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[poisonprincess]

Who: Evie & Aric
What: Finding a place to stay
Where: Around the city
When: 2/12
Warnings: None yet.

Evangeline had taken the words that Dr. Lance had given her to heart. He was right about the fact that a home was needed. Which is why she wondered if Aric had found a place or not yet. They might not of been from the same specific area, that much was obvious, but it didn't mean that she couldn't help him. To be honest, she didn't expect the same from him. Even if they were finally being civil to one another.

For the moment, however, she feels out for where Aric is aiming to head straight to him. To see what they could do. If they pulled their resources then maybe they'd be able to survive this place and it's weirdness. They'd survived worse, after all.

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[deathstouch]

Aric had been looking at another place once more. Nothing here had really been exactly what he wants -- but then again, what he wants is Castle Lethe back with all of his books and music and supplies. He even misses Lark a bit -- just a bit.

When Evie shows up he doesn't bother to turn toward her. They're at least on speaking terms, she's not really pushing the narrative about what might have happened and he's not constantly accusing her things. So at least there's progress -- or regression depending on how he looks at it.

"What do you want?"

[poisonprincess]

Finding a place that wasn't lived in wasn't going to be an easy one. She's pretty sure that most of them are well lived in. By friends and couples alike. However, she wished that she was back home. With Aric or at Haven. A place where she could go outside and cause the plants and trees to grow. She'd managed that once here but it hadn't lasted too long.

She doesn't expect him to turn towards her despite the fact that they were on speaking terms now. A part of her wished that she knew what he'd gone through, but she doesn't push. She doesn't want to turn against him or to even remotely think about him turning against her.

"I wanted to see if you've had any luck finding a place around here. I haven't had any luck, just yet."

[deathstouch]

It was much easier in Eudio to have a place to live, it was given to you as well as anything you could have possibly needed. His had ended up full with books and antiquities and little pieces of Kavinsky's making and touch to his place. He pushes his fingers through his hair and sighs tiredly at her comments.

"There's nothing that I find particularly strategically advantageous," he admits, albeit a bit reluctantly but Evie would know well enough that such things were important to him.

[poisonprincess]

The places around them seemed far too much in the open compared to Death's old place. Too much could be done from the streets to these places here. Though she wonders if they could find something up on a hill. Or if they could find a way to fortify a place of their own, build on it somehow.

"I've noticed that too, Aric," she tells him with a bit of a frown. "Are there any that you've found on a hill or anything? Something we can fortify to our standards."

[deathstouch]

"Nothing to my standard," Aric answers quickly and simply. He's annoyed about it all but there doesn't seem to be anything better than places such as this except maybe if he were to find a way to build his own place again but that would take time and resources that he does not have.

[poisonprincess]

"I know," Evie tells him gently, because she did. She knew what Death's standards were back in their world. There was really nothing around them that could be fortified. That could be made battle ready for them. "Come on, Aric, lets see what we can find. Then we'll find supplies as we need them. That way we can fortify our home."

[deathstouch]

Aric lets out a disgruntle sigh but it's clear enough he's giving in for now. There's not much other choice. Perhaps if they fortify a place to the best of the ability she might be able to start a garden to help stockpile and he might ... well he'll figure out something. He always has. This isn't even the worst situation that he has found himself in before.

"Fine."

[poisonprincess]

She knew that her husband wasn't happy about the situation. Knew that it would take time to fortify anything that they did. It could take them years to do just that. However, when he agrees, even if it's a bit grumpily, she smiles," Besides, it's not like we'll run out of food any time soon."

That's something she could help with, at the very least. She could grow a garden that would help them and the patrons around the city.

[deathstouch]

"So long as something in this place does not tamper with such things," Aric says simply and he's not completely sure if it would or not. His abilities are mostly intact aside from what was dampened in his time in Eudio -- which he is actually grateful for.

[poisonprincess]

Evie didn't want to even think about what would happen if something tampered with her abilities. If she couldn't make the plants and trees grow. The very idea chilled her to the bone and she could feel the Empress' anger deep down as well. "Lets hope not. For now? Lets just see if there's anything to our liking."

[deathstouch]

Aric shrugged and he's moving to look for something that would work, of course, nothing is going to even meet the bare bones of his requirements so he's probably going to be needled into settling to something with Evie.

[poisonprincess]

She walks by his side and scans the area around them, frowning slightly. Nothing was jumping out at her. These buildings seemed to be inhabited or didn't look like something that would work for them. For a moment, she's about to call it quits when she sees a little place not that far from them," What about that one, Aric?" It looked abandoned and they could easily go check it out, make sure it worked for them.

[deathstouch]

Aric studies the one that she points out and he's not all that impressed with it but there had been nothing even worth looking at thus far and they would have to pick some place at some point.

"Let's check it out," he relents.

[poisonprincess]

Evangeline didn't expect any place in this new world to impress Aric. Not when she knows what he's used to. What they're used to. Which makes her wonder if they'll be able to fortify the place to their liking.

A part of her wants to take his hand, but she doesn't. She'll give him the bit of space that he needs. So she merely gives a nod when he relents and moves towars the abandoned house, opening the door. Some part of her is scared that something is there but another part of her isn't. So she merely shakes her head and waits for him before heading inside.

[deathstouch]

Aric heads inside the house, his hand on the hilt of his sword ready just in case they did come across any enemies lurking within but he didn't sense any life -- or death -- there. It seems adequately deserted if nothing else. The building wasn't in too bad of a state of decay, though it's hardly cozy.

He sighs heavily as he starts exploring silently. It's not any worse than anything else they'd seen.

[poisonprincess]

It's not that she doesn't value her own life or his, it's that she didn't sense anything either. Though she wouldn't of been able to sense what he does. The place reminded her of the homes back in their world. Ones that were abandoned and decaying. There's a part of her that expects to run into baggers somewhere, but that never happens.

While he starts exploring one part of the house she starts exploring another. It was weird that the place was completely and utterly deserted, especially with all the people within the town itself.

[deathstouch]

The building isn't all that large and it doesn't take him too long to make sure it is clear as she was exploring. He starts picking through the cabinets and what not. The place comes furnished even with things in the cupboards and dishes and the like. He furrows his brow. It's an odd thing.
But it could be a start.

"I suppose that it will have to do."