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Post by dakota on Jan 29, 2011 2:02:23 GMT -5
Dell nodded, then looked at Janxi and Tori " You two and the dog fight like brother and sisters. You snap at one another, but I am willing to bet you would come to one another's aid in a heartbeat."
Brea picked at the fish, but her nose was upturned and she soon turned away from it. " fish is yucky. "
As Socrates watched and overheard, Shep looked up at Sam as she sat down beside him. He gave a bit of a scowl that hinted he wanted to be left alone. " Just needed some time to clear my head. The others weren't helping much."
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Post by Tori on Jan 29, 2011 9:10:21 GMT -5
"How can a little girl make it out in the swamp without eatin' fish? I'll bet you have a lot of cats that'd do this fer ya."
She rummaged in her pack and produced an MRE, zipped it open with a claw and pulled out the "snack pretzel, cheese filled." This was military speak for Combos. She opened the bag and passed it to little Brea before taking another bite of fish. "Here, try these instead."
She continued eating her fish and gave Dell a nod. "Yeah, I reckon we would, but we wouldn't make nuthin of it and try bossin' no one around. Anyhow, were our boys up there killt fightin that petal turkle Y'all lose any too?"
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Post by Mierin on Jan 29, 2011 18:04:39 GMT -5
Sam simply nods at Shep and gets up, walking away quietly. She then checks on Richardson and Autumn to see how they re doing. "There's some food up that way if either of you are hungry."
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Post by dakota on Jan 31, 2011 2:18:29 GMT -5
Dell nodded. " Eleven members of our village were lost that day before Captain Tim intervened and his youngest sacrificed himself to feed it a bomb to save the others."
Brea tested the first treat, then with a big smile, began to gobble the pretzel snacks.
Shep watched Sam leave, and was about to sample the fish when he saw Socrates . He scowled at the dog boy," I don't need a babysitter, Soc. I'm fine."
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Post by Tori on Jan 31, 2011 2:30:48 GMT -5
Tori ran her finger through Brea's hair and purred softly, knowing the cub was happy.
She grave a grave nod when Dell told of his losses and how the last SOG team took down the turtle. "I done wondered about that. When we eat dino meat, we chew it, wif no difculty, and we jus cut it wif skeakknnives and don't need no vibro knife. If we go 'an toss a grenade in a dino's mouf like playin' bassetbawl, could we take one down? Maybe its jus their hides that are armored..."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 31, 2011 7:45:30 GMT -5
"I'm not babysitting." Socrates countered. "Or I would be with Brea."
After a pause, he adds, "I am here to make sure you can mourn without distraction."
With that, he backed a little further into the bushes, unseen by Shep, but still within sight of him.
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Post by dakota on Jan 31, 2011 9:27:47 GMT -5
Shep quickly learned why Brea wasn't fussy over the fish as he tried a second bite before tossing the rest in the river. Scowling, he got up and walked toward where Socrates had been and quick spotted him in the bushes. " Come on out, and tell me how you knew that."
Dell nodded, " It takes the fight out of them. " He looked at the two mutant cats. " I dont want to offend, but have you faced any of the rat men while looking for your missing friends?"
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Jan 31, 2011 9:40:45 GMT -5
Socrates looked around. When he was absolutely certain no-one was looking, he said, unusually quietly and timidly. "I saw who it was, as Janxi suspects, and I read the name. I am sorry for your loss."
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Post by Tori on Jan 31, 2011 11:22:02 GMT -5
"Naw, but I done heard 'bout em livin' on an island. Cats and dogs ain't friends usually, though I do like more than a few, just not this one. But, there ain't one single rat a cat would ever want to see draw breath."
She rummaged through her rucksack and brought out two juice boxes. Both were marked "Cat Milk" and sold to pet owners of domestic cats. To evolved cats, they were a treat. No lactose intolerance, contained needed calcium, and tasted pretty good. She passed one to Janx, and stabbed her own with a straw.
"We met up wif your Horune on da way in, then scrapped with some raptors, and we figured out real quick why they was extinct versus shagcats of all sorts. Then we saw and killed a dino spider. We rescued some cubs from a village north of here that wasn't real warm to the CS, but they gave us a boat.
"Then we came down south at their advice to find our team. We found lizard men and gator men fightin wif yer sister, but no, I ain't seen no rat men, yet. We gottem in Lone Star, and even the Deadboys and the Pecos Bandits are coming to realize they have a common enemy in them filthy rodents."
She took note of Dell's advice about slowing down a dino and resolved to try it. If their flesh could be cooked over a regular cookfire rather than needing plasma, Tori suspected a plasma grenade two-pointer might barbecue a T-rex from the inside, leaving nothing but a hide. If the chance arose, she'd try it.
"Anyhow them there rats.. Can ya show us where they operate, and this island they's from? Do y'all have much experience wif dem raidin' ya?"
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Post by Janxi on Jan 31, 2011 22:22:00 GMT -5
Janxi ate her fish and listened to the conversation. "Do them rats got heavy weapons, magic weapons, or are they armed like primitives? Any magic casting skills?"
She smiled as Tori bragged on cats over dinosaurs. "Yup. I done took one of them raptors down wif mah bare hands!"
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Post by Mierin on Feb 1, 2011 1:00:48 GMT -5
After telling Richardson and the Doctor that food was available if they wanted it, Sam rejoins Dell and the others. Once there is a break in the conversation, she'll ask politely, "Would you be able to show me on the map which way Tim and his crew went?"
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Post by dakota on Feb 1, 2011 1:32:27 GMT -5
" Yeah, well, I tried to warn the kid to stay out of CSOG, but he had to be like Uncle..." Shep started to answer, but stopped midsentence and looked at Socrates. " You said read. soc, there something you might want to tell me." Shep managed to bury his grief in concern. " Don't worry, it goes no further."
Dell shook his head," Ratmen didn't stay on the island like the rumors say. " He pointed to the map where a crude rat head had been painted over two of the Barbarian territories. " They invaded these territories several seasons ago. Luckily they haven't brached out much. Your brother was headed this way. " He pointed to an unmarked territory near the coast, bordering the rat men claimed areas." Last we heard.No idea why, the Pelican tribe was wiped out by the Bullhounds five years ago."
Dell looked at them, " I warned Captain Tim not to get too close to the Rat Men lands. They don't have magic users, but they use whatever weapons they can steal. We have only dealt with them once, but they used from weapons like yours to homemade blades. And they are definitely savages, at least in battle. You'd do best to avoid them too."
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Post by Tori on Feb 1, 2011 5:18:17 GMT -5
The thought of rats made tori's skin crawl. They bred quickly, lived completely without ethics and while Tori grew bolder about her right to exist and yearned for freedom, rats needed to die when encountered.
"Ohh, they'll branch out jus as soon as they run out of room for all their spawn in whatever hole they is hidin'. Yew and yer other human tribes would be well smart to put aside yer differences for a spell, and wipe out all them rats, before there's too many of 'em. This here is a time to show no mercy, cuz you lettim live, and they'll be back in numbers in maybe just a few years."
She looked down at Brea and held her in a loving, and protective embrace, knowing the little girl was in danger even now, but if she lived to adulthood, would have a life under siege by rats. She finished her meal, by now quite full of fish, and nodded as Sam returned.
"Hey Six? You done thought about settin' a watch? Me and Janxi don't mind doin' first watch. Even safe in this here village, it ain't a bad idea to help their lookouts wif our lookouts."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Feb 1, 2011 7:16:20 GMT -5
"They made me too smart, Shep. You've always known that." Socrates grins. "Don't worry. What'll be really interesting is if they ever did the math on my service record."
He paused. "He felt a lot like you. I could see him joining and acting just like you."
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Post by Dome on Feb 1, 2011 7:36:01 GMT -5
Richardson who had stayed cleaning his gear was just finishing putting things back in order when Sam spoke to him. He nodded his head and said, "thank you Six."
He then heads over to the food. Not knowing what had been going on since he was back in the room they were given as a bunk he just sidles up and grabs some food that was offered. He remains quiet and watches the others.
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