Wonders of the World, Wednesday Afternoon

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Wonders of the World was not open for business today. But Joanna was there, returning her Go Kart after this morning's failed attempt to leave the island.

She was not happy, but that wasn't exactly anything new.

[ooc: for one angry sheriff and SP is love!]

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[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy had tried the house. Several times and he'd been close to just breaking and entering when he noticed the movement at the golf course and made his way over.

"Miss Stayton," he greeted, though it was anything but friendly and it was a tone that would have made his shoulders very worried.

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Joanna looked up from where she had been examining the scratches on her Go Kart. She scowled when she saw who it was.

"We're closed," she said coldly.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Yes, you are," he agreed, stepping closer and completely ignoring the scowl. "It seems that you don't understand the implications of quarantine after all."

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Joanna rolled her eyes. "I have no idea what you're talking about," she responded.

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"No?" he tilted his head, looking at the scratches on the kart. "You broke the blockade with that thing. Exactly how old are you that the teenagers on this island are handling this situation more maturely than you are?"

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Joanna gasped and said, "A true gentleman never questions a woman's age!"

Then she stepped back and regarded the Go Kart. "Are you implying that someone used my little Go Karts to get through your big imposing blockade?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"You're lucky I wasn't there or you would have slammed right into a wall," he snapped. "You're also lucky that I am not going to bother wasting any resources and lock you up or put you under house arrest."

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Joanna crossed her arms, tapping a finger impatiently. If there was one thing Stayton's were intimately aware of, it was how good their lawyers were. She was hardly concerned.

She waited to see what the angry little man would say next.

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Roy wasn't planning on dealing with lawyers however. "You're to report to the clinic to help out there. Then you can see exactly what you could have caused on the mainland if your little plan had worked."

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"Oh, charity work?" Joanna perked up. "So you're saying there won't be any papers filed, no pesky little charges brought up for this supposed little incident that happened, when was it, last night?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

A smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't really seem amused. "Depends on how convincing you are," he told her. He could play it like that.

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If Joanna was the type to bounce, she would have. Charity work was tax deductible, and with what her lawyers had figured an average hour of her time to be worth, she could hardly refuse this opportunity.

"Do I have to touch the sick ones?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He made a face, realising this woman might very well be a hopeless cause. Still, after the stunt she pulled she really should pull her weight.

"Let's hope so. I'll escort you," he said. It wasn't an option.

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"Wait a minute," she said, suddenly genuinely concerned. "If I'm going to be helping the needy, I really should stop by the house and change my shoes. We'll go there first."

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"You could break a blockade with that, you're fine to help the needy in it," Roy replied. Sure, he know how much it sucked to ruin good clothes, but he didn't much care right now.

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Sheriff Roy obvious didn't understand how Joanna Stayton functioned. She wasn't worried about the shoes she had on, she wanted to go put on a pair that were even more obscenely expensive and ostentatious. If she was going to be working with the needy, she wanted them to know just how much better off she was than them.

"Oh, fine," she said. "Lead on."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy might have felt that he didn't want to understand how she functioned. He grimaced and stepped back. "Lady's first," he said, not willing to risk her pulling a runner.

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"Childish," she said under her breath. She took off for Town Hall (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/2268804.html?thread=101967236#t101967236) at a very brisk walk, not bothering to look behind her to see if the Sheriff was keeping up.