Redhawk Caldera Jet Song

Ilu for this

Bronco was right that she knew one of three of those names (but didn't remember much about Elfie).  She didn't have much time to think on it either, because his mention of Penn drew a very visible reaction from her.  She recovered a moment later and tried to save face, but the damage had (likely) already been done.  She'd stiffened considerably, in very unwelcome surprise, when he said the name.

What makes you think Penn's on mine?  She asked, abruptly and bordering on confrontationally.  If she was less thrown off she might have realized it would be smarter to go along with it.  Instead she brought out a neon sign.

The truth was that she had known he would be on Bronco's list, but she had failed to mention him on purpose.  The first time she'd gone to him to vent she had ended up angry at his mom instead, and after that, it was just too uncomfortable for her to think about the two of them in the same context.  She'd tried to avoid it instead and been spectacularly unsuccessful (mainly to poor Bronco's detriment).

And now, rather than keep her mouth shut, she'd brought up a whole conversation that she really, really, really didn't want to have.  Nice going.