[He ignores 76's question, stomping out into the drizzling rain outside to find a tawny brown horse snuffling impatiently nearby. It only briefly turns to glance at the two of them before returning to shifting its weight back and forth and tugging against the slack of its own reins.
To anyone that knows Joel, he and his given horse aren't exactly dissimilar.
With a snort of his own he reaches up to roughly run his palm across the stallion's nose, not exactly the picture of affectionate animal handling— but when it comes to an old dog from Texas, it's the closest thing to kindness he ever puts out. From there it's a quick shove of one foot into the nearest stirrup, throwing himself over the saddle in one easy go.]
Been riding most of my life. Doesn't mean I wouldn't rather have an extra gun in my damn hand.
[He supposes he could cover more ground like this. Dig up supplies faster than anyone else going around on foot or trying to use the local transportation.]
You in for a scouting run?
[Normally he'd go it alone, but unlike the mess he'd left back home, Joel already knows they're on the same team. Later on he'll ditch the added baggage— for now, an extra pair of eyes could help.]
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To anyone that knows Joel, he and his given horse aren't exactly dissimilar.
With a snort of his own he reaches up to roughly run his palm across the stallion's nose, not exactly the picture of affectionate animal handling— but when it comes to an old dog from Texas, it's the closest thing to kindness he ever puts out. From there it's a quick shove of one foot into the nearest stirrup, throwing himself over the saddle in one easy go.]
Been riding most of my life. Doesn't mean I wouldn't rather have an extra gun in my damn hand.
[He supposes he could cover more ground like this. Dig up supplies faster than anyone else going around on foot or trying to use the local transportation.]
You in for a scouting run?
[Normally he'd go it alone, but unlike the mess he'd left back home, Joel already knows they're on the same team. Later on he'll ditch the added baggage— for now, an extra pair of eyes could help.]