Joy
"LIKE POW! LIKE BAM! LIKE BAM POW!"
Gaige laughed happily at the rambunctious girl barreling down the road in front of her. She'd promised her if they'd finished helping Scooter with some repairs around the city that they'd go joy riding around the Dust before sunset. Tina had been spouting off tangled exclamations of nonsense since Gaige gave her the Okay.
She was helping the girl into the Runner she'd parked at the front gates when when Tina spotted the Bandit Technical and two familiar faces heading towards it.
"Look! It's Lily and Maya!"
Gaige Turned from the Runner to watch the two women. The vehicles were parked so they were just out of view of the sirens' destination.
"We should ask them if they wanna come with!" Tina boomed from her seat next to where the Mechromancer stood.
Turning her attention back to the women, Gaige watched as Maya said something that caused Lilith to throw her head back and laugh. All the vault hunters had been busy with various chores throughout the city all day. They'd recently re-landed Sanctuary and Lilith had given them all a list of various odd jobs that needed tending to. The Firehawk had been spreading herself thin lately and the last time they'd seen her today, she'd looked tired.
Gaige watched as they paused to lean against the door of the technical for a moment, standing in a way that Maya's back covered most of their vision. The azure siren said something else to her fiery counterpart that prompted a soft smile to spread across the Firehawk's features. Lilith's wrist came up to rest at Maya's shoulder as she mouthed something in return. Gaige returned her attention to the girl beside her as the two leaned into one another.
"Nah. A couple sticks in the mud like them? They'd just be telling us to slow down and be careful and don't run that over with the car, c'mon, this is unadulterated loose canon no holds barred fun! We earned it, dammit!"
The tiny explosive expert mulled Gaige's words over for a split second before her face split into a grin.
"Yeah, you're right. I love 'em but shawties gon' cramp our style."
Gaige grinned as she finished strapping the thirteen year old into the gunner seat. Jumping from the vehicle, she moved to make her way around to the driver's seat. She couldn't help chancing one more glance at the two women across the field. They'd moved apart and were once again laughing as Maya swung herself into the driver's seat, Lilith jumping in beside her. Gaige smiled as the silver siren threw the truck into reverse, Lilith still laughing as they peeled out of the sparse field and into the wastelands.
Jumping into her own seat, Gaige mused quietly as she strapped herself in. Lilith really had been looking ragged and run down lately, and Gaige had found herself worrying about the older woman earlier that day. But the radiant smile that had broken out across her face, the vibrant laugh that rang across the field at the other woman's words… Lilith was spreading herself thinner than usual lately, but after tonight Gaige knew she was in good hands.
