[OPENING] exploration log

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Who: Explorers and Co.
Where: Around the island and at the newly discovered house
When: Day 10
Open/Closed: Open to All
Note: Feel free to create your own logs for individual island explorations. A prompt is for house exploring, and you can list off multiple A prompts like A1, A2, etc. for more than one prompt within the house. B prompts (B1, B2, etc) are for exploring the island and may be open to all OR select friends who your character is exploring with.

[It's tough to live on an island that doesn't have many resources outside of the limited food sources and running streams. While Brie is aware of some other minor sources of food, like fish and frogs, one person exploring an island on their own means there are a lot of secret spots left to uncover. Despite adventuring for three years, her time on the hub itself has been much shorter, only staying for days or weeks at a time. Now that there are more people on this journey, covering ground is a lot easier.

Recently she's discovered another large estate -- much larger than her current shared mansion, which might also mean it has some supplies inside. On the morning of Day #, she's called together those who are hankering for more supplies in order to bring as much back as possible. Congrats, you get first dibs.

A. Upon approaching the house, the first thing that's noticeable is its size. It's all one story, but very flat and spacious. There are gardens in both the front and the rear, and upon entering (Brie might have enlisted you to help break the door down, oops) the inside is also quite vast. There are tons of rooms, multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, two kitchens and other rooms that aren't even explorable because they need keys to be entered. Unless you can find these keys, that is?

B. Alternatively, or maybe even aside from exploring the house, Brie's also suggested that you do some exploring on your own. Again, she's one woman with limited time to scout the island herself. What can you find? What resources are there to be harvested? Will you share in this bounty, or keep it to yourself?]

Comments

[windeity]

Oh. [That's helpful, but whatever. Instead he's more focused on what he actually knows.] ...they're sunglasses. [There's a little grin though because it's sort of nice to hear, but also. They're sunglasses.] I mean I am flattered or whatever, but I didn't think Ben Stiller meant that much to you.

[parodeity]

[ john really doesn't know why they mattered, dave knows. he knew dave wore the pointy anime shades but he didn't really get that it was all the time, and that it was mandated. he doesn't really get that it was more or less the first time dave did something not mandated by bro, in terms of how he presented himself.

john doesn't get what it meant to dave to hear that maybe he was actually cool, and that in some goober-dreamed universe he had a chance at stepping out of bro's shadow (escaping bro) and being...whoever the fuck dave strider was.

and dave isn't sure how to explain it. so he jokes. ]

Please. It's ironic, you know? They're awesome 'cause they're ironic and they're ironic 'cause they're awesome. We've been over this, dude, when are you gonna take notes?

[windeity]

[He knows nothing about it, doesn't suspect that the words he'd written would have such an impact. But, of course, they're still true. Dave can be so much better stepping out from Bro's shadow, Dave is the cool kid and in a way it's something John knows he can't emulate and nobody can change. Sometimes he wonders if Dave believes it. Sometimes he thinks Dave believes it too much. But...there is no explanation and he follows along with the joke.]

I don't have a pen, and fuck off. I still think the whole irony thing is stupid. [There's a laugh in his tone though. This is how things should be.]

[parodeity]

[ dave punches john's arm, lightly. not that he could hit as hard as john but YEAH. ]

That's because you, Egbert, have zero taste. It's tragic, but I forgive you for it anyway.

[windeity]

[He snickers and also makes a show of rubbing the place on his arm that Dave landed a hit even though it couldn't possibly hurt at all.]

Thank you, your forgiveness is everything. I do not know how I could go on if I, John Egbert, did not have the forgiveness for my lack of cool from Mr. Dave "cool kid" Strider. [Idiots.] Also my taste is fine. You don't know what my taste is like now but it is fine.

[It's. Probably mostly the same. RIP.]

[parodeity]

Please, like your taste in movies and shit has changed at all in the past three years. [ he laughs, but maybe it's false bravado played easy, to some degree. there's three years of things he doesn't know, now, even if they've all fallen into place as easy as anything.

he slants a look sideways at john. ]

I'll learn whatever changed and probably be duly unimpressed by anythin' new you've picked up, as is my solemn duty as your best bro.

[windeity]

Believe it or not, it probably has. [So nyah. He doesn't mind that they're joking around, even with that bit of unsteady ground. Three years is still three years. Dave hasn't changed, so far, but...maybe he has? He hopes not.]

I didn't really have time to pick up anything new though since all we had on the ship were the movies and video games in my house. So. The same collection of stuff. But I guess that's what this place is for. When we start going new places, too, we can see what kind of stuff the aliens are into. [He waves the comic a bit.] If this is any indication, it might be kind of like the trolls' society.

[parodeity]

So tell me what all you've changed your mind on. You can't leave me out of date on the John Egbert 411.

[windeity]

And spoiler the surprise? No way. [A teasing grin.] Besides, I would hate for you to die of shock when we're surrounded by...this lagoon. Seriously, there are turtles, Dave. Think of the turtles.

[parodeity]

Are the spoilers the kinda thing that would like, kill the turtles also? Because I can take anythin' a bunch of turtles can take, excuse you. And unless you plan to tell me you no longer like Failure To Launch I think I can handle it?

[windeity]

I realized Con Air sucks.

[parodeity]

[ dave opens his mouth on automatic to make some kinda jaunty remark before his brain catches up with him sounding red alert sirens and he actually can't keep the poker face in response? to this statement? because it's not a joke, he doesn't think.

dave strider gapes at john egbert, who just said literally the last thing he ever expected.

eventually after like a minute of bluescreening he basically whispers: ]

Holy shit. [ gaining volume (though not much; he's always pretty quiet) he continues ] Oh holy shit you finally finally saw the light. What did I tell you all those years? Jesus Christ you're not even yankin' my chain. Please tell me you're not yankin' my chain. You've over your shitty wifebeater bunny in a box phase?? Or is your enjoyment of it now actually ironic. Holy shit.

[windeity]

[He's just staring at his comic book and patiently waiting for Dave to reboot because yeah. That is a thing. That is definitely a thing, but there's a devious smirk because it's also sort of funny.]

I still like Nic Cage, so don't get your hopes up too high. [But okay.] I don't know. I just. Realized it's a really shitty movie. I tried to watch it again last year and it was really bad. It didn't have the same appeal anymore because it just seemed really fake compared to everything else? I don't know. Maybe nostalgia factor will kick in someday but not anytime soon.

[parodeity]

I have never been prouder of you than I am in this moment.

[ said in serious, serious tones as he reaches out to grip john's shoulder. ON THIS DAY (or the day he realized the stupid movie sucked) JOHN EGBERT BECAME A MAN. ]

[windeity]

Douche. [But there's a grin anyway. It's not one of his large or amused ones, but something more fond and exasperated all at once, tired and weary when he thinks about the ship.] Like I said maybe I will go back to it someday but I think that ship has sailed.

[parodeity]

[ the shoulder grip turns into an arm slung around john's shoulder. it's the casual sort of touching dave can handle, not anything Intense like a hug or something initiated. his other hand gestures sweepingly at The World. ]

Bon voyage, whatever, the real point of the matter is now you have room to acquire some actual taste, dude. If we're lucky we can teach you to enjoy an actually decent movie? There's room in your heart for actual cinematic wonder, now. The demon has been slayed.

[windeity]

[He doesn't even care. This is just how things are now, casual touches and making sure the other person is there and alive and real. He never knows the extent but he does know that Dave has his own limitations and his own weird way of things, but he assumes this is all part of Dave being an idiot and teasing him like usual.

That's how they've always functioned, anyway, and it's for that reason John settles for a roll of his eyes, almost over-exaggerated.]

Ha. Ha. And who exactly is going to teach me to enjoy an actually decent movie anyway? Because I am not sure I am seeing a qualified teacher.

[parodeity]

Wow. Wow. [ what if he stops having his arm around john's shoulder and pulls away, messing up john's hair as he pulls back? although. it's already messy. rip. ] I will have you know I am basically a cinematic master compared to you, and I will find you a decent movie to let into your heart come hell or high water? And then you'll see. You'll all see.

[ ... ]

The last sentence had basically nothin' to do with shit but I felt it was thematically appropriate and should usually follow "and then you'll see". I should maybe consider also a villainous grin, d'you think?

[windeity]

[Hey wait rude. He swats at Dave's hand and openly laughs at that, leaning back and away from him after that and not bothering to fix his hair or anything.]

Don't be so dramatic. We both agree on Back to the Future, don't we? That counts as something and also you unironically laughed at Starsky and Hutch. Are we sure I should trust you?

[But he looks like he considers that for a moment, squinting and tilting his head.] I don't thin you can pull off a villainous grin, but nice try.

[parodeity]

Starsky and Hutch was hilarious, shut the fuck up. Stiller and Wilson know what they're about.

[ YOU ASSHOLE ]

Also, I could totally pull off the villain thing.

[windeity]

Okay, whatever. And you could not pull off the villain thing. You're too...you. [Whatever that means.] I'm not sure you could be villain-y if you tried.

[parodeity]

Try that explanation again, without the vagueness?

[windeity]

It means that you're too good of a person to be a villain since you're the one always trying to save our asses in the different timelines.

[parodeity]

You say that like you or Jade or Rose are any more capable of bein' villains without mind-control. Rose might have the aesthetic, but we both know she'd never do a thing to any of us.

[windeity]

Well yes, they would not be able to pull off a villainous smile either. Well, the girls can, but that is because we have seen their villainous smiles thanks to their whole grim and dark thing. I don't think any of us really could even if we tried. Maybe that's a good though though?