This post has been scheduled in advance in case of the unlikely event of my death during the apocalypse, which occurred on 12/21/12...
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[Safe Haven - Mickey]
“Well look what the cat dragged in,” Laura said with an
amused look. Mickey smiled and shrugged. “You act surprised,” he said as he
entered the kitchen and sat down at the table and took stock of the large
selection of food. “Are we celebrating something or are you just happy to see
me again?” he asked. “Just glad everyone’s alive,” Laura said as she grabbed
plates “…and Mitch is leaving, so I figure we could send him out in style.”
“Mitch was such a bitch,” Mickey said as he pulled out a
cigarette “Can I have his room then. It’s way bigger.” Laura shook her head as
she handed Mickey eight plates.
“You can’t,” she said.
“Why not?” Mickey asked, then counted the plates and
asked “And why so many plates?”
“Well there’s the four of us, Cayra and Kate are coming-”
“Are they moving in? Lesbians maybe? I’ll let them have
the bigger room if I can watch.”
“Hush. Kate might not even show. Kinda hope she doesn’t
though…”
“Why? You two ex-lovers? I’d watch that too.”
“Would you stop? They’re coming and I invited Cassidy.”
“The burnout that always hangs out with John? Really?”
“Yeah, and John will be here. He’s the one who already
claimed Mitch’s room.”
“Oh, your boyfriend?”
“He’s not my boyfriend, Mick. He fucks Kate more than
anything.”
“I thought Kate was fucking that ResE.”
“She does that too, but John and I go way back so be
nice.”
“John’s a fucking loser. He deals with those fucking
Rogues and it’ll get him killed. You let him live here and it’ll get you killed
too.”
“Don’t be such a bitch.”
“Alright, whatever,” Mickey gave up the argument, not
looking to piss off Laura more than he already did. He still had hopes to tap
that, and didn’t need to make things any harder for himself. He wasn’t sure
what history existed between John and Laura and any attempts to broach the
subject usually get shot down or derailed.
It wasn’t long after getting kicked out of the Enforcers
that Mickey crossed paths with Laura, who he liked the look of right away. The
fact that she also had access to, and willingness to share cigarettes that
Mickey suddenly found himself in short supply of only further solidified his
liking of her.
Mickey never let on about his past with the Enforcers,
instead passing off a story of his nomadic life throughout Safe Haven. Using
that tale as a cover for why he knew so much about Enforcer patrol routes and
tendencies all throughout the city made him suddenly invaluable to have around,
which is why Laura insisted he move into a recently vacated room in her house.
Mickey figured it also would grant him access to an empty room in Laura, but
such an opportunity never presented itself, though Laura would always let on
from time to time that there was a chance.
Mickey was indifferent to most of Laura’s friends but he
never like John from the start. The fact that there was always something
between him and Laura didn’t help things either. Mickey would occasionally call
him Laura’s boyfriend to gauge her reaction though it seemed to annoy her more
often than not.
When he found out about what John does with the Rogues,
Mickey initially saw a golden opportunity to get back into The General’s good
graces and make himself an Enforcer again. The only problem was that he needed
more than just simple speculation. John never left him much in the way of proof
to use, and he was pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to take John down without
hurting his chances to get Laura in the sack. Instead he simply bided his time
and played nice with everyone.
The sudden thinning of the herd from the riot gave Mickey
an alternative way back into the Enforcers, though now he needs to live a
double life, keeping Laura and the others in the dark about his once and
current life as a Residential Enforcer, all while keeping the other Enforcers
ignorant about his home away from home. He was allowed back to live in the Hub,
but as long as he thinks there is a chance with Laura, he has no plans on
moving out of the townhouse.
As for John, Mickey decided he still needed to take him
down, but there was no way he was sharing the glory on the bust of a lifetime.
He found it a little ironic and in no way funny that he was protecting John
while figuring out a way to bust him personally, or at least finding a way to
bust John and not have Laura find out he had any doing with it all while
reaping in the glory from the other Enforcers. It was an interesting problem to
say the least, but not one that Mickey minded since the rewards to it all were
too good to pass up.
There was also the matter of the Rogue that Mickey may or
may not have seen early on in his time with Laura. A man dressing the part was
defiantly in the house but was gone before Mickey could get a good look. He
tried asking Laura about it but that proved difficult since not many people
knew about the Rogues at the time outside of the Enforcers and Mickey didn’t
want to tip his hand on his true background.
“Call me when food’s ready,” Mickey said as he went to lie down in the other room. Conversing with Laura was always it’s own little pleasure, but Mickey needed some decent sleep since he was constantly working at night. Laura barely acknowledged him as she went back to preparing food.
