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@lvebug     :    WHAT DOES THE RANCH LOOK LIKE!!!

rhett lives on what he would very affectionately and humbly call a small fixer upper -- it's plenty big for a single person and he doesn't think he really needs anything grander than what he has.

these are some picture references for sort of how i picture the house to look like -- it's got an upstairs but not really a big one. it's paint is chipping and yellowed from the sun.

the first floor has a couple of rooms: one towards the back for laundry and cleaning off, plus a bathroom right beside it, the entry way and living room, the kitchen with a dining area, his room with a bathroom, some closets, another bedroom, another bathroom, and an office he doesn't use. this is the main floor of the house, the most lived in, and the one that has undergone the most changes. upstairs, there's a two tiny rooms up there, a little half bathroom, but mostly it's become a place for storage and guests when he has them.

all of the rooms are a little bit different in their states of repair, cleanliness, and so on. over the years, rhett's been very slowly working on fixing them up and changing the walls, repainting them, and just making them habitable.

he bought the ranch when it was very worn down, and he got a great deal on it because it really is was in disrepair. for the longest time, he was just battling with the stove and getting power to not knockout every single time the winds were harsh.

@lvebug     :    WHERE IS THE MOST OUTLANDISH PLACE THAT THE RANCH HAS FOUND ITSELF? IS IT ALWAYS LOCATED IN A RURAL/FARMLAND AREA OR CAN IT INEXPLICABLY BE IN THE CENTER OF A CITY IF SOMEONE THERE IS LOST?

the ranch always finds itself in rural or farmland areas. you will never stumble upon the ranch in the middle of a big urban city if there's no logic to it being there. you won't find it in suburbs either. if you drive outside the populated areas and start to get into more rural roads and long stretches then sure you can maybe find the ranch out there. it doesn't really have neighbors to it and it has to exist on a wide open space given that rhett owns quite the decent chunk of property.

the ranch is always somewhere in the united states or southern parts of canada. rhett's never really too certain or aware where precisely he is and he always is able to dodge the questions until an answer is pointed out to him or made clear and then it feels sort of seamless to him, as if he's always been there.

what is this place, anyway?

why did you bring me here?

this is it? this is what you've been talking about this whole time?

i'm not sure where we are.

do you have any idea where this is?

does anything look familiar to you?

i could have sworn we came this way.

we've been walking in circles.

should we split up or keep moving?

do you have any idea where we are?

this isn't good. this doesn't look familiar.

that's the third time we've passed that tree.

bit dark in here, isn't it?

are you sure you know where we're going?

what did i just step into?

should we press on?

i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore.

i thought you said you knew where to go.

where are you taking me?

if we just sit right here and wait, someone will come looking for us.

have you ever been here before?

you seem familiar with this place.

i don't recognize anything.

i knew we made a wrong turn back there.

you've been leading us in circles.

this isn't my street.

that house doesn't look familiar.

do you have a map?

we're already lost. i'm not planning on getting even more lost.

maybe we should ask for directions.

i don't think we should have come here.

my phone's dead. do you have service?

we could try retracing our steps.

could you help me try and figure out where we are?

oh my god. we're going to die out here.

quick! look for familiar landmarks.

i've never been here before.

oh no. i'm staying right here and waiting for help.

is this the place you've been talking about?

so... where is here?

of course. just my luck. i get lost with you of all people.

how much longer do we have to walk?

are we almost there?

you couldn't find your way out of a paper bag.

you should have trusted me with the directions.

this seems like some kind of underground passage.

where does this door lead to?

we've been walking for hours.

oh great. we're lost.

i'll see if i can get a good view from up there.

i don't think we should be here.

maybe we could try calling for help.

i don't want us to get separated out here.

it'll get dark soon.

we're going to die out here, aren't we.

i'll just sit here and wait for my impending doom.

the last thing i wanted to do was get lost with you.

give me a minute to catch my breath.

you go on without me.

i'll just be a minute.

we should camp here.

i don't think i can take another step.

you're falling asleep standing up.

i think we should stop for a while.

we can't fight them if we're exhausted.

it's time for a break.

we'll pick this up tomorrow.

you need to rest. that's an order.

you're going to fall over.

i don't think i can take much more of this.

sit down before you hurt yourself.

you're going to tear those stitches right open if you don't stop.

i need you to stop and listen to me.

you can't save anyone if you're exhausted.

you need your rest.

i'm not asking you to sleep, i'm telling you.

pushing it won't do you any good.

we'll take turns keeping watch.

tell them we'll make camp here.

i'm stopping to rest. you can keep going.

sit down before you hurt yourself.

you'll pull a muscle if you don't stop.

listen to me. you have to take a break.

i'm out of breath.

just give me five minutes to sit down.

i'll be fine with some rest.

let me sleep for a while and then we can go on.

i won't do any good if i'm exhausted.

you won't save anyone if you're like this.

slow down.

you're just making it worse by not stopping.

you'll work yourself half to death.

i'm not letting you do this.

when are you going to think of yourself?

break time's over.

you'll just make your injury worse.

i'll keep watch while you sleep.

you need your sleep just as much as i do.

we have to be at our best if we want to save them.

at least take a five minute break.

give yourself some time to collect yourself.

i insist you take a break.

i can't go on.

i'll pass out if i keep at it.

never thought i'd be the one saying this, but i need to stop.

sleep would be great.

i'll just close my eyes for a few minutes.

wake me when it's over.

tell me when we're getting ready to leave.

leverage is knowing if someone had all the money in the world, this is what they would buy.

i remember.

there's sharks and minnows in this world. if you don't know which you are, you aren't a shark.

that's it. that's all there is.

where's the fun in wrecking a single man?

words are weapons.

just like your mother.

"i'm sorry" are two words you never have to say to me.

we're enemies now.

i'm gonna give you one last chance. you leave now or you never leave.

you know what work is, don't you?

you can't unmake family.

i don't choose the way. i make sure no one questions yours.

you're either born a willow or born an oak. that's all there is to it.

i want you to move it.

our home is here.

well, that's what it means.

i need you to learn how to use them.

your grandfather used to say you can't fix a broken wagon wheel, but you can use the parts to make a new one.

it means that you have me, that i'm yours. it means come live your life with me.

soldiers don't tell war stories anymore, because wars these days... it's just about trying to live through them.

that's a conversation for another time that we'll never have.

you're gonna grow up and i'm gonna grow old.

if you act like a thief, i will treat you like one.

what do you want from me?

you are the trailer park. i'm the tornado.

no one has a right. you have to take a right, or stop it from being taken from you.

i look at every day with you as a gift.

you know, you did something that no one does. you've outlived your past.

i'm chopping your family tree down.

don't scream.

i'm asking you to marry me. will you do that?

nobody's gonna mess with us.

the only thing i ask is that you outlive me so i never live another day without you.

lawyers don't scare me.

i'm reasonable until i'm provoked.

everything i do is for him.

does that make sense?

you ought to listen to this.

i have been down this road many, many times before.

lawyers are the swords of this century.

karma comes in all shapes and sizes. guess it's me today.

god sure finds interesting ways to put people out of business.

you know what that means, don't you?

if it's gonna be all right, why are you taking a gun?

i hope i never meet the first man who thought it was a good idea to ride a bull.

i look at you, and the thought fades.

you know, when you boil life down, it's funny just how little you need, isn't it?

let's go get them.

i believe in loving with your whole soul and destroying anything that wants to kill what you love.

i made two bad decisions in my life based on fear, and they cost me everything.

like it or not, that choice is coming.

when you say no, it must be the death of the question.

i can't stop the river from flowing.

i don't want you to stop it.

when they go away, they never come back. ever.

you would have made a hell of a cowboy.

a man who puts a hand on a member of my family never puts a hand on anything else.

where'd you learn that kind of language?

do you think some day an explorer will find our bones and wonder what happened to us?

i don't know you.

the exploring's all done.

it's the truth.

just tell me who to fight.

all men are bad. but some of us try real hard to be good.

everything's gonna be all right.

these problems have to go away before i do.

for someone with no spine, you've sure got a lot of balls.

do you know who did it?

you never knew your grandmother, did you?

nice try, kid.

bullies need to be big, and i'm bigger than you.

every so often, you say something that makes me think you're smart.

you build something worth having, someone's gonna try to take it.

you ever had someone look at you, and your whole world just stops?

i like his home better.

i'm not judging. i just don't understand this place.

i'm just meaner than you.

from now on, what i do is for me.

when the misery is bad enough, tomorrow is rarely factored into decisions.

you should try zumba. get your cardio up.

"should" is a useless word, almost as useless as hope.

all the angels are gone. there's only devils left.

you've already proved you're not scared of anything.

for the "i don't need your help" one

you can get lost.

i thought i told you i had this under control.

you never listen to me.

i was taking care of it.

leave me alone.

are you happy now?

you just stepped in and ruined it for me.

that was completely unnecessary and you know it.

i had it under control.

you didn't need to show up.

can't you let me handle my own shit?

i would have appreciated it if you asked first.

i had it handled!

you didn't need to do all that!

what part of "i don't need help" do you not understand?

they were about to give it to me before you showed up!

i had something going and you ruined it!

what, you mean you don't trust me to handle it myself?

you trained me better than this.

you can't just show up every time and save me.

what's the point in putting me out here if you're not going to let me do it on my own?

i thought you trusted me to take care of this by myself.

you taught me this.

i'm never going to forgive you for this.

that was uncalled for.

what happens when you're not here one day and i have to take care of things on my own?

how am i ever going to learn if you keep stepping in?

i'm not you.

for the "i'm just trying to help you" one

i heard you struggling.

i was just trying to help you.

and this is the thanks i get for trying to help?

things were getting out of hand. i had to step in.

you never would have done that by yourself.

it's okay to ask for help.

it's not that i don't trust you. i don't trust [them].

a minute longer and you'd be dead in there.

i had to make sure you were okay.

of course i trust you. this was never about trust.

i'm not going to risk your life like that!

i should have been there sooner.

if i'd only reached you faster.

a simple "thank you" would suffice.

you could thank me for saving your ass back there.

sure didn't seem like you had it under control.

things were getting out of hand, and i stepped in.

i'm in charge here, not you.

i'm not going to put your life at risk like that again.

we're done here.

i'm not arguing with you.

i saved your life, and this is how you repay me?

i just wanted to make sure you were okay.

maybe i crossed a line back there, sure, but i did it for you.

it's because i care about you.

of course you're capable. that was never up for debate.

you're not ready.

next time, let me handle it.

clearly you need more time before i let you do that alone.

"it don't... it don't mean nothin'," perry starts, hoping the way he drops his voice and stammers over his syllables will convince rhett he's drunk: that he doesn't know a damn thing about the words coming out of his mouth. nevermind that all of perry is wound tight, curled like a snake readying to strike, cheeks red and expression grim; the look in his eyes when they reopen a volatile mixture of fear and budding anger.

but that fights leaves with the sudden noise, perry flinching away from rhett with a shuddering sigh. he presses the glass of his drink to his neck, ignorant - or maybe unbothered - by the fact it tips too much, dark beads dribbling down his shirt. the violent shake of his head worsens it, and finally perry abandons the beer, sniffling as he bends to set it at his feet.