Ugly Boots
Originally posted on July 27, 2007
Continued from “Getting Away”
Eli: Do you have any um….. other footwear to bring?
Cassandra: You don’t like my shoes?
Eli: No, they’re great, but you won’t want to tramp around in the woods wearing those.
Cassandra: They’re very well-made – I’m sure they will be comfortable enough. And they are about as casual as I have.
Eli: Listen Tiny, you won’t last half an hour hiking in your glamour girl shoes. And I could carry you, being a big strong manly-man and all that….
Cassandra: (a delicate but somewhat unladylike little snort)
Eli: …but then I might strain my back…. And I kinda wanted it to be in good shape ….. for another kind of exercise. Know what I mean?
Cassandra: Very well, I’ll go see if Marty Jean has anything!
Cassandra: This is all I could find.
Eli: Those’ll work.
Cassandra: You expect me to wear these things?
Eli: Going to work a whole lot better than what you were packing, so yeah…. I guess I expect you to wear them.
Cassandra: They’re…..rather unattractive……even clunky.
Eli: No one’s going to be looking at your pretty little feet, Ms. Godard. Well, me maybe, but I have shoe removal rights.
Cassandra: Oh do you now?
Eli: Mmmmm yeah. Well, I hope anyway.
Eli: That and…….. (whispers something)
Cassandra: Ummm, yes, I think maybe you do. Ugly boots it is then.