Week one

[letsplayamod]

You've all met Athena, and she's made her point quite clear. She's fully committed to making this world better, and you're the ones who agreed to lend a hand. Something she's obviously quite thankful for.

It's really not so bad around here. Despite the sky, and the state of the land, things are fairly calm. You've got plenty of time to get used to it, and each other. Maybe this'll be easier than it seems.

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Wednesday

[letsplayamod]

[rockymountaindie]

[ Death has no power here. Not his Death, at least. It's been a few days since Athena has told him that, and Alex really is trying to conceptualize it.

However.

That's easier said than done.

The nervous energy inside him won't leave. It won't dissipate. So he needs to do something with that. And what he does is fall back on old habits. That's right, folks, it's time to death-proof the camp.

He's kind of fluttering all over the place, setting up buckets of water near as many torches as he can, taking note of things he wants to ask Athena about... A few areas get more devoted attention, however.

One of which being the kitchen. This can't be a surprise, after Monday. He writes a little note next to the oven, underlining it a few times: ]

Do NOT leave on and unattended

[ And besides that, he's rearranging any pots or pans that may seem to be haphazardly stored, particularly ones up high. No unstable stacks on his watch, no sir! He consolidates the knives, counting them up, handling them with great care, moving any that may be in a block back against the wall. It's a very meticulous process.

Another area he's preoccupied with is the training ground. Boy howdy he is sure worried about the training ground. Gingerly, Alex checks all of the equipment for any loose screws or wobbly supports. He goes through each first aid kit. He tests and double checks the ropes. He picks up any poles that may have been left out, setting them against the training dummies... ]

...No. No, not here.

[ Okay. Fine, Alex. Setting them on the ground, away from the training dummies, and all other equipment. ]

...Not here either.

[ Oh my god, kid.

He gets all the poles and dull swords and moves their weapon rack to the complete opposite side of the training grounds, away from any other piece of equipment, before setting them back up in it, one weapon at a time. ]

...Better.

[ Hallelujah.

Lastly, he...nervously edges towards the bonfire pit. He's set up a few buckets here, some with water, some with dirt. He's got a whole bunch of stones collected from the forest, and...just kind of stands there, one in his hand. But he's not getting closer. He murmurs to himself: ]

...might not be the right kind of reinforcement, but, better than nothing... But she said, it looked alright, it looks alright, but what if...

[ And so on and so forth. ]

Bonfire Pit

[catsgothistongue]

[holy fire safety batman.]

It looks like a good spot to roast some marshmallows, dude.

[Ranma was already coming here for that reason alone, if that bright pink bag of marshmallows in his arm wasn't a dead giveaway. But then he heard Alex mumbling to himself like a dork and saw all the buckets around, so now he's here cause his curiosity's piqued. ]

[rockymountaindie]

[ Without missing a damn beat: ] Or a good spot to burn to death. Either or, soo, I'm tryin' to- to make sure that doesn't happen.

[catsgothistongue]

[Opening his mouth, about to harp on Alex for being so pigeonhearted. That's before he recalls that, oh right. This is the death guy. The one that dealt with the literal embodiment of death, not the other god of death guy. And while Ranma himself is very cavalier when it comes to close call with death, even he can say that Alex's behavior's fair.

So he'll lay off the guy. A little, like 15%.]

C'mon man, take a breather. Nobody here's gonna set themselves on fire. They can't be that clumsy.

[somebody hasn't heard of the flambé fiasco on monday. said somebody is bending over and picking up sticks, trying to find one pointy for his treat]

[rockymountaindie]

[ Alex, who was at the impromptu kitchen fire, kind of deadeyes the middle distance for a moment. In utter deadpan: ] You'd be surprised.

[ But he continues— ]

Buut, s'not about bein' clumsy or not. It's about...not takin' in all the factors that could lead up to an accident. It just takes one bad...choice or circumstance to cause a whole big disaster, you know? Especially if something isn't properly maintained.

1/2

[catsgothistongue]

[why. why is he staring off like that. did he break the alex?]

... Okay, I can't argue against ya' there.

[Cause like. Fair. Akane would've left half of the kitchen charred black if she was here! Ha ha ha aw now he kinda made himself sad thinking of that...

Alex's comments about bad choices and circumstances get a scoff out of the pigtailed teen.] Preachin' to the choir there. [Almost most of his life's biggest problems can be summed up as bad choices or circumstances. Jusenkyo, the Neko-ken, the pledge... How many of that could've been prevented if people genma actually stopped and used their gods damned brain.]

In my experience, even if you plan ahead or try taking into account everything, things will go wrong anyway. [curse of living in a rumiko takahashi comic: if you're not named nabiki your plans will get foiled before they can be put into action.] You just gotta be quick on your feet and think in the moment.

[Ranma is labeled as the God of Flow here. That's how he handles most of his problems when things go awry... usually in tandem with violence but lets not sweat that detail. Ranma snaps a stick in twain, plucking out marshmallows from the bag to make a sweet shish kebab.]

Besides...

2/2

[catsgothistongue]

[He rocks one of the water bucket Alex had set out with his foot gingerly to not spill it over.]

... Can't somebody trip on these and fall in the flames?

[he's. helping? hindering? ranma could honestly be doing both]

1/3

[rockymountaindie]

[ ... ]

2/3

[rockymountaindie]

...Wait. No, wait, that's—

3/3

[rockymountaindie]

Ahh- sh-shit, there's just- there's SO many fire hazards around here!

[ You didn't break him before, Ranma, but you may have broken him now! ]

[catsgothistongue]

[uh oh spaghetti-os. he was actually getting somewhere(?) but then took 180 steps backwards. Oops.

He should probably do something before Alex gives himself an aneurysm. Calmly approaching the taller boy.]

Alex. Al. Buddy. [Pal

Just. Drops a handful of marshmallows in Alex's hand. Eat. You're not you when you're hungry.]

all over the place

[pariunt]

[Given their previous conversation, Astarion isn't entirely surprised to see all of this prep work Alex is doing.]

You seen like a man on a mission.

[Despite the flippant wording, he's clearly judging Alex.]

[rockymountaindie]

[ Without looking up, Alex sets down another bucket of water. ]

Yeah, well, we got a lotta fire hazards around.

[pariunt]

I suppose I can't blame you for being cautious. It's better to look out for yourself that assume others will do it for you.

[This is genuine praise.]

[rockymountaindie]

[ A beat. ]

I'm tryin' to look out for everyone. Not just me.

[pariunt]

Yes, of course. But you are the one taking the initiative to secure things.

[rockymountaindie]

...Someone's gotta. Might as well be me.

[pariunt]

Tav and I do have experience in fortifying locations. But where we were, it was... different. It's enclosed, for one. This place is quite open, all things considered.

And we were more concerned with enemies from without. Still, it's best to be cautious.

training grounds

[raisethemoon]

[ It takes Luna a little bit to really notice what Alex is doing with all the equipment. She'd been flying around over head, not actually looking to use the training grounds at all. But after a little observation, she flutters down to get a closer look. ]

What are you doing?

[rockymountaindie]

[ Without looking up: ] Tryin' to limit the chances someone'll have an accident.

[raisethemoon]

...they are only training weapons.

[ Training accidents do happen, but that's almost a guarantee sooner or later. Besides - an accident with the rack itself? ]

[rockymountaindie]

That doesn't mean anything. Everything's got the potential to be something deadly.

[ this is just normal to him i'm so sorry luna. ]

[raisethemoon]

....I suppose it might. But I do not think it is really terribly likely?

[ Not enough for him to be out here like, moving furniture? ]

[rockymountaindie]

That's how it gets you.