reefnet | OO2 }{ AUDIO }{ CALLSIGN: MZ114C }{ MORNING 25

[ oh. ]

[ that's right, she probably lost her shoes when she got pulled under in that river. they had been a little preoccupied with patching her up and bringing her back alive to pay much attention to the state of her wardrobe. but walking barefoot is gross, in fact. ]

[ guess he'd better keep an eye out for any more ~~fugly~~ flipflops to pick up while exploring... ]

[ I fucking can't

♥

LEVI ]

Jeeeeeez, sorry I didn't die in a better outfit, princess!

[The callsign might not be familiar, but the voice probably is for anyone who's been at the airfield for a bit. It's distinctive and he's loud.]

[ Fuck yeah! If there's one thing Maddy loves, it's a fight! She considers simply replying a flat, "You should be." into the walkies, but then she gets a better idea.

She wanders around the airfield until she finds wherever Kokichi is. Then she proceeds to stick her bare toes in his face, wiggling them. ]

Hey. Hey. Smell my feet.

[ She doesn't get the impression he's, like, a little kid... he reads more to her as maybe 14-15, and kind of immature for his age... but he's still younger enough compared to her for annoying big sister treatment. ]

[Luckily, it's one of the times where he's not sneaking around on his own, so he's pretty easily located laying on his stomach in a corner doodling on the floor with a piece of charcoal. It also means he's at very convenient foot-in-face height.

So yes. He looks up at her approach, only to get a faceful of foot and gag and recoil dramatically.]

Ew, gross! Don't drag me into your foot fetish!

[ Maddy grins. His reaction is about what she expected, and since he's conveniently at foot height, she lightly touches his nose with a toe. She'll lay off... in a little bit!

Playfully: ]

Too late! I already did.

[ :P ]

[He recoils, making a face and smacking her foot away. It's not as hard as it could be, really – shit really is gross, of course, but teasing and fucking around is practically his love language. Even in sincerity, he can't help but play any reaction up.

And he has no shame, so of course he doesn't mind making a scene. He raises his voice, whiny and pitiful.]

Heeelp! This rude bitch is bullying me!

[The choice of insult is careful. Some things can be tolerated by some people and not others, and he likes to walk a fine line. He doesn't know this girl well enough to know the exact limits yet – he certainly wouldn't go as far as some of the shit he used to say to Miu without getting a better read on her – but just based on his initial observation, this much is probably fine.]

[ Maddy ALSO shrieks, leaning over to rub her "injured" foot, making a big deal of glaring imperiously at him. She yells, in response to his yelling: ]

NO I'M NOT! HE HIT ME! [ Dropping her voice: ] Stop being a little cunt and take it like a man. [ So yeah, "bitch" is fine lmao. ]

[ She reaches over to grab one of the sticks he was drawing with, unless he blocks her before she can. And do what with it? We don't know yet. ]

Edited 2023-09-13 07:08 (UTC)

[Oh good, the kid gloves can come off.

There's what looks like a pitiful attempt to stop her from stealing his stick, but he lets her have it. Fuck it, he wants to see what she's gonna do. And as to goad her on, the pouty expression drops away disconcertingly quickly and he shoots her a sly smirk, dropping his voice as well.]

Wow, you're not even trying to pretend you're not totally two-faced. Jeez, and here I thought you were just a stupid useless bimbo!

[Pot, meet kettle.]

[ She wasn't expecting to be able to grab it, since from what little she's seen of him, she's pretty fast and sneaky. So when he lets her have it, she just blinks at it, and has to decide what to do with it.

She drops down to the floor to doodle too, aimlessly at first. ]

Well, you were wrong. Turns out, I'm a smart useless bimbo.

[ You have to be smart to get good at being a useless bimbo, in Maddy's opinion. Useless bimbos don't live very long if they don't know who to aim their bimbo-ness at.

She looks at his charcoal doodles, as she draws next to them. ] What are these?

[ He has been summoned! ]

I'm K. Hi. And that's right, on both counts. [ "A robot or something" has him like. It's validation of his identity, he appreciates it and likes Maddy already. ]

I found some heavy canvas material — likely from a sail. That could be good for shoes.

Hi, K.

[ You can kinda hear the slightly giddy grin on the other side of the walkie. What? Yeah, he's got a girlfriend, but so what? She can still look. ]

You did?? Oh my Goddd, thank you! I'm sure I could do something with what.

Maybe we can meet Kokichi a shirt from the extra. Or pants for Science Guy!

[ Awwww, Maddy. That's adorable.

Wryly: ] Pants for Senku have been something of a priority. [ Not to Senku, though, funnily enough. ]

Spare clothes in general would be good, it's why I've been on the lookout for things like scissors, thread, fabric... What happened to Kokichi's shirt? [ Sort of thinking aloud: ] Could lend him one of mine, but it'd drown him. [ And he'd probably just complain about it anyway. ]

[ To the question of Kokichi's shirt: ] Who knows? [ You can all but hear the eyeroll. She likes Kokichi, but he's a weird little guy. Unraveling his fashion choices is a bit beyond her. ]

Does anyone here even know how to tan leather?

Actually, come to think of it, I'm not sure anyone's really hunting that regularly. There's no game around the airfield, at least.

Who knows? But you can't be too careful. Like, what if somebody just finds a hide and brings it to me? That would be ew.

There's boars... right? I don't know if you can make shoes out of boars though. Probably not. [ ???? ] I guess I don't actually know...

I think if it can be skinned it can be made into shoes.

[ Don't think too hard about that statement. ]

It'd actually be really useful if someone could make any kind of fabric. I spent like, four hours picking the threads out of a bib I found.

Ewwwww...

[ TOO LATE. ]

Yeah. Where does fabric come from? Is it made from, like, plants? [ Maddy really doesn't know. Maybe Steph does? ]

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[ Is that... is that a serious question? Oh lord it is. She does her very best not to sound condescending. ]

Well, cotton is a plant. So is linen. Otherwise they're mostly from animals. Sheep's wool, alpaca fur is really soft, rabbit hair, s-- [ No don't say silk, you'll have to tell her it comes from bugs. Don't force that knowledge on her. ] --sssoft stuff is always popular. I think cashmere is a kind of goat?

[ Nice save. ]

That's so cool ! [ Maddy is SO impressed. She's never actually thought about any of this, and she doesn't know very many people who have. She knows more about how to make stuff with different types of fabric, but not really where it comes from. ] How'd you learn all of that?

[ That's a good question. ]

I dunno, history probably? Cotton, linen and wool played pretty big roles in the development of civilization.

Like... what do you mean? [ Maddy feels out of her depth sometimes here. She keeps thinking about how Lexie would love all of these people. ] Guess I should've paid attention in school after all... I didn't think I'd actually need any of that for anything.

For starters, cotton trade was one of the driving forces behind slavery in the United States...

[ But she could give an entire class on this question, so she should probably stop here. ]

I wouldn't say you need it. The knowledge is interesting, but knowing what the process is and how it works doesn't make it any easier to put it into practice. I dunno what kind of materials are available here, either. Or how to spin thread, weave, or anything like that.

Mmmmm. I mean, I can sew. Do you think weaving is a lot harder? Probably, right? [ She's thinking about it. ]

I had a hell of a time trying to weave a basket. Sewing skills really don't apply.

I'll be at the airfield shortly.
And coincidentally, I found a pair of old shoes yesterday.

Wait, really? You will? EEEEEE! What kind of shoes?

Men's sneakers.
The label says they're a size 9.
Pretty grungy but at least they're intact.
Gotta be better than running around a jungle barefoot, right?

yea lol ig like tall girl haha
[ Do they have "Tall Girl" in his universe? Time to find out. ]
thanks. (:

I wouldn't say they're shitty enough to merit a Tall Girl comparison.
Maybe after you run around in them a bit and inevitably step in monkey crap.

[Yes, he is aware of Tall Girl.]

[ He, Maddy and Jade might be the only ones. ]

lol right?? what about you? who's your teen movie alterego?

If I'm to be honest and objective here, I'm probably somewhere between Ferris Bueller and Jason Dean.

Oh, yeah. You sound totally objective. [ She's only teasing, though. Hopefully, it comes through over text because she's not going to make a gross old person winky face. ] Jk, actually I could totally see you as like, queer Ferris Bueller. They need to update that anyway. Jade could be Cameron, except I think she might be too cute for that.

[Listen, it is indeed pretty objective. If he was less self-aware, he'd have left it at Ferris Bueller alone.]

There actually was a remake in the late 2030s.
It was pretty terrible.

[ Love yourself more, man. You're at least Damian from "Mean Girls". ]

Ew. Gross. I haven't seen it, but I hate early 2000s remakes of anything. They're all bad. All these old people all complaining about remakes now like they didn't butcher Friday the 13th when they were our age lmao

[ Speaking of "Mean Girls"... ]

For me, I'd say I'm like Regina George but the Mexican version. Except I'm a little nicer. Just a little.

Edited 2023-10-05 00:12 (UTC)

[Sorry Maddy, Dirk does not do "love yourself".]

I can respect that.
Not to sound like an outdated stereotype, but Regina George was pretty iconic.

[ :( Someday!!! Her next project after Levi Jr. can be Dirk. ]

I know, right? God. You're the only one here who understands me. And I love my dead gay friend.

Your dead gay friend?

It's from the movie. Just go with it. Don't actually die though, okay?

Eh.
Been there, done that.
I could use a change of pace anyway.

Wait. You died before? That's crazy. Are you okay now?

[ Dumb question, maybe. Can anybody really be "okay" after something like that? ]

[Is Dirk ok? No. But is that because of the dying? No, not really. That shit's a symptom, not a cause.]

Yeah.
A few times, actually.
But it sounds like that's pretty normal here so at least I'm ahead of the game.

Do you wanna talk about it? You're tougher than me. I don't think I could handle that. Like, dying and coming back, I mean. Just be careful, okay? We need you around.

Nah.
Don't worry about it.

[After he sends the message, he sits and rereads it a few times, increasing uncertain. Shit, does that come across as like, dismissive or cold or whatever? He's trying to be extra mindful of himself these days. He knows he comes across as too aloof oftentimes, and it's only ever given him grief.

After a minute or two of internally stewing on it, he come back with more.]

I do appreciate it.
I just don't really have much to say about the whole dying thing, that's all.
Shit happens, you do what you gotta to get things done, sometimes someone's gotta make the sacrifice play for the greater good.
I'm ultimately still here so it's fine.

[Harley's got food poisoning, but is trying to keep her mind off it as she slowly and uncomfortably makes her way through the jungle. Her voice is much more subdued than usual due to the ugh factor of feeling sick.]

I found a lone flip-flop near a plane that looked like it did its own flip-flop. I was close to takin' it with me and drawin' a face on it for a Tom Hanks in Cast Away bit, but unfortunately decided against it. Still there if anybody wants it. Might find the match inside.

[ Poor Harley. ]

I don't know if I'd go into a weird plane just to get a flip-flop. That sounds kinda dangerous. Thanks, though.

What else was in the plane?

[Dangerous and weird, is not that the appeal?]

Couldn't get all the way in, but I feel like there's more complimentary booze and snacks. Which-- eurgh, was a whole lot more appealin' at the time... I'm goin' back once I can round up a gang to help me out.

[ Maddy thinks about that. Then she gets an idea. Randvi's smart, and capable, and Maddy gets the sense she gets a little stir-crazy just hanging around at the airfield sometimes... ]

I think I know somebody you should ask to go. I don't know if she'll want to, but you could try. She's really smart. And brave.

Lay it on me! I'm all about teamin' up with smart, brave ladies.

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