[22:21] <huh> [The burning sun of the wasteland shines on a hulking figure making its was across the vast expanses of deserted land. The Dominis was the life's work of some old and brilliant scientist. When he died, he bequeathed the masterpiece to Alexi. The reason why is unknown. In fact, even the finer points of the Dominis' construction is unknown.
[19:25]	<huh>	[Rather, it looks like the earth beneath an old, ruined castle grew giant legs and ran off, carrying the castle with it. Even though the castle is in disrepair, with large portions simply mising or open to the harsh elements, it makes a fitting home for Alexi.
[19:27]	<huh>	[Alexi himself is said to be a rough punk with no redeeming qualities by those who don't know him. Those who are closer to him know that even though that's true, he's not a bad person. Constantly looking for a fight, but a self-proclaimed protector of the weak.
[19:28]	<huh>	[Through various means and devices, Alexi has come into a small staff to accompany him on his journies. And so his chronicle begins...]
[19:28]	<huh>	[Dawn of day 1! Start!]
[19:37]	* [BNS]Emeralda	is already in the bathroom, prepping herself for the day's activities. Just because the world's gone to hell doesn't mean a woman shouldn't look proper.
[19:38]	* [huh]Alexi	opens the door.
[19:39]	<[huh]Alexi>	Emeralda! Good morning!
[19:39]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Good morning, cousin~
[19:39]	* [par]Alexandria	is sprawled out on the floor atop a tower sleeping "on watch." She snores loudly as she hugs her shotgun
[19:39]	* [BNS]Emeralda	is pinning her hair up
[19:41]	<[huh]Alexi>	We should be arriving in the next town late today or tomorrow.
[19:41]	<[huh]Alexi>	Anything we need?
[19:41]	* Averile	is stuck inside her own room...
[19:41]	<Averile>	Ugh... damn bandages aren't staying on...
[19:41]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Provisions, supplies, toiletries... the usual. Always with the usual...
[19:42]	* [BNS]Emeralda	sighs wistfully
[19:42]	* [huh]Alexi	pumps his fist.
[19:42]	<[Rut]Kay>	Remark on the low reserves of petroleum gel currently in storage.
[19:42]	<[huh]Alexi>	This time, the town's sure to have some troubled damsels!
[19:42]	* Averile	finds some random strings and manages to keep it on over her eye, she nods happily and goes forth to greet the dead with lead!
[19:43]	<Averile>	[*day.. I swear.. it was day.]
[19:46]	<[huh]Alexi>	Right?
[19:47]	* [par]Alexandria	loses grip on her gun in her sleep and it slides down the ladder hole and blows open the door of the room
[19:47]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Oh cousin... you need to learn that even though the world might be a forsaken wasteland, it doesn't mean that everyone out there is so...
[19:47]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	!!
[19:47]	<[huh]Alexi>	Hm?
[19:48]	* [BNS]Emeralda	turns to see the door blown off its hinges.
[19:48]	<[huh]Alexi>	We're under attack! Alright!
[19:48]	<Averile>	...them again?...oh god..
[19:48]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Oh my.
[19:48]	* [huh]Alexi	rushes out.
[19:48]	* Averile	pops out of her room, ready for action, she peers around, combat ready.
[19:48]	* [Rut]Kay	follows, stiffly.
[19:49]	* [BNS]Emeralda	hurriedly finishes pinning her hair, then spins around to grab her own rifle and follows Alexi
[19:49]	<Averile>	... Who is it this time?...
[19:49]	<[huh]Alexi>	Who's there?!
[19:49]	* [par]Alexandria	wakes up with a yawn and a scratch of her butt
[19:49]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Huh?"
[19:50]	<[huh]Alexi>	Alex! Who's attacking?
[19:50]	<[Rut]Kay>	Declaration of combat readiness.
[19:50]	<[par]Alexandria>	"We're under attack? Who'd be dumb enough to attack us, big sis?"
[19:51]	* [par]Alexandria	stands up and stretches
[19:51]	* [BNS]Emeralda	emerges from the top... and spots Alexandria... without her gun.
[19:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	...
[19:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	Nobody's here.
[19:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	Come out, cowards!
[19:51]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Dear Sister, pray tell where is your gun?
[19:51]	* Averile	runs past Alexi, woosh!
[19:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	Fight me like men! Or women, if you're chicks!
[19:52]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Uh... it was just here. I always sleep with my gun at the ready just like you said, big sis."
[19:52]	<[Rut]Kay>	Suggestion of enacting regular patrols to supplement the lackluster tower watch.
[19:53]	* [par]Alexandria	pouts
[19:53]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	But where is it /now/?
[19:53]	* [BNS]Emeralda	crosses her arms and taps her foot at Alexandria
[19:53]	* [Rut]Kay	doesn't so much as glance at Alexandria as she rips on her.
[19:54]	* [par]Alexandria	looks around and then spots it at the base of the ladder. She points.
[19:54]	<[par]Alexandria>	"There it is!"
[19:56]	<[huh]Alexi>	Hm?
[19:56]	* [huh]Alexi	looks down.
[19:56]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	...oh, so that's what blew the tower door off its hinges. How lovely.
[19:56]	* Averile	stops..and hears this.
[19:56]	<Averile>	WHAT.
[19:56]	<[huh]Alexi>	So we're not being attacked?
[19:56]	<[Rut]Kay>	Reminder to keep the safety on at all times when not in use. Warning of a firearm's tendency to go off if mishandled.
[19:56]	<[huh]Alexi>	I guess that's good too.
[19:56]	* Averile	rushes back to them, heaving. Geez, she needs to work-out more.
[19:57]	<Averile>	What did you just say?
[19:58]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Safety? Which one is that? I think I took that out for the belt feeder."
[19:58]	<[Rut]Kay>	...
[19:58]	<[huh]Alexi>	It probably wasn't too important.
[19:58]	* [Rut]Kay	turns to Alexi.
[19:58]	<[huh]Alexi>	THe belt feeder is just cool, though.
[19:58]	* [huh]Alexi	gives her a thumbs-up.
[19:58]	<Averile>	....
[19:59]	* [par]Alexandria	grins
[19:59]	* Averile	sighs... and heaves the gun back over her small shoulders.
[19:59]	<[Rut]Kay>	Questioning of the master's choice in the distribution of lethal weaponry.
[20:00]	<[huh]Alexi>	It's fine, it's fine.
[20:00]	<[huh]Alexi>	She hasn't actually killed someone with it yet.
[20:00]	* [par]Alexandria	climbs down to retrieve her shotgun
[20:00]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well, anyone important.
[20:00]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Get back here killy, how many times have I told you to stop running away?"
[20:00]	<Averile>	Why this early in the morning... geez..
[20:02]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well, are we all up?
[20:02]	<[huh]Alexi>	Then breakfast! Breakfast!
[20:02]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Yay!"
[20:02]	<Averile>	...who's.. *yawns* cooking?
[20:03]	* [huh]Alexi	ticks off on his fingers.
[20:03]	<[huh]Alexi>	Kay will.
[20:05]	<[BNS]Emeralda>	Oh good, then I can go back to getting ready.
[20:05]	<Averile>	Thank god its not me this time.....
[20:06]	* [BNS]Emeralda	slings her rifle over her shoulder, then climbs back down the ladder...
[20:06]	<[Rut]Kay>	Protest founded on my designation as a combat unit.
[20:07]	* [par]Alexandria	rests her shotgun over her shoulder and then heads out of the tower
[20:07]	<[Rut]Kay>	Recommendation of Alexandria's labor as compensation for inadequate performance.
[20:07]	<Averile>	...lets try Kay's cooking then....
[20:09]	<Averile>	What says everyone?~
[20:09]	* [Rut]Kay	turns to Averile in a huff, though she remains as inexpressive as ever.
[20:10]	<[Rut]Kay>	Frustration over the present company's lack of attention.
[20:10]	<[huh]Alexi>	Kaaaay, c'mon.
[20:12]	<[Rut]Kay>	... Reluctant acceptance of master Alexi's preferences. Snide remark on the likely quality of Alexandria's attempt at producing anything edible.
[20:13]	* [huh]Alexi	raps on her head.
[20:13]	* [par]Alexandria	already made her way to the bathroom and didn't hear kay's comment
[20:13]	<[huh]Alexi>	Complaining's not going to get it done any faster.
[20:13]	<Averile>	Oh!.. I want french toast...
[20:17]	<[Rut]Kay>	Disregard for Averile's order. Polite request to take leave.
[20:17]	<[huh]Alexi>	Fine, then.
[20:17]	* [huh]Alexi	slides down the ladder first.
[20:17]	* [Rut]Kay	curtsies so rigidly she could be mistaken for a mechanical theater puppet. Oh, wait.
[20:17]	<[huh]Alexi>	Emeralda, handle breakfast!
[20:17]	* [Rut]Kay	trots off towards the kitchen.
[20:18]	* [huh]Alexi	shouts in a carrying voice.
[20:18]	<Averile>	Nooo.. french toast....
[20:18]	<[huh]Alexi>	[scratch that last line]
[20:22]	* Averile	shivers..
[20:22]	<Averile>	Worms... again?
[20:23]	<[huh]Alexi>	They don't taste too bad.
[20:24]	* [Rut]Kay	enters and exits the room again, carrying a big slab of carcass from the aforementioned animal.
[20:34]	* [par]Alexandria	heads for the kitchen to eagerly refill her system by tearing into some meat
[20:36]	* Averile	sobs...
[20:36]	<Averile>	You know my stomach can't handle worms well.. it...comes back out...
[20:37]	* [Rut]Kay	enters the kitchen and slings the giant, cylindrical block of meat onto the grill with one arm. She then turns a flat 90 degrees, moves in front of the burner dials, turns 90 degrees again, and twists it to "high" in a single, swift rotation.
[20:41]	* [par]Alexandria	sits at the table to wait for the food
[20:41]	* Averile	is in fear now.. god... what should she do...
[20:43]	* [par]Alexandria	sniffs, she can smell the fear. Also meat, when is it going to be ready already
[20:43]	<[huh]Alexi>	Don't worry.
[20:43]	<[huh]Alexi>	You'll get used to it.
[20:43]	* [Rut]Kay	just stands there, staring straight forward at the worm steak (or perhaps the wall behind it).
[20:44]	<[Rut]Kay>	...
[20:46]	* [Rut]Kay	abruptly rips the slab from the grill and drops it atop the empty plate on the center table. She hustles a bit providing dishes and eating utensils for those seated.
[20:47]	<[huh]Alexi>	Mmm.
[20:49]	* [huh]Alexi	cuts himself a piece.
[20:49]	* [par]Alexandria	tears into her piece with her hands
[20:49]	<Averile>	....
[20:49]	<[Rut]Kay>	... Attempt to assuage Averile's fears by reassuring her that thirty seconds is the proper cooking time for worm meat.
[20:49]	<Averile>	.....what.
[20:50]	* [Rut]Kay	stares at her, apparently trying to be comforting. She does not pull it off. At all.
[20:51]	* [par]Alexandria	stops eating for a second
[20:51]	* [huh]Alexi	eats it.
[20:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	It's fine.
[20:51]	<[par]Alexandria>	"is that how much you cooked it last time?"
[20:51]	<[huh]Alexi>	Good job, Kay.
[20:51]	* [Rut]Kay	nods.
[20:53]	* [par]Alexandria	thinks for a second and then shrugs. She goes back to eating
[20:54]	* Averile	begins eating it and tears are shed.
[20:54]	* [Rut]Kay	's meal is red and gooey on the inside. It's technically supposed to be, but...
[20:55]	* [huh]Alexi	nods as he puts down his fork.
[20:55]	<[huh]Alexi>	Wonderfully bland.
[20:56]	<[Rut]Kay>	...
[20:57]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Filling!"
[20:57]	* [par]Alexandria	smiles
[20:57]	<[Rut]Kay>	Mild confusion over Averile's crying.
[20:57]	<[par]Alexandria>	"What?"
[20:58]	<[huh]Alexi>	Averile's just being stubborn.
[20:58]	* [par]Alexandria	looks over to Averile and pouts
[20:58]	<[par]Alexandria>	"What's wrong?"
[20:59]	<Averile>	...urk!.. bathroom!
[20:59]	* Averile	pushes Alexandria out of the awy.
[20:59]	<[Rut]Kay>	...
[20:59]	* [Rut]Kay	seems... hurt? Impossible to tell.
[21:00]	<[Rut]Kay>	... Return to regular duties...
[21:00]	* [par]Alexandria	's stomach gurgles. Alex hits it and smiles to Kay
[21:01]	* [Rut]Kay	's tone is ever so slightly lower than normal. She give a tiny bow before leaving.
[21:02]	<[huh]Alexi>	See, now she's hurt Kay's feelings. Some people have no regard for others, I tell you..
[21:04]	<[par]Alexandria>	"She probably couldn't help herself. When worm's ready to go it doesn't like to wait."
[21:05]	* Averile	comes back some moments later, she might have missed Kay on the way, still feeling the pain but.. who knows.
[21:05]	<Averile>	Ooooh.....
[21:07]	<[huh]Alexi>	You alright?
[21:08]	<Averile>	...I wasn...urk.. lying when I said.. worms...are.... oh god bad,...
[21:09]	<[huh]Alexi>	Aw, toughen up a little!
[21:10]	* [huh]Alexi	slaps her on the back.
[21:10]	* Averile	winces.
[21:10]	<Averile>	A-h.. stop..
[21:14]	* [par]Alexandria	frowns then runs for the bathroom
[21:14]	<[huh]Alexi>	You too?
[21:14]	* [huh]Alexi	sighs.
[21:14]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well, I liked it at least.
[21:15]	<[Rut]Kay>	...
[21:15]	<Averile>	...its not that its bad.. I told you.. my stomach.. hates....worms.
[21:16]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well, I guess you can't help it.
[21:16]	* [Rut]Kay	is staring at Alexi. She's apparently trying to hide behind the corner, but isn't leaning at all, leaving roughly half of her exposed and sticking out, wholly visible.
[21:16]	<[huh]Alexi>	It'll go away eventually, after enough worm meals.
[21:17]	<[huh]Alexi>	The real problem is that if you can't keep the worm down, you'll starve.
[21:20]	<[huh]Alexi>	...
[21:20]	<[huh]Alexi>	Oh well!
[21:20]	<Averile>	It went down alright..
[21:20]	<[huh]Alexi>	You'll only have to go a day or two without food!
[21:20]	<Averile>	Straight through my system...
[21:20]	<[huh]Alexi>	Oh, that end?
[21:20]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well that's alright then.
[21:21]	<Averile>	...
[21:22]	* Averile	sighs and gets a cup of water to rid herself of that taste.
[21:22]	* [par]Alexandria	returns
[21:22]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Yeah just like I said... doesn't wait for you."
[21:23]	* [Rut]Kay	lingers.
[21:24]	* Averile	pats Kay.
[21:24]	<Averile>	Its not you, its the worms in my system.
[21:27]	<[par]Alexandria>	"So we're going to be supplied by tomorrow?"
[21:27]	<[huh]Alexi>	Yeah. You did well, Kay.
[21:28]	<[huh]Alexi>	Uh, tomorrow at the latest.
[21:28]	<[huh]Alexi>	Unless I'm off somewhere.
[21:29]	<Averile>	...where could you be going this time?
[21:30]	<[huh]Alexi>	No, I mean unless my course plotting is off.
[21:30]	<[huh]Alexi>	I'm not planning on going off on an adventure for another couple days as of yet.
[21:32]	<[par]Alexandria>	"It'll be nice to be in town again."
[21:32]	<Averile>	And on solid ground..
[21:32]	* Averile	sighs.
[21:33]	<[huh]Alexi>	This is solid ground.
[21:33]	* [huh]Alexi	stomps.
[21:34]	<Averile>	Solid, non-moving ground that comes on this thing we call a planet..
[21:36]	<[huh]Alexi>	This castle is on genuine dirt and everything though!
[21:37]	<Averile>	Its not that..
[21:40]	* [Rut]Kay	steps out from around the corner finally and starts collecting plates to place in the sink.
[21:41]	<[huh]Alexi>	Then I don't see your problem.
[21:43]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Eh she's just got cabin fever."
[21:43]	* [par]Alexandria	stretches
[21:43]	<Averile>	...its something like... breathing. I mean you can breath in water if you'd like but that's not good for you.
[21:44]	<[huh]Alexi>	You can go outside if you'd like.
[21:44]	<[huh]Alexi>	Just beware of sandstorms.
[21:44]	<[par]Alexandria>	"Oh we can do tower watch together!"
[21:47]	<Averile>	...maybe.
[21:48]	<[par]Alexandria>	"I'll be fun, miss Averile."
[21:51]	<[Rut]Kay>	Proposition that Averile need not get back on after stopping if she prefers it.
[21:51]	* Averile	nods...wait...and then turns to Kay's voice.
[21:51]	<Averile>	What?...
[21:51]	* [Rut]Kay	is washing the dishes.
[21:52]	<[huh]Alexi>	Now, you two, get along.
[21:52]	<[Rut]Kay>	Response in the affirmative.
[21:55]	<Averile>	yes...