BT612L; Night 005; audio; private to RE419S, LO431Y

[ichoosefight]

In case you guys are still worried, I'm not out looking for Sameen. Sorry if I scared you.

[ Her voice is entirely businesslike, not annoyed or smug... or particularly apologetic. ]

She seems stable enough that I don't think she's going to shoot anyone accidentally. Intentionally I'm not sure about, but I'll be keeping an eye on her. From a distance.

Still heading south-east. Can you give me any specifics on your location?

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[lonelynotforsaken]

[He's not sure she's actually sorry, but Martin's... not going to call that out. His voice is soft when he responds. He's with several people, after all. There's a rasp there, but it doesn't sound like he's about to die immediately, at least.]

We're in the foothills. Southeast of the mountain Kokichi first spotted. Jet said we're in a valley with pretty steep terrain on either side. Ben had to come 'round the hills from the east while he was bringing us water. So, I think it must be intense. There's a river to the south, and they heard something that might have been a river to the north while they were getting back here, but it was dark.

[ichoosefight]

[ Pretty classic "sorry for your feelings, not sorry for my actions" over here, but it's not like that's going to change. ]

That's probably the way I'll be going... Wish there was an easier way to consolidate terrain information. Maybe an ASCII map...

Alright, I'll update you when I've made some more progress. Anything you want me to keep an eye out for in particular?

[lonelynotforsaken]

['Water' is his immediate thought, but Martin bites his tongue on that. She'll already be looking after basic survival. Probably.]

Signs of the people that attacked Shaw. Talked to Sol and they didn't have any info on who might be here with us. [He wants to add that they were really suspicious, but he's not trusting that these are actually private connections, and while Sol doesn't seem evil, they're also evasive about basic things. Like the bloody date.] If you're making a mental map, it would be good to know where their territory is and avoid it?

Um... maybe, like... soap? Jet and Kokichi are both injured, and Ben got sick. Maybe from something he ate? Or because he didn't wash his hands after touching something? And it just seems like a good thing for... medical things.

[ichoosefight]

I haven't found any signs of long-term habitation yet, but I'll keep looking.

I know Ben said something about a spring, he might've drunk bad water. He doesn't seem very well equipped for wilderness survival...

[ He seems a bit naive, or something. He doesn't really fit her idea of a cop. ]

Soap's unlikely, but I'll see about hunting when I can. I can't carry ashes and water, but if you can do that we should be able to make some ourselves before too long.

[lonelynotforsaken]

I... can't say I have a lot of survivalist experiences, either.

[Not situations where dying, starvation, and dehydration are actual issues.]

But yeah. Maybe. Hopefully it's not that. H-how do you make soap from ashes? We haven't been able to do a fire. But when we can, I can try to do something with that.

[ichoosefight]

Well, experience and knowledge are two very different things.

[ There's not a ton of wilderness in Gotham for Batman to have trained her on, but she learned all the same. ]

Ashes and fat. You filter the ashes with water to make lye and boil it with animal fat. My teacher made me try it once, it is... not pleasant. But it'll get you clean.

cw: discussion of animal death/hunting

[lonelynotforsaken]

Animal fat. O-okay. I can... sort that out. [Quieter:] I've still got my knife. When I can move around more, I'll work on that. F-f-for food, first. Yeah. We need food. Oh, god. I've never killed an animal before.

Okay. Okay. It's fine. This is fine. I'll be fine. I'll sort it out. I just need to get a little better. We're going to try to leave tomorrow, get down to a proper water source.

I guess, let me know if you find anything and I'll do the same. I don't think we'll be moving a lot or very fast to start, but I want to get back to the beach and around to the airport Randvi found. It seems like a good landmark for people to meet up.

cw: discussion of animal death/hunting

[ichoosefight]

I'd be grateful if you did. All I have is a sharpened stick. I mean, I'll do it again if I have to? But it definitely gave me nightmares. And I'm from Gotham, I've seen some messed up stuff.

I'll keep you updated. I'm gonna make sure Cohle is okay first. Or, Detective Cohle. I'm guessing that's not his first name.

[lonelynotforsaken]

[Nightmares. Great. Amazing. Cool. Like he doesn't have enough of those already. At least this one might be different?]

You... keep mentioning Gotham. I've never actually heard of it. Or, um... the superhero stuff? That sounds pretty intense.

It feels like a lot of people are from some pretty unique situations. Like-like Shaw's simulation. You and superheroes. The science man and people being turned to stone. I wonder if that has anything to do with the reasons we each got pulled in?

A-anyway, food for thought. I'm definitely worried about Cohle. He said he has food, which should help, but it's so hard without water.

[ichoosefight]

[ She just sighs. Of course his world doesn't have a Gotham. She knew her home was weird, but is it really so unique in the Multiverse? ]

You may be right. At this point, though, it's impossible to tell. We don't have anything even close to a motive right now.

Do you know where exactly he is? That would help.

[lonelynotforsaken]

I don't. He wouldn't tell me, and I haven't seen him telling anyone else. I think he started on the northern side of the island, though. And he probably went into the jungle if he's got fruit to survive on. So, like... north-ish? But I don't know how big of an expanse that is.

Oh! Oh, he said he could hear the announcement like the one that's on here. Although, it's getting really creepy and sluggish, like a dying wind-up doll.

[ichoosefight]

If the island is mostly symmetrical around the mountain it shouldn't be too big. North's something to go on, though. I can hear the announcement now too, so that means I'm least somewhat close.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Okay. Just be careful. The drones might still be active. And if you get caught, getting one near the cell door is what unlocks it.

[ichoosefight]

I will, I promise. Appearances aside, I'm actually pretty good at not getting caught.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Appearances? But I've never seen you! [Humor! He can do humor. Martin chuckles nervously before devolving into a brief coughing fit.] Okay... I'm going to lie down. Talk to you later.

[ichoosefight]

[ Steph snickers a little, glad to see he's in a state to make jokes. ]

Yeah, get some rest. I'll be in touch.