don't disable it. It could be incredibly useful."
Pablo turned off the furnace and checked the water heater. Hot. He went to the bathroom and turned on the shower. He rested his forehead against the tile and just enjoyed the hot water flowing over his body. If Penny could hack into her own hack on the FBI, she was going to save both of their lives.
He propped a log up on the chopping block and swung at it with the old axe. It split neatly down the center. He picked up one of the halves and propped it up and chopped it in half too. It was mindless work, but physically demanding. It felt good after the hours of driving.
Penny had immediately lost interest in the entire world outside of the laptop for almost an hour. It was amazing, her mind. How she could have forgotten her name, but a computer in front of her made her an instant genius. Could she hack herself? He wondered. Between chops he tried ideas, possibilities.
She came out to the back where he was chopping finally. He had heard her calling him from inside, but he was working to make the place livable, so he thought he could ignore a few "wench" comments. She found him at the wood pile. He knew as soon as he saw her that she had the internet working. It was all over her face- the joy of having solved a problem. He suspected that there was some additional satisfaction that it was a problem he had been unable to solve. She looked pleased with herself, and it made her look incredibly sexy. The fuck you confidence from her mugshot was coming through in a different way and he liked it.
"Your sandwich," he said, and swung the axe, "will be available as soon as we have acquired..." He swung again, "...two slices of bread to make one with."
The pantry had more beans than anyone had any right to have. There was also a quantity of Spam, chili, vegetables, pasta, rice, flour, and sugar.
He split two more logs and put a couple pieces of wood in Penny's arms and picked up the rest himself. "C'mon wench. Make yourself useful," he said, and grinned, "More useful."
Inside, he stacked four pieces of wood over some kindling in the fireplace. The fire started as an uncertain little flame that threatened to blow out with every movement of air, but before long the kindling caught.
"Hey- can you take a look at something? There's an advanced persistent threat on 69.36.145.33 that was put there by a world class hacker. I wonder if you could get access to the command and control for it? Just don't disable it. It could be incredibly useful."
Pablo turned off the furnace and checked the water heater. Hot. He went to the bathroom and turned on the shower. He rested his forehead against the tile and just enjoyed the hot water flowing over his body. If Penny could hack into her own hack on the FBI, she was going to save both of their lives.