#tramp bennett.

“don’t need one,” tramp stated flatly. “i can do what i want, can’t i? i’m not getting caught, and i ain’t hurtin’ nobody, so…” he trailed off and eventually shrugged. “just because some folks bend the rules more often than others, doesn’t mean that they’re wrong for doin’ it. society’s changin’ all the time and if ‘the rules’ ain’t gonna catch up, that ain’t my problem.”

I caught you,” Pascal pointed out, their eyes squinted suspiciously. They weren’t trying to come off judgmental, but his mindset sounded dangerous. He said he wasn’t hurting nobody, but they weren’t sure that they bought that. They cared about their town and they wanted it, and everyone in it, to stay intact for as long as possible. Arms crossed, they continued to study him, to try to get a read on his expression. “Rules are in place for a reason.”