Fructescence, or the fruiting season , is the time when vegetables scatter their ripe seeds

Cut to: Trudy Smith (King) — known as Ghastly Gertrude or Treacherous Trudy depending on who you ask — on a horse on the tracks and the train has no choice but to stop and not splatter her. All part of the plan, of course. But this is no robbery. Past some passengers and a railcarful of shithead Confederate Blues is Rufus’ cage, and now he’s a free man.

“No need to sound 'whistful' we might rummage up four for bridge or at least I'll try you at a hand of Gin Rummy until they find some blue ruin th'sa a fit ration,” he rumbled.

The body armor consisted of the plastron and dossière (breast and backplates), strapped together at the sides;[…]