oasisnetwork | 03: Niceties (Forward dated to the 22rd)

[Daryl takes to the earpieces about mid-morning.]

Alright, so it looks like most of us have been settling in at one of two places. The Hotel and the Warehouse. Some of you have taken yourselves elsewhere and as long you got shelter and can defend it, you're okay.

For those that ain't in the know, the Warehouse is this old building some of us found near the wall on the edge of the lake. Sound walls, one of them iron fences around the parking lot got them spikes on the top. Turned into loft space before everything went the way it did. Point is, we found a storm drain that's bringing water in pretty directly. So we got plenty of that for boiling. We got a fence we can defend. Room inside that to start a garden. Plenty of space inside for them that wants it. Found a bedding store, gonna be dragging some mattresses over from there...

[Not being all together was a little frustrating, but there was so much room and no walkers in the city (that they'd found so far), so it wasn't as worrisome. And hell, if the hotel got compromised, those that were there could find refuge in the warehouse.]

We got ourselves a friend that landed alone last week. Brought me something of a peace offering couple days back, after Newt went and got himself stuck up a tree.

[And the day Daryl yelled at everyone.]

Good sized deer. Been smoking the meat so it'll keep. Most of it's ready. You want some, you can come get some. Plenty to go around and deer's worth the effort of making the walk.

[Anything else he needed to bring up? ...oh, right.]

For those that need to be concerned about it [Alex], tonight is the first night of this month's full moon.

[There. Leadership for the day done with.]

[[action for those partaking in the smoked deer or anything else at the warehouse is perfectly fine.

EDIT: I misunderstood how the lake was butting up to the city, so there's been an edit regarding the warehouse location! It's close to the wall that has the lake on the other side. Not on the water itself. Sorry for the confusion.]]

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Ain't found any paper worth looking at that ain't been rotted. We're in the middle of a desert, but this place gets enough rain that everything that was paper's either molded or been turned to mulch.

Had some luck with cardboard, in buildings that ain't had much water encroach in on 'em. But ain't come across nothing with books. Keep looking around the city, though, might find a library. Or a book store. Gotta be at least one or the other.

[ She sighs, clearly disappointed ]

My search continues. I guess if you find any, let me know.

If we do find some... you think you'll be able to read them?

[Daryl had been studying the stars every night since they got there and outside of a couple constants, he hadn't been able to pin point anything very familiar. He wasn't even sure they were somewhere that used a lot of English before the turn, much less whatever language she read in. Not even being from Earth and all.]

I guess I won't really know until I find some.

[ She says it with a bright smile. Just the prospect of finding a book in this mess is exciting to her. ]

[You know, now that he was thinking about it...]

How is you speak English, anyway, if you ain't from Earth?

[ She blinks a couple of times ] This is a fairly common language on a lot of planets. I didn't especially find it odd.

Far as I know, this is where it started.

[It was as close to asking 'how did it get so common on planets we didn't even know existed' as he was going to get.]

Oh, are you an expert on linguistics across multiple galaxies?

[ There's no heat behind her words, just light amusement. She's not accusing him, she's just teasing. ]

No.

[He snorted, drawing in on himself and looking down. Feeling a little affronted by the tease.]

Just... was taught it developed a few hundred years ago in Europe. Only stories I ever heard of aliens coming here before was just that. Stories.

[ Seeing his reaction, her expression softens. ]

Easy, Daryl. I meant nothing by it. If you were taught that yours is the only world out there, then I can hardly fault your logic.

[Daryl turned his head away, shoulders scrunching further. He sniffed loudly and brought a hand up to rub at his nose.]

You uh... been to a lot of planets?

Personally? Only two. Well, three if you count this one, but my friends are from all over the place.

[Daryl's finger lingered near his mouth and he started chewing idly on his thumb while he watched her, curious.]

They much different than Earth?

I haven't really seen much of Earth to judge against, but I'd say that this place reminds me of certain parts of Pandora.

And what's Pandora like?

[If he sounds like a five-year-old wanting to ask a dozen questions but too self-conscious and shy to do more than one at a time, it's because at the moment, he felt like one.]

Most of the planet is uninhabitable, thanks to the deadly wildlife and extremely long winters. The areas that are inhabitable only see sunlight that reflects off of Elpis, Pandora's moon.

[ Worry not, Daryl. You seem to have opened he floodgates. ] The planet actually has quite an interesting history, attracting explorers, hunters, and archaeologists in equal measure thanks to its ties to an ancient alien race called Eridians. Corporations moved in to mine the place as well, but because of the danger, they employed convicts to go down to the planet's surface. When the mining dried up, the corporations withdrew, leaving their workers behind, populating the planet with bandits and psychopaths.

It's not a place for the faint of heart, but I consider it home.

[That was a colorful history. And actually pretty interesting. He was definitely interested in hearing more.]

Sounds like Australia.

[The whole penal colony thing.]

That make you a convict, too?

That depends on who you ask. [ she smirks, and for the briefest of seconds there's something dangerous there. It's gone as quickly as it came. ]

I'm a Vault Hunter. I came to Pandora in search of Vaults left behind by the Eridians.

What's Australia?

Country here on Earth. Share's it's name with the continent it's on. Considered one of the scariest places to live even before the dead started walking. The animals there and the terrain... all basically seemed made to kill you.

Was used as prison colony for a while. Then a pirate port. Turned itself into a country, eventually.

That does sound like Pandora.

So you... you been in space?

[Tell him what space travel is like. Please. Make it sound fantastic.]

Just the once, well twice if you count the trip down here in the shuttle, but I don't remember it so.

However amazing you think it might be, I promise you, you're not even close.

[Daryl shrugged like it didn't matter.]

Ain't never seen nothing of it but the stars above me at night.

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