Heavenly Star of Conflagration [Action - All Around Town]

[heavenfang]

-War.

War was hell.

Tir lets out a depressed sigh as he digs through another pile of rubble. More dead. No food. He'd already warned the bajkaiskierki not to eat any of the charred remains, as they may not have died cleanly. Not that he knew a thing about radiation. He just knew that you don't eat things you find that are already dead. He turned his attention to the horizon. That ominous feeling in the distance... That cloud... He turned his attention to his blond companion.-

tenei_star, have you seen any other survivors? Or any food...

-He'd wish he had bothered to pack some jerky away...-


[[ OOC: Feel free to come across any of the three travelers. They're mostly looking for other people, but will likely NOT be heading towards the highway. ]]

Comments

[bajkaiskierki.livejournal.com]

[Well, fine. Burnt dead things were off-limits--they smelled less than appealing anyway. Iskierka could kind of get behind that.

But what about whole ones? The one the dragon's discovered and is rolling about with her foreclaws was perfectly intact and hadn't begun to puff up or smelled like much at all.

Something else stopped her. One did not generally eat humans; at least, properly civilized dragons didn't. Temeraire was horrified at the thought, and caused a dreadful ruckus when some of the more isolated beasts from the breeding grounds tried to.

This one...didn't look too much like Granby. Or Lawrence, if Temeraire ever came here and started a fuss.

...but she was hungry.]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

We're going to find you some real food, so don't worry, alright?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe was trying to find if there was anything useful left in the remains of his home. He didn't stay there much these days, and siftingt past the remains of the drones of is housemates was a little too much. He was feeling a bit defeated and was sitting on the remains of the sidewalk there, holding a charred book with him. It's the only one of this sent from home that was even close to being in one piece.]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Hello! You over there! -Tir waves at the youth.-

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He picks his head up, and gives a small wave back.] Yes? Do you need help?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Actually, I was going to ask you that.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

O-Oh. Yeah, I'm alright, thank you. I... I was about to... Um. I'm not sure, actually. I-I should be getting back to Goldberg Street, I guess. Or what's left of it.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

What's waiting for you there?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ah, friends. They're still searching for anything usable at their house. Th-this was mine... But there's nothing left.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You can search for supplies with my group, if you wish. It's dangerous to be on your own.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He thinks about it for a moment, then nods, trying to smile.] Sure, thanks. I can a-at least follow you back to Goldberg Street, if nothing else.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You'll be safer with us, regardless.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Thanks. [He walks over to him now.] Ah, I'm Crowe, by the way.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Tir McDohl. It's a pleasure, Sir Crowe.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Likewise. I wish it was under better circumstances, though. H-Have you been in Mayfield long?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Barely a few days...

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Really? Good God... A-And this is what you had to show up in time for. I'm sorry.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

It's not as if warzones are new to me.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

O-Oh. But a nuclear war zone?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what the difference is supposed to be.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I-I suppose it's the same as any other bombing when you look at it, b-but the after effects... That's what you need to worry about.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

How do you mean?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ah... Tell me there's no nuclear bombs where you're from... [HE DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS.]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

The only thing capable of this back in my world are certain Rune Canons, but the manufacturing of those kind of weapons were banned at least two hundred years ago.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

A-Ah. I wish these were banned. Or never existed. They... nuclear bombs... There's fallout. The after effects. It... will make you very sick. W-Without a lot of medical attention, you might not...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Fallout? After effects?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Y-Yeah, the side affects from the explosion, basically.

[tenei_star]

There is very little Young Master. I have found a few preserved items but I am unsure of the condition of what's inside. As for survivors... I have seen a few, other prisoners like us.

[He let the notion that all the strange "drones" were dead stay in the air. He didn't want to think about it as he wasn't quite sure how to think of them yet.]

I am worried Young Master, that sinister cloud in the distance... I have a bad feeling. What could cause something like that?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

... I've heard of power like this being unleashed before. Cataclysmic energy. Something like what Crowley seemed capable of. But nothing on this scale.

[tenei_star]

To be something more... that's terrifying.

[Could it be like... no, he didn't want to think about it.]

We can't stay here, this must surly only be the start of something.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Where else... is there to go?

[tenei_star]

I'm not sure, but staying here I think is too vulnerable, isn't it?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

We don't know that yet. We need to find other people... and find better good. I'm not sure how long a few cans of vegetables will last us.

[tenei_star]

You're right, we do need to find others and better provisions. Lets try and find who we can, and quickly.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

I'm glad we're in agreement... And we really need to find her something she can eat without risking carrion. -He motions to the dragon.-

[tenei_star]

Maybe we will find some animals while we search for survivors?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Gremio, if the humans were incinerated, I doubt the beasts fared any better.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[Lion is getting accustomed to the sight of death, and he wishes he wasn't. Waking up in a pile of rubble isn't so great either. Mayfield has thrown a lot of things at the people living here since Lion arrived, but never anything like this. All he can do is salvage whatever supplies he can from the wreckage and go to look for his friends and family, to see if they're safe. Which is what he's doing, despite his rather disheveled state.]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Sir Lion! -Tir calls to the other young man, waving.-

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[Lion looks up.] Oh...Tir-san. Are you alright?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

I was going to ask you that, actually.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

[Lion looks himself over and gives an embarrassed laugh.] I guess I am in a sorry state, aren't I...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You're not used to situations like this, I take it.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

I've never woken up to find an entire area completely leveled, no.

And this has never happened here before, either, at least not from what I know...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

I meant warzones.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

...no, not in the slightest, I'm afraid.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Probably for the best...

You can travel with our group. Being out on your own is going to be dangerous.

[beamiracle.livejournal.com]

Probably. Where I'm from, there hasn't been a war that caused this much destruction for about forty years.

I'd be happy to, but...I have family here, and I'd like to see if they're alright first.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

-Tir nods.- I understand. I shan't impede you, then.