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leave a message. will get back to you soon.
probably."
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NOTE: As of 12/2016, Rey has adopted the alias "Fiona Stransky" when working with the Guard. Something to keep in mind, as Rey maintains a low profile with her involvement in the group. Other than what is mentioned in the Guard records, there is no trace of a "Fiona" identified on the network.
[It's no big deal to Rey, and she makes it look like just that when she hoists the carcass up off the floor and over her shoulder like it's a bag of groceries. She only casts a glance towards Atem for a brief second before she starts heading towards the stairs to the game area.]
[He better. Though Rey can't say she blames him...]
Can't say it sounds like a bad idea. Would be nice to have for these damned headaches. [You know, the ones that she's been dealing with for a while since she fucked around with her brain. That sure did have some lasting effects.]
「That seems to take Atem by surprise a little, is she not feeling well?」
Meds seem hard to come by here here anyway... The last time he had to take some, Law had actually made them himself by combining stuff... I didn't ask, but it was a bit weird.
「Oh man, that was a long time ago...」
With the clinic on another island, it couldn't hurt... Not sure if Carlisle would agree, though.
[Not that they're going anywhere anytime soon. She's going to have to cut this thing up before she cooks it, and then some. Hmmm...
[Rey leads Atem to the back area of the Game Room. It's not someplace she let's people in very often, as it used to be Firo's place. Now it's her temporary sleeping quarters, more like a mini-apartment with a rudimentary kitchen.
[She grunts when she throws the carcass onto a table, barely breaking a sweat doing so.]
Figured that's what you meant. Just... You know, if I ask or if it's something for me, he'll probably play ball. That's how he is most of the time.
[The quarters isn't anything special. Firo kept it simple even when he was there, and since he's been gone it's stayed more or less the same.
[At Atem's offer, Rey casts him a brief look before pointing towards the stove.] Maybe grab the things we'll need to cook this thing. Storage will also be a good idea, since there's going to be a lot of meat here.
[She hums a moment. What else...]
Oh, and knife. There should be some knives in that drawer. [She points to the one.]
If you don't know what locusts taste like, you'll never know if it does.
[She gives him a cunning look right back as she retrieves a pliers-shaped tool from the kit, and begins working on taking apart the shelled armor of the creature. Looks like she's going to have to dismember this little guy... Maybe those blades would make useful weapons somewhere down the line, too.]
Hard to say. Barring anything from my world, I've caught and eaten some pretty weird shit that came in here, too -- including a big ass snake.
Snake, huh? Was it good? ... or... I mean, could you taste it?
「Snake was one of those animals that were touchy to his people, demon or god? Destroyers and protectors? He's not even going to bother to go there, but it does sounds like yet another interesting story.」
A little over eighteen meters long. It was a giant fucker.
[Seriously. A 60-foot titanboa is no joke. Rey had go cut it up into sections to take home with her.]
On its own, it wasn't very flavorful. Had to come up with some recipes to make it actually taste good. [Rey smirks at the thought as she just. Nonchalantly starts to get the poor dead creature on her table with her bare hands. Gross.]
「There is a reason why he came to her instead of anyone else, if anything, he looks a little fascinated by how she works her way around the thing. But, yeah, it's a little gross anyway. Fascinatingly gross. There is something about hands he likes, how could he not? And her are no different, rough as them seem, so he enjoy watching her work for a little moment.」
Hopefully this won't need too much work. But-- lemme help you.
「There is surely something he can do, like putting things on bowls and what not.」
If anyone had told me long time ago that I would be hunting and dismembering my food before eating it, I would have laughed in their face.
「He was king, dudes! King! Pharaoh! Bow chicka wow wow!」
[If it's one thing that Rey can take pride in, it's being able to make use of her hands, rough and calloused as they are. She's deft and effective when it comes to taking apart a kill. With synthetics, she had dissected many just to figure out how they tick. Since her arrival to Hadriel, she has mostly been catching her own game, not trusting the meat in the shops ever since Rage tampered with the food so soon after Rey's arrival.
[When Atem speaks, it occurs to Rey that... she probably shouldn't just throw these guts on the floor. That's just gross, man. She nods her head towards the cabinet above the fridge.]
You'll probably need a chair-- [No offense, little dude. She's just being realistic here.] --but there're some cooking bowls up there. That'll be a start.
[Thank god she isn't doing this alone, because getting supplies while she's elbow-deep in gore is... a bad idea.
[His last comment she just scoffs at.] Right. You're some sort of big shot, aren't you? Hope this isn't too much for your delicate sensibilities.
[He mentioned being a king or something, right? Pretty sure that's what he was talking about.]
「If the comment about the chair offends him, it doesn't show. It doesn't. He does get the closest chair (he takes off his shoes, he's that mindful, at least) and gets what is needed.」
Who are you calling delicate?
「Pout. He's seen some shit, he just killed that thing!」
But... yeah, 「Not even going to deny it.」 I mean... we hunted for fun. Well, I hunted for fun, though, it wasn't as fun as they made it look either.
Not at all. The first time I did that was... here, but, heh, it was a wee fish for a friend... we cooked it, but I was seven, you know, that time when we somehow ended up as kids and all... But it was a fish.
「He says as he makes a face at the poor thing on the table.」
[This is what you sign up for when you become friends with Rey. Lots of harsh teasing is involved.]
A "wee fish". [Sorry Atem, that just sounds funny to her. She remembers the kid being an even tinier kid, so that happened.] Well, it looks like this guy's something along those same lines... like a crab or lobster. There's a big pot over there -- just fill it up with water and set it to boil on the stove.
[Just like before, she nods in the direction of the cooking supplies, rather than flinging her messy hands around.]
「In retrospective, it was quite the tiny fish! Poor Yehudit, of all people she had to befriend a useless prince.
But look at that he grew up to be not so useless as he follows Rey's instructions, he even adds some salt to the water, might as well.」
Thanks for helping me, Rey.
「He says as he busies himself helping her with the creature, but he doesn't quite mean this time only, if he thought about, it would have been terribly difficult to survive by himself on that orb trip, she had taught him quite a lot and kept doing so.」
[Although Rey doesn't say it, she does nod approvingly at his help. Eventually, she takes what she has and dumps some of the creature into the hot water. She had to cut up some of the carapace to make it fit, but she makes it work.]
It's no problem. Just glad to be able to help. [She takes his gratitude at face value, but it does sound like he is thanking her for more than just this.]
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Um, sure, no problem. Kitchen's upstairs. [Pause.] Can carry it up there for you.
[Poor kid looks like he's about to collapse on the spot.]
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... I'd appreciate that.
「While he could carry it... no, never mind.」
Hey, Rey. I don't suppose you have some of that tea here?
「You know the one!」
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Not here, no. Left what I had back at the house.
[A mistake she wishes she could rectify now.]
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You know? It could be a nice addition to your menu.
「Getting a little high and getting drunk, same difference, right?」
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Can't say it sounds like a bad idea. Would be nice to have for these damned headaches. [You know, the ones that she's been dealing with for a while since she fucked around with her brain. That sure did have some lasting effects.]
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Meds seem hard to come by here here anyway... The last time he had to take some, Law had actually made them himself by combining stuff... I didn't ask, but it was a bit weird.
「Oh man, that was a long time ago...」
With the clinic on another island, it couldn't hurt... Not sure if Carlisle would agree, though.
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[Plus she'd like to make any visits to the clinic as infrequent as possible, and that's one way to do it.]
Can't hurt to ask, either. Carlisle is generally willing with it comes to helping me out. Guess it's that whole "indebted" bullshit.
[Which Rey still doesn't feel he's under any obligation to, but she'd like to think that's just his excuse more than anything now.]
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「Does he even want to know?」
Well, I meant it for other people too. Maybe something less strong.
「Would Carlisle like to help others too..?」
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[Not that they're going anywhere anytime soon. She's going to have to cut this thing up before she cooks it, and then some. Hmmm...
[Rey leads Atem to the back area of the Game Room. It's not someplace she let's people in very often, as it used to be Firo's place. Now it's her temporary sleeping quarters, more like a mini-apartment with a rudimentary kitchen.
[She grunts when she throws the carcass onto a table, barely breaking a sweat doing so.]
Figured that's what you meant. Just... You know, if I ask or if it's something for me, he'll probably play ball. That's how he is most of the time.
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Atem follows and seems actually rather curious about that room, never has he before been there, for as long as he usually hangs out there.」
Use your special power for good, Rey.
「Wink.」
Anyway... How can I help?
「He's not there to see her do all the work!」
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[At Atem's offer, Rey casts him a brief look before pointing towards the stove.] Maybe grab the things we'll need to cook this thing. Storage will also be a good idea, since there's going to be a lot of meat here.
[She hums a moment. What else...]
Oh, and knife. There should be some knives in that drawer. [She points to the one.]
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「He claims after getting said knives.」
The carapace is pretty hard. It was really hard to get through it.
「But he did it! He did it. Rey, be proud of him, goddammit!
pet him and tell him he's pretty」Got any pincers?
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[She thinks again, before gesturing Atem in the direction of a nearby closet.]
Not sure about pincers, but there're some tools in there that should help.
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「He gives her a smirk and gets the tools on the table.」
If you don't tell me this is the weirdest thing you've had to cook so far, I'm gonna be disappointed.
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[She gives him a cunning look right back as she retrieves a pliers-shaped tool from the kit, and begins working on taking apart the shelled armor of the creature. Looks like she's going to have to dismember this little guy... Maybe those blades would make useful weapons somewhere down the line, too.]
Hard to say. Barring anything from my world, I've caught and eaten some pretty weird shit that came in here, too -- including a big ass snake.
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「Snake was one of those animals that were touchy to his people, demon or god? Destroyers and protectors? He's not even going to bother to go there, but it does sounds like yet another interesting story.」
How big, anyway?
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[Seriously. A 60-foot titanboa is no joke. Rey had go cut it up into sections to take home with her.]
On its own, it wasn't very flavorful. Had to come up with some recipes to make it actually taste good. [Rey smirks at the thought as she just. Nonchalantly starts to get the poor dead creature on her table with her bare hands. Gross.]
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「There is a reason why he came to her instead of anyone else, if anything, he looks a little fascinated by how she works her way around the thing. But, yeah, it's a little gross anyway. Fascinatingly gross. There is something about hands he likes, how could he not? And her are no different, rough as them seem, so he enjoy watching her work for a little moment.」
Hopefully this won't need too much work. But-- lemme help you.
「There is surely something he can do, like putting things on bowls and what not.」
If anyone had told me long time ago that I would be hunting and dismembering my food before eating it, I would have laughed in their face.
「He was king, dudes! King! Pharaoh! Bow chicka wow wow!」
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[When Atem speaks, it occurs to Rey that... she probably shouldn't just throw these guts on the floor. That's just gross, man. She nods her head towards the cabinet above the fridge.]
You'll probably need a chair-- [No offense, little dude. She's just being realistic here.] --but there're some cooking bowls up there. That'll be a start.
[Thank god she isn't doing this alone, because getting supplies while she's elbow-deep in gore is... a bad idea.
[His last comment she just scoffs at.] Right. You're some sort of big shot, aren't you? Hope this isn't too much for your delicate sensibilities.
[He mentioned being a king or something, right? Pretty sure that's what he was talking about.]
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Who are you calling delicate?
「Pout. He's seen some shit, he just killed that thing!」
But... yeah, 「Not even going to deny it.」 I mean... we hunted for fun. Well, I hunted for fun, though, it wasn't as fun as they made it look either.
「Totally normal teen problems, huh?」
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[She knows what he means, but feels the need to jab him a bit more anyway. For fun. Someone's got to live a little sometimes, right? Yes.]
But you've never done the whole process of prepping a kill to eat?
[It's one of those basic survival skills that comes to Rey as a second nature.]
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Not at all. The first time I did that was... here, but, heh, it was a wee fish for a friend... we cooked it, but I was seven, you know, that time when we somehow ended up as kids and all... But it was a fish.
「He says as he makes a face at the poor thing on the table.」
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A "wee fish". [Sorry Atem, that just sounds funny to her. She remembers the kid being an even tinier kid, so that happened.] Well, it looks like this guy's something along those same lines... like a crab or lobster. There's a big pot over there -- just fill it up with water and set it to boil on the stove.
[Just like before, she nods in the direction of the cooking supplies, rather than flinging her messy hands around.]
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But look at that he grew up to be not so useless as he follows Rey's instructions, he even adds some salt to the water, might as well.」
Thanks for helping me, Rey.
「He says as he busies himself helping her with the creature, but he doesn't quite mean this time only, if he thought about, it would have been terribly difficult to survive by himself on that orb trip, she had taught him quite a lot and kept doing so.」
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[Although Rey doesn't say it, she does nod approvingly at his help. Eventually, she takes what she has and dumps some of the creature into the hot water. She had to cut up some of the carapace to make it fit, but she makes it work.]
It's no problem. Just glad to be able to help. [She takes his gratitude at face value, but it does sound like he is thanking her for more than just this.]
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