Dream Sweet in Sea Minor || RP thread

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    It was a normal day in the small community that had taken hold in the remains of Detroit. People wandered around cautiously on the streets, bundled in fabrics and jackets, the occasional gang member passing the small crowds as they went about their daily business; Checking the food supply, chatting with friends, melting snow and ice for water, doing laundry, a few even venturing outside the limits to see what all they could use to start fires with. In fact, the only abnormality manifested in a strange tension in the air, making the Gang just a tad more jumpy, knocking civilians to the ground on more than one occasion when they deemed the victim to be 'acting suspicious'. The Civilians themselves weren't left unaffected either, murmuring quietly to each other and sending discreet glances towards the building that constituted as a laundromat of sorts, where most headed first thing in the morning. Usually, there was a large fire started in the center of the room, instantly making this the place that everyone wanted to be, then snow and ice was gathered, melted in various pots and basins over smaller fires taken from the larger one, and finally, clothing could be cleaned and hung around the fire to dry. All of which happened every Thursday. Which just so happened to be today. So this wasn't abnormal either.
    It was the man who had wandered into the city just as the sun rose over the horizon. He had walked right through the gates, had a small discussion with the guards stationed there, and headed directly for the laundromat. Now he was seated in front of a basin, stripped down to his undershirt, completely focused of scrubbing off whatever gunk had accumulated on his clothes. Travellers were a rare sight in Detroit. No one wanted to stop here, let along live here for more than a few hours...But here he was. Silent, stoic, and with a chicken seated in his lap.
    ...
    Once again, Rin found themself to be the black sheep. The odd one out. The kid picked last for a dodgeball game. Maybe not so much that last one, but they certainly didn't feel very welcome in this settlement. The other people sitting in the laundromat with them had moved all their supplies to the other side of the room, whispering to themselves as if Rin wouldn't be able to hear their gossip.

    '–Maybe he's one 'a those hunters. Zed hunters. He's built like one if you know what I–'

    'Maurice, shut yer greasy fuckin' mouth he's probably just some vagrant. Who's gonna fight the zombies with a chicken? He's probably just some vagrant...like you know what a Zed Hunter looks like anyway.'

    Rin rolled their eyes and sighed heavily, refocusing on aggressively scrubbing a stain out of their jacket.

    Who dares to approach?





    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING."

    (*=Speaking Russian)


    Lily and Maria were two of the many people seated around the large fire closely huddled together to try and maintain warmth. Lily had her arm tightly wrapped Maira so she could press her closely to her side as they leaned against a pillar behind them. "*Lily who's that?" Maria slightly nodded her over to the man who was currently being whispered about. Even though Maria couldn't understand what they were saying she could tell who they were talking about due to all eyes shifting over to this man. "*I don't know ,but we may check him for loot later." The older girl whispered back to her sister keeping her eyes pinned on the man. Lily felt her sister nod softly before resting her head to try and get some sleep before they did their usual rounds. Lily softly smiled at her sister before pulling the jacket that was currently being used as a make-shift blanket up to cover Maria more. "*Sleep well." She pressed a quick kiss to Maria's forehead before watching he man once more.

    This time, Rin's attention was drawn to the whispers, and they turned, gaze momentarily resting on the two girls. It wasn't often they heard people fluently speaking Russian...it was even less often that they were openly talking about trying to loot them. Once they saw the children who had been speaking though...they decided to go a little easy on them "....*That would be incredibly rude of you." They said quietly "..*To check me for loot. It's not a good idea."

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Lily's eyes widened slightly before relaxing and putting on a brave face. "*I don't see how it is rude to survive." She was tempted to speak in english to try and cover up what she and Maria were talking about ,but her english being so broken she wasn't confident that she wouldn't sound afriad of him hurting them. Maria hadn't really fallen alseep so she was now listening to her sister speak to the person. It had been a long time since she had heard another person other than Lily speak russian. Shoot she hardly remembered her own parents voices having been so young when they passed. Maria opened her eyes and looked up at Lily's face she could tell she was trying to act brave to keep them safe.

    Rin paused for a moment, frowning a bit. She wasn't wrong....Well, she really just wasn't wrong "*No." They replied, and looked all the more disgruntled that they were, in a way, agreeing with her "*But it is a bad idea to steal from me." They said, and that sort of did sound like a threat. Not that they knew what they were threatening her with, they just hoped she'd back off if they were scary enough. Alexandria, the hen that had been quietly sitting in their lap, clucked a little, and lifted her head up to gaze at the two girls as well...though she wasn't nearly as threatening.

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Maria then looked over at the man she scanned over him eyes then landing on the chicken that sat in his lap. Lily had taught her about what animals she knew and a hen happened to be one of them. She smiled and waved at the hen her child like instincts kicking in. Lily was going to speak before looking at her sister who was now waving at the chiken in his lap. Lily couldn't blame her since Maria had never seen one her life before now. "*Alright we will leave you be." Lily knew better then to challenge a person who obviously could hold their own against them plus Maria would probably be distracted by the chicken and then take it with her which did not seem like a good idea. Maria stopped her waving and went back to trying to take a nap so she could have energy.

    "*Good." Rin nodded, content, and went back to cleaning their clothes.

    Alexandria, however, was not content, and chose to wriggle her way out of Rin's lap (much to their shock and disdain) and, after ruffling her feathers against the cold, started towards the young pair, clucking curiously. The spectacle, and possibly the sheer absurdity of a chicken wandering around a laundromat, had drawn the attention of the other occupants of the room, though her attention was solely on the two girls sitting against the pillar.

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Lily curiously watched the hen make her way over to two of them. "*Maria look who came to vist us." She gently nudged her sister who slowly perked up then let out a small gasp at the chicken who had so bravely approached. "*Hello." Maria shuffled away from her sister side so she could move closer to the hen. Lily smiled at her sister glad to see a small spark of light in their bleak life. She watched the other people watch the hen move towards them and she could feel her protectivness rise she was ready to punch some one if they tried to take that chicken. As long as her sister was happy Lily would do all she could to make that happiness last. Maria had pretty much forgotten all her fear about the ,an and focused on the hen in front of her with a smile on her face.

    The hen clucked and took one step closer before stopping, tilting her head at the girl. Rin looked absolutely betrayed. Their own chicken had left them in favor of some strangers , strangers who had discussed stealing from them no less "Alexandria." They called, but the hen ignored them completely, puffing up her feathers and scuffing her feet on the floor instead, almost posing for the girl, as if daring her to reach out and pet this illusive chicken. Rin just frowned, glancing around the room. As their eyes met those of the occupants, they slowly looked away, made uncomfortable by their glaring.

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Lily was glaring at the people who were watching the man and the hen. Silently daring them to come closer and try something. Maria giggled lighting before crotching in front of the hen and slolwy reaching her hand before stopping remembering her sister's advice of waiting for the aniaml to approach you. She was completely oblivious to the people who were glaring for various reasons plus she wanted a friend who wasn't as protective has her sister.

    (Sorry for the shortie)

    ((Pshpsh you're fine! I'm not a stickler for length

    Luckily for everyone in the room, no one was ballsy enough to come near, slowly returning to their own work one-by-one. Then it was just Rin and Lily having a stare-off
    Alexandria didn't seem to care too much about the rest of the room either, and at the offer of Maria's open hand, she clucked lowly, almost warily, before stepping closer, her tiny little head just under Maria's tiny little hand. Perfect Fit. Unfortunately Rin did Not plan to leave their hen with a couple of children, and was already plotting about how to get her back.

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Maria gently pet the hen being careful not to scare her off. "*What do you say Maria." Lily spoke continuing to stare at the guy to be sure he wouldn't try anything stupid. Maria then looked over to the man and smiled with her teeth. "*Thank you for letting me pet your chicken mister." After that she went back to the animal in front of her seeing has though she had been polite enough towards the man to continue petting her. Lily would have chuckled at her sister's behaviour but she was more worried about her safety at the moment. She was also silently hoping she wouldn't become to attatched to the hen.

    Luckily for her, Rin was hoping the same. and after a moment of allowing the girl to pet his chicken, he stood up. He did his best to make it seem as non-threatening as possible, he just wanted his hen back afterall, but he was a tall man, and they were small children. Nonetheless, he carefully took a step towards them both, kneeling down maybe a foot away from his chicken, awkwardly just...sitting there for a moment.
    His hen however, continued to ignore him, enjoying the pets she was getting

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    Lily watched the man approach Maria and then hen so she safely assumed her wanted his companion back. "*Maria I think he wants his hen back now." She leaned forward and gently gestured for her sister to return to the safety of her arms. Maria frowned ligtly but nodded giving Alexandria one last pet. "*Bye Bye." She waved lightly before shuffling back over into her sister's arms even she wanted to spend more time with the hen.

    ( I'm a quarter of the way through this essay T-T but I've got a break for a bit so I may as well reply! )


    Thursdays seemed like the only day he was able to get out of the clinic any more, he was far too tied up at the clinic any other day, being watched over by his father's hawk-like eye. Thursdays were washing days, though, which meant that Giovanni got to wash and sterilize the fabric they used for dressing wounds. Hardly an exciting job, but it was miles better than being around his father and sister and it wasn't a task that required much thought, so he could daydream all he wanted.


    He was expecting to see the usual people there, his occupation meant that he was familiar with most of the people around the settlement; Micah, the old man who had known his grandfather, and had recently taken to drinking until he injured himself, or perhaps Amelia and her two children, if he was lucky, he might even get to see that nice-looking sentry he liked. He certainly wasn't expecting a chicken and its' distinctly unfamiliar owner to be the first thing to draw his eye. Gio hadn't heard anything of anyone new in the settlement, but he had been cooped up in the clinic all week hadn't he? A rather bewildered look came across his face at the unfamiliar sight, and he visibly faltered before getting on with his chore, drawing water into the basin that he had brought with him, and deliberately placing it above the fire in a way that would put him near the stranger.


    If they had come from the wasteland, he had questions for them. Lots of questions, and nowhere to write down the answers. Damn, he had left his notebook at the clinic! The exact day he would need it as well, what a shame.

    (Whoop! Sorry I fell asleep ^^' I hope your essay went well then!)


    Rin was grateful that at least the children hadn't put up a fuss, and carefully scooped Alexandria back into their arms without another word. They thought that they had enough of interacting with other people today, and decided that their next move would be to finish their laundry and leave.


    They stood back up, cradling Alexandria to their chest, gently scratching the top of her head as they turned back around to their seat. Then they just blinked at the man who had seated himself next to them. Had he always been there? They were pretty sure he hadn't always been there. Usually people avoided approaching them, so they were made very aware of how close he had seated himself. For the moment, Though...they ignored it, and sat right back down, placing Alex in their lap, and rolling up their sleeves to fish their jacket from the bottom of the basin, grimancing a little at the slightly unpleasant feel of the water. As long as he didn't try to approach them, they could be set in ignoring him (Which tended to be their plan for most things anyway)

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING."

    Lily looked outside to try get a reading on the time she deamed it time to get up do the round. "*Come on Maria lets get going." She got her sister ready before taking her hand and leaving the mat partly happy to be getting away from the strange guy. Maria and Lily could almost feel the cold instantly after leaving the safety of the mat despite the warmth they had been in. "*Can I see the chicken later sis?" Maria looked up at Lily wih hopeful eyes and her sister sighed briefly looking back at he man and his hen. "*Maybe." Lily gripped her sister's hand tighter before going to start the nightly rounds.

    Rin Continued their laundry, hyperaware of the man who had chosen to sit next to them, and the sudden absence of the children, now that she had taken her sister for whatever it was they were doing. Probably stealing from other people, that was fine, as long as they weren't stealing from Rin. They found themself wondering who else the sisters had to go home to...but they quickly changed their train of thought, there was no use worrying over it, they'd probably never see eachother again.

    "YES, I AM A PAIN IN THE ASS AND ALSO TERRIFYING." & TAGS

    ( I'm back from essay hell!! I have one to hand in next week, but then that's it for this semester & hopefully I don't have to rush this next one so much. )


    Giovanni was trying to figure out what to say, that had been the only reason he was quiet for this long, as he was never very good with words. Sure, he was smart, and he knew words, but stringing them together in a sentence was a completely different ball game. At least with writing you could scribble things out, you could never truly take back something you had said once it had been voiced. He was well aware that offending this person was not something he wanted to do; they looked considerably taller and stronger than him, and he knew that he wasn't getting any help from anyone else here should he say that wrong thing.


    All of this thinking, however, just served to take his brain round in circles as he got on with his job rather than actually coming up with anything good to say. So as tactless as he was, he just said the obvious. "You're from out in the wasteland." he said, and he could hear a slight chuckle from someone behind him who thought that watching the medic's son screw up with words was the entertainment of the day. He made a point of ignoring them, and instead tried to focus on the response from the stranger.