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[themightykamina]

Who: Kamina and you! And you, and you too! And maybe some monsters, who knows.
What: Week in the life of Hadriel's favorite loudmouth revolutionary.
Where: Cave mouths, lakeshore, shops, apartment 1-101, misc?
When: Now through June 11!
Warnings: Just annoyance, high decibels, and maybe some mild violence?



Cave mouths:
[You can probably smell Kamina coming before you see him. He's been in the caves for a while now in an attempt first to keep himself from murdering anyone, then to find his way back out again. He looks like a mess. Hair bedraggled, covered in dust and grime and liberal splashes of what may or may not be his blood, at least he still seems to be in good spirits? Emerging from the cave mouth, he pauses and stretches his arms over his head, yawning hugely and with a groan.]

Never thought I'd be happy to see this place again. Phew!

Lakeshore:
[He's had his fill of the caves for a while. Instead, Kamina's about to start investigating another interesting spot in Hadriel: the lake. So far, though, he's just having a hard time getting over the sight of so much water in one place. Jiiha had plenty of water, it was just in wells. Open water like this? For once, he's happy to just sit on the shore, legs crossed and hand planted on his knee.]

Wonder if there's any fish in there...?

Shops:

[One might notice, walking by the shops, there seems to be an awful lot of clatter coming from one building in particular. A crashing, you might even say. A full-out rumpus. And the source of that rumpus? One bare-chested, blue-haired miscreant, who is apparently more intent on finding whatever it is he's looking for in the cabinets behind the counter than he is putting things back neatly.]

Apartment:

[Kamina knows he's been gone for a while this time. Thankfully, his apartment's still there when he gets back to it, and the door still opens for him. Stepping inside, he drops his pack by the door, looking around.]

Oi! I'm home! Anyone here?

Comments

shops.

[bekommen]

[She's not looking for him anymore. She gave up, assumed he found a way out and left her behind. (Everyone leaves her behind; why should he be any different?) She's accepted it by now, made her best attempt to move on with whatever life she has in this shithole.

But the noise from inside the shop catches her attention as she's passing by, so she cautiously pokes her head in to find the source of the disturbance. Even from the back, he's impossible not to recognize. Nick's heart drops hard into her stomach, and before she has time to fully process the reality of what's going on, her hand closes around a can of beans set on one of the nearby shelves.

Then she hurls the can at him with as much force as she can muster, scowling fiercely.]

Re: shops.

[themightykamina]

[This time, unlike last time, her aim's actually pretty damn good. The can lands a solid blow to his right shoulder, and Kamina yelps, bolting upright and whirling around, looking for the source. When he spots her, his look of surprise and anger turns to one of outrage as he rubs his shoulder.]

Nick? What the hell, what gives??

[He doesn't know what the hell he's done. After all, she's the one that was avoiding him, right? Because of whatever? Christ.]

[bekommen]

You asshole!

[Another can is clutched tight in her hand, this time not aimed as truly at him; when she throws it at him, it veers to the side and impacts against the wall.]

"What gives?" What fucking gives?!

[And another can goes sailing through the air, leaving Nick shaking and huffing for breath with the force of her rage.]

Fuck you, Kamina, you were gone!

[themightykamina]

[The second can goes wide, making his brief beginning dodge in the opposite direction unnecessary. The look on his face is still outrage, turning to confusion, which finally clicks as her last sentence registers.]

I just went on a hunting trip, that's all, damn! They were making us all murder each other, so I went to go kill monsters instead! I didn't think you'd notice, you've been running the other way every time you see me for months!

[bekommen]

I called you like a hundred times, you shitball! Don't you ever check your fucking messages?

[She doesn't reach for any more cans, just curls her fingers into white-knuckled fists at her sides.]

I almost killed someone too, you know? I thought -

[Her voice cracks, threatening to unleash something dark and tumultuous she's been keeping locked inside of her for weeks and weeks. Nick bites down on her trembling bottom lip and shakes her head.]

Fuck this.

[She turns to leave.]

[themightykamina]

I--

[No, wait, he doesn't actually have a comeback for that one. He really doesn't check his messages. Honestly, he forgets he has a communicator, a lot of the time, and he'd left it in his satchel with the rest of his supplies when he was out hunting. The reception in the caves is pretty shitty, besides.

But then she's stalking out the door before he has time to process anything. She almost killed someone? Shit. Okay, maybe this isn't the best idea, but he's not a coward. He's gonna let her say what she needs to say, and he's not gonna just let her run away. Stepping forward, he doesn't touch her, but he does follow her.]

Look, Nick--are you okay? Did you get hurt?

[bekommen]

Fuckin' peachy.

[Which is the biggest lie she's told either of them in at least the last five minutes. She'd almost managed to convince herself that she was over it all - the whole almost-murdering Maketh thing, the way it made her feel like more of an actual literal monster than anything had since her Becoming, that first time she'd transformed into the hideous doll shape. And in an instant, all the fear and anger and self-loathing comes flooding back, washing over her so fast she can barely breathe.]

Leave me alone.

shops - 6/3 (also im sorry in advance)

[unfollowing]

[At first, Emily doesn't mind someone else perusing the same shop as her. It's a free cavehell, so whatever.

However:

A) he smells like ass, and
B) he almost hit her with a plastic cup.

Therefore:]

Watch what you're doing, fucking idiot!

Re: shops - 6/3 (also im sorry in advance)

[themightykamina]

((PERFECT))

[Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, at this point Kamina is so used to strange chicks yelling at him he's pretty much immune. All her response gets is a messy head sticking up over the counter, red eyes looking back at her, seemingly bored.]

Geez, lady, it was just a cup. Sorry.

[unfollowing]

((god bless kamina tbh))

Yeah, 'just a cup' that almost took my eye out! Jesus shit.

[She is exaggerating. She doesn't care. She also doesn't care that most of the bad smell isn't actually him.]

What are you even looking for, gold and diamonds? [That might be worth being attacked by a plastic cup.]

[themightykamina]

How could--[IT'S A CUP CRIMINY LADY WHATEVER]--ugh, whatever. Sorry.

I'm looking for string and something sharp, gonna go see what's in the lake, maybe catch some fish. There's all kindsa stuff moving in there, some of it's gotta be edible!!

[unfollowing]

[Emily grimaces.]

Gross. The shit in there's probably poisonous or murderous or both.

[But if he's not going to stop looking, she may as well try to get him out of her hair. The first thing she spots is a small, serrated table knife.]

Pretty sure you want something smaller than this. [She holds it up for him to see.] Although... hm, I dunno. Those things in the lake might be big enough.

[themightykamina]

Hey, there's only one way to find out!

[Honestly, he's probably eaten worse. Shuffling over, Kamina looms over her shoulder, his own shoulders hunched as he peers at the knife.]

Not bad! I could probably catch a giant eel with this! You could eat one of those for weeks!

[What? It's delicious, he swears!]

Apartment

[amos_moses]

Hey hey!

[Amos scrabbles out of his nest of pillows in a corner by a window, shedding the brightly-coloured pillows everywhere, his paperback Western still in hand. The pillows are all shades of the rainbow and then some. As he bounces up to greet Kamina Amos cheers:]

Kamina! You're alive! Welcome home!

[themightykamina]

Amos!! Buddy!

[Well, that's a relief! At least one familiar face is still here and happy to see him. Grinning, he reaches out and thumps the smaller man on the shoulder.]

Glad you're still hanging around! Sorry I was gone so long, I was out in the caves. Still no luck finding a way out. You're coming with me next time, yeah?

[amos_moses]

Haha, I wouldn't be a lotta use to you out there, I promise.

[That and Amos has no desire to go monster-hunting. Not in the least. Sorry, Kamina.]

I'm glad you're back an' in one piece.

You eaten recently? I've got some leftover stew from the other day.

[themightykamina]

[He'll talk you into it one of these days. Maybe. For now, have a heavily salivating comrade.]

Stew sounds delicious! I've been living off bat jerky and canned stuff for weeks now, I've almost forgotten what actual cooked food tastes like!

Anything big happen while I was gone?

[amos_moses]

You missed the fireflies!

Both kinds. The nice kind an' the kind that set stuff on fire.

[That had been a very exciting time. Amos hopes he doesn't meet the latter kind of fireflies again any time soon.]

I'll heat you up some stew, then. It's bear jerky, though...

[themightykamina]

There's a nice kind? Bugs that set fires don't sound very nice to me. Is there even anything that really burns in this city? Seems like most everything is made of stone.

[He shrugs, rummaging through his pack for a reasonably well-wrapped packet of dried-out meat, an offering for the household he leaves on the counter.]

Bear jerky's good by me! I brought home some dried bat. I know it sounds awful, and it's kinda stringy, but at least it ain't people, right?

cave mouth

[fleshing]

[Krieg spends most of his time around the fringes of the caves, on the lookout for things to kill or just generally tussle with. When he sees someone else emerge, looking like they've had a hell of a time, he bounds close, excited.]

Looks like you had a GREAT TIME!

[themightykamina]

[OH BOY FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT! Kamina is delighted]

Hell yeah! Killed me another yeti! You been in yet?

[fleshing]

[He nods enthusiastically.]

As many days as there are stars in the sky!

[Which...makes no sense at all, especially considering there is no sky around here, but whatever Krieg, whatever floats your boat.]

[themightykamina]

[Man. Stars and sky. He misses those. Stupid pits.]

Excellent! Me and my team, we were making a map, but these stupid tunnels keep changing, so I keep going in looking for a way out. Hey, you should come with next time!

[fleshing]

YESSSSSyesyesyes!!

[Krieg really seems to like that idea. He gestures at the cave mouth.]

Didn't break your spine inside, did you?

[themightykamina]

What? No! Course not! I've never broken a bone in my body!

[....that he knows of. Then again, X-rays aren't really a thing where he comes from. He's actually probably fractured more than a few bones being a dumbass, like you do.]

I like your enthusiasm, guy! I'm Kamina, badass leader of Team Gurren! Who're you?