Crawkid

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Im dead. its 1030 am.

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A plastic grocery bag crinkles as it dangles from his hand, just a few items from the gas station on the way home from the basketball court. Head of brown hair bobs with old school headphones and a walkman; the only thing he reaching his ears is some music his mom burned on a cd a long time ago. As he vibes with it, his mind passively picks out interesting sounds to use later in his own music.

All in all, a regular Saturday morning for Talon.

He continues to bop his way along as he reaches the door of his flat. Through the brick-edged doorway and up the staircase to the side. One key turn, the door opens and locks shut behind him, and a backpack hits the floor. He'll empty it later, and put things where they belong. he doesn't move right away, however, too into the song to stop it midway. It's only when it flows through to its natural end that he feels right hitting pause and slipping the headphones down.

The sounds here were totally different than the booming base. Quieter, but always with a buzz of lower level noise. People talking out loud, children laughing, horn honking, tires squealing, the far off music of the local cantina. And in that new vibe, he starts humming and bopping his head to a beat he has not even yet crafted.

His movements were fairly well practiced, his task absolutely mundane. One instant ramen in the microwave and a sports water on the counter. The bag gets crumpled up and tossed in the garbage basketball style and he finally grabs his bag.

He could study later, or even tomorrow.

The bag has now been abandoned again, this time at the foot of his bed.

With an exhale, the young man would set the walkman down and plop down into his comfy gamer's chair. For a moment he stayed still, just collecting his thoughts and running though the mental checklist of what he wanted to do while at his desk.

The first thing he wanted to do was have some game time, check out this new game that his buddy recommended him. It sounded interesting, because while most MMOs were about killig slime monsters and orcs, this one had ghosts and demons and the like. A little different with a harder edge, supposedly.

Navigating there wasnt hard. In fact, it was the usual. Pop in the disk, write in a code, enter a username, password, and start a new character. For something like this, he wasn't really going put much thought into it. Infact, he was just going to use his name.

He messed around with the sliders a little bit - something that actually turned into a two hour venture, given how many options there were.

And then he pushed play.

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Wel shoot, the exact opposite problem

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"Well...I never said to say I was here for fun." Astra dryly comments, averting her eyes away from the trashcan.

And indeed, Jacob's eyes drift over to Bane's chest, finding and trailing along a few different veins. Then down to Bane's wrists with curiosity. There, his expression softens to something akin to understanding or acceptance, and he nods. "I will do what is needed."

Chi slowly sinks back into his resting position, just a bit closer, against the edge of the tank. Once again, he resembles a smooth boulder. The low hum from him returns, causing lazy ripples in the water as it slowly clears of green matter.

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more snoring today?

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Astra freezes for a second, then scrambles away to go retrieve the trash can, quickly bringing it over for him. "I have you."

"Hey now, he is at least twice as bad as I am" Jacob defends himself, but rather calmly and with a sense of humor about it. Then he shifts in place and coughs lightly, "Could you at least...offer your wrist instead?"

Chi appears to be able to sense Ash, if not hear in the traditional sense of the word. After she speaks, he seems to grow a bit taller and jiggle.

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Astra sighs as she pulls out another bag, slowly pouring it over where it needs to heal, "Somehow, given your history, I don't think it's very difficult to get that title" though she remains worried, she does try to lighten her tone up a bit.

The first time Bane had tried to touch him, he would find that Jacob shifted, or stepped, so smoothly as to end up just barely out of his reach. For a moment, there was a slightly darker expression - one more analytical and cold than before.

But it passed quickly and then the next moment, he is very clearly bemused, being wrapped up in a jacket and then having Bane offer his blood.

The speed in which this stranger offered so much to him was, perhaps, a bit off-putting for Jacob. "Really...I can handle it. I've set the the cracked rib, and can hide the rest.

Chi is there, in the middle of the office. He actually almost seems like a serene metalic boulder in a strange semi-aquatic set up. it wouldnt look odd at all if someone were to put little fish in there.

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the elven leader continues to tend to him softly,"Theres no point in pride now, Dante. I'm young, but I am...no longer young enough to need you to always look strong." she stops and smiles down at him, nostalgic. "I recall several nights where you would sit down with me, and make sure I was eating, or sleeping...some nights when you watched over me when I was sick, and my new parents needed the sleep at night." she takes a deep breath and sighs, "So yes...I'm worried. I would prefer you were in good health all the time. But....I also don't mind caring for you once in a while."

Jacob tilts his head, "Perhaps. I can always hope that he is too busy being in pain to keep it up" he smirks wryly, "but he is very stubborn."

He stands for another moment of silence, his mind thinking back to other times. Far more chaotic times. Many nights ago, when he was much younger, and a certain leader of his protected him before he had even known Jacob's name.

And then he pulled himself back to the present, and turned to the werewolf following him. "It's nothing. Not some grand secret. No mysterious spies or quests here. I simply didn't want my p-...boss" he clears his throat, "...to realize that he had snapped a rib when he cast me off earlier. I'm sure you're the keen sort, you would know how he would react."

It was just another short walk, the small group quickly finding their way to Chi's room, where inside it appeared to be like a clean office, but in the ceter was a table with what looked like a shallow fish tank, filled with green water, chi, and a bunch of other bits of floating plantlife. It's quiet here. Sound proof walls, with the inside sounding faintly of office lights, and a soft hum that seems to be coming from chi.

But for now, the small group stops outside the door, with Jeb patiently waiting for Ash to collect herself and be ready to go inside.

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Jeb nods, stepping aside so that Ash could easily join them on the way out, "Swift healing, Dante."

Jacob sighs, but continues on his way out, "Well, it's a good idea in anycase." He is quiet as they climb up and out of the base. Here, jacob takes a deep breath, stretches and yawns. Shifting side to side, he lightly tests his body and nods. "There we go, much better."

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Jeb nodded, and maintained his calm demeanor. "Aura here believes your presence may be beneficial to his wellbeing. Though, to my eyes... it would benefit you as well." he ends it with a gentle smile.

Jacob raises an eyebrown and hums thoughtfully, considering the question and how much he wants to put out into the air. He contemplates it probably more than one might have expected. Then he just shrugs and waves it off, "Not anywhere near where certain people could hear me." he says casually, "I'm going hunting."

He turns on his heel to start casually walking down the hall, "Rest assured" he continues, this part almost in a sing-song voice, "If the base gets attacked again while I'm gone, I will be...very upset."

A moment of silence, "At the enemy, of course"