sometimes you can't make it

[modforged]

Who: Alexstrasza, Krasus/Korialstrasz, and the Redsworn
What: Successful retreat into the Ruby Sanctum
Where: Ruby Sanctum
When: After a long, grueling battle near the borders of Suramar
Warnings: Please PM the mods if any warnings are needed

[The Ruby Sanctum is a flurry of activity. This becomes clear within two seconds of stepping through the portal. The wounded are guided over to a grassy clearing surrounded by saplings and adolescent trees, bade to lay down and receive healing from other dragonkin. Some of the trees are years old, while a few look to have shot up recently. If you watch, vines engulf one fallen warrior; the body sinks into the ground, and a tiny sapling appears in its place.

Despite the war going on outside, the sanctum is less of a cavern and more like a self-contained dimension. Ample sunlight drifts down through scarlet leaves, which are occasionally home to the crimson scales of a whelpling. There is life everywhere: insects on twigs, birds chirping overhead, flowers at your feet. Dragon eggs lay nestled in the nooks and crannies offered by the tranquil forest. There is a decently-sized spring filled with fresh, pure water, as well as some small rocky outcroppings to sleep in. It's warm and comfortable enough to rest out in the open, too.

The cloaked and ever-mysterious Krasus stands watching the dispersing redsworn, his back against the massive oak in the center of the sanctum.

Occasionally, one may glimpse a beautiful red-haired woman with copper skin winding through the copse.]

[ooc: Mingle log for redsworn!]

Comments

OTA for food

[wilder]

[The Sanctum was a drastic change of scenery, but it was one that Zelos didn't mind all that much. Sunlight, plant-life, life- he couldn't deny that it was beautiful in here. If this was where he was supposed to stay during this war, he could think of worse. A lot worse.]

[Without his magic, he isn't much help with the treating the wounded. He had his own injury on his shoulder, which he washed up and wrapped in bandages with little complaint. He had bigger problems than a flesh wound]

[Like the fact he was hungry. He's quickly decided hunger is awful.]

[And so while many others are reflecting about being in another war or whatever, Zelos looks for food. The hosts only have raw meat to provide along with the fruit in the trees, so very soon he's set up a cooking fire and people might smell the aroma cooking meat.]

[Or you know, whatever smell you get when you put bear in a fire. He's not really sure how you tell when bear is done, so he's settling for..when it's close to burnt]

Hey! Food's ready!

[Okay, so food looks flanks of over-done bear you hold onto with a stick or the bone- but hey it's food!! Come grab some, criticize his cooking, chat, help cook yourself- whatever]

[chosenfake]

[Luke is so hungry he could eat a whole... whatever that thing is.]

Whoa! You cooked for us?

[HE'S SO GRATEFUL HE MIGHT CRY...]

[wilder]

[He glances over at Luke and gives a shrug]

Sticking things in fire seemed like a good way let out my feelings.

[...y e a h]

[chosenfake]

[Luke laughs weakly.]

That sounds... fun...

[He elects to eat some bear instead of making this conversation any more awkward than it is. The last time he ate was like... hours before they went back to Eldrant, and then there was Van, and then all the swimming. And then fighting here.

He hasn't eaten in at least a day. No wonder he's spent.]

[wilder]

[He gives a soft amused sound at Luke's reaction. He wasn't mad at Luke, even if he did have to scare the kid earlier. The situation, however, was another matter.]

[He'll let the kid eat for a few bites before speaking up again]

Sorry it's not that great. Seems our hosts forgot that humans don't live off of raw meat like them.

[kingdomofsaints]

[FOOD

oh yes, food. That thing.

Have Amane creep up to you, Zelos- because while it is over-done bear meat, having meat in the Lockdown basically consists of ripping demons apart and eating them. While the Shomonkai does have food stores, the deserters and thieves were... unplanned intrusions.]

Hello again, Kaneis. [:..okay but really what kind of food is that...] What animal is this?

[wilder]

[Wow Amane that sure sounds like a super nice place you have there! Zelos tilts his head a little]

Hey Amane. I think it's...bear?

[kingdomofsaints]

[Simply stunning, really.]

Ah... alright. [SHE'S ACTUALLY NOT SURPRISED IN THE BAD WAY, SHE HASN'T HAD BEAR BEFORE... because obviously, who cares about normal food. She does give the dead bear carcass thing a bit of a curt bow before taking a piece.

...the smell...

Wrinkling her nose just a bit, she does take a bite. IT'S SO... THICK...?]

[wilder]

[SO VERY THICK. And probably stringy. Seriously dragons pick better meat to give them!]

....I take it that this isn't your new favorite.

Re: OTA for food

[guerriera]

[ Zelos' call carries far enough that even Carolina can hear it from where she's roaming cautiously around the spring.

Not that the smell of meat burning cooking burning isn't a lure all on its own - her stomach clenches, growls, and it occurs to the Freelancer that she genuinely can't remember when she ate last. Never mind that it's been almost a year since Carolina last ate something that wasn't artificial and/or heavily processed. The downside of ship-living during wartime IN SPAAAAACE really. ]

What is it?

[ Her voice is a little more gravelly than she'd like, and she's aware that there are dark shadows under her eyes, but hunger may be overruling her wish to keep her distance. ]

[wilder]

[he'll look over at her, his eyebrow raising a little at her armor. He's not really all that used to high-tech armor and such. Honestly the only times he's really seen suits close to that was with the United Earth when they were murdering innocent people. So yeah. Slight wariness going on here.]

[Then again, he's wary of most people- so he barely lets it show as he speaks]

Bear.

It's pretty basic, the dragons didn't really take into account that humans eat cooked food. But it's edible.

[guerriera]

[ The armor looks heavy, makes Carolina far more bulky than she actually is. She also isn't concerned about whether or not it makes Zelos wary. (though he's certainly right to be.) ]

Bear.

[ Echoed, somewhat flatly, the faintest hint of disbelief obvious. Being able to forage and survive in hostile territory is one thing, but this might be a tad more archaic to the space marine.

Green eyes look from Zelos to the mass of meat roasting on the fire, then back to the red haired man, before approaching it with all the due caution one should show foreign foods in a hostile land. ]

..You're sure its edible?

[wilder]

Bear.

[Oh yeah, he can pick up on that disbelief. And so he replies in a very casual sort of way]

Nah, I'm just experimenting on you guys to see what happens.

[telaari]

Even before she was pulled into this Azeroth, Vas couldn't recall when she last ate. Sure, it had to have been sometime in the last day or so, probably at the officer's commissary on the upper-tier of the Exodar, but damn it all if she can't remember if she was eating breakfast or lunch. At any rate, it had to have been hours ago.

The smell of cooking meat draws her to the campfire, and in spite of it being grilled bear, she finds it hard to not drool. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole cow," she says, swallowing in anticipation.

"Er, no, I mean... horse? That's the phrase, yes? 'Horse'?" she asks after a moment, looking to Zelos for an answer.

[wilder]

If Carolina's armor was strange to Zelos, Vas's blue appearance was definitely weird. He can't help but stare a little, trying to figure out if she's supposed to be blue or maybe he really shouldn't have eaten that meat.

He finally seems to conclude she's supposed to be blue. Since hey, nothing else around is weirdly colored!

"Uh...aha, I couldn't tell ya!" Zelos and proverbs were never his strong suit, considering how often he got them wrong. "But I get what you mean! There should be plenty if you don't mind...plain and charred beat meat!"

[telaari]

She's seen that puzzled look a lot today, but at least this one doesn't ask her why she's blue. It's a bit of a relief, really.

She shrugs, picking up a section of blackened bear ribs. "Can't be any worse than the time I tried to cook mushan on a campfire," she says as she frees a rib with a loud crack.

[wilder]

Maybe he's just waiting for the right time to pop the question! You'll never know.

But there's a word there that doesn't make sense. "Mushan?"

[lifeforged]

[ Strange... why is it cooked? ]

Oh, that is right. [ How could they forget? The younger ones enjoyed food in a variety of ways, most of said ways involving flame or the oven. ] Preparations should be made to better... serve our champions.

[ It's a good thing she doesn't appear a dragon right now or else the talk of 'serving' them might come off a bit hostile. ]

[wilder]

[He looks up when he hears her. She's...definitely different than anyone he's seen before. Dragons don't really do shape-shifting where he's from]

Your champions?

[Ha...like he'd ever be something like that]

Is that what we're considered now? [Man, it doesn't fit him at all]

[lifeforged]

Is there something else you would rather be called?

[ Now she feels as if she's being rude. It was easier to curl up with her children and whisper to them in Draconic than it was to approach a stranger with their own language. ]

A name perhaps?

[wilder]

[There's a pause and he watches her, as if he's considering if he should say anything at all. But after the moment passes, he gives a sigh and relaxes a little.]

Kaneis.

[The lie comes naturally now.]

What about you? You got a name, right?

totally pinged for food

[misterbrief]

[He can smell that from miles away. Literally. So he make his way over because food is never unwelcome in the Saiyan's presence, even if it's uncooked.]

And...what exactly is this? [He doesn't care that much, he just wants to know. It's not raw alien, so it's probably fine given the circumstances.]

[wilder]

["Not Raw Alien" is some special standards to have some food! He looks over at this guy, giving a shrug]

Bear? That's what they said anyway.

[misterbrief]

[There is no way Zelos' food is worse than the raw alien he's eaten before, no way]

Bear? You mean you don't even know what you made? [He sniffs again. It smelled okay. Not Bulma's cooking, but then one doesn't exactly have a kitchen with all the spices you'd ever need out here.]

[wilder]

[It's true. That'd be his companion Raine's cooking instead. He's safely at "average"]

I just made what they gave me. Didn't feel up to asking a lot of questions, too hungry.

[And it's true. No spices, no proper cooking tools- just a fire, bear meat and some sticks. Delicious]