[There's a catch in his breath and a hesitant line between dread and apprehension, and something thin and throaty with desperation that isn't typical of Prydain's overbearing confidence at all.]

Na- Namine?

Did you get your chip out, and forget to tell me?

[Another pause, a swallow....and then a sharper hiss of a sound, between anguish and frustration ( Read more... )

It feels quieter around Gohl, without Umi and her Nakama around. I'm starting to hope they won't be gone for too much longer.

Can you hear that guys? Or are you too far out of range? When are you heading back?

Giovanni's right. The extra sun's been pretty nice.

Really, that's all I've got to say for Discedo lately. The subway project's sort of slow ( Read more... )

If any beginner levels in swordsmanship want a little extra personal practice time, before the sparring tournament that's coming up, that's okay with me to help you out, just let me know.

...I'll have to find some time for you in between getting supplies and guarding schedules and everything.
Oh! And is anybody still interested in clearing out that ( Read more... )

Do I need to be strict about everything here?

The other week someone said to me that history of this city's not written down anywhere for new people to see it.

...We founded this house to live by our own rules, but we also founded it to keep people safe. Gohl got set up in the first place because Latimir's building didn't take that Atropos virus ( Read more... )

Wow, scientists.

[Oh look, Discedo. You have....birds.

A whole FLOCK of mourning doves, cooing on the roof across the street from the rowhouse. Even Prydain's a little daunted by their number from where he stands, holding the communicator, watching them. There's something a little omnious about how they all turn to watch him expectantly. Another ( Read more... )

Hope this roof of ours holds together okay this time...

Hardware store. I'm making a run for some stuff. Anybody need anything?

Yorda, don't come up to my room without knocking, okay? I'm working on a surprise for you.

A little less than a week...here's to crossed fingers that they'll get the message.

Also, I think I'm going to start coming to training ( Read more... )

You heard Umi!

Tomorrow, soon as the sun's warmed stuff off a little, we start Project Roof (for the third time). If you're helping out, be there.

We're stripping down the roof and laying a new flat one right over the attic floor. No more attic...too much has fallen in to make it worth salvaging that. Gotta just.....figure out how water runoff's ( Read more... )

[Fingers fumble across the buttons, and the camera comes on instead of the intended audio. There's just the corner of a pillow and a chin, a few beraggled strands of silver hair, but the image is very dim.

The boy in bed sighs, sounds run down, the usual confidence replaced with a tired mumbling tone, the shuffle of blankets, having just woken up ( Read more... )

[The recording begins with a short sneeze, but Prydain is feeling a little better than he did a few days ago...not much more in him, Gohl's been getting by off the same big kill stored away, and he's starting to get cold sores from lack of fruit or vegetables.

There's a bristley scrape, scrape scrape of a pushbroom, but the light whistle of wind ( Read more... )

Shinji...

[His voice is a cold hiss, low, partially shivering from cold, partially shaking from barely controlled frustration. This is Prydain trying to hold it together, upon surveying the damage. And after several days, this is the final straw, he sounds of the verge of breaking.]

When this all clears up...hah- [There's a shuddering breath, a brief ( Read more... )