THREE WEEKS EARLIER - GTA4 TIMELINE
"Up... Put.. Them.. Up!" Slurred a drunken Dash, and holding the Pistol Elizebeth gave her, as she drunkenly tried to rob a poor 7/11 cashier.
"Excuse me?" Came a voice, Dash turns to see a bald man with a green shirt and a thick Irish accent.
"Who the hell are you?!" Dash slurred, drunkenly pointing the gun at the new guy. Who barely reacts to the fact.
"Just one question... Does this place sell Dr Pepper?" the man asked, not even bothering to take her seriously in her condition.
"S -Shut up!.. Put your hands up! I - I will shoot you!" Dash cried.
"Shoot me then" the bald man dared her.
"I mean it, don't mov-" Dash started, only for the man to immediately snatch the gun from her and whack her over the head with it, knocking her down.
"Stay there." the man said calmly, and he threw her gun next to her, almost mockingly.
"T Thank you," The cashier replied.
"No problem.. But seriously, about that Dr Pepper?" The man asked.
"We have some in the back," The lady replied.
"You hit me!" She cried.
"You're lucky that's all I did" The bald man replied.
"Anyway.. You better get out of here, lucky for you, I'm in a good mood." He replied.
Dash nodes and stumbles away, still drunk.
SOON AFTER:
"Ohh... My head" Dash groaned, already hung over.
"You okay Mrs?" came a sudden voice.
Dash looked over to see a young looking, red haired girl.
"Who are you?" Dash asked.
"Kate McReary," the girl replied.
"I'm Dash Lucia.. But I'm not really in a talking mood, if you don't mind." Dash replied, not feeling like meeting anybody today.
"Oh come on Miss Lucia, it's not very often I get to hang out with another girl" Kate said playfully.
"Well look somewhere else Kate.. That Irish guy should have killed me" Dash said.
"Packie?.. You mean my brother Packie?" Kate asked.
"Probably.. I don't care what his name was, maybe if he killed me he would spare me this hangover." Dash replied, showing how deeply depressed she is.
"Oh you're just like my brothers, why do you all have to be so miserable?" Kate asked playfully.
"What's there to be joyful about, my sister is miles away, my mother is dead, my father, well I hope he's dead. Life sucks, and I'm broke as hell.." Dash groaned.
"Hmm, sounds to me like you can use a friend right now." Kate said, more softly.
"I don't have time for that crap." Dash said, starting to leave but Kate ran up to her, grabbing her arm as she pleaded for Dash to humour her, saying they are both lonely and could use each other.
"(sighs).. Fine, my car's over here" Dash said, leading Kate to a blue BMW, one of those really old rusty ones from the 90's.. It's ambiguous if it was a gift from Elizebeth, or if Dash herself simply stole it. But either way, it does remain her car from then on. Even after finally coming into money, Dash still keeps the old thing.
Kate opened one of the doors and a large amount of empty beers fell out.
"Jesus.." Kate thought out loud.
"What?" Dash asked.
"N -Nothing" Kate nervously replied.
"So... How about a bar?" Dash offered.
"Umm.. (looks at all the bottles) Probably not" Kate replied.
"Fine.. What about Burgershot?" Dash asked, which is this universe's verison of McDonalds or Wendy's.
"Not a fast food fan.. But sure, guess it'll be okay" Kate replied.
Dash started the car, the GTA5 channel "ChannelX" is on. Kate is clearly not a fan, but says nothing.
"Let's go." Dash said, and drove off.
MOTEL ROOM - PRESENT:
"Who is this?" Dash asked her ringing phone.
Packie: Packie McCreary.. Remember me?
"Oh.. Sure, sure.. Kate's brother.. How is she?" Dash asked.
Packie: She's fine.. But listen, I'm sorry about Lizzy Torris, I know you two were close.. But anyway, you're probably homeless now, and Kate wants you to stay with us.. How about it?
"Fine, I'll be there tomorrow." Dash said, and hung-up. After a pause she turns the TV back on.
The next morning, after getting some breakfast, Dash Lucia reaches the McCreary house, and she rings the doorbell.
Kate: (shouting, both off view) Packie, the door!
Packie: (shouting) Here's a crazy idea Kate, ANSWER IT!
Kate: (shouting) I can't, I'm busy!
Packie: (shouting) I'm busy too, so you answer it!
Kate: (shouting) I can't! I'm on the toilet!
Packie: (shouting) For god sakes, I don't need to hear that! Can't you just say, I'm busy?!
Kate: (shouting) I did, but that wasn't good enough for you!
Packie: (shouting) You know what! I hope it's one of those home invasion deals, AND THEY SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD!
Kate: (shouting) Well, if it's a home invader, don't tell them I'm on the toilet!
Packie answers the door.
"Ohb it's you." Packie said. Dash simply nodes.
Kate: (from another room) Who is it?!
"It's Dash!" Packie shouted back.
Kate: (from another room) Well bring her inside! We don't need bugs!
"The bugs only come here, BECAUSE YOU'RE THEIR QUEEN!.. (calmly to Dash) So how was your drive?" Packie replied.
"Good, I guess." Dash said, heading in.
"You picked a good day, it's thanksgiving, so you can join us for a big meal." Packie told her.
Packie begins giving her a tour, and showing her a couch in the TV room.
"We don't have any spare beds, so this will have to be your bed for now."
"It'll be fine." Dash insisted, taking what she can get.
Suddenly Francis McCreary walks in, who was visiting for the dinner party.
''Packie, how many times have we told you not to bring your hookers into Ma's house.''
''She's not a hooker asshole.'' Packie growled.
''Well could of fooled me.'' Francis mocked Dash, despite her not even wearing any revealing clothes, this immediately angers Dash. ''What you fucking say to me?!'' she snapped, getting in Francis's face.
''Watch it bitch, I'm a cop.'' Francis snapped.
''Than I pity the police here.'' Dash snapped. Francis growls and raises up a fist, when it's caught by Gerry, and Francis is thrown out of the room.
"Ahh. You must be Dash.. Kate told us about you." Dash only nodes.
"I've been waiting for this all year.. Giving you people the bird" Francis joked, as he brought over the thanksgiving turkey.
"Yes, that joke gets funnier and funnier each year." Gerry said sarcastically.
"Just keep Dash away from the wine." Kate teased.
"There's wine?!" Dash cried, excitedly.
"Dammit." Kate groaned to herself.
Leave it to Patrick to bring a drunken bitch into our family" Francis laughed, but Packie wasn't so amused and stood up angrily.
Packie responded by throwing a pumpkin pie into Francis's face.
"Hey! I worked all day on that!" Gerry cried angrily.
Francis threw it back at Packie but he ducked and it hit Gerry accidentally.
"Haw! He got you good!" Dash laughed.
"Oh yeah.. (throws food at her, though more playfully than Packie did to Francis) Not so funny NOW!" Gerry laughed.
"(sigh) just nice to have the family together." The mother, Maureen, groaned to herself as the others went into a food fight. Even Kate gets into it.