[ no dice on the door, no matter how hard a shove he gives it—he lets out an aggrieved sigh, though he hasn't completely lost his head. there's no point suspecting the people in their group right now. ]
If we cannot find them soon, I fear we won't be able to defend ourselves. If it's anything like our last experience...
[ wow. that would be bad, but. he shakes his head. ]
I don't doubt your strength, or your willingness to protect us. [ actually, it's kind of amazing how quickly he geared up to do so. ] But for us, it was only the victims and their killers who would be awake.
[ Doesn't matter how strong they are if they're knocked out. ]
If we can't find anyone who means us harm, it might be better to find a hiding space for some of the others.
Would like to point out, you're my tank, so that means "running off to go perform some promises I just made to weird teens I just met" counts as silly ass shit. Don't split the party.
I'm not splitting the party! I'll sit outside your hiding place to defend you if you want, but if I'm unconscious all that'll do is make it a bad hiding place.
I said I'm not doing it. I'm not waking up and then you're-- I don't know-- eviscerated across the campgrounds while I stuffed myself in the chondo or something.
[NOT IN THE MOOD TO BE TEASED, he is so mean right now Magnus would gently suggest he had a feeling and Taako would immediately end his life with one personal comment that would emotionally ruin him for decades.]
[ It could be that they're all about to get attacked en masse, yeah. But barring that... He looks around with a frown. ]
We're in an unfortunate space, tactically. [ the bonfire is incredibly open. maybe they could hide around one of the cabins? there's also: ] ...Is that locked as well?
[ chondo. it's really not the time to question it... ]
You're right, we'd be lucky if it could house even one of our [ smalls ] friends... I suppose the best we can do then is try and keep those of us with more melee experience to the front, and use whatever terrain we have to our advantage.
[ which is basically just the cabins. meanwhile, in the bg, the smalls are arguing about who is beefiest, actually. ]
[His "small" isn't even small, just wimpy. Nodding, though. They're just two beefy hands, shaking.]
I agree. With these numbers we might as well stay near the bonfire. It's well lit - if anyone else comes around they'll see all of us there together, so we'll know how they react if they're a friend or foe pretty quick.
[ for current census purposes, taako is a "small" ]
That seems like the best we can do. We should be able to see if anyone approaches from all directions if we position ourselves carefully. [ ... ] You really are the reliable sort at times like this, Magnus.
[ he doesn't sound surprised, per se. but it's worth mentioning. ]
[ hah. he'll take the belated vote of confidence, though his brow lofts up slightly. do they seem like a rowdy bunch of children who need defending?
in any case. ]
I would be glad to share that task with you. [ he turns his gaze ahead, out past the fire, steely-eyed. ] At the very least, being trapped out here for the night makes it clear who I can trust in the morning.
[ if he's going to be stuck out on another horrific thursday with people he's only just met, at least it's a dependable (if spirited) bunch. ]
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If we cannot find them soon, I fear we won't be able to defend ourselves. If it's anything like our last experience...
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[Hmm.]
Well, don't count me out! I've fought some pretty big monsters and lived to talk about it.
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I don't doubt your strength, or your willingness to protect us. [ actually, it's kind of amazing how quickly he geared up to do so. ] But for us, it was only the victims and their killers who would be awake.
[ Doesn't matter how strong they are if they're knocked out. ]
If we can't find anyone who means us harm, it might be better to find a hiding space for some of the others.
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[Still, he gets his point.]
Where should they hide?
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You sure? Chondo is nice and sturdy. Built it myself.
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I would prefer death! I would prefer death.
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We're in an unfortunate space, tactically. [ the bonfire is incredibly open. maybe they could hide around one of the cabins? there's also: ] ...Is that locked as well?
[ he's gesturing to the chondo. ]
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[It's a tiny house for chickens!!]
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You're right, we'd be lucky if it could house even one of our [ smalls ] friends... I suppose the best we can do then is try and keep those of us with more melee experience to the front, and use whatever terrain we have to our advantage.
[ which is basically just the cabins. meanwhile, in the bg, the smalls are arguing about who is beefiest, actually. ]
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I agree. With these numbers we might as well stay near the bonfire. It's well lit - if anyone else comes around they'll see all of us there together, so we'll know how they react if they're a friend or foe pretty quick.
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That seems like the best we can do. We should be able to see if anyone approaches from all directions if we position ourselves carefully. [ ... ] You really are the reliable sort at times like this, Magnus.
[ he doesn't sound surprised, per se. but it's worth mentioning. ]
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[Said like he didn't expect it!]
I'll always defend anybody in need of defending. And that includes a bunch of kids who seem pretty capable but are also stuck outside at murder camp.
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in any case. ]
I would be glad to share that task with you. [ he turns his gaze ahead, out past the fire, steely-eyed. ] At the very least, being trapped out here for the night makes it clear who I can trust in the morning.
[ if he's going to be stuck out on another horrific thursday with people he's only just met, at least it's a dependable (if spirited) bunch. ]