[log] a couple of setbacks later [closed]

[bywolves]

Characters: Royce Melborn, Alfie Solomons, Tifa Lockhart, Emily Kaldwin
Location: Building 50 (bonus Building 44)
Date: night of Day 142 (plus, bonus Day 144)
Summary: Reunion log!
Warnings: Will update as necessary!

A standard two-story house with an attic. The first floor has a kitchen, living room, and dining room, while the second floor has two bedrooms and a bathroom. The entire house has been done up inside in Victorian style--it probably cost quite a lot of money, and no detail is spared. The color scheme is a bit dark, though, and it's difficult to see in here during the night. "ALPHONSE ELRIC, DAY EIGHT, TRAVELLING EAST" and "ALPHONSE ELRIC, STEPH BROWN, MAMI TOMOE, FREYA CRESCENT, EDWARD ELRIC, DAY TWENTY-FOUR, TRAVELLING WEST" have been carved into the hallway wall. "ALPHONSE ELRIC, EDWARD ELRIC, GREED, DAY SEVENTY-FIVE, TRAVELLING SOUTH-WEST. DEAR FORMER RESIDENT, WE ARE FRIENDS, PLEASE DO NOT FEEL YOU NEED TO HIDE FROM US. CONTACT LELRIC." has been written on the wall. Written on the wall in blue ink is the following: "This is Building 80 on the composite map. Contact @CaptSteveRogers for details." Underneath is a pretty accurate map showing the house in relation to the south and west snow walls, the school and athletic shed, the funeral home, and buildings 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 57, 58, and 59. The snow wall is labeled "Snow wall." House 58 is labeled "Entrance to ice tunnels." The school is labeled "School. Food available in cafeteria; DO NOT STAY HERE OVERNIGHT." The athletic shed is labeled "Shed". The funeral home is labeled "UNSAFE; DO NOT STAY HERE OVERNIGHT." House 34 is labeled "Medical assistance; hot, clean water. Contact Dr. Epps @claytonator".

Comments

[empireofrats]

Yes. Um, I think I can? I can use a chair, or a stool to get on the counter.

But what if there's things in the cabinets already?

[devoutish]

Every house we enter, we can pull them out. Yeah? Just in case.

[empireofrats]

Okay. Yes, I can get into the high cabinets.

--Um.

What if the monsters get hungry and look inside the cabinets for food, and then they find me?

[devoutish]

I don't think they look for food like humans do.

You would need to be very, very quiet.

[empireofrats]

Oh. [Her voice lowers even though this has no bearing currently on anything.] I can be quiet.

I had to be quiet when I tried to sneak out of the Golden Cat. I tried three times. I almost made it, but... The old Madame always managed to catch me, and then she started keeping the key, so I couldn't get out of the door in the back.

[devoutish]

The Golden Cat - where you were kidnapped to?

[empireofrats]

Yes. After they kidnapped me, they took me to the Golden Cat. A place with lots of adults, and ladies in funny outfits. It smells funny, and like cigarettes.

But it was pretty. I mean, it was colorful.

[devoutish]

Yeah. I heard you telling Duster about it, when you first arrived. Not a place for children.

gonna give her The Talk, al

[empireofrats]

How come? [LISTEN...] It was... okay. They kept me upstairs, near the top. In a room where all the other ladies stayed, too. They wouldn't let me go out and explore because they told me the same thing.

save him

[devoutish]

It's a grown-up sort of place. Absolutely boring to a child.

["Boring" is much better than "you're too young", here - he wants to make it sound incredibly uninteresting.]

[empireofrats]

[Both brows raise. She's pretty sure you're full of shit, Alfie.] Oh.

But there were lots of people. And it was very red and gold inside. And there were lots of doors. And men talked really loud, and sometimes the ladies would sing, and then, sometimes, through the walls, I could hear--

[devoutish]

Yeah, adults are strange, aren't they? I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you.

[empireofrats]

Yes. Adults don't make any sense. Especially ones who always go to a big building with ladies in funny outfits and music.

[devoutish]

They're just wasting time, eh? They could be out swordfighting.

[empireofrats]

[Nice save.]

Yes! Yes, they could be out swordfighting. That would be more fun, I think. Or they could be sailing.

[devoutish]

Adventuring. Exploring. As long as you're careful, you'll be able to do plenty of that here. Yeah.

[empireofrats]

Yeah... [But without Corvo. With people she doesn't quite know very well. With dying and perhaps staying dead forever. With bad men like Joker.]

I'll tell Corvo all about it when I get back.

[devoutish]

And he'll be proud of you, won't he?

[empireofrats]

[She smiles some, maybe shyly.] He will probably be kind of cross. He always worries a lot, and he won't let me go off by myself much.

But that's okay. He won't be mad for long. I will tell him all of the interesting stories.

[devoutish]

What do you do when he doesn't let you go off by yourself?

[If trying to protect her too much is just going to make her try harder to sneak away and get into mischief, that'll be useful for them to know.]

[empireofrats]

Um. [Double UM.]

Most of the time, I ask him to come with me. Or, if he says it's too dangerous or he's too busy, I try to find something else to do. I've tried to do it anyway, but... Corvo gets mad if I do.

[devoutish]

Asking someone to go with you. Yeah. That's a good idea. That's what I would do myself.

[empireofrats]

What happens when you're busy? Or--meeting your friend?

[devoutish]

You've still got Duster and Tifa. We're not all gonna go off at once.