Day 117 :: After the Core Hunt [open]

[bastionpc]

Who: everyone, get in here
Open: Open
When: late in the day on Day 117
Where: all around the Bastion
What: There is a new building in the Bastion, and all the buildings now have power
Format: action
Warnings: some of the PCs are a bit broken

[Once again, it was a difficult hunt for the core. Though there was less physical damage this time, the mental damage is very apparent: four residents of the Bastion come back in far worse shape than they left in, and many others are possibly affected as well.

But not all is bad. With the return of a core, new life springs into the Bastion. All around, lights flicker into existence. Light fixtures and electrical sockets spring out of walls and ceilings. Stoves change to become more modern, and refrigerators suddenly appear in all of the apartments.

There is now free, unlimited electricity in the Bastion.

In addition, a new building springs up on the southern side of the Bastion. This apartment building is eight stories tall, and contains both a laundry room and several three-bedroom apartments. While the first apartment building is by no means full, this gives everyone more places to choose to live.]

Comments

[superdrowningskills]

[If Alucard is at all phased by Seimei's appearance, his face remains as impassive as ever.]

...Thank you for your hospitality. I will do my best not to become an imposition.

[And he is quite sincere about that, even if actual act of thanking the other half-human is a formality. Without any further preamble, he makes his way over to the soup. Given how little he had eaten that day, he likely would have managed more than one bowl before exhaustion has him finding himself a comfortable corner and dozing off.

While it might seem odd to others, it's a long-standing habit of his, born of practicality and the natural need of his kind to find enclosed spaces to sleep in.]

[yinyangfox]

My lips are sealed. [ Taisan replied cheerily, bowing politely and heading to the house, leaving Kaoru to himself. ]

There is no need to thank me. [ Seimei replied casually, merely saying as much as part of the dance of courtesies familiar to them both, being from equally old and elegant times, albeit clear across the globe from one another.

Looking down at the Anklegator the onmyoji nods, acknowledging her concern and agreeing, he had little business pushing himself more than necessary. It amazed him how quickly Alucard recovered, really. Turning to adjust his bedding, he stretched out once more. He had expected to wait for Kaoru but ended up dozing off before he realized it was happening. Probably for the best.]

[ Taisan arrived shortly after Alucard finished eating, hopping up onto the porch, bypassing the front door and padding across the wood flooring quietly. He worked in silence, laying out Kaoru's bedding and pillows next to Seimei's, then checking the onmyoji. Giving Tama-chan a brief scratch, he slid further into the house, adjusting the privacy screen to hide most of the corner Alucard had chosen from the light outside. He hoped to provide more shade and quiet, at least until better arrangements could be made.

Satisfied with his work, he crouched down in front of the dhampire, wondering if he could be smelled like normal of if the man were too tired. He liked that Alucard sensed him like a real person instead of just a thought or vague presence. ]

Hey, china doll. Psst, pretty-face. Yoo-hoo, heart's desire, wake up. I've got some clothes and bedding. You should sneak off to the onsen while I set up a proper place for you. You know with like...pillows and shit.

[individuates]

[once Taisan gets back, Tama-chan pretty much considers her job over and done with. She settles down at Seimei's side, tail curling around herself to sleep. Sorry - wait for who?]

[once he is all dry and kitted out with clean clothes, Kaoru starts back for Seimei's, his tiredness pushing him down like a leaden weight. It's a struggle to stand again once he's sat on the porch to take off his shoes, but he manages it. And as he stretches out on his side amidst his newly-purchased bedding, one hand reaching across for Seimei's, he's pretty sure he's never felt anything quite so wonderful]