barbecue.

[lostcompany]

[Night, and a campfire outside of town, in the lightly forested scrubland of the Neloi Flats. A good rendezvous point for a ragtag bunch of abductees; a point of interest for any stragglers, where fellow otherworlders can be found.

Just follow the smell of cooking meat. There's...there's a lot of it.

And while you're all feeding yourselves, there's a lot to talk about. For instance: who the fuck were the people that brought everyone here? What did they want? Who's interested in finding a way back home, and what's the best way to tackle that question? Where will everyone stay? How will everyone get along in this place?

All that and more, at the campfire.]



[[ooc: Meant to be a rapid-fire IC conversation kind of post, with rampant threadjacking, but do as ye will! Proper toplevels are welcome, as are new characters.]]

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[maximumest]

[And the more people arrive, lured by the scent of meat or burnt or both, or even firelight, Broly looks more and more dubious. He's not exactly opposed to company, it's not that.

It's just that he'd only really gotten enough meat for ONE person, and if Prompto had leftovers he'd intended to finish them off, and this is rapidly becoming a lot more than one person.

There's no WAY he has enough for everyone now.

Although he doesn't say a word every now and then he can be spotted mouthing numbers or counting on his fingers, frown deepening. SOMEONE'S going to have to go get more..]

[planetary_bonds]

[Well, this young man doesn't look like he's eaten anything yet. You'd think he had, considering one glove's missing (you do take off gloves to eat, right?), but nope! Not a plate of food in sight.

Instead, he's looking right at you, buddy boy. Someone's got a rather intense stare.]

You seem worried.

[Damn straight he does. Guess who's had to live on limited rations most of his life. He knows about counting heads and making food last the week, never mind the day.]

[corruptedcoil]

[ Little Dragon-Lady is taking some food, before she looks to the two. ]

...Would you rather write it down?

[ She's counted food before as well - only a few times, but she had to make her food last as she entered the Coils. ]

[maximumest]

No. I'm certain there isn't enough.

[Besides, what would he write it on?

The problem with Broly's assessment is for human appetites, there's more than enough to last a couple DAYS.]

[maximumest]

[This isn't going to last the meal. Broly's attention snaps away from his weighing numbers, looking briefly startled. That's.

Really interesting hair but at least it's mostly the right color AND properly spiky. If he tilts a little to one side he might be looking for a tail.]

A little. I hadn't counted on more people.

[All of that was just for one!]

.. I really didn't want to go back out.

[planetary_bonds]

[He has a flared jacket that passes for a coattail, but no actual tail. Sorry, buddy.]

If we can calculate how much we'd need, I don't mind fetching some. [He nods at the other woman who addressed them.] That'd be a sound suggestion. It'll make it easier to make the order, too.

[...how much do you even eat, dude.]

[maximumest]

[A lot more than this.

Sadly, no tail. Must be another human!]

At least three times this, if everyone eats lightly. It might even last til morning.

[Wat.]

I spotted some likely creatures on my way back but .. can any of you fly?

[corruptedcoil]

I cannot fly. But I will write down the stocks. If there is extra, we can freeze it. I know a little of that art.
[ Enough for Swiftcast. ]

[maximumest]

[..Considering he's definitely the biggest here, it was probably going to fall to him to do all the hunting at any great distance.

He sighs. It is a very put-upon sound.

....]

Do you know other things? Making fire, or putting a thing to sleep?

[planetary_bonds]

I'm a mechanic. I work best making any tools you might need.

[He's also capable of fighting things! Just not in the hunting sense.]

[maximumest]

[Perk.]

In that case, ask Prompto. I think he wanted other things, but I'm not sure what they were. Maybe bigger knives?

[planetary_bonds]

Oh?

[Yay, he can be useful!]

Point me his way, and I'll see what I can do.

[photoshooter]

Huh? Oh, that's me. You're really a mechanic?

[planetary_bonds]

[Hey there, buddy. Have a slight nod.]

Aaa, I am. I've been trying to make sense of the magical tech around here while I've been around.

[photoshooter]

Oh. Is it different from normal? I didn't really notice anything too out of the ordinary, besides the shapes of some of it.

["setting like a jrpg fast forwarded to modern times" did you mean: Final Fantasy XV]

[planetary_bonds]

The tech I'm used to is a bit less magic-based. Momentum seems somewhat similar to these forces people are describing, so I figure I can get a handle on it soon enough.

[It helps that they're treating magic like physics! Very nice.]

[photoshooter]

I don't know what kinda mechanic you are, but do you think you could make our phones work? 'Cause I looked at a map, and it's a big world out here. It'd help if we could stay in contact with one another.

[planetary_bonds]

Give me some time with them, and I should be able to establish a connection.

[If he can make an outdated homemade duel disk connect to the Multi-Voice Duel Network back home, he can definitely get these phones connected to...whatever network this is!

Eventually!]

[photoshooter]

Really? Oh, man, you are awesome! Here, here's mine--

[And he offers Yuusei his smartphone.]

Uh, try not to delete my game data, though. Okay?

[planetary_bonds]

I'll make sure there's a backup, at least.

[Yuusei, no.

But hey, he's taking that smartphone and looking it over.]

[photoshooter]

[IDK man, it's a phone. Nothing special about it. Looks like his most used apps are the camera function, social media, and some game-looking things.]

Oh, and my pictures. Gotta save those, too.

[planetary_bonds]

Of course.

[Let's just say everything gets backed up.]

Are there any other phones you want me to look at?

[lostcompany]

...I think I wanna hold onto mine for now. Not to knock your skills or anything, but it's how I keep Chiro around, you know?

[He'll go in for the upgrade once Yusei's more familiar with the tech, is what he's saying.]

[planetary_bonds]

That's fair. I wouldn't want to do anything that might endanger your friend.

[maximumest]

[No help from Broly there, who just gestures in Prompto's direction AFTER he's already spoken up. There he is!]