Dirk Poor

The Long Way Home

The fastest way home is together.

Dirk Poor and Al Fluent standing on old train tracks under storm clouds — The old rail line ran along the far edge of Fortune Falls, past the fences, past the weeds, a long way from anywhere. Dirk and Al were still out on it when the sky started to turn.

Al Fluent pointing toward a shortcut while Dirk Poor looks unsure — "I know a shortcut," Al said, already pointing across the tracks. Dirk looked at the sky, then at the long road home, and wasn't so sure.

Dirk Poor alone on the tracks watching Al Fluent hurry away in the distance as rain begins — Al went anyway. Dirk watched him get smaller and smaller across the tracks, and the first raindrops started to fall.

Dirk Poor in the rain turning away from the road home and heading down the shortcut path — The road home was right there. Dirk looked at it for a long moment. Then he turned the other way and went after Al.

Al Fluent stuck at a tall chain-link fence in heavy rain while Dirk Poor arrives beside him — The shortcut ended at a fence too tall to climb, in rain too heavy to think. Dirk found Al there, soaked through, and just nodded back toward the long way.

Dirk Poor and Al Fluent walking side by side down the long road toward the lights of town at night — They walked the long way home together, drenched and laughing, while the lights of Fortune Falls got closer one block at a time.

The fastest way home is together.

One more run.

Built From Scrap. Worth More Than Gold.

Story frames are AI-generated from the studio's own physical prototype figures. All final Cheap Skaterz artwork is created by human artists.

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