Day 123 [OPEN]

[bastionmods]

Who: Everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 123
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Obligatory "We just got more people/survived a hellish experience" mingle log!
Format: Your choice!
Warnings: Shouldn't be any?

[So the past few days in the Bastion have been very hectic and a little more than emotionally stressful for everyone. About two days have come and gone since the last very large batch of arrivals have come in to the Bastion, and thankfully since then it's been relatively quiet. It's a good time to compress, meet some new people and maybe have some good food at the distillery courtesy of Rin.]

Comments

[hellpyre]

Yeah, well...

[After hands released, she picked at a bit of fuzz on her skirt, rolling it around in her fingers as she admitted quietly:]

I still ain't all that used to dealin' with people at all. Tryin' to get better at it.

[The dust was flicked away, and she rose to her feet finally.]

... you ain't gonna fall asleep in my kitchen are ya?

[freedom_engineer]

Hey, at least with me, the risk of offense is practically non-existant.

[Colin gives Rin a tired smirk]

Maybe. I want you to imagine drinking the same thing, loaded with caffeine... twice a day. Every day. For almost 300 years.

And then getting cut off from it entirely.

[But that is enough of a reminder for him to start standing up.]

I haven't been this whipped at any time I can ever recall. This past week has been a brand new level of hell, and a reminder that my survival kit is not completely loaded with what I need.

[hellpyre]

... yowch.

[Wait a second--]

300?! ... you're... you're not a demon, are you?

[freedom_engineer]

Elf, actually.

[He points to his pointed ears]

I'd have thought the smug sense of superiority would have given it away, but then I realize, that's a demon trait too...

[hellpyre]

But elves aren't--

[Rin, stop. Think for a second. Just one.]

... wow that would have been really stupid of me to say.

[freedom_engineer]

Oh, you would never have lived that one down.

[He chuckles quietly and beams]

Who else do you think makes Santa's toys, though?

[hellpyre]

Forgive me for still dealin' with what is and isn't real! A year ago demons were somethin' outta the Bible to scare kids in to bein' good!

[Whoops there's the tsun again.]

Oh haha. You're a riot.

[freedom_engineer]

Well, if you must know...

[He pauses and considers what he's saying for a moment]

Wait. Back up, let me preface that.

I am not mocking you with this statement.

That said? Everything is real. EVERYTHING. Maybe not everyWHERE, but there is someplace in the multiverse where every single thing exists.

[hellpyre]

[Rin huffed a bit, air blowing her messy bangs up out of her face. She did have work to do, not that she couldn't do that and talk at the same time.]

No, I know. Or... I'm startin' to see that. This place shows me that every day, and knowin' what my own world was like...

Let's just say there was a lot under the surface most people never saw. They were the lucky ones.

[freedom_engineer]

The unseen world is unseen for a reason, or so a couple of my mage friends say.

[He studies her for a moment, then shakes his head]

I won't pry, or stick my nose where it doesn't belong. At least for now.

[At least he's honest about it.]

If you need to talk about anything, I can't promise empathy, but I can always promise to listen.

... That came out wrong.

[He rubs his hand over his face]

I think I'm gonna head back to my place and lay down for a bit. I still need to head out back to the scrapyard. Those crashed transports are a gold mine, and I need to inventory what I need to bring back here.

I'll catch you later?

[hellpyre]

[She smiled a bit at that, just a little, memory floating back to some of the things Mephisto had said to her. She didn't understand most of it, and didn't ever care enough to figure it out, but the woman didn't always speak in riddles and certain things made sense from time to time.

Her tail flicked as she looked up at him, lacking annoyance in her expression for the first time since meeting him.]

Thanks. And yeah, I'll talk to you later.

[There was a hesitance at the end of that, but she offered in spite of her own worry over things like just how much help she'd be out there, and how shaky her control still was.]

If you need any help...

[freedom_engineer]

Hey, I can always use another pair of hands out there. Maybe I'll get to see you kick some ass without worrying about it being mine.

[He gives her a warm, albeit tired grin]

I'll come and stick my head in before I'm ready to go. If you wanna take me up on it, great, if you're busy, no worries.

Safe cooking!

[hellpyre]

[You almost got her to laugh, Colin.

Almost.]

Alright.