School Grounds, Wednesday afternoon

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After the two boys were handwavily gremlin bit earlier in Chris' room, Jack Johnny and Ennis Chris headed outdoors to get to work and do what need's doin' to gather the herd and keep 'em secure on Crackback Mountain.

It was just that Johnny was a bit confused and glancin' over at Chris told him that the ranch hand was pretty much in the same boat.

"Ah, hell, Chris, I don't be seein' them heffer's 'round, do you? And the good Lord strike me dead if this here be Crackback Mountain. I'll be a yankee sumbitch if these here hills be called mountains."

Hands on hips, he glared at the ground.

"You thinkin' real hard over there or are you just as confused as I am?"

[ooc: Chris and Johnny have been, with permission, gremlin bit that was handwavily done. Welcome to Brokeback Mountain, Fandom style. Woot! Feel free to notice, gander, or just plain wtf at the boys.]

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"Cute," Wyatt said, then reached out to snatch the cigarette away from Chris.

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"What the hell?" Chris said, stepping out of reach. "You insane, boy?"

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"That stuff'll kill you," Wyatt said. "And you know the Book says we can't heal self-inflicted wounds. I think that smoking counts."

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"I ain't much for book learnin'," Chris said. "And city boys like you don't know what it's like out on the mountains."

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"Knock it off, Chris," Wyatt said. "If you're really trying to start smoking I'll kick your ass."

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Chris frowned. "How'd you know my name, boy?"

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"I'm your brother, dork," Wyatt said, as it started to dawn on him that Chris and Johnny weren't just fooling around and being silly.

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"Unless my mama kept secrets, I ain't got a brother," Chris said.

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"What the hell is wrong with you?" Wyatt said, eyes narrowing. "Just who are you?"

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"My name's Chris," he replied, tipping his hat. "This here's my pal, Johnny, and we're up here on Crackback Mountain herdin' heffers. 'Cept we seem to have misplaced 'em."

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Wyatt sighed and facepalmed. "Okay. You're either possessed or you have an alternate universe version of you who's a cowboy. Either is pretty much equally likely."

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"Son, you're talkin' crazy," Chris said. "The mountain ain't no place for that kind of thing."

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"I'm older than you, don't call me 'son,'" Wyatt said. He looked from Chris and his impossibly tight pants to Johnny. "So . . . you two partners or something?"

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Chris narrowed his eyes. "Johnny and me take care of the herd together. That's it. Nothing else."

He might have been protesting a wee bit much.

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"No need to get defensive," Wyatt said. "All I asked was if you're partners, not if you're both big gay cowboys or something."

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"People been spreadin' nasty lies about me and Johnny?" Chris accused. "No one knows what really happened on that mountain but me and him."

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Wyatt's face lit up. "Oh, really, now?" he said. "Gets awfully lonely up there on the mountain, doesn't it?"

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"We ain't nothin' but friends," Chris lied through his teeth.

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"Friends with benefits?" Wyatt said slyly.

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"I don't know what that means."

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"You know," Wyatt snickered. "You give each other warmth and comfort up there on that lonely cold mountain."

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"It ain't right for two men to do that kind of thing."

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"I'm from San Francisco, dude," Wyatt said. "Two men do that kind of thing all the time. Or two women." He did not go into two men and one woman, because that would bring to mind his aunt and her boyfriends, and therein lay ick.

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Chris looked at Wyatt thoughtfully. "Is that right?"

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"Yeah," Wyatt said. "One of the first places to allow gay marriage and everything. Now it's legal all over. Well, now where we're from, not now now."