dragondancer515 (dragondancer515) wrote,
@ 2014-02-12 08:09:00

Dmps: */shaking/ and disoriented, looks at the /creature/ right on top of him...and starts trying to struggle to get away!*

Terris: *gently, but firmly holds him still* Easy. I'm not going to hurt you. *he'll shift Deckard's shirt to get a look at the gash* I'm afraid you're going to need stitches to close this up. *he'll press the shirt back into place, and take one of Dmps's hands, pressing it to the shirt* Hold that in place now. *if Dmps will obey, he'll help the boy sit up.*

Dmps: *still shying back, braced n eyeing the creature warily* What happened? *lets the creature help him sit up*

Deckard: You fell into the river and were swept away. Looks like you hit your head. This-... *he has a name, what did he say his name was?* ...ah...Terris...pulled you out and resuscitated you.

PJ: *shakes a fist* You're not gonna make a sudden /grab/ for anyone, are you?

Terris: No. I just want to make sure you're all safe.

GM: *arms crossed* Hell of a way to start our time here.

SM: Mnn. *nods, agreeing*

Deckard: *weighing their options – they don't have any first aid supplies…they don't have /anything/ . . . finally nods* All right. Thank you, Terris.

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: nods and stands, gently helping Dmps to his feet.....but Dmps can't seem to find his balance to he gently scoops the boy up and will carry him. He'll keep his pace even and slow enough for the already exhausted children to easily keep up. To Dmps Keep that held to your head. It'll help stop the bleeding. to all of them Will you tell me your names? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	Dmps: I'm f-fine. I can walk-oh… nearly collapses and is scooped up H-hey! They're exhausted but doing their best to hide it and push through. Deckard will introduce himself and the rest of the group. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 03:03 pm UTC (link)

Terris: *will ignore Dmps's protest....and can't...quite help the curious looks as "Power Joe" and "Drill Boy". The rest are a little odd, but those two?* How did all of you end up out here?
Kage: *has slipped up close to his brother. He's exhausted and trying to hide it, so he'll keep enough distance that he won't stumble into SM and knock them both down, but he does have a wing soread across SM's back*

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	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: It's a…rather unbelievable story. Duke: You could say we were dumped off. SM: yeah…no, brother - he's just as protective as Kage is, and he can /tell/ how exhausted Kage is…he'll shift to wrap an arm around his brother, protective and supporting (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: Hmm...better out here, I guess, than in town. You'll be safe now. Kage: will still struggle with himself to not lean...too much (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: frowns Safe from what, exactly? SM: won't say anything, is just there for his brother . . . h-hasn't…hasn't really gotten a proper chance to…it's still sinking in that Kage is /here/, that he's ALIVE…he's still processing that – Kage will find himself /hugged/ a bit as they go (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: looks at Deckard, sad From those who would try to enslave you. Kage: shifts to hug back (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: Enslave? McC: …….maybe that's why those men tried to grab you guys. to Deckard, PJ, and Kage PJ: /scowls/ And why they wanted to know about the rest of you too. Duke: I take it slavery in an active practice in these parts? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 04:51 pm UTC (link)

Terris: Sadly, yes. J'har especially face slavery, though amin do as well, and sometimes so do humans. *They reach a large cave...rather cozy and furnished for a cave, though. He'll set Dmps down and will invite the rest to sit as he stokes the fire and gets a large pot of stew set over it to heat. He'll then get his medical supplies and see to Dmps's head. He'll clean the wound, numb it, and stitch it closed before washing the area again and wrapping Dmps's head with clean bandages. When he's done he'll kneel before Deckard and reach to softly touch around his swollen black eye* Did they hurt you anywhere else?

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	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: finds himself bracing back a bit, /studying/ the face that's so close to his now ……..my hand. It's not terrible, but… shrugs and holds it out (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 05:15 pm UTC (link)

Terris: *gently takes it and feels along the back of his hand and wrist, having him flex his fingers and make a fist as tight as he can* It's not broken, bit it's strained. It'll heal quickly if you can refrain from using it too much. *he'll rub an ointment into it to help ease the pain and will wrap it up. He'll carefully apply the same ointment to Deckard's cheek. With that done* Are any of the rest of you injured at all?

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	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	The group checks in with each other, mostly Duke getting nods from the others Duke: No, we're fine. Thank you. Deckard: Thank you, Terris. I . . . I'm sorry about earlier. That was uncalled for. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: nods to the others then smiles at Deckard, softly brushing his hair back from his face No ot wasn't. You'd been hurt, and you didn't know me. I don't blame your for your reaction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: the soft touch is…unusual…and surprisingly comforting and welcome – he pulls a breath and nods, accepting the comment (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: will scrownge up...well, he's only got five bowls, but they're big. He'll have the children settle in pairs, will bring a large bowl to each pair with two spoons, and will settle by Deckard with the last bowl (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-02-12 06:56 pm UTC (link)

*PJ had already moved over by Dmps, checking on him. McC will keep DB close. SM and Kage are pretty well inseparable, and Duke will settle with GM. All of them are…kind of checking out the stew. Terris might actually get the impression they've not only never tried something like it before but maybe never even really /seen/ it before. They sniff and test it before finally attempting to /consume/ it…relieved to find they /are/ in fact able to swallow – none of them had quite been sure they'd know how to get it down! Faces are being made at the unaccustomed taste and textures, but they won't be rude – they'll eat in silence…*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: letting Deckard eat as he looks around at these children now in his care...from their appearances he guesses they're all between seven and nine... and seem so.... wise and yet naive... Do you know who dumped you out here? And why? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-02-12 07:34 pm UTC (link)

*The boys exchange looks.*
Deckard: ……………her name is Kadlin, and she said it was because we deserve a second chance at life.
Duke: She saved us.
*The answers are hesitant, their expressions guarded. They don’t want to lie or just refuse to answer, but they're painfully aware that each answer will just draw more questions, questions they're not sure they can – or should – try to answer*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: frowns, but can see their hesitation. Saved them only to dump them in the middle of nowhere? Some farmwoman, maybe? Found them, helped them, but couldn't keep them? I'm glad you were given a second chance, I hope you'll let me help you make sure you are able to make the most of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	They look at him at that, questioning Deckard: glances around the cave We wouldn't want to intrude or burden you. Thank you for saving Dumpson and for the food, but I'm afraid we couldn't accept so much. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: headtilt You know how to hunt? Find water? Make shelter? Identify plants that can be eaten, used for medicine...or would kill you? Unless you boys can assure me of this I'm afraid I must insist you stay, at least until I can teach you. I can't in good conscience just let you leave without knowing you'll be okay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	SM: ….you can't /force/ us to stay, either… Deckard: My thought had been that we'd find a town and look for work. Terris had said that J'har and Amin are susceptible to slavery, but if they're careful and stick together, and play it super-safe until they know just what the laws /are/, they should be fine (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 08:38 pm UTC (link)

Terris: *softly* No, I can't, and won't force you to stay here, but neither will I leave you on your own. *at Deckard's words....he sighs* You will find that is not possible. You, Gunmax, and McCrane, being j'har, would be enslaved the moment you were caught by the authorities in town. Shadowmaru, Kage, Duke, Power Joe, you might manage to keep free of the markets, laws do not deny you freedom, but neither will they protect you from anyone who might wish to claim you as a slave, especially since you are children. Dumpson, Drill Boy, you would be the safest from slavery, but would be sent to an orphanage until you were old enough to work. You boys should /not/ go to town, stay here, at least until you know how to fend for yourselves out here.

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dragondancer515
2014-02-12 08:47 pm UTC (link)

GM: You've /got/ to be kidding me! What the /hell/ kind of wor-! *realizes what he was about to say ("kind of world did that bitch drop us into!?") and just sits back with a /scowl/*
Deckard: …………………excuse us. Guys. *stands and gestures for the team to follow him as he heads for the mouth of the cave – they need to talk…honestly, it's /long/ overdue*
*Without question, the rest of the group stands to follow, SM pulling Kage up with him and PJ supporting Dmps*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-02-12 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Terris: will let them go. ....if they don't go far enough or speak too loud he'll still hear. He will occupy himself with cleaning up the dishes while they discuss their options Kage: moves with them, an arm and wing still around SM (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-02-12 09:54 pm UTC (link)

*If Terris looks, he'll spot the boys as well, and will be able to read the hierarchy if he'd not already guessed it. Deckard leads the group far enough back for privacy – with his Amin hearing, they'll still wind up overheard – and settles on the trunk of a fallen tree, Duke standing beside him. The rest of the group settles on the ground around them.*
Deckard: I'm afraid Terris is right. If what he says is true, towns aren't safe for us, and we just don't have the programming or the equipment to take care of ourselves out in the wild. *his gaze shifts to meet each of his teammates' . . . lingering on Kage's – there's more he wants to say, but their survival comes first, and if Kage will have them, will have /him/, then he certainly counts Kage as one of them*
PJ: I can't believe that bitch dropped us on some unknown planet, and in forms that'll get most of us killed or worse!
Duke: She didn't have to give us anything "fair", Power Joe. She never promised to make anything easy for us.
GM: Sure, didn't /try/ either.

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socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 09:55 pm UTC (link)

Kage: *quietly meets and holds Deckard's gaze* ...I did not agree to this just to die again because I don't know what I'm doing. Terris isnoffering help, I think we should accept...perhaps repay him by working around here for a time. *just...his thoughts. He knows he's not part of the team (yet? He hopes that's a "yet"), and so he's hoping speaking up isn't out of line.*

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	dragondancer515 2014-02-12 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Dmps: Doing what, building him a real house? McC: Dumpson… quiet admonishment Dmps: ……….. slumps a bit Deckard: nods Like Kagerou said, we didn't agree to this just to die again. Unless anyone has any real objections, I'm going to say we accept his generous offer and find ways to repay him. One by one, the rest of the group nods agreement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-02-12 10:17 pm UTC (link)

Kage: *will stay quiet, just leaning into his brother and keeping SM snugged close. He'll gonwith what the group decided... and is glad they agree to do this.*
Terris: *.....who /are/ these children. They're almost more like adults in some ways, and yet so amazingly ignorant of the world....and half of what was said makes no sense. He won't let on that he hears. He'll just put up the washed dishes*

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dragondancer515
2014-02-12 10:36 pm UTC (link)

Deckard: *nods…and stands* All right . . . we have apparently a safe source of food and shelter. Before we go back to Terris, though . . . I'd say there's something else we've not had a chance to address yet, that we really need to . . . *yeah, he's focusing on Kage now – glancing at the others as they're addressed* Duke, Gunmax, Drill Boy – I know you've all read the case file on Kagerou-
SM: *straightens a little, but…isn't worried – he and Deckard have talked before, so he thinks he knows what's on the team lead's mind*
PJ: */winces/, ducking a bit* Oh, right . . . that . . .

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