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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-09-08 07:00 pm

Event Ten.





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!

regrede: (pic#12551611)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-10 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
…?

[ sierra doesn’t understand exactly what that look means, but maybe she’ll be able to learn in time. ]

It’s fine with me, too. I’d rather you stay with me than some of the idiots I’ve run into.
stripedown: (Shoujo crisis averted)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-10 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that's her question answered. Though she's not sure who she's run into, but if Sierra's okay with it, so is Kisa. And her shoulders finally relax a bit. Maybe she's actually in good hands here. ]
regrede: (pic#12551593)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-10 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sierra looks her over, once it seems like they’ve reached some kind of understanding, and she finally stands back up to her full height. she’s not especially tall, but of course she has a little more to her than a child would. ]

Can you write? Perhaps you can tell me your name that way.
stripedown: (Not sure how to process)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-10 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh! Actually, she can.

And thankfully, even if she does end up in writing in Japanese, Sierra will be able to read it via Awash magic. Not that she knows that yet. For now, some rather quick nodding. ]
regrede: (pic#12551611)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-11 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect.

[ sierra won’t make her do it now, since there’s not much for her to write with out here anyway, but she does decide to briskly usher kisa along to the house with a gentle hand at her back. ]

Let’s get inside, shall we?
stripedown: (I think she just BSOD'd)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-11 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yes, new mom. Guess she won't be writing her name in her own blood.

-- Which is to say, Kisa is amiably trundling along, aided by that gentle push, into the cottage.

Only to bring one sleeve up to muffle a sneeze because damn is it dusty in here. ]
regrede: (pic#12551596)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-11 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh!

[ she sneezes like a kitten… it’s the first noise sierra has heard the little one make, and she wonders if there is a voice in there after all. is she mute, or just quiet?

it doesn’t matter, as long as they can understand each other. ]


Do you know how to clean, girl?
stripedown: (HELLO NURSE)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-11 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She sure does! And she seems to perk up at the idea that she can be useful, if her rapidfire nodding is any indication. ]
regrede: (pic#12554422)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-12 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ great! that’s the first time sierra has seen her look alive, and she smiles because of it. ]

Hoho! Am I to take that as a sign you’d like to help me fix this up?

[ if there were someone else around to bully, she’d force him (because it would definitely be a him) to do it on her behalf, but she’s not opposed to hard work as long as she doesn’t think doing it would damage her reputation. this little girl won’t tattle on her. ]
stripedown: (Please don't actually throw down)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-12 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She won't tattle! Even if she could, she wouldn't, so isn't that fine?

Besides, it means Kisa can be helpful, so she has no qualms with nodding. If they're both going to live here, it's definitely got to be a little cleaner. ]
regrede: (pic#12551593)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-13 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sierra can appreciate someone with work ethic, and so her little helper’s enthusiastic nod softens her even more than she had been already. ]

Would you prefer to dust [ she holds up one hand ] or to mop? [ she holds up the other.

kisa can point to her options, since it’s not a yes or no question! sierra is being thoughtful, even if it’s not a permanent solution. ]
stripedown: (So laugh in your loneliness)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-13 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's like being back with Tohru and trotting after her to help with chores. Sierra is letting her help, and she brightens before she points to the "dusting" hand. ]
regrede: (pic#12554340)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-13 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Dusting it is.

[ there might not be anything around to properly dust with, though… sierra isn’t so sacrificial that she’s going to use her own clothes, either. ]

Let me find some supplies, and then we’ll get to it. In the meantime, it isn’t exactly elegant, but why don’t you write your name for me on this tabletop?

[ yes, she does mean in the dust. ]
stripedown: (Jiiiiiiiiiiii.)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-13 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The worst thing is that there's legit enough dust on the table to do this clearly, which is terrible.

But she does it, writing out the characters of her name.

Ta-dah! ]
regrede: (pic#12551607)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-15 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ sierra realizes she doesn’t recognize the runes being written in the dust, but she assumes it’s the same power allowing her to communicate in the first place. she smiles. ]

Kisa, then? Am I saying that correctly?
stripedown: (My trauma will be fine)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-16 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ We return you now to your daily scheduled program of very vigorous nodding!

You've got it, Sierra! ]
regrede: (pic#12551610)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-16 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ kisa is going to give herself a headache with all that nodding! if it works for her, though, it works for her. sierra returns that enthused agreement with a smile, and then she gives herself some space to look around. ]

Let’s see…

[ she unhooks one of the rattier curtains from a window, fanning it out to rid it of, surprise, dust. ]

Clean this off first, and you can use it to dust. For layers like this, we’ll need a little water, so you work on making it usable while I retrieve a bucket. It’s not too heavy, is it, dear?
stripedown: (My life is an anime)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-16 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A single shake of the head this time. It's not terribly heavy, just... bulky, so she has to be careful wrapping her arms around it.

And now we get a cleaning montage. ]
regrede: (pic#12551611)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-17 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the best cleaning montage!

luckily, this time, no furniture is telling them to do it. they can clean as they like, and take breaks to their content, and by sundown, they’ve got a home that finally looks—and smells—livable. parts of the house need repair, rather than cleaning, but that’s something to recruit another person for rather than try to take on themselves. sierra is strong, but not especially sturdy. ]


Well, it would be nice to have a candle and a glass of wine after all that, but I think just having sheets on the bed will do. Isn’t that nice?
stripedown: (My trauma will be fine)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-18 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ It definitely is. Kisa put her back into it, and took breaks, but she's still very tired at this point. Still, she seems quietly (of course) pleased by their combined efforts and nods blissfully.

It actually feels kind of like a home now. ]
regrede: (pic#12554426)

[personal profile] regrede 2018-09-18 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
Hah! Would you like some wine as well, little one?

[ she’s only teasing, but those nods are too easy to read her own interpretations into! she’s just having fun. ]
stripedown: (Please put your clothes back on)

[personal profile] stripedown 2018-09-20 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Okay, now she's just looking startled and we are back to head shaking. No, she's pretty sure that'd be bad. ]