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Contains spoilers for Resident Evil 4.

Forced Conversation
By Arkhe


Cart Ride

It was such a mess.

Honestly, what were they thinking when they decided to take refuge in a castle that was in relative walking distance from a town full of crazy people? And what drove them into wandering deeper into said castle thinking it would be any safer?-!

Leon sighed at the trouble he was going through to protect the President's daughter. Turning away from what little interest the zipping stone walls could afford, Leon opted to stare some more at the passing distant landscape on the opposite side of the amusement ride (though both passengers were feeling far from amused).

Various trees lined the fauna that was far out of even a stone's throw away. The sheer drop between the mentioned plantlife and their current platform was definitely a turn-off in trying to escape the excruciatingly long wait to arrive at the destination.

This is a long cart-ride. The dirty-blond haired agent mused to himself. And boring.

The tracks clattered noisily, as the tame cousin of the roller-coaster jostled lightly. At the speed they were going and according to the map, Leon figured that they would still be sitting here for a while.

So, he snuck a glance over to his passenger, Ashley Graham; the President's daughter and current rescue assignment, who sat opposite of him. She appeared to be watching the dreary countryside with the same interest as Leon himself cared to give at such depressing and mundane scenery.

It wasn't long before Leon decided on small talk to help pass the time, and reasoned that he needed a way to 'break the ice' so to speak. It was unfortunate that he said the first thing that came to mind.

"Wait!" Leon blurted.

This caught Ashley's attention and she quickly glanced behind her and above her to make sure there weren't any threats in sight. Finding none, she targeted Leon with an bemused raised eyebrow.

"What...?" She finally responded with undisguised confusion.

"Sorry." Leon quickly shook the cobwebs out of his head. "Just that this ride is awfully long."

"I suppose it is." Ashley shrugged noncommitedly. "I prefer the break instead of having to dash this way and that from those... 'people'." She shuddered before continuing. "Honestly, I'd take this peace over those guys trying to paw at me any day."

"Heh." Leon chuckled to himself and in a brief display of his infamous wit, he added; "Well, you do have alot to paw at!"

When Ashley gave him a disbelieving stare, the agent interpreted it as the joke going over her head. Thus, he tried to reiterate himself.

"You know... I've got ballistics..." The law enforcer patted his black attaché case for emphasis. "You've got ballistics..." Luckily for him, he wasn't about to pat Ashley's 'ballistics'. However, he did try to playfully nudge her with his knuckle, though said nudge had been more like a sharp, painful poke into her arm.

This earned a withering glare from Ashley and she folded her arms over her chest defensively. A red hue (whether from anger or embarrassment, likely both) spread over her visage, as she chose to watch the scenery again, instead of paying heed to her 'oh so intelligent' conversationalist.

"Wanna race? You can jump off from here and we'll see who makes it to their destination first!" She sniffed disdainfully.

Recognising the tone in her voice, Leon rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "Yeesh..." He mumbled. "Don't need to bite my head off about it. I get that enough from those guys."

"What was that?-!" She snapped.

"I said, I can't see the ground from up here."

"That better be what you said!"

Tap A to stop Leon from inserting his foot further into his mouth.
Failed.
B + A to apologise to Ashley before she hits Leon.
Whack.

You are Dead.
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Author's Notes:
This collection is buffered; what with a few one-shots already written and another handful more ideas planned. I'll probably release them over a short period of time, depending which of my other fics aren't done yet.