Ghost_1971 wrote:"Maybe it's a touch of cabin fever or something?!" he says, trying to laugh the incident off
“Yeah, guess you’re right – cabin fever, that’s exactly what the doc said about Bradbury and Dinsdale.”
Syrinx wrote:Rhyes keeps his hands off of the shotgun. Still palms up, he offers the doc a hand to get up.
The doctor looks very angry, but nonetheless accepts
John’s offer to help him to his feet.
As he gets unsteadily back to his fete the front door of the main hut bursts open and
Starkweather emerges with his revolver drawn, closely followed by
Miss Acacia Lexington herself.
Quickly assessing the situation and drawing her own conclusions, the leader of the rival expedition wastes no time and immediately rounds on
Starkweather:
“Don’t you think I’ve had enough trouble today already?!! Without your buffoons shooting up the camp as well?!!”
Starkweather’s face burns red as he stutters,
“N-Now you just look here young lady!!!”
“How DARE you – you pretentious...”
It’s obvious that without immediate intervention, all that has been achieved is to bring the quarrel of the two bitter rivals out into the open. They don’t even seem to care about the gunshot anymore.