Terre Haute expedition: Camping Day 1

[lord_wizard]

[It's been a more or less uneventful day of travel for the expedition team. Not unexpected for the first leg of such a trip, and with any luck, it will stay that way.

As the sun starts to get low in the sky, Felix signals the group with a sharp whistle to stop, shortly after he feels the change. They've entered the Dead Zone. That sudden loss of power for anyone used to that sort of thing. Not an easy thing to adjust to, at first.]

"We've crossed into the border of the Dead Zone now. We should stop here for the night. Those of you with experience, help set up camp as needed. And I recommend a few of you working out a watch schedule. You never can tell what might be out here."

SET UP | CAMPFIRE | IN THE NIGHT

Comments

[hellofist]

... Both?

[secondchances]

The content is pretty boring, since the trip's been uneventful so far.

[THAT JUST LEAVES YOU WITH LEARNING.]

[hellofist]

[OMG NO THAT IS NOT WHAT SHE SIGNED UP FOR.]

Well, could go... make events.

[secondchances]

Oh? Like what?

[Sneaky girl.]

[assassino]

[He grins, stepping up behind them both.]

Am I hearing a call to make our own fun?

[secondchances]

[Pretends to write while speaking aloud.]

Dear Tim, on this day Ezio found himself stuck up in a tree and Cass had to get him down...

[hellofist]

[Cass, on the other hand, has manners. Sometimes.]

Hi Ezio. Any suggestions?

[assassino]

[He chuckles.]

I'd leave the trees to her to begin with! [Guess who doesn't like climbing trees, and has no desire to aggravate his injury with stuff like that?] I may have a suggestion or two, though.

[secondchances]

I guess we can hear you out. [Smiles at Cass. This is bound to be... something.]

[hellofist]

[She's a bit distracted at first, staring at Ezio's side now that she's figured out something isn't quite right. Did he get hurt?

Oh hey this is where she's supposed to do that communication thing.]

Did ask. Would be rude... not to listen.

[assassino]

We should take the boy [Connor] and go see what we can hunt!

[Hunt animals, that is. It's not like he wants to even think about hunting humans right now.]

[secondchances]

[Steph follows Cass' gaze, but doesn't see anything amiss. He does wear funny clothing, so maybe she's just paying more attention to that right now? Whatever.]

Like what? Owls?

[hellofist]

Can catch fish... with just hands.

[Killing anything with more brain power than a fish isn't exactly on Cass' list of things to do if it can be avoided, thank you. Even animals have body language and when they die it looks the same as when humans do it.]

[assassino]

No! We find one of those buffalos.

[secondchances]

No, Ezio. We're not going after the eyeless buffalo [WITH PEOPLE PARTS ON THE INSIDE EWWW] tonight.

Why don't you tell us a story or something? Be entertaining!

[hellofist]

Eyeless...

[Yeah no she's just going to let that go, patting the spot beside her for Ezio to come and sit down. She wants to see him move some more, try to get a better idea what happened to him.]

Know any good ones?

[assassino]

[Ezio sits, even if he's tired of sitting from a day in the saddle. His core is a little tighter than usual, which throws off his usual relaxed slouch.]

Easy sport for beginners! But I suppose I could dig up a story for you.

[He'll see.]

[secondchances]

If you don't think of one, I'll bring up an embarrassing one.

[She's got a big smile on her face. Hanging out with Ezio and Cass is the best♥]

[hellofist]

[Hanging out with them is the best because they are the best.]

Embarrassing ones are good. Will help me... learn more about you, Ezio.

[assassino]

Perhaps I should just pass the torch to Stephanie, then!

[secondchances]

You're brave. Let's see...

[She hunches over to think.]

There are just soooooo many.

[hellofist]

Pick good one. Might not get another chance.

[assassino]

There are few times I will grant you permission to tell, you know.

[He leans back a bit, one hand drifting over his side experimentally, overtop his clothes.]

[secondchances]

The pressure! But no, I think I've got one.

[The funniest was him being naked and covered in paint, but that also led to Lucrezia cracking her head and getting canon bumped. Steph doesn't want to think about her at all right now.]

Not too long after we first met, Mr. Show Off here was hanging out on some rooftops and decided to try and impress me. He wasn't used to ice so much at the time, and so that pretty much ended up with him on the ground with a twisted ankle. I had to carry him to the clinic. [It was totally carrying.] I was very impressed by his ability to whine like a baby despite looking like a grown man.

[Imagine it, Cass. Imagine Ezio totally eating it in snow :') ]

[hellofist]

[Well, that gets a look from Cass.]

Sometimes, people don't care... about permission. Should be glad Steph is nice.

[She knows you told Connor about her body reading, Ezio. She knows.]

At least it was snow. You fell in garbage.

[With a little help from Cass of course.]