Event Ten.

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Little Willie, mean as hell, Pushed his sister in a well. Mother said, while drawing water, "My, it's hard to raise a daughter."

t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well. (And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!) What now? Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here! Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts. If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

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[osuni]

[Ah, so this complete stranger IS prepared!! Okuni decides to judge him 0.5% less now.]

I don't want any more jars of tasteless gray honey. [unless it's for a good cause, like covering someone's house in it.] I thought I'd catch a bee instead!

[which would have worked if Sasuke had found bees of a normal size.... sad.]

But just getting to fight is fine too. You can join me if you like, stranger!

[allweather]

Bandages! [Emphatically said, while he gingerly lifts the one he just pulled off his face for emphasis. He has kept it, of course, because littering is very rude. Look at it... ah, they're not looking, they're just going off. Okay.

Reim will follow, anyway, in small part to solve this glue mystery.]

Stitches, perhaps, but not glue...

[heartsteals]

Normally, yes, but tragically, I'm afraid I already gave up my jacket.

[ not that he missed the implication there!! he watches her jump down, taking a step forward in case she stumbles or needs to be caught, which she clearly doesn't. ]

I was mostly asking what you were doing up there.

[ and now, he's wondering what she's drinking there, too. Blood is (obviously) not the first conclusion he jumps to, but it looks too thick to be wine. ]

[ninjanature]

[Oh.......

Yuu's excellent hearing will catch Sasuke slowing suddenly to a stop in the hallway. He's frowning, but his face is dark with the hair and the lack of light. Pensive. Away momentarily is his gaze, looking at the floor, and then he focuses when he glances up.]

You should be careful still. About the power you take to protect your friends.

[culpa]

Oooh. ( sounds boring, where are all the monsters he can hit.

going from the apocalypse to this is going to be hard, he can tell that already. everything used to be complicated but the enemies were obvious. and then they got less obvious. and everything to a little less complicated but also more complicated and what the heck is this place. )

I don't know anything about any of that stuff, I just know how to fight things.

learning is fun

[allweather]

To be fair, I was also unconscious.

[He doesn't actually know if being passed out for three days or so impedes the healing process, but he can't imagine it helped regain his pitiful strength in a general sense. Still. He blinks, obligingly shuffling forward a step or two. He's trusting her to not lick his face.....]

[oomfies]

Mine's Lottie. [ She nods - okay, all that's good to know. She can freak out about what all of it actually means when she's by herself, but for now she's going to try and digest the easy parts. ]

Do you guys not have any calendars or something? I can check my phone how long it's really been if you know what month it was before you.. You know.

[deathscyther]

[Good. That's the presence he's trying to give off. No need to be a soldier right now. Just an innocent confused civilian that's just as lost as she is!]

Where're you from? What do you do? Y'know, usual small talk crap?

[culpa]

Uh, yeah?

( is that such a weird concept. hands lower before yuu shakes his hair out, throws droplets of water everywhere. )

Sorry, this all kind of looks like the outskirts of town back home. The abandoned parts? I didn't think it belonged to anyone.

[withwisdom]

[ oh poor woman. she keeps thinking this over and over because lottie must be one of the few people she's met that is so genuinely frazzled and upset about what's happening. she may not be from a world where the things she's seeing are commonplace. ]

It's four months now. [ so not an insignificant amount of time. ] I was in the second group to arrive here. Those from the first group have been here for six months.

[rerevale]

[ Not much?! Momo looks mock-distressed for a moment, arms hugging his torso while he shakes his head side to side.

But with that done, he perks back up. Easy smile, languid posture, open body language. ]

I'll try not to seduce you too much. [ A wink, and he continues. ] But I was wondering how everyone's eating? Do we take turns looking for food?

[culpa]

( "family" is the clearest image guren could paint for him, tbh. if everyone here is family then he has to treat everyone like his own, since guren's family is his, too, which makes them all important. )

I ran into him when I got out of the well, yeah. It's cool to have another friend I know here. And if I do need to be chained up, at least he's strong enough to help?

( but he remembers needing to feed mika all the time, too. crowley and ferid took care of themselves, but. )

He's not hurting anyone here, right? Is he just really hungry?

[withwisdom]

[ she turns her head back to kohaku and smiles sadly, pointing to her ears. ]

Do you see these? Your ears must be round like most other people here, but this is my natural shape. It's because I'm a Hylian - a race of people I'm certain you've never heard of before.

[heartsteals]

The pleasure is mine, Miss Hearts.

[ if he was wearing his hat, here's where he'd tip it; instead, he just puts a hand on his chest and gives her a little gentlemanly half-bow. ]

Are you doing all right?

[ yes, he really is out here just checking in on people. ]

[culpa]

( steps stop and yuu tilts his head back, big green eyes focusing right on sasuke where he stands as he looks back up, opens his mouth. )

See, now you're starting to sound a little like Mika.

( not that this dude knows who mika is. but yuu doesn't miss a beat before continuing on, tone steady. )

I'll do anything if it keeps the people I care about safe. Even if it means becoming a demon, or forgetting who I am.

[rerevale]

[ Water off a duck's back, insults off a Momo's shoulder. Even though Fushimi is hard at work judging Momo for his attempts at moodmaking, all Momo does in return is blink, sit up, and exhale in a way that's entirely sincere. ]

—Ahaha, sorry! I got distracted by how good-looking you are. Do you model?

[ ???? ok momo

With that done: ] Anyway, you can never be sure about what counts for decency in a new place! Better to be safe than sorry.

[withwisdom]

To my best ability. Though I am by no means the owner - a place of worship belongs to everyone, not one alone.

[ if others want to tidy it up, improve on it, she would only ever encourage it. ]

[regrede]

Are you offering?

[ guren is young and handsome, and he looks like he could take it if she wanted to drain him—but maybe he has some arrangement with another vampire, and sierra isn’t in the habit of killing people for their blood. ]

[culpa]

Right. Got it.

( no talking. that's fine. he can work with it. )

How old are you? Do you have any family here?

[robitussin]

[For whatever reason, she still looks nervous despite that extra assurance, but... Even so, she's reaching towards his arm to balance herself as she raises a foot into his cupped hands, glancing down at the water.]

Okay. Um, ready, or whatever.

[trepidate]

[ At least 403 years of being the buttmonkey means they can recognize when their chain is being yanked, and the expression on this person's face is telling them everything they need to know. ]

You're a terrible liar. I seriously would've done it..! [ instead, they hold the Mystery Object closer to their chest like a mother cradling her child. except that this is a rock, and they're holding a laptop. ]

Don't tell me about manners when you broke in here and almost made me destroy this-- thing. I asked first, so tell me.

[finalize]

[ yikes.

kei pulled a maya. hearing that question so suddenly, from someone who wasn't associated with her from her robotic beginnings... well. it's odd. and with all she's seen here, she isn't quite sure if... that is the oddest thing?

she hesitates.

then steels herself (hah). decides that, perhaps, the situation from home doesn't quite apply? ]

It... is quite obvious, isn't it?

[ that's a yes.

there are almost minuscule hints of resignation about that fact. ]

[oomfies]

[ The awkward tension is just.. just palpable. It's so thick she thinks she can choke on it, if the phlegm in her throat doesn't get to her first. She definitely appreciates his offer to back out - she's not sure if she's good to be around people without really snapping.

But this situation is scary. New. And weird. It almost seems better to have someone near her, even if it's just for the comfort. She tosses her hair over her shoulder, trying to look less frazzled than she is. ]

No, you make a good point, I guess.. You can hold my stuff. [ It's said after some reluctance, followed by Lottie shuffling over in her wet shoes to extend the handle for her case. ] But I need to get something out first before we start walking, could you pick it up?

[ninjanature]

[Oh no. Oh no... This fool. This giant FOOL!!! Sasuke is gonna kick Yuu's ass.

True, he doesn't know who Mika is, but that's okay. Yuu hadn't sounded annoyed when saying it; therefore, he knows it can't be entirely a bad thing. Again, he begins following Yuu through the house in that slow, steady way of his.]

If you lose yourself, they won't be safe. [His voice is as calms as his steps. He isn't patronizing or condescending. The sincerity makes it sound as if he's had experience.] You think it would be better--all the power--so long as your friends are alive, but it wouldn't. They would have to live in a world without you.

The most important thing about friends is that you have them. Including you.

[purrsuasively]

Oh? What gave it away?

[Ask him if he's enjoying himself and he'll vehemently deny it, but he's certainly not having a bad time. It's why he actually hacks a rather dry laugh! There are teens everywhere in this place, okay? And this man is still incredibly young in Mogget's eyes, it's true, but listen—he'll take what he can get.]

I was once many things, and now I am but few. I am Mogget. [A beat, and then:] Most of the time.