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Who: a bunch of less-than-upstanding nerd boys
Where: along this route
When: Day 8, or thereabouts
Open/Closed: closed to mapping party; pm

rebells if your character would have icly asked to come!

[So you may have gotten a telepathic message a few days ago about an expedition to map the coastline . . . or maybe you were invited along by a friend. Whatever the reason, it's bright and early this morning, and it's time to set out!

Characters would have gotten a further telepathic message from Jay with a date and time to meet outside the shacks. They'll be heading east along the "shore," tracking the coast, and then heading directly back towards base camp . . . who knows what they'll find along the way?]

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Another hut? That one sounds way nicer than the ones we're staying in. And I sort of got that impression from Genette's letter to us.

[He assumes Dave's just. Being Dave and thinks nothing of Dave in his vague bubble.]

And it's more like they agreed and I had no choice. [A grin.] But the crabs should hopefully stay away if we keep an eye out and make sure they don't come crawling back. [He does have a question though.] Did the other hut look just as abandoned as everything else around here?

She made it clear she was actin' on pure faith.

[Dirk agrees with Dave's opinion; it's what Dirk read off of her too.]

But yeah, it's pretty decent, and totally abandoned. No furniture other than what I mentioned. It'd be good for getting away from the group.

...Good for you guys, then?

[ since that is apparently important. not that dave doesn't get the impulse, but. ]

I think we caught most of the places they were comin' in from, it...should be solid. Though if they pop up again I guess we just kick them out again. It wasn't the worst way to spend a day, even if it was maybe a kind of ridiculous one. You know, we should have asked Brie what all meats were or weren't safe to eat - she's been here longest, right, she probably knows?

[Well that's not good, but okay. They can talk about that later.]

I guess that's as good a place as any. Maybe other huts like it exist, too. This island is big.

[He's snapping off two of the reeds, holding them up to examine first.] I imagine Brie knows but maybe I will leave it up to you two to ask her questions. I'm not sure I'd ask the right ones anyway.

I ain't going to it.

[That clarification is for Dave, and probably a little too Texan, but the accent has been getting deeper as they talked.]

I wonder if Brie might be totally aware. Maybe my sense of her is off, but it seems unlike her to give us the crab meat to eat if she thought it would cause us harm.

I assume the island was once part of a planet and ripped off. The beach houses, mansions, huts and the like would all be remnants of that settlement. Assuming that we aren't round thirteen in a failed experiment to save Qri's neck.

[ he uncrosses his arms to hold up his hands. ]

Ain't my lookout where any of y'all stay. [ though he does think it'd probably ease some vague concern of john's mentioned once, he doesn't bother to expand on the statement, instead recrossing his arms to say: ] I doubt Brie is that interested in harmin' anyone here. Mostly. She would if she had to, probably, but I don't see anything to be gained from doin' it with the crab.

[ the rest he doesn't have much to comment on, except... ]

You're better at askin' questions than you think sometimes. Once in a blue moon.

[ thanks dave. ]

[Striders...he feels really weirdly in the middle of something he shouldn't be, but he's playing along.]

Have you told Jake? It might be better than a tree. [Idly, he's starting to bop the reeds together.] Brie's been training us so I am under the impression she's less likely to put up with shenanigans but maybe the crab is edible for people who have been here a long time? She was the one cooking, wasn't she?

I'll bring it up to him.

[He ignores the gesture from Dave, focusing on what isn't awkward and stupid and frustrating and painful.]

Right. So she may not be the best person to consult when it comes to edibility. The idea that she's adapted to the meat is definitely possible.

We can't really do much if he doesn't agree, though. [ it has the tone of a reminder, directed at john. they talked about it briefly before, even if he agrees that living in a tree is Kind Of Stupid. ] I didn't keep track of who was cookin' what; I didn't eat any of it.

[ he just saw the after-effects and went "well that was a good decision made mostly out of not bothering". ]

There's gotta be a better way to test out what's edible than just havin' someone get sick when it ain't, though.

[He rolls his eyes. FINE he'll stop worrying about Jake in a tree. Damn Striders.]

If she can adapt then that probably means we can, too, which is a good sign. But yeah, I'll pass on the food poisoning next time. [But instead of fusing like he should, he's suddenly holding a reed out to both of them.] Check these out. They're pretty durable.

[Dirk's eyes flicker to John.]

You've talked to him about it?

[He takes a reed offered. And wobbles it.

This amuses him, because he's an idiot.]

[ dave uncrosses his arms and holds his hand out automatically when john goes to hand him something.

he then proceeds to say nothing as he tries to bend it, because the conversation has officially moved into "nothing further to say about this, welp" territory. ]

[He's monitoring both of them to see how the reeds bend, but also:]

Yes. I talked to him about a couple of things when we first met. [There's a look in Dirk's direction at that.] The tree thing just stuck out the most, but I guess it makes sense. [On the other hand, by proxy of knowing him so well, Dave may be able to pick up on the tiniest of inflections in John's tone to indicate that whatever he and Jake spoke about gave him a lot to think on.] See how far you can bend them. That'll give us an idea of what we can use them for.

[Dirk catches the look and feels a jolt of shame that he hides. Instead, saying nothing, he just grasps the edge of the reed and bends it until he feels the strain start to push back.]

This is it. I'd recommend weaving them or putting them into curved structures. Mats and baskets.

You know you can bend it further than both of us, probably.

[ huge hammers > swords in terms of strength. but dave obligingly bends the reed as far as he can. he makes absolutely no indication of having caught the inflection to john's tone, although he files it away to think about at a later date. ]

[Sorry everyone, this happens when John has a lot on his mind. Still, he watches the reeds bend and he nods in agreement to both parts.]

Baskets would be a good idea to carry stuff to and from exploration sites at least, especially if we are going to other planets. Reeds should be sort of waterproof too if woven together, but I don't know anything about weaving? It could be worth try to fuse them but I have never tried fusing two of the same object before. We could bring some back to the main camp and test them out.

You need to do your experiment with living things, for the sake of your giant frog pet.

[Since that was the point. Dirk bends the reed just that fragment more and it begins to splinter and fray and then snap.

Then he starts trying to destroy its brokenness. It would be easier to destroy it entirely.]

Don't ask me about weavin'. But it can't be too hard...Rose might know a little bit, or we can probably figure it out if we have enough time and the impetus to do so.

[ dave flicks the reed he's holding back at john. ]

This would be the point in time where Kanaya would come super in handy. Anyway, you asked what we found earlier...I haven't found a whole hell of a lot, though Minato and I sailed off the edge of the water. I don't recommend it.

[ why did you do it, then. ]

I know, I know. [This is to Dirk, but now he's watching him fiddle with his powers. He remembers their discussion, too, and wonders how he's faring with the idea of destruction.] And I will experiment with the reeds! And whatever other plants we find? But if it doesn't work then we know it won't work on the frogs.

[He takes the reed from Dave though, twirling it in his fingers.] We can take a few to Rose, too. But uh. Why did you sail off the edge? Did you not learn anything from the last time Minato talked one of us over the edge?

[The second Dave says it Dirk freezes and looks up. He has no other answer, just that blank quiet terror at the thought of something happening to Dave.]

[ ... ]

Apparently Rose and I are very susceptible to his charms? [ GOD. HE DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THE FACT THAT MINATO HAD ALREADY CAJOLED ROSE INTO JUMPING. dave reaches up to shove his shades on more firmly, before running his hand through his hair. ] Uh. Do not let him talk you into goin' over the side, we should attempt to block him from the full set. Lord.

[ lord ]

Also we sailed over to see what would happen, mostly. It involved hangin' off the side of infinity in a boat, and also a weird wall of water. I am not sure physics really work right here. I got wet.

[He catches Dirk's reaction, but also he almost-playfully bops Dave on the head with the reed? What the fuck, man.] I cannot believe you let him talk you into going over the edge after what happened with Rose.

[It's stupid, but kind of funny? On the other hand he blinks in surprise because that doesn't seem like a thing that should happen in space.] Are you talking about a waterfall? I don't really know physics either when it comes to space and gravitational water walls.

[Dirk opens his mouth like he is going to say or ask anything, and then he closes it. The ease that sets into his body language after is forced, but probably only detectable to Dave, unless John has gotten good at microexpressions.]

That honestly sounds kinda cool. Like a relatively interestin' place to swim.

Hey! [ offended cat glare given towards john. how dare you, john. ] Also, look, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Worst that was gonna happen was we got slingshotted back into a whole lot of wet, so.

[ ... ] I can't defend my thought process otherwise, but I would not say it was a cool place to swim. It looked...interestin', but I do not think makin' a habit of hanging out at the end of the known ocean slice is a great idea. Speakin' of Rose we should bring her somethin' back. Not a frog, she'll murder us if we try that.

[Heheheh. Still, maybe don't do stupid shit without him next time.]

It would be a little cool? Almost like an infinity pool but I still wonder how it's possible to sustain an ocean too. Also why is it so far from the beach where we are? [A slight shake of the head.] We can grab something for Rose later, dude, but I might bring back a frog or two with the reeds. But seriously, how?

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