Agent Scully, Dribbling Stout

Brienne, Part 2

Brienne had grabbed Buddy’s beer and walked around the table backwards without incident. But when she pointed at him, she spilled beer all over.

“Tom” she said abruptly. “This is all your fault.” She announced my name with authority. Other than Duke, no one had never met her, so she didn’t know who was who.

“Me?” Buddy said.

Speaking to Buddy as if he were me, she said, “Duke says that you’re just a dried old gramma p***y bitch.”

Duke said, “Stop.” He stepped forward.

Brienne threatened Duke with the stolen pint of stout. Duke stopped.

She looked again at Buddy. “Coward. Bossy,” she said waving her beer. “You’re a just a prick of mass destruction.”

I got off easy.

She turned to Dee, completely at random it seemed. “Duke says there is no fucking reason for you.”

Duke said, “Stop,” and braving the stout, he took a step toward Brienne.

“Why are you married to that bitch boy?” She demanded as she backed away. “Your husband,” she said, point at Buddy, dribbling stout on herself, “he’s too busy taking care of a psycho.”

She guessed Dee correctly.

“Brienne…” Duke said.

She talked over him. “Duke wants to fuck you real bad.” Dee squeezed my knee in alarm. “Real bad.”

“Duke,” I said. “Do something.”

She mimicked me. “Duke, do something.”

“Stop…” Duke stepped toward her.

Brienne repeated, “Duke, do something,” goading him.

Brienne circled the table. She stared at Dee and said, “If I was Duke, I’d be too proud to flip you over and kiss you.”

This time, pain from Dee’s grip shot through my knee. I stood.

Duke looked at me and said, “I got it Tom. OK?” Dee pulled on my arm. I sat.

“See,” Brienne said. “You are a coward.”

Duke changed tact. “Brienne, let’s go.”

“Go where!?”

“Let’s step outside and talk.”

“No.”

“Come on.”

“Fuck you.”

Duke pointed toward the door. “Let’s not do this here. With my friends.”

“Are you fucking her!?” Brienne said, pointing at C.

… continued

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Brienne

Part 2: Agent Scully, Dribbling Stout
Part 1: Agent Scully, Provocateur