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Elutherius "Lutha" Pahr IV ([personal profile] hangfire) wrote in [community profile] snowblindrpg2016-12-05 03:43 pm

[network] @ordo; audio; Night 185 [open] [cw: language]

[The microphone crackles for a moment, Lutha struggling to get his tablet in place to speak properly. His voice is just as sullenly tired as usual, though his words have taken a sharp, cross tone.]

Oi. We need to talk.

Last I checked, there's over two dozen of us wandering around this nightmare trap by the museum. Still no food source. Shouldn't be a problem if we have that many people to go in and out, except getting rations takes time, and we can't just have two or three people working on it blindly. Yeah, I know, we just fucking talked about this, what, two weeks ago? But we need some better damn coordination than what we have right now or guess what? You'll all starve to death.

Look. If you're still stuck in this damn maze of tunnels, regardless of what the fuck you're doing, then say something here. We need a damn head count. If you don't want to say specifics about where exactly you are, then just don't. Not my business. I just need to know amounts.

If you're bothering to run rations for anyone in here, either say something here or just talk to me privately. How much you can carry and how fast you can get through this place without hurting yourself are key, and keep in fucking mind it takes almost an entire week to get from that museum to food and back.

[A pause. He lets out a tight breath, a muffled sound against the mic as he rubs at his face with his hand.]

And if you're even thinking to come over here to join the mess of people already crawling through here, use your head a little. Don't just add to the people that are already fighting for food unless you have someone around here to actually back you up reasonably.

Can we just fucking do that much? Alright? Sound easy enough?

[He doesn't answer that before the feed ends.]
ecks: (expressive!)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-06 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Right.

But I do not have as much kerosene anymore.
awwnoun: (002)

[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-06 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
It was worth a shot, I think. [ He rubs at his wrist. ] I'd take you being safe over having a bunch of kerosene, Miss Ecks.
ecks: (smiiiiiile)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-06 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Those are not the only two options, Mister Rock.

[She smiles after she says it. When you say a joke, you smile afterward.]
awwnoun: (010)

[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-06 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ It makes him laugh! It's a good enough joke. ] Nice. A callback, I can appreciate that.

You know, there's this guy back in my world who goes by the Rock. I can't believe I forgot to tell you about him.
ecks: (looking up)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
The humans in your world have strange names, Clint.

[Says the girl who named herself after her favorite mouth-sound.]

I brought the parts of Red Cat here.
awwnoun: (010)

[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-09 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you? [ He grins. ] Well, grab Red Cat and bring it here. Let me see the damage so we can try to figure out how to fix it.
ecks: (downcast)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-17 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Excitement! She hops back up and goes to her pack, bringing it back with her. Out come wads of stuffing, pieces of a red plush cat, and scraps of fur from at least four other toy animals. She pulls out her spool of fishing line, too, in case it is needed for sewing.

She really did a number on these animals. Most of Red Cat is present in a couple of big pieces, but there isn't enough to sew it back together without some chunks missing.

Ecks is silent, troubled as she looks at the carnage again.
]

I killed all of them.
awwnoun: (046)

[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-17 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay. We'll bring them back. Kind of like how it is here, right?

[ Clint looks over the collection of torn up toy animals, trying to see where he needs to put things together. A beat. ]

I've got a bit of spare fabric I can use to put Red Cat back together, unless you want me to use some of the other animals for parts. [ A beat, and then almost reluctantly: ] I might need to take a break here and there with the sewing. My hands are giving me issues.
ecks: (hiding behind her hair)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-18 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
I did not take all of the parts of the others. I think it would be good to use the parts I took to fix Red Cat, but I am not sure if it will still be Red Cat or if it will be a new animal, like me.

[She's been thinking about this a lot. She already identified pretty hard with the stuffed animals, as House could attest.]

I can help sew. I used to help sometimes, before. I know how.
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[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-18 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Clint pauses, looking up at her. ]

I think it'd be good to use the parts you took to fix Red Cat, too. Remember how we talked about Red Cat being an evolved version of what it was before? [ A beat. ] I think it might be good to have a buddy that reminds you of you.
ecks: (thinkery)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-28 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
A patchwork doll.

[No. Not quite that.]

A stronger Red Cat.
awwnoun: (044)

[personal profile] awwnoun 2016-12-28 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Definitely. [ To the second one. ] A stronger Red Cat. Just like you, now, right? Stronger Miss Ecks. You guys are gonna be perfect for each other.
ecks: (golem of good cheer)

[personal profile] ecks 2016-12-29 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
And I will not kill it again.

[She means it. Killing the fake animals was stupid.

She'll happily settle in to get to work with Clint. Red Cat is in bad shape, but there are enough scraps of the others to make up the difference, and enough stuffing to at least mostly give it shape again, even if they have to use some wadded fabric scraps to fill out the body.
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