[IC] The Two Sides

[jaywing93]

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Amelia groans and shifts. "C'mon prisoner boy!" She says, before laughing a bit. "You're hopeless Jett, how did you even find the Rabin camp?!" She asks, before beginning to walk back towards the Rabin camp. She glances back to make sure he was actually following. Technically he could ambush me and use me for whatever he wanted...

@Fionraella

Jett held up his hands defensively. "Forests change!" he laughed. As they began walking, he noticed her looking at him rather strangely for a moment and felt uneasy. After a long moment of silence, he said hesitantly, "Amelia, you trust me, don't you?" although he wasn't so sure he wanted to hear the answer. He shook his head, trying to expel his worries as she'd advised him, and he smiled again, waving his hands. "Never mind, it's fine. I get it if you feel a bit on edge since I just showed up."

[Fionraella]

Oh no. Aya felt a panic rising within her. This was the last thing she had wanted. She couldn't bare to see Destin upset, not again. But she wasn't going to let her emotions take over. What could she do to make him feel better? Acting more on instinct than thought she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him in close. She couldn't remember the last time she'd hugged someone like that. Something about it felt so right. She waited to see his reaction.

@Hawksnest565

Destin gasps a little at the hug. What...is she actually...oooo this is nice! He sniffs and buries his head in her shirt, closing his eyes. He breathes in her scent and whimpers. She smelled so good! He then smiles. "Thanks Aya.." He whispers, hugging her back. This was nice. Could he just stay here...forever?

[Fionraella]

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Jett held up his hands defensively. "Forests change!" he laughed. As they began walking, he noticed her looking at him rather strangely for a moment and felt uneasy. After a long moment of silence, he said hesitantly, "Amelia, you trust me, don't you?" although he wasn't so sure he wanted to hear the answer. He shook his head, trying to expel his worries as she'd advised him, and he smiled again, waving his hands. "Never mind, it's fine. I get it if you feel a bit on edge since I just showed up."

@jaywing93

"Forests Change." Amelia says mockingly as they walk. She snorts, then stops a bit as he asks the question. She sighs. "To be quite honest, no. But you havent really been honest, I feel, about why you're really here. Is it just that you've fallen on hard times...or are you looking for something?" She asks, turning to face him. She crosses her arms. "I mean, I'm pretty vulnerable without my crossbow, and my being a ferret is pretty useless. You could use me as leverage to get anything you want."

[jaywing93]

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"Forests Change." Amelia says mockingly as they walk. She snorts, then stops a bit as he asks the question. She sighs. "To be quite honest, no. But you havent really been honest, I feel, about why you're really here. Is it just that you've fallen on hard times...or are you looking for something?" She asks, turning to face him. She crosses her arms. "I mean, I'm pretty vulnerable without my crossbow, and my being a ferret is pretty useless. You could use me as leverage to get anything you want."

@Fionraella

Jett nodded slowly. He thought long and hard about her question, and finally replied slowly, "If I am here looking for something, it definitely isn't something that can be bargained for." He shook his head and sighed, "I dunno, I was absolutely dreading having to come here and face everyone again, but my mind and body just kept pulling me here. I haven't figured out why that is yet." He looked down at her and smiled warmly, "But I guess I'm off to a pretty good start here."

[Hawksnest565]

Unfortunately for Destin, Aya certainly could not hug him forever. She stepped back from the hug and looked at him with a smile. Sometimes all people needed was some comfort. "Trust me Destin, everything's going to turn out okay. Like I told you, you can take some of my herbs, okay? Nobody in the Broms will even know what happened." She turned to the piles that they had separated out. "You can take all of this. Brick gathered some more with me. Not to mention I have tons dried in preparation for the winter."

[Fionraella]

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Jett nodded slowly. He thought long and hard about her question, and finally replied slowly, "If I am here looking for something, it definitely isn't something that can be bargained for." He shook his head and sighed, "I dunno, I was absolutely dreading having to come here and face everyone again, but my mind and body just kept pulling me here. I haven't figured out why that is yet." He looked down at her and smiled warmly, "But I guess I'm off to a pretty good start here."

@jaywing93

Amelia nods slowly, relaxing a bit. "I suppose that's true." She then bites her lip. "It isn't Sacha, is it? Because Jett, I'm sorry, but that ship's long gone. I don't think she'd ever forgive you for leaving..." She exhales softly, seeing the clearing up ahead. "Well whateer it is you are looking for, I hope you find it."

[Fionraella]

Unfortunately for Destin, Aya certainly could not hug him forever. She stepped back from the hug and looked at him with a smile. Sometimes all people needed was some comfort. "Trust me Destin, everything's going to turn out okay. Like I told you, you can take some of my herbs, okay? Nobody in the Broms will even know what happened." She turned to the piles that they had separated out. "You can take all of this. Brick gathered some more with me. Not to mention I have tons dried in preparation for the winter."

@Hawksnest565

Destin wants to whine as she pulls away from the hug, but restrains himself. He smiles back at her. "Thanks. I appreciate that more than you will ever know." He meant both the hug and the herbs. He turns to look at the piles. "Will you be able to survive and make due? I don't want you guys to suffer because I made a stupid mistake..."

[Hawksnest565]

Aya perhaps wasn't entirely confident. This was just the start of the season, after all. Yet the thought of the plants she had found yesterday and her desire to keep Destin calm fuelled her reply of assurance. "Of course we'll be able to survive. Don't you worry about one thing. Look-" she picked up a spare bag from beside her bed. "I even have a bag for you to carry it in. So just forget all about what happened."

[jaywing93]

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Amelia nods slowly, relaxing a bit. "I suppose that's true." She then bites her lip. "It isn't Sacha, is it? Because Jett, I'm sorry, but that ship's long gone. I don't think she'd ever forgive you for leaving..." She exhales softly, seeing the clearing up ahead. "Well whateer it is you are looking for, I hope you find it."

@Fionraella

Jett frowned and closed his eyes. "Well, I guess the first step is trying to make her not hate me," he pointed out with a slight smile. "But after that, I'm not sure what I want." He smiled appreciatively at her and added, "Thanks for that, and for getting me out of camp, too."

[Fionraella]

Aya perhaps wasn't entirely confident. This was just the start of the season, after all. Yet the thought of the plants she had found yesterday and her desire to keep Destin calm fuelled her reply of assurance. "Of course we'll be able to survive. Don't you worry about one thing. Look-" she picked up a spare bag from beside her bed. "I even have a bag for you to carry it in. So just forget all about what happened."

@Hawksnest565

Destin begins crying again. "Aya you're so nice!" He sobs, before quickly composing himself. He sniffs and wipes his eyes with his arm. "I've never...never had anyone be so nice to me!" He looks a her. "You'll have to let me repay you somehow!" He says eagerly. "I could visit you every week at the border, and give you some of the herbs that don't grow on this side of the river! OR I could help you learn more about healing that I know and you don't know!"

[Hawksnest565]

Although Aya hardly thought Destin should need to repay her for her help, as she would do the same for anyone who needed it, the thought of the two of them meeting up together warmed her heart. She vaguely recalled some conversation she'd had with Sacha about no longer meeting him but she got caught up in the excitement of the moment and in those two blue-green eyes that stared at her so hopefully. "Of course! Both of those sound like wonderful ideas!"

[xiaomiau]

Kianna eyes Misha as she spoke. It was worth it... getting to see you, she thought to herself. "I'm glad we got to see each other though. I've missed you." Her voice was barely audible, as she turned her attention back to the fire. She felt nervous being so open, especially in camp with the others.

@wallaberry

Misha glanced over at Kianna, pausing for a brief moment to take in the moment of vulnerability. I hope she knows.. I feel the same. She struggled to find the words to express herself; instead, she simply gave a short sigh and nodded. Her eyes fell to her boots. "Hopefully we can run into each other again soon. You can beat me up, I'll call you names.." She glanced up and smirked. "The usual."

[Fionraella]

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Jett frowned and closed his eyes. "Well, I guess the first step is trying to make her not hate me," he pointed out with a slight smile. "But after that, I'm not sure what I want." He smiled appreciatively at her and added, "Thanks for that, and for getting me out of camp, too."

@jaywing93

Amelia nods. "I'm pretty sure she doesn't hate you. she might just highly dislike you right now." She shrugs with a sigh. "I mean, after all you did leave." She then grins. "No problem. I had to get out of there too. Kianna and that Brom need to kiss and make up already, Sacha needs to get the stick out of her ass, and everyone else needs to just chill the fuck out."

[jaywing93]

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Amelia nods. "I'm pretty sure she doesn't hate you. she might just highly dislike you right now." She shrugs with a sigh. "I mean, after all you did leave." She then grins. "No problem. I had to get out of there too. Kianna and that Brom need to kiss and make up already, Sacha needs to get the stick out of her ass, and everyone else needs to just chill the fuck out."

@Fionraella

Jett flopped onto the ground and laid down on his back, folding his hands behind his head and closed his eyes with a grin. "Yeah, it feels so great to just let loose and enjoy life a bit." He opened one eye and glanced at her. "What do you guys do for fun anymore?"

[wallaberry]

Marik shrugged at her comments. "Few people are worth the time. But come now, there is nothing wrong with a fight once and again." He removed his scythe from his belt in a non-threatening matter and examined the blade for a moment. "There is no greater to way to know a person then to see them in battle." His eyes lifted from the weapon to her. "You seemed skilled with that knife the other day I saw you, after all. Or perhaps are you rather one for peaceful correspondence?"

@Hawksnest565

"I know when its needed, and when its a waste of my time." Nadia shrugs as she rubs her hands together. "Most of the fighting that goes on this forest is petty squabbling." Her tone was ultimately disinterested as she elaborated. "I know how to handle myself." Her hand trailed to her knife and she pulled it out to gaze at it. She gently touched the blade and she shifted her eyes up to Marik.

[wallaberry]

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Misha glanced over at Kianna, pausing for a brief moment to take in the moment of vulnerability. I hope she knows.. I feel the same. She struggled to find the words to express herself; instead, she simply gave a short sigh and nodded. Her eyes fell to her boots. "Hopefully we can run into each other again soon. You can beat me up, I'll call you names.." She glanced up and smirked. "The usual."

@xiaomiau

Kianna smiled slightly as Misha spoke. "Sounds fun... I'd like that." She watched her for a moment longer. "Must feel weird being back in camp, after everything." She eyed Misha for a response, betting it was going to be snide or something like that. Kianna couldn't blame her entirely for not liking the Rabins, but she could never understand why she would pick the Broms.

[Fionraella]

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Jett flopped onto the ground and laid down on his back, folding his hands behind his head and closed his eyes with a grin. "Yeah, it feels so great to just let loose and enjoy life a bit." He opened one eye and glanced at her. "What do you guys do for fun anymore?"

@jaywing93

Amelia shrugs and stretches, looking up at the sky. "Not too much recently. I mean, the usual swimming, yeah." She shakes her head. "Recently we've been really working to getting the camp ready for winter. It's barely the end of fall and it's already getting cold enough to kill a lot of important herbs and drive the prey away..."

[jaywing93]

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Amelia shrugs and stretches, looking up at the sky. "Not too much recently. I mean, the usual swimming, yeah." She shakes her head. "Recently we've been really working to getting the camp ready for winter. It's barely the end of fall and it's already getting cold enough to kill a lot of important herbs and drive the prey away..."

@Fionraella

Jett suddenly sat up excitedly and looked at her with bright eyes. "Hey! I totally forgot! Who else is still here that I would remember?" he asked energetically, thrilled at the thought of reuniting with some other lost friends. His time away from the Rabins had been horribly lonely. He had met some new people and had other relationships, but nothing was ever serious or genuinely enjoyable.

[Fionraella]

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Jett suddenly sat up excitedly and looked at her with bright eyes. "Hey! I totally forgot! Who else is still here that I would remember?" he asked energetically, thrilled at the thought of reuniting with some other lost friends. His time away from the Rabins had been horribly lonely. He had met some new people and had other relationships, but nothing was ever serious or genuinely enjoyable.

@jaywing93

Amelia blinks. "Hmm...Well Kianna's still there. And Aya..." She sighs softly. "Not too many from the old days. I doubt you'd know Selena or Ambrose..." She thinks a bit. "Maybe you do, I dunno. But those are the major ones..." She looks at him sadly. "A lot of people have died since you left."

[Hawksnest565]

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"I know when its needed, and when its a waste of my time." Nadia shrugs as she rubs her hands together. "Most of the fighting that goes on this forest is petty squabbling." Her tone was ultimately disinterested as she elaborated. "I know how to handle myself." Her hand trailed to her knife and she pulled it out to gaze at it. She gently touched the blade and she shifted her eyes up to Marik.

@wallaberry

"I cannot exactly argue with your logic." Marik shrugged in response to her description of 'petty squabbling'. "I am uncertain of how much you know about the groups, but we are basically two collections of juveniles fighting over a pitiful scrap of forest." He laughed humourously for a moment at the thought of it. "What can I say? Once you have been doing it for a while you start to form an attachment to the side of the river you choose." He examined her for a moment. "Maybe you would not understand. Your accent and attitude belong to a drifter." He frowned thoughtfully. "Was it that? European of some description?"