aprescoup: (haltham)
destination: still east ([personal profile] aprescoup) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2021-05-09 03:33 pm

audio | username: haltham

He... llo? Hey-ho! Hello. Got the hang of it now —

( But does he? A sudden spell of background laughter would indicate the channel remains disrupted, until… it suddenly quiets down. )

...there we go! How’s you lot? This is Haltham. Me? Been good. Real swell. Got me a... got a goat now. She’s a handsome one. Met’er coming down from the mountains, minding my own business, might’ve had a little to dri — ...but keeps the body warm, don’t it? And there I was, and there she was, and I think she’d just killed a man? Can’t be helping it, happens in a mountain. And we looked each other up, then down, though she’s mostly sideways, think she’s, hm... her eyes sort of cross, but you know, she’s a looker, and she walks the leash right, and we headed on together, so. And now, I take her everywhere.

( He seems, suddenly, to remember the point of his outreach: )

Anyway. You’ll have your own goat! Maybe. We’re taking you. Taking you elsewhere. On a walk. To a new place, better place, for living. Mostly better. Well... right, it’s not all that better, but it’s a home, a farm. And... look. Can’t be having you at the… ladies’ house no more. There’s trouble in the city now, with all them folks rising for Anurr, and... heard some of you got involved with all that. Keep your heads down! Oi! Oiiiiiiii. Down. Don't be dying before I even see you.

( A pause, then: ) So, this farm. Used to be a woodhouse. It’s... closer to the forest, where the old blood live, and it’s farther out, but… you can still walk to the merchants’ places, and it’ll do you good. Proper, honest stroll each morning. Works an appetite. Old man thought it might be rough, but I talked him into it, and it’s all yours, now! You can head on tomorrow, and Karsa’ll even... you know, sort out your speech pieces, so you can talk smart there too.

Now, it’ll need some cleaning... and some urging along of the wolves. And rats, and... the trouble with the... you'll see. I don’t think some walls are holding, but you’ll prop them, won’t you? Bit of sweat and mud and snow, and it really is all yours, once that’s done! And no one will come along to bother.

Just... don’t open your doors at night, no matter what the wind tells you. Or people. Them’s not people, in that forest.


( ooc: A mission log for the move-out and the delights of the 'farm' will be up tomorrow :) Characters with jobs at the House of Dew can hold on to their posts, even after they relocate. Translation devices will work throughout. )
beitangmoran: (Default)

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[personal profile] beitangmoran 2021-05-09 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
We have been imposing on the ladies a lot, haven't we? And there are even more of us now. It's probably best for us to move indeed.

Thank you for your care, friend.
beitangmoran: (smirk3)

[personal profile] beitangmoran 2021-05-09 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
We are quite the diverse crowd indeed. But no matter what I am sure they will be glad to have their space back. And if we have to rough it out for a while... beggars can't be choosers.

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[personal profile] bearshermark 2021-05-09 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That's wonderful news. It's getting more crowded and more difficult to hide here. I only wish it wasn't winter, so we could make better use of the land.

Do we know about how long we'll be staying there before moving further East?
bearshermark: credit: <user name="morninglight"> (wanna run that by me again)

[personal profile] bearshermark 2021-05-09 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
So, we're waiting for the weather to improve? What other costs do we need to account for beyond our own supplies?

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[personal profile] descendency 2021-05-09 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Haltham, friend, dearest, he offers you human companionship and you get... a goat. Well, as long as you're happy. ]

How far is this farm, my friend?
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[personal profile] descendency 2021-05-09 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, I'll have to make some arrangements. I'd like to keep my current employ as long as I'm able, after all. I'm afraid I wouldn't be much good for entertaining after such a hike.

[ He's a delicate blossom, Haltham. He can't possibly walk an hour each way and still deal with men. ]

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somebadnews: (86)

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[personal profile] somebadnews 2021-05-09 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you say your goat killed a man?

[ How is nobody catching this? -- As far as moving to a dilapidated farm... whatever. He'll focus on that in a second. ]
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[personal profile] somebadnews 2021-05-09 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
And that sort of thing just happens. In the mountains.

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remugient: (Just think about how many life skills)

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[personal profile] remugient 2021-05-09 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't really understand what's going on, for the most part, but:]

A farm? I know how to run a farm. Is there a barn? Or a place to, you know, grow, uh. Stuff? [Do they have normal crops here?? Like.......corn?

Guess she'll find out.
] If we have some chickens to start with, and a milk cow or two that could give us a good start. [Eggs! Milk! She's mostly musing out loud]
remugient: (My house exploded)

[personal profile] remugient 2021-05-09 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. [A bit startled, she fumbles to respond, feeling a little odd talking into the crystals.]

I'm-- Good. Little shaken, but it's fine. I'm fine. [She pauses and adds:] I have family here, so it won't be that bad. Everyone's been very kind. [another pause] So, uh, thank you. For all that. All of you.

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foxable: (oh my god you didn't lmfao)

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[personal profile] foxable 2021-05-10 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Haltham! Okay, nice, I have no idea who you are but it's good to meet you, I guess. You got us a house? And you're dating a murder goat?

Anyway I can help fix the house, I'm good at that, but ah - since you mentioned the crystals - I'd really really like to meet someone who works magic like that. If you know anyone.

Oh, and I'm-- [ A slight hesitation, before he gives up: ] -- Fox, by the way. You can call me Fox.
foxable: (eyy there's my boi)

[personal profile] foxable 2021-05-10 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a pause, and then when he replies, it is with a grin in his voice. ]

Yeah! Exactly. I don't know what kind of stories you got there, but it sounds about right. Of course Foxes talk, we just only do it when we feel like it, yeah? And I'm a special fox. A spirit fox. So I can look like a human if I feel like it. Magic, right?

Have you ever met a Fox?

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[personal profile] binghua 2021-05-10 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[There is...a lot to parse in this big message. So much affection for a goat -

But more importantly.]


I assure you, I have no intention of going to such a meeting a second time.
scrapgege: (oops)

[personal profile] scrapgege 2021-05-10 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Xie Lian's voice comes in mid-sentence as if he's talking to himself.]

... practical not to have a password but doesn't that mean anyone can listen in, though?

Oh, hi! Sorry! Hum, I'm sorry for that little mix-up the other day, I didn't mean to get in trouble or anything, it sort of just happened. I don't think I hurt anyone too badly?

A farm is good, and there's enough of us to repair it and make something of it, I'm sure!
scrapgege: (....heh?)

[personal profile] scrapgege 2021-05-10 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I... think they took me down the salt mines, to find some of those undead people? The moving corpses?

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weifinder: (ask | forces of gravity taking me)

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( ........................................... wolves?! )

Hah, hah, Haltham, how are you?

( haltham married a murder goat and they're getting thrown to the LITERAL FUCKING WOLVES

HE'S TOTALLY

FINE

NOTHING AT ALL WRONG
)

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