64th Hunt [Action] [Open to any]

[derek_bliss]

Derek's been keeping to himself since, well, actually before the experiment. Lately, that keeping to himself has included staying out in the forest for long periods of time, only coming home for showers, shaves and the occasional pot of hot-brewed coffee

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[lists_to_port]

[Jack is approaching House 7, the draft list on his mind, interested in sounding Derek out on the topic of war. He's still moving slowly, not altogether healed yet from the vampire attack from before. Derek might notice that he looks drained, as vampire survivors do.]

Oi-----'allo, hunter.

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[derek_bliss]

[You've been touched, is Derek's first thought as he catches the scent and looks up. Internally, a part of him draws back in instinctive horror...and then the infected part of him seems to rumble, pleased, at the feel of Jack.

He looks both horrifying pitiful and tempting at the same time.

Still, Derek nods at the approach, shoving aside both feelings to greet his long-missing friend properly.]

Jack. Glad you're up and around.

WTH IS WRONG WITH ME? HOUSE 55, NOT HOUSE 7. JACK, STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HOUSE 7. /moron forever

[lists_to_port]

Obliged, Derek. And you----you've not been around the village lately, have you.

See, this is what happens when there's too much rum.

[derek_bliss]

[Derek shakes his head as he clears the inside of the 9mm's muzzle with a cloth and small rod.]

Been out hunting. Been doing all right?

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[after_march]

[April wanders out on the porch at some point, full of questions. You can't hide from this inquisitive and concerned roomie for long, Derek.]

I heard the announcement.

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[derek_bliss]

Hey.

[Derek is both glad to see her, and dreads it a little too. Last time he spent more than a few minutes around her, Donnie was actually in her body, and he and Raphael both had been painfully hunger-inducing human. The unnerving body switch may have been over, but she was still April, and Derek was still hesitant to stay near her.

He'd started to trust her, after all...and wanting to have her company. And still suffering from that subtle, but strong need that insisted that she would make a fine meal indeed, and if she was as happy to see him...

Derek clamped down on that thought proces. It wasn't anything that he hadn't had to deal with in the past year, living here in Luceti, but...it didn't help that he was interested in her in more than one way.]

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[after_march]

Underwater battle to save us all from drowning, huh? And here I am, an engineer who just MIGHT know a thing or two about crazy tech and I'm stuck up here.

...You're gonna be careful, right? I mean, that's kind of an unspoken thing that I just...spoke. But. Yeah. HEY, folks! She can babble.

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[derek_bliss]

It's something to do with the shift technology...I guess you have to line up with it right or something.

[He picks up his sharpening toll while he talks, carefully applying it to the blade.]

And yeah, I'll be careful. Wouldn't really want to come back missing something, or come back and want to eat everyone.

[He's already having trouble with the second, after all...]

[i_speak_softly]

[Don has been looking for Derek since he heard the draft announcement. Eventually it occurs to him to look out a window.]

[This is him tapping on the inside of the front window, trying to get Derek's attention. He'd really rather not go outside.]

[derek_bliss]

[Derek hears the tapping almost instantly and looks up. He turns to see Don in the window and nods, the raised eyebrow his question. You rang?]

[i_speak_softly]

[Yes he did. Come in?]

[derek_bliss]

[Derek nods, carefully settling the weapons to the ground and covering them with a blanket before making his way inside.]

What's up, Don?