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@@@@@ ?Oklahoma City next?? I asked Jared ?And a few small towns on the way, if you're up for it,? he answered, eyes on the road Jared rarely lost his focus when on a raidHe didn't relax into relieved banter the way Ian and Kyle did every time I completed another mission successfullyIt made me smile when they used that word?missionhat sounded so formidableIn reality, it was just a trip to the storeJust like I'd done a hundred times in San Diego when I was only feeding myself Like Kyle said, it was too easy to provide any excitementI pushed my cart up and down the aislesI smiled at the souls who smiled at me, and I filled my cart with things that would lastI usually grabbed a few things that wouldn't, for the men hiding in the back of the vanPremade sandwiches from the deli?things like that for our mealsAnd maybe a treat or twoIan had a fondness for mint chocolate chip ice creamKyle liked caramel sweets bestJared ate anything he was offered; it seemed as if he'd given up favorites many years before, embracing a life where wants were unwelcome and even needs were carefully assessed before they were metAnother reason he was good at this life?he saw priorities uncontaminated by personal desire Occasionally, in the smaller towns, someone would notice me, would speak to meI had my lines down so well that I could probably have fooled a human by this point ?What brings you to Byers?? I was always careful to check the map before I left the van, so the town's name would be familiar ?My partner travels a lot ?How wonderful! An ArtistWell, there's certainly a lot of beautiful land around here Originally, I'd been the Artis