afternoon, pre-search

[mxpotatohead]

HEY y'all we just found a bike left about a mile out from the station and Colchester cops say a girl's missing, so if you been tossing your bike in a ditch on your morning triathlon better speak up now before it turns into a whole Thing. Cuz otherwise this ain't the BEST l

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[some time later]

[imaginist]

I'd say we should make a bet, but I'm not sure how either of us will collect if we're dead.

[some time later]

[beautyfull]

i'm keeping $100 cash in my pocket if i die first u get to have it if only for a moment

[some time later]

[imaginist]

Fool's bet. He's definitely going to try to kill me first. Age order, if nothing else.

[some time later]

[beautyfull]

not to REVEAL the move but it would def be to get me all nice n complacent with that line of thinking and take me out first

[some time later]

[emulsify]

alright. I am taking all four of you out. out as in into the wilderness, where you will be very safe in my care. and we will do our best to help find a teenage girl, who I'm sure is fine.

but also out as in hiring a hitman for Enoch specifically when we get back.

[some time later]

[nolitangere]

Guys, I think this is gonna be good. We're [...] super balanced.

[some time later]

[emulsify]

exactly! it'll be fine. you're all brilliant, competent people, and I know how to punch things very hard and can identify the leaves that won't cause cardiac distress if we get hungry.

[some time later]

[nolitangere]

That's perfect. I love eating a leaf when I'm hungry and not going into cardiac arrest. Top 5 favorite experiences.

[some time later]

[emulsify]

well, I know what to bring to the next station potluck.

not familiar with everyone's abilities, so I'd like to go over them before we head out, if that's okay. so I can get an idea of where we can best apply them if needed.

[some time later]

[nolitangere]

Sure, no problem. I'm the one with the devilhands of psychic and bodily torment.

Telekinetic manipulation and mind-linking. But only if I'm making physical contact.

[some time later]

[emulsify]

really? good, good, cool. you know how to utilize that telekinetic manipulation WAY better than I do, but it'll be useful for spooking any wildlife that gets too curious about what we're doing.

[some time later]

[beautyfull]

i'm personally v excited for both these things

[some time later]

[emulsify]

your support means a lot, C.

[some time later]

[beautyfull]

also i bet i know more about leaves than u

[some time later]

[emulsify]

this is a trap. I'm not exposing myself as a leaf nerd.

[...]

but I bet I can totally identify the stuff we come across faster than you.

[some time later]

[bubble_boy]

Be careful. And don't let Enoch

[some time later]

[emulsify]

of course. you, too. it'll be fine. remember our first outings back in the day? it'll be like that.

[some time later]

[bubble_boy]

Yeah, yeah. That feels like a million years ago. [...] I know you've got this, I'm not worried about that.

[some time later]

[emulsify]

thanks. if we spot anything, I'll ping you? do you have a group organized yet?

[some time later]

[bubble_boy]

Sounds good - I'll do the same. And yeah, Milo and Sal and Zeke, so just full to the brim with explorers. [...] Do you need to borrow one of We'll be painfully competent.

[some time later]

[emulsify]

see? routine stuff!

[noah/parson]
what's your gut say about what lured her out there? entity or phenomenon? mix of both? I talked to her a little when she was here. seemed most interested in the rift weather, radiation stuff, the rifts themselves.

Noah/Minty

[exacutus]

Be safe out there.

[some time later]

[imaginist]

Warning me is rather generous of you, when you know I can make multiple decoys for any snipers wanting to take aim.

[...] But yes. Finding Ernestine is the priority here.

[some time later]

[nolitangere]

[...] You are the strangest man

[some time later]

[emulsify]

you assume that's not part of the god Gavin your family was really messed

GLAD we're focusing on what's important now.