deercountry | forget everything you saw

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forget everything you saw | open & closed

Who: Sharon Da Silva & You
What: September Catch-all, including TDM Prompts & Event Starters
When: Throughout the month of September
Where: Trench & the pocket dimension version of Trench

Content Warnings: graphic violence, gore, razor wires tearing up through a woman, cults, a massacre, burned flesh, cursing, and maybe more. will edit when necessary. starters will have warnings.

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G-good! Good. Just... take a breather. It's almost over!

[She focuses her attention on putting an end to the creature. She channels more and more ice until it stops moving. Then she slowly rises to her feet.]

Sorry, this - really didn't turn out to be a good idea. Let's get out of here.

[ Sharon lets out a laugh. It's a quiet thing, more a kneejerk reaction to the flush of adrenaline petering off, in addition to Scorpia's apology. ]

Why are you —— I should have been more careful. [ She looks to the dead, shadowed creature and sighs, breath coming out in puffs. ] It won't be following us now so it can't have been that bad of an idea, right? Plus [ she adds with a shrug as she looks Scorpia over ] I got to see how badass you were.

I'm not hurt. And you're not hurt, right?

[Scorpia didn't expect to be the one feeling reassured, but here she is! Just the effort she's putting into trying to comfort her is heartwarming to Scorpia, as it shows she's still in a good state of mind despite everything.]

You do raise some very good points! [She gives a small smile.] Thanks. And no, not hurt at all. That thing didn't get me, and I'm glad it didn't hurt you either. I guess so far, so good? So what do you think, should we move on to somewhere else or try checking out more of this place? [She doesn't see anything around them that looks like a clue, but she could always be mistaken.]

[ Sharon feels a flood of relief knowing Scorpia wasn't harmed. She'd have felt some guilt if she had been.

At the question, she takes a moment to look around the room. The second floor was falling in and given the smell, she was pretty sure the floors have rotted. ] I doubt there's any harm in checking it out but... I don't know, this place is just falling apart. You think there could be something in here we could use?

[She pauses a moment in thought. ...While trying not to take in too much of the smell, because that it is horrid!]

That's a good question. We can take a little look around just to make sure. The main things we'd be looking for, they'd be supplies? Anything that can help us stay on our feet until we find a way back. It'd be nice to have some reading material about the situation here too, but I doubt anything like that survived this little, uh, cave-in here.

[Scorpia makes her way through the room, shifting through some rubble to see if anything turns up, but nothing useful's turning up.]

[ Sharon responds with a stiff nod of understanding, stepping over remnants of the second floor and decaying furniture. She keeps quiet as she searches. It's only when she starts searching through a decaying hutch, its doors squeaking loudly as she opens them, that she discovers anything of use. ]

I think I found some jarred food. [ She pulls out a handful of mason jars. Some are clearly long past their expiration date, the food, and liquid inside murky and graying, but a few of the jars seem pristine beyond the accumulation of dust upon them. And then she lets out a little laugh of surprise. ] And an upon bottle of wine.

Oh! Sounds like a great find! Let me take a look. [She shuffles over towards her and helps to sort through the jars.]

Oh yeah, some of these look like they're still good... and some look definitely not good, no use for those! [And she laughs as she looks over the wine.] And that we can save for a later time!

[It does seem best no to drink when they're on the run in a dangerous town...]

While I definitely wouldn't say no to a nice glass of wine, I was thinking more for, like, disinfecting wounds. [ Sharon grins widely as she puts back the bad jars of food but keeps all the good ones, and that bottle of dusty wine, out on the floor before she stands up to start searching other areas of the building. most everything is falling apart. even the books on a collapsed bookshelf are mostly swollen by water and mold. ]

We need to find some fabric that's not falling apart to create a makeshift bag to carry it all in. It won't do us any good to have our arms full if another monster shows up.

Oh! Right. That... that is the other thing alcohol is used for! [She says with an embarrassed smile and laughs at her little oversight.

She helps with gathering the good-looking jars and then meets her suggestion with an affirmative nod.]

You're on the ball with this! Right, I'll see what I can find. [Stepping over a broken chair, she starts piecing through some more rubble. A lot of what she can find is deteriorated, torn apart and more mud than fabric. She holds up one particularly gross-looking one while making a disgusted Face, before tossing it to the side.

But eventually, she manages to find one drawer, within which is a shawl that is dirty, but intact.] Ooh, I think we can use this!

[ When Sharon isn't in the middle of panic or an emotional breakdown, she can be surprisingly resourceful and quick on her feet.

She tears through a few other cabinets and hutches. Most everything is falling apart or mold-ridden. Some of it she refuses to touch with her bare hands, even. The moment she hears Scorpia call out a find, she quickly goes to take a look. ]

And here I was starting to worry we'd have to use my undershirt. [ She looks it over and nods approvingly. ] And it's not all moldy! Good find, Scorpia, it's perfect!

[ She takes the shawl and begins to deftly fold and knot it until they have a relatively sturdy drop bag. It's far from perfect and it won't protect the jars from a fall but it'll make carrying everything easier. She lays down the jars into the bag and then nestles the jar of wine. ] I think that's everything we've found. It'd have been nice if the kitchen had a few knives or something but I guess beggars can't be choosers in a place like this.

[Scorpia's really starting to understand that about Sharon! She was ready to do most of the heavy lifting in getting them through this, but it's a welcome relief to see that Sharon is so on top of things now that things are calmer. And Scorpia grins proudly at her approval.]

Thanks! I guess I lucked out. Yeah, no- no need for any shirts to be put to use!

[She watches as Sharon puts the shawl together into the bag, almost like watching a magic trick.]

Nice job! Yeah, I think we're pretty much set for now. At least if we need things cut, my pincers can do the job a lot of the time! [She snips them in demonstration.] Should I carry the bag? Or are you okay with it?

You're the muscle here. What kind of person would I be if I made you carry the bag, too? [ She hooks the bag over her shoulder, the glass inside clinking together gently. ]

Where do you think we should head next? I'm thinking we should find a place to rest for a little bit, one that's less... [ she looks around ] damaged. Hopefully.

[ and free of any living, or dead, beasts. ]

You know, you got a point there! Thanks for being considerate of this humble muscle here. [She grins at her and gives a little flex. It will make it easier for her to be on top of any future attacks if she isn't carrying anything else too.

Scorpia starts to head back towards the door as she ponders her suggestion.]

I do like that idea! Rest is very important and can help us stay on top of our game here. ...It just does feel like it'll be harder to find a good place for it. I feel like most of the places that aren't wrecked might have inhabitants. ...Which could be good, or it could be bad! [It brings them back to, can they find any survivors who aren't part of that cult?] But the only way we'll find out is by searching, so... I think it's definitely worth a try.

[ It's the least she can do given what Scorpia has done for her so far.

Truthfully, Sharon's exhausted. She's been pushing through it, it's easier to ignore when you're uncertain, but it's really starting to hit her. She's been exhausted since Rose left but that panic from earlier has made it all the more pronounced. It's in her joints and her bones. It gets worse thinking about having to deal with other people, good or bad, but they don't have a ton of options. She'd rather avoid staying in a place as crumbling as this one, especially with a body so close. ]

We'll search for a little while and if we don't find some place that's better, we can just settle. I just think I really need a place to rest, even if it's just for, like, an hour.

[Scorpia hears her out, while looking her over. While Scorpia herself still feels like she has plenty of stamina to go for a while yet... Sharon looks much more ragged. And considering the state she was in when she came across her, she can really understand the importance of rest. So she softly nods.]

I understand. [Considering she's not so tired, Scorpia considers it could be doable for her to stand guard when Sharon rests. It's just a matter of finding a good, safe place to rest.]

We'll get you some rest! Come on now, let's start searching and see what are options are. [She says as she leads the way out of the dilapidated housed.]

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