route a (6/19) day one - MORNING to AFTERNOON

[tidalsurge]

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[onemanshort]

Oh...that ain't good.

[she'll actually start to look worried]

Maybe...maybe we oughta just stay on the ship. It ain't like we gotta go explorin' here, right? There's gotta be all sorts of other places worth stoppin' at.

[gottaknockhard]

[Spike made it out that far, but long walks aren't his favorite thing to do right now. (Recovery aside, he's bumped into shit at least a dozen times since he put on that eyepatch.) Not like he's worried, it's just that napping back on the ship sounds like a lot better use of time.

He'll lean against some old rotten post and call out his support.]

No point in going on. Seems like someone already did it for us.

[onemanshort]

Right.

[a blink. Wait.] Spike?!

[she'd missed him on the ship. And, now-] What happened to your eye?

[gottaknockhard]

[What? Maybe he's just trying to blend in.]

Must've dropped it somewhere. [Shrugging, because talking about this is weird. Hence the immediate subject change--] Doesn't look like they took the whole castle here.

eeeeeee....icons. ^.^

[onemanshort]

[that gets a troubled look. Both at his explanation and the missing people] Don't seem like it. I woulda seen Zoe by now, if she were here. John too.

:')

[gottaknockhard]

[And he hasn't seen Vicious. Or Faye for that matter. There aren't that many places to hide, so he definitely would have noticed.]

Maybe they were more selective this time.

[onemanshort]

You thinkin' they're still back at the castle?

[gottaknockhard]

It's possible. [That would be his luck. In any case, he doesn't feel that motivated to explore.] You heading back?

[onemanshort]

I-I'm thinkin' so. If there's fightin', I'd only be in the way, anyways.

[gottaknockhard]

[... Why did she have to say something about fighting. Spike picked the worst time to be injured and handicapped ugh.]

I think I saw some food back there somewhere. [SIGH disappointed.]

[onemanshort]

Back? Back on the ship?

Or back....there? [motioning uncertainly at the note and the path leading further onto the island]

[gottaknockhard]

On the ship. [He pushes off the post he's leaning on with a grunt. Yeah, food is a good excuse.]

[onemanshort]

I'm...I'm thinkin' I'm feelin' a little peckish myself.

[it works for her]

[gottaknockhard]

[Nothing cooler than having a one-eyed bodyguard escort you to safety, right?]

Better to get at it while everyone's distracted.

[onemanshort]

[a bit of a laugh] Before they eat it all, y'mean?

[feeling a bit more reassured as she walks back with him]

[gottaknockhard]

[See? Spike's total apathy about where they are has some handy calming effects.]

Or something else happens to it.