78.3 Ambush

With a smile and a nod, Lise returned her attention back on the engine. In retrospect, I should probably be helping her right now. Unfortunately, I'll be busy getting my ass beat for the foreseeable future. Still, that didn't mean that I couldn't do a quick check of the situation before I walked into my funeral.

Moving away from the engine, I found Ruby and Phillipe engaged in their usual pastime of casual banter. I didn't really care about what they talked about, but sometimes, I just wonder how in the world their relationship functioned when they constantly spent their time arguing more often than not.

"R-Rouge?" Ruby stuttered out in her surprise. "What is it?"

"Oh, what do you want?"

I rolled my eyes at Phillipe's nonchalant greeting as I put a hand on my hip. "As you might've heard, we stopped for some preventive maintenance. Surely you know what I mean by that?"

"You mean check the treads?" Ruby curiously asked.