Before I start: We have finally introduced some French in to the story! I will provide translations for the text next to the dialogue.
| Regret And Foul Greed |
| Chapter 2: Laying out The Score |
The Next Day
Jesse had begun to heal, he could finally walk, albeit with a limp. And the others had begun to lay out the robbery at Fort Mercer. It seemed to be going well for now.
"How's the score coming together?"
"We have our plan. I'd say we get in to the fort any way we can. They have a lot of defences, but I have an idea."
"What's the idea?"
"A war wagon, it has a mounted machine gun in the back. We can use it to our advantage, if we can take one.
"It's worth a shot, but could just us three do it?"
"I think it's possible, but I'd let the other feller know about it whenever he gets back."
As if Allen had predicted the moment, a familiar whistle blew from near the camp.
"Well, speaking of him..."
"Jesse, vous êtes de retour!" (Jesse, You're back!)
"Just about... still getting back on my feet though." He stood up, limping over to his best friend and pulling him into a hug. "You okay?"
"Oui, je vais bien." (Yes, I'm okay)
"Well, I think we might have something planned here."
They peered over at the table.
"We're planning a score, you want to help out?"
Antoine nodded his head, signalling that he would join them.
"Well, I'd say we have ourselves a gang!" Allen rolled out the map to explain the full plan. "... so we get to the fort, we set up the wagon, and we open fire."
"And what do we do after that? How do we get away?""
"We blow up the wagon once we're out and get the hell out of there, that's what we do."
"In that case, we've planned a score."
"Jesse, what about your leg? It's still weak."
"I'll be fine in a couple of days, I think."
"Are you sure?"
"I'll be fine, I promise. I just need some rest." he pulled out a chair, settling down. "Anyway, what would happen after that? Do we come back to camp, do we head somewhere else?"
"That depends on if the law find us, which is likely... Belle told me of a ranch up north, we could head there if we run into any trouble. Then, we move on from there. For now, we need to pick ourselves up, make sure we're ready to move once this job is over." Allen lowered the map, rolling back into its original state. "So, are you in?"
The other three looked at each other before Jesse turnd back to Allen, "we're in."