I worked at a Books-a-Million in Louisville for several years.
It's not the physical scars that are the most painful.
Metallic trees. That's new. If you see any steel dryads, be sure to tell me so I can run away screaming.
How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need.
Oh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?
I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them.