CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK

[intercom_voice]

[Hopefully everybody likes waking up outside.

Because as it were, in the middle of the night when everybody had been asleep or lulled into a sudden one by the sheer weight of the air around them...the Campus disappeared in its entirety. Left behind was only the cool surface of the concrete foundation.

For now it seems the residents were left to fend for themselves in the wilderness of the island. Not even the voice from over the intercom would comfort them.]

((ooc: the school has disappeared, along with all the NPCs and everything that was inside! no opt-out areas this time around. The temperature is cool during the day, and colder at night.

The event will last until October 20th, and I'll post a closer to signify it. Everything will be returned to its rightful place then.))

Comments

[obeytherod]

[Getting his breath back, Malik sits up to shoot Harriet a vicious glare.

...As vicious as one can glare after having been lying on their back, wheezing like an asthmatic, anyway.]

Tch...I just lost my balance. But you should watch where you aim, fool! [He stands and brushes himself off, attempting to act as if what just happened never happened.]

[whiterosefoes]

[...She's not particularly affected by his glare. But where did she aim? She turns and sees the squirrel.]

Actually, my aim was great. Maybe you should watch where you sleep.

[obeytherod]

... [Ignoring that comment, he spots the squirrel himself. Ah yes, time to mock her instead. THAT WILL COVER UP HIS FOLLY.] What is that supposed to feed? A larger squirrel?

[whiterosefoes]

Don't knock it! They're fine once you get a bunch of them.

[though prior to being trapped in the middle ages she probably never would have considered squirrel an acceptable menu item... she'll go and retrieve it.]

Besides, I haven't found signs of anything bigger yet. [there's also the matter of how would she carry anything really big like a deer. She's a bit of a shrimp, if he hasn't noticed.]

[obeytherod]

I doubt that.

[Malik steps away from the squirrel, circling around a bit so he's nearer Harriet's flank.]

Keh keh, what is it with you people? Bakura too. Always so preoccupied with meat. There's more than enough fruit around, and it takes less work too.

[whiterosefoes]

[Harriet glances at him as he's circling, but once she's put the squirrel away (in some sort of makeshift bag) she'll shrug and keep walking, looking for signs of more animals to track.]

Obviously we'll get both. There's more than enough people with us to search for it... and no good reason not to get that needed protein, especially with our hunting experience.

[obeytherod]

... [Ignores her for a bit, his expression betraying the worry and unease he was feeling beneath the surface.

What was taking Bakura so long? He was going to freeze out here! But he couldn't move now; if he did they wouldn't be able to find each other again. In this state even his soul fragment was useless.

A cool breeze blows by and Malik shivers despite himself, going to stand besides the tree as cover.

Harriet seemed like she had this all under control; she had her armor and at least three others to aid her. Right now, all he had was Bakura, and Ryou if you want to count him. Without his Ghouls, his Rod, his deck--! It was enough to make him lose it. At least he wasn't being man hunted this time.]

Oh, well it seems you guys are right at home out here. [The words are bitter.] I can't say I'm not used to it myself.

[whiterosefoes]

[No immediate signs of game. She supposes it wouldn't hurt to hang around Malik a bit... there's a lot of time to kill.]

...Well, it's not like I'm happy in this kind of situation. It reminds me of the warpath. I had to pick up these skills in quite a short time, you know?

[Harriet looks him over. Malik really looks like he's freezing. Why was he sleeping in a tree? There had to be better places for shelter.]

What're you doing out here, anyway?

[obeytherod]

Oh? I do. I know more about that sort of thing than you think.

[Malik had to learn to use the Rod and how to live in the outside world in just a few years. Not to mention the emotional tax his own ruthless ways had put on him. He really had grown cold because of them.]

I'm just waiting. I'm not sure where I want to go just yet.

[whiterosefoes]

Care to enlighten me, then?

I suppose you're waiting for Bakura... It did strike me as odd that you're by yourself.

[When they were so cozy before. Ugh.]

[obeytherod]

[Malik frowns when his vague-truth is seen through so easily. Now he seems dependent. He'll have to remedy that.]

...You're a smart girl, figure it out. And I don't see anything "odd" about being by myself. We can cover more ground this way. [Smirk~]

[whiterosefoes]

[She raises her index finger and tilts her head into it]

If that's the criteria, I think you covered more 'ground' in your little cuddlepile.

[OH SNAP SICK BURN OUT OF NOWHERE]

1/2

[obeytherod]

... [Malik just stares at Harriet in abject shock and horror.]

2/2

[obeytherod]

[Which quickly funnels into anger.]

Resorting to low blows like that is pathetic. We had no way of knowing the school was going to disappear in our sleep.

[whiterosefoes]

Worth it for your speechless expression. And what good is a lack of walls if I can't even make light out of it?

[Besides, Malik, you have no right to talk about resorting to low blows ever. That is like, basically all you do.]

[obeytherod]

Feh, there's no time to be "making light" of anything! Are you not taking this situation seriously?! Something moved that school, or is making us think it moved. That kind of power is dangerous...

[whiterosefoes]

[huff... since when were making wisecracks and taking a situation seriously mutually exclusive? She must have done the war all wrong if she wasn't supposed to be making fun of people during it.]

Fine, I'm sorry. How many clues did you find in the tree?

[obeytherod]

[It's only okay when Malik makes the wisecracks, duh.]

I wasn't looking for clues in the tree. [He's just going to knowingly answer that one straight.]

[whiterosefoes]

[answering him straight right back then]

Looking for fruit then? I'm pretty sure that kind of tree is coniferous, but you wouldn't be the first to make that mistake.

[fucking Stanley.]

[obeytherod]

Forget the tree already! [Flicking his hand dismissively.]

I have something I can tell you now that you're here. I revised my deck a bit based on that "hint" that you gave me. How about an addendum~?

[whiterosefoes]

[persistent, aren't you...]

Nothing's changed between us though...

[obeytherod]

Feh, you're so stubborn! [He says it playfully, shrugging his shoulders.] What do you want from me? A blood oath?

[whiterosefoes]

... [Maybe if it was a magical oath that'd replace his blood with acid if he broke his word. But she's not Rosenkreuz, so such a thing is not at her disposal. Sarcasm it is.]

What is this, the mafia?

[obeytherod]

[Losing his playfulness, Malik just continues on his own train of thought.]

I can trade information with you, if that would help. I've learned a few things you might be interested in.

[whiterosefoes]

[hngh. She turned him down immediately the last time he offered information, so she feels like she should do the same again. But, the Roses haven't found anything lately, and if the setting is going to keep crapping out... maybe she can at least humor it.]

Information pertaining to what?