sticksandbones | December FamMeet

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December FamMeet

Who: The Grove
What: Town Hall
When: Mid-Late December
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Child death mentions, torture, body horror all probably will be brought up.

[ In the morning, Irene will trek around the Grove to knock on doors and let everyone know she's setting up a information sharing meeting in the Inn's lobby. She figures there would be best, considering the new fireplace (~~thread pending on my behalf~~) set up and the fact it's about as safe as they're going to get.

Irene also lets everyone know that any fights and any blatant drama starters will be met with punishment. She doesn't elaborate on this further. Zahliya is invited. Irene tells Moder if she wants to sit by the door to listen, she can. She does not invite the merchant siblings, however - though she'll make no objections if someone else does.

She seems to be writing things down in their shared journals this meeting so people can reference this later. ]

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I'm sorry, I didn't realize "not being a reckless dumbass" and "playing nice" were the same thing.

[WOW]

Hey, I'm still here, ain't I? And I got information you wouldn't have had otherwise. You're welcome.

Information we could've gotten other ways, you mean? Of course. Silly me.

[ Her tone is So Flat. She's got the look of "I will lock you in your room do not TEST me". ]

Look, I'm not about to fault you for doing something stupid when you didn't know. Just... try to not go charging head first into danger without a modicum of thought next time, okay?

[Haha well ACTUALLY Elsword did warn him, he just ignored it, so. Oops.]

Yes Ma'am. [His answer is sarcastic, because of course it is.] I'm just going to put it out there: I don't intend to just sit on my ass twiddling my thumbs here. That forest can't keep us trapped forever.

It kept others trapped for hundreds upon hundreds of years, so it's kind of infuriating to think it can't hold you for more than a couple of weeks.

No one is asking you to do nothing, I am just asking you to not be reckless about it. You could bring corruption or monsters into the grove if you act without thinking and it'd be putting all of us in jeopardy if that happened. Caring for the well-being of people around you might not be a thing where you're from but I'll rip your thumbs off and shove them inside your ass if you don't at least respect our safety, comprende??

[Wolfwood huffs, clicking his tongue harshly and glancing away. He gets it, but that doesn't mean this whole thing leaves him feeling any less frustrated. He's tired of feeling like a mouse in a cage.

To his credit, he seems to think better of firing back. He never intended to hurt anyone (other than maybe himself), and look where that got him.]

Yeah. Yeah.

[ Anyway its fine, the statue moves at last to make a passing comment when he is certain Irene can't hear him back talk her. ]

For what it is worth - and it is, I agree with your actions. Her desire to be extremely safe will cost her in this war.

[You know what, he was not expecting someone to actually be reasonable about this. That much he can appreciate.

Wolfwood looks over at him, just over the rim of his sunglasses.]

At least somebody's got sense. I'm not trying to get people hurt, here. But I don't think staying put and playing house is the right idea either.

Agreed, not when these monthly antics are exhibited against us. Promptly, mind you. Almost as if, whatever is doing this - does so on a calendar cycle. With a means to manipulate and break our minds. We need to stay proactive if we want to stay alive and keep ourselves as we are.

[ There is little to no movement, only the slight bit of his cape swaying slightly from those within the room keeping it lively. ]

That said, now that you know what is going on - it would be best to plan ahead. Together, as opposed to singularly or out of mistakes.

[ He is an adult, not like Toge, who was a kid... Running head first into the forest and nearly dying for it. ]

If you have any input, let it be known. I will act on anything when it comes to fighting, that is all I am good for.

I can hear you two! In what backwards world is charging in without a plan a good idea?! All I ask of you is to plan and have some reliance on others in both skill and knowledge. How difficult is that?!

[ He is making a FACE at you irene. You can't see it because its under his helm. ]

Master, relax. We are two men, speaking plainly and coming to an inevitable agreement about creating a plan. Let us have the freedom to talk and think.

[ There is a huff - but it is more like a sigh. ]

Worry not, if we are going to do anything you will be the first to know.

[Oh he knows you can hear him Irene, he just doesn't care because he's an asshole-]

Yeah, he's right. We're just talking.

[He waves a hand, then looks back to Lancelot.]

The reason I went into the woods at all is because I couldn't see the fog everyone was going on about. Can you blame me for being skeptical? I'm not going to just blindly trust somebody at their word. I need to see it for myself.

[No offense.]

The fog being like it is now seems unusual to you people anyway. Why is nobody even talking about that?

[ Lancelot agrees with all that is said and seemingly has nothing to say against it. ]

It may be because it's become the normal thing of this world. To accept we are constrained by this barrier until we understand it more - that said, there is a girl named Nene. Capable of traversing through it, though... If you had this item. [ He says, holding out a pair of Golden Glasses to be seen by the two of them. They clatter awkwardly against his gauntlet hand. ] Then you will be able to see the safer paths, that Nene traverses along, yourself.

[ He'll dismiss the item, tucking it back into the scarf-like cape bundled where his neck would be. ]

Yeah, she mentioned those.

[Nods towards Irene.]

But I mean more like. Yeah, we're stuck here because of that fog...but it's not dense right now. It's not right up to the treeline. You can go pretty damn far in there right now.

With that in mind... It was mentioned the forest is more restful during this time - I feel we should figure out a direction. To act now, rather than stay our hands and wait for spring to come.

[Wolfwood is inclined to agree, but...he remembers what Vash said, suggesting they regroup and wait until spring before trying to go back in. His brow furrows.]

Just because that fog pulled back doesn't mean it's entirely safe to explore, now. Vash and I still got jumped in there.

The idea is to send me out, alone preferably. Since I am not a living entity and can easily be pulled back instantly if the worst-case scenario were ever to come about.

Wait, what? If that's true, why hasn't it been tried yet?

[He thinks he can hazard a guess, honestly.]

Everyone is a bit too attached to the notion, that putting my life on the line in this way is wrong. Despite my telling them over and over again, it is not. I am hoping, perhaps with your understanding. This could change.

[ There is a slight sigh. ]

It would also require Irene's involvement.

[Ah.]

Yeah, well. You'd probably have to mediate in that case. Me and her don't exactly get along so far.

Not that I do, either. [ It sounds like almost a scoff comes through, but it is hidden from the helm over his head. ] I will talk to her about it...

Good luck with that. You're gonna need it.

[WELL It's not like Wolfwood makes it easy to talk to HIM, so]

[ She seethes, but leaves them to their talk with nothing more than a middle finger. Why are men the WORST! ]

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