How do you expect me to get long-term food if I can't hunt for it myself? [people don't just deliver that kind of stuff to you! she makes a disgusted kind of face.] It's barbaric, but it's necessary in times like these. I don't think the war is over quite yet.

[shelter's harder to find, though. she can't exactly pitch a tent. for a moment she looks like she's ready to admit that she can't live on her own, but an idea lights up her face at the last second.] The pay I get for repair work. Wouldn't I be able to spend more of it if I weren't spending so much on personal protection? [which is a ridiculous concept to begin with, but she'll acquiesce to the protection money for now. until she gets a little more dangerous, that is.]

What if I had someone else to live with?