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[bardsofprey]

Who: Eddie & you!
Username: dethhead
Warnings: n/a, will add as needed

Greetings, fellow children of the apocalypse and working stiffs.

[Eddie waggles his fingers at the screen. There's a dopey, easy grin on his face, but the bags under his eyes tell a different story.]

Say a guy misses curfew- by three minutes- and gets locked outta the apartments. What's the best place to hole up for a night? Hypothetically.

[He's starting to think this ADI housing deal was the wrong choice. It feels so weird, not being able to come and go as he pleases. Stifling.

That's almost it, until Eddie clicks his fingers and rocks back towards the camera-]

Oh, and purely in the interest of my long term sanity, if anybody here plays DnD, I'm taking party applications. So. Show me what you've got.

Comments

voice; un: kruos

[whisperedone]

[Garner's voice is low, quiet, and lightly accented but friendly enough when he answers.]

There are a few empty buildings that are safe and at least one place that accommodates people who have no where to sleep regularly, but you might need to ingratiate yourself to the proprietor first. Apparently it is unwise to sleep in the park, so I would not recommend it.

...what is 'dee in dee?'

[bardsofprey]

[All of that is useful and great and Eddie's totally noted it, but he has priorities.]

What is- what is DnD? Do you have a few hours? Minimum. Or a basic understanding of table-top games?

video; un: bright

[abrightboy]

Bonnie's Flophouse is the best place to stay if you don't make curfew. And you can even live there and still work here if curfew is a problem for you in general.

[bardsofprey]

Right, yeah, sounds familiar. I'm not exactly planning to make a routine out of this, but uh. I'll think about it.

[He hesitates, debating whether or not to keep talking, before adding:]

It's just, this place, man- it's way nicer than anywhere I've lived before.

video; un: pierson

[easilyamused]

[Given they're roommates, both "Adam"'s face and his expression of faint amusement should be passingly familiar.]

I'm not saying you should make a habit of using the infirmary as a nap room, but a few of the nurses might take pity on you the next time you're stranded.

[bardsofprey]

[Oh, right. This guy. Eddie's not done much more aside from nod and grin at him in passing- he knows how to mind his own business in shared spaces- but he seems cool. Not outright awful, at least.]

You speaking from experience?

voice; un: harrington

[haircaring]

[ Steve out here trying to be appropriately quiet even though one of his roommates is literally on this same post and that means that everyone in this apartment is probably awake 2022.

Time to be worried in the most on-brand possible method. ]

Chrissake, Munson, can you not start recruiting for your nerd shit until you follow someone's advice and get indoors? It's probably not safe out there!

omg hiiii <3

[bardsofprey]

[Eddie's been given enough hot tips by this point that he's packed up his shit and is headed towards the Flophouse, so when he replies to Steve, it's with some real classic shakycam and a look caught somewhere between amused and offended.]

I'm capable of multi-tasking! Besides, you telling me you don't trust the fine, upstanding security around here? I know-

[how to take care of myself, is what he almost says, but it doesn't make it all the way out. Eddie's not sure he's allowed to claim that, anymore.]

--where I'm going. So. You can stop clucking.

Text- UN: a.jaeger

[bloodalwaystells]

[Geez. They keep bringing in kids and Jaeger isn't going to even pretend he's okay with that, though this one at least looks like he's old enough to buy cigarettes.]

There are break rooms at ADI that are passable for a couple of hours of sleep and some coffee. I've had to use them a few times myself and it's not ideal, but it's clean, dry, and safe.

Avoid the park, Dogtown, and the graveyard. The police and ADI security are enforcing no trespassing laws, and for good reason. It's not safe.

[bardsofprey]

[Old enough to have sold worse, although that undoubtedly wouldn't make Jaeger feel better.]

right, ok, so no park, and none of the creepy places i already wanted to avoid. i mean. dogtown? sounds like some stephen king shit.

thanks for the ADI tip. ever woken up to one of them poking around at your brain?

un; username

[canofmanji]

What sort of party needs an application?

Also just break in a window.

[bardsofprey]

The exclusive kind. Can only handle so many newbies at a time, man.

Uh huh. You don't think that's gonna end up with fingers pointed at the only guy who broke curfew?

un: mercyme; video

[graveyounglady]

I hear the graveyards is comfy these days.

[There's a mischievous smirk playing about the young woman's lips as she replies.]

What's... Deendee? Ain't never heard of that.

[bardsofprey]

Look, I love a classic 'step inside the haunted graveyard' dare as much as the next guy, but there's not a chance I'm going in there. Alone? At night? I'll pass.

[Eddie uses his arms to form a big old X, shaking his head for emphasis.]

Uhhhh, it's a game. About magic, and monsters, and a whole lot of stuff that I thought wasn't real until recently? The more I explain it to people the more I'm kind of finding it hard to explain. It's fun, though. If you like storytelling. Or acting. Or dragons.

voice

[twicelost]

[ Another voice with a strange accent. ]

There is shelter place in town. They give safe place to people without room or house.

I do not know this... dee uhn dee. What party do you plan and tell us to give you an application?

[ Humans continue to surprise her with their strange customs. ]

[bardsofprey]

Is that the Flophouse? Or somewhere else? Like an actual shelter shelter?

[Eddie grimaces; at this point Katrina is just the next in a long line of people who apparently haven't even heard of the game, and might not even be from a place where it was invented.]

It's not a party, you're- forget about it. Doesn't matter. Hey, you're my other roommate, right? You know, when I'm not locked out. I'm Eddie.

Video, Chosewell

[failedpromise]

(Hey have you ever seen an AI's holographic avatar before? Because that's what the video is showing.

Don't let the icon lie to you though: at the moment she's a dim reddish purple, not blue. She's trying out this whole concept of maybe putting off less blue light when it's time for everyone to go to sleep. Maybe then, sleeping will actually happen.)

I see everyone else has already given you their recommendations. Personally, I'd go to the flophouse.

DnD? Really? Aren't we already living in a fantasy world?

[bardsofprey]

[Uhhhhhhhh. Huh. Alright. That's- he hasn't seen that before, actually! Thanks for asking!

But it's not fucking cool to just stare, and Eddie's seen a bunch of other weird shit by now, so he blinks the stupid out of his face and tries to be casual about this.]

Just uh, just my luck, huh? Someone who actually knows what DnD is, and they've got zero interest. Anyway. You're wrong! There's a difference between this and a fantasy world.

voice | un: sgr

[punched_hitler]

I guess the most important question is: How good are you at climbing drainpipes?

[bardsofprey]

Can't say I'm incredibly well-versed in the art.

...Is that just an in-joke I don't get, or can you actually get back in via a drainpipe?

voice | un: badgirlcoven

[edalyn]

I'm not joining your nerd game. But I don't think Bonnie's place has a curfew... and stay out of the park, there's stuff that'll try and eat you in there.

[bardsofprey]

[Eddie rolls his eyes, all ready to be irritated- but the second part takes the wind right outta his sails.]

Eat me? Jesus christ, I was kidding about the Stephen King shit. What stuff? You can't just say that and not give me details! If I don't have details, I'm gonna sit here picturing something worse and worse.

voice

[lesbeau]

You're out late and still trying to live with ADI? Lame.

[Beau, no. Anyway.]

Also, what kind of party are you talking about. If it's like, a strength thing, I can probably lift you, but it'd be more fun if I did something else. What do you need it for anyway?

HERE SHE IS

[bardsofprey]

I appreciate the input.

[Eddie's tone isn't exactly dripping sincerity, but he lets it go with an eyeroll.]

No strength needed. I mean, not traditionally. I'm talking about a game, but apparently every person in this place is severely uncultured. Including you! So. Wanna change that?

video, un: Aberration

[aelwyn_aberration]

[A girl with long blonde hair and pointed ears flicks on the camera - blatantly an elf of some kind. High Elf, for specifics.]

What's DND?

AELWYN....

[bardsofprey]

[Oh, this is just- this is nuts. An actual elf asking him about DnD. At least, Eddie assumes she's an elf. Maybe that's a mistake.

At this rate, he's gonna end up with a party of folks who, back home, would look like a very dedicated group of cosplayers.]

Uhh- yeah. It's a table-top roleplay game. Lots of monster slaying, mystery solving, character building. All that good stuff. You interested?