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Post by Gillsing on May 11, 2013 0:37:40 GMT -8
Ben- "Just as long as we draw the line at burning books. The next generation might want those. Even the boring ones. That's really long term though. The kind of long term in which we would've run out of TP. I hope I never have to see that day. But, that's one reason to not burn paper or paper-like products."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 11, 2013 0:48:16 GMT -8
Stevie- "Jeez, you're right."
Stevie- "But I don't see any reason not to burn bank records and business ledgers... Hm... I bet money would make good TP, if you scuffed it soft. Food for thought. Or asses, anyway, amirite?"
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Post by Gillsing on May 11, 2013 1:12:27 GMT -8
Ben- "Yep. Soft and suitably worn out money. That'll be hard currency some day! Or we could do like the French and get bidés. Not sure how that works exactly, but soap and water should be enough, and then you could just dry with a towel. Hm. Soap. Another thing that might become an issue in the far future. I wonder if Fight Club had it right, and we mainly just need fat and ashes?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 11, 2013 1:33:37 GMT -8
Stevie- "HaHA! That's fuckin' disgusting." Anna walked by and cocked an eyebrow at the mirth. Anna- "Was Pan-Pac a barrel of monkeys, guy?"
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Post by Gillsing on May 11, 2013 4:13:20 GMT -8
Ben- "No, Pan-Pac was more like sex, drugs and police brutality. We're letting them keep the first two, but confiscated all the guns to put a damper on the last one. And made them pick a new leader, because Edgar couldn't handle the pressure. Any pressure. When we left it looked like the little lady Lilith was in charge. And she said they'd only let one of those cops out at a time, together with two of her guys. At least until they learn to behave themselves."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 11, 2013 14:08:45 GMT -8
Anna- "Seriously? So, I mean, at the risk of finding out something awkward about Daniel's old coworkers, did you find out exactly what they were doing there?"
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Post by Gillsing on May 11, 2013 15:23:45 GMT -8
Ben- "Not really, no. They wanted to be 'discreet', so they didn't go into specifics. I got the impression that Edgar's 'do as you please' commune was mostly about having sex and doing drugs, but what do I know? They let the cops handle all the outside stuff, and then there was a bunch of people who I guess weren't part of that whole deal."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 12, 2013 0:39:37 GMT -8
Stevie- "Huh. I think I can imagine. It's weird tho. Sex-positivity needs to be balanced with respect and shit."
Anna- "Yeeah... Anyway, that sounds fucked up. I hope those people get their shit together." Anna was clearly not amused by the situation - whatever she was imagining it to be.
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Post by Gillsing on May 12, 2013 4:54:47 GMT -8
Ben- "Yeah, that seems to be happening now. I only wish those cops hadn't jumped us. But 'no pain, no gain', right?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 12, 2013 23:27:32 GMT -8
Anna- "Well... It'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out."
Stevie- "No question..." They chatted a bit, people came and went, Ben might have went to his room and back. Dinner was imminent.
Apparently, at some point in the day, Patti & Ashley figured out that the El Corazon mission seemed to be taking an overly long time, and they were coming in from the balcony to set that plan in motion. As people weren't always eating dinner together these days, no one thought to ask them where they were going.
((PATTI and ASHLEY go to horrorboys.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=seattle&action=display&thread=283&page=3 ))
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 13, 2013 19:39:38 GMT -8
Seth and Bryce had spent some time during the day engaged in various forms of keeping a low profile, but dinner was dinner. They mounted the stairs and strolled into the Community Center. Bryce- "Smells like... Ginger goose with soba noodles and dumplings. Ehh... Why not?"
Seth- "Man, who'd have thought this would be the food of the apocalypse? I guess we're eating high on the hog now. Except no hog. High on the goose. That sounds like something else. Well you catch my drift."
Bryce- "Yeah, I-"
Bryce- "..." Not far away, the glorious chestnut-capped whistling casey basked in glorious splendour. Let's see if our naturalists can approach the magnificent creature. Seth- "Hm, guess I should go talk to him."
Bryce- "I'll grab us some food and take it back to Waziristan..."
Bryce- "See ya, man!"
Seth- "Psst, hey... I'll take care of things, don't worry about it."
Our intrepid naturalist crept toward the rare bird, hoping to get the creature's attention without scaring it off. Staff Sergeant "Metaphor Mixer" Bryce requisitioned some rations and deployed to Camp Gadfly. Casey- "Umm... Hey..."
Seth- "Hey Casey."
Casey was notably standing around by himself, probably waiting for his partner in crime. This was, of course, no good. Seth- "Did you eat already? Maybe we should go somewhere and talk..."
Casey- "I guess..." Those dudes went to the south side of The Roof...
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 22, 2013 1:29:49 GMT -8
A little while later, Seth and Thierry re-entered the Comm Center, to find Dr. Bebe, Marie, and some strangers. There was still about a dozen people finishing dinner. Thierry- "The El Corazon run - Alex's team - haven't returned yet. Three of them were possession risks. Perhaps that concern motivated, ah, well these are the survivors. Good people, this is our president - Seth Clemans."
Breanne- "Hello, thanks for having us!"
Seth- "No problem, welcome! Sorry it had to have such a scary beginning, but we're glad to meet you all."
Marie- "Patti and Ashley did go to investigate at El Corazon, on foot, equipped with cudgels, guns, flares, and so on. We're putting it together now."
Thierry- "This doesn't seem like a recipe for effective diplomacy, somehow."
Seth- "Yeah, ehh... It's kinda like sending pitchfork villagers to the junior high dance. Maybe I should go make sure it's not a total disaster?"
Marie- "Twice in one day? I'd advise against it." The magic words summoned a fiery joe. Joe- "Seth in danger time? I'm in."
Breanne- "Where did you come from?"
Joe- "California, ma'am."
Seth- "Well, maybe we should get going before those two burn the world down. Hate to cut and run, but I'll love to talk to you new folks later on."
Breanne- "Thank you, Seth!"
Ozzie- "Good luck." Joe got an SMG from the cabinet and Thierry groaned. Seth and Joe left in a hurry. Breanne turned to Marie. Breanne- "That thing I wanted to know earlier, can we get to that? I'm going meshugah over here."
Marie- "Of course! I'm sorry."
Ozzie- "Do you know who Bryce Woolbright is?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2013 0:00:36 GMT -8
Shortly thereafter, Marie showed Breanne, Ozzie, and Lasse to Seth and Bryce's apartment.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 23, 2013 21:58:03 GMT -8
The next day at breakfast, Marie stood up and got people's attention. Marie- "Hello everybody. I see this is everybody except our runners to El Corazon, and... a few others, but it's enough to get the word out. I wanted to say a few words to clear the rumor mill and help everyone feel comfortable with a few changes in residents here. Four people joined us at 403 last night. A few of you are already aware of Breanne and her friends, but most of you are not aware Beau Chardufond has returned as well." A few gasps or murmurs of surprise went around. Marie- "I just wanted to introduce our new friends and say a few things. About Beau, he isn't feeling well - you may notice he isn't here right now -and I think it's best to give him some space. It's hard out there, and possible he'll only be here for a short time again. We'll let him be and let him decide when and if he wants to open up to us, OK?
Second, there's Breanne, Ozzie and Lasse. Breanne Woolbright - yes - is Bryce's mother, so a quick round of congratulations on the happy reunion... Thank you. Well done, Breanne. She will be taking over my duties as building manager, to allow me to focus more fully on other work I do. Everybody say hello when you get a chance.
Ozzie is a sociologist, Lasse is a mechanic, and both seem quite friendly and interesting. Again, say hello when you get a chance. A round of applause for our new friends, OK? Thank you." Marie went back to the breakfast line, and answering questions. Bryce tried to keep his head low. Bryce- "Oh good grief..."
Breanne- "Honey why are you wearing those sunglasses indoors? You're not Stevie Wonder. People will think you're on the drugs..." Well-wishers got in their grits. Bryce- "... That's why, mom. It's UV protection."
Ibi- "God is great, this is a wonderful gift. Welcome, Breanne!"
Briar- "This is totally amazing! I can't believe it!"
Breanne- "Oh it is, it's wonderful! Look at all you nice young people, it's just great. I'm so happy, I never thought I'd get my old job back too! My job and my little boy, a blessing indeed."
Ibi- "Bryce is a rare blessing indeed. I also work in this building, though my home is across the street. My name is Ibi - short for Ibrahim."
Bryce- "You should tell her what you do, but you might need to put on sunglasses first."
Breanne- "Oh don't mind him, he was always such a sassy one. He used to pitch such a fit because we made him put pants on to go outside! He wore his favorite onesie until it was like a Freddie Mercury jumpsuit, the little dickens."
Bryce- "Mom's an expert on Freddy Mercury jumpsuits."
Ibi- "Maybe you will need my services. I make medicine for the enclave, Breanne."
Breanne- "That's such an important job! It's so nice for some young people around here to be doing such important things. --And you young lady? Oh let me guess, you have to be an artist! You just have that look, I can tell."
Bryce- "I caught that."
Briar- "I can't believe you guessed that! You're so gifted! Do you have a second sight?"
Breanne- "Oh I wish I did! I coulda had another career as one of those crystal readers, you get to wear those fun outfits! No no, you just have that look. Also, you have a spot of paint on your jacket. Hee hee. "
Briar- "OMG Bryce, you're mom is hecka funny. You're so lucky."
Bryce- "I know. Ibi, I'm gonna need more than usual today, I think."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on May 24, 2013 0:27:05 GMT -8
The conquering heroes returned from El Corazon! Rain pattered on the skylights and Chantelle and Floretta lit some braziers for light and warmth. Joe- "Back in one piece! Only left a few eyebrows on the trip. Hello y'all!"
Becky- "Stop pretending to be an extrovert, Joe. It's unbecoming." Seth saw Bryce in cool-guy mode. Trouble must be afoot...
He made his way over to check in. Seth- "Heyy what's shakin'? Didja miss me?"
Bryce- "It's my roommate, Mr. President. Seth, this is my mother, Breanne."
Breanne- "We've met, don't ya know?"
Ibi- "She's great, Seth. Marie said she's going to be the new apartment manager."
Seth- "Oh-- you're Bryce's mom?! I had no idea! Wow, how exciting!"
Breanne- "Guilty as charged! That's my bubbeleh, behind the t-shades. I know he's hard to recognize."
Bryce- "Man... man..."
Briar- "She totally figured out I was an artist. She's like Sherlock Holmes."
...And so on, with the hideous embarrassment of Bryce the Younger. Thierry came over and said something quietly to Seth which made the eyes bulge, and then they left. Bryce decided to use presidential assistant duties as an out and ran after them.
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