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Shelter Building 101

Jul 15, 2007 23:10

Who: Bill Campbell
When: Day 36, afternoon
Where: 10 square feet of beachfront property
Invited: Anyone and Everyone
Status: Complete

"I love work," Daisy Adair said cheerfully. "I could watch it all day."

( Feel free to jump in with a sub-thread about your own shelter-building adventures. )

john.crichton, lindsey.mcdonald, daisy.adair, aeryn.sun, scott.hayden, marcus.cole, susan.ivanova, dean.winchester, day 36, bill.campbell, john.locke, peyton.sawyer

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[Lindsey] born_again_boy July 16 2007, 22:18:55 UTC

Lindsey studied an already-built lean-to structure closely, before starting construction on his own. It didn't look all that complicated, and so he went forth with confidence. Not even half and hour into the job, his shirt was soaked with sweat and he took it off, throwing it aside, somewhat annoyed. He had thought this would go faster. He didn't know the kind of magic that could help him in this endeavor either. His magical education had been rather condensed and he hadn't really bothered to learn anything that wouldn't be helpful in a fight.

After Peyton's first attempt at a lean-to had collapsed, he started to walk over to see if he could help, just in time to see Isabel put together a frame with almost no effort. Lindsey stared wide-eyed.

"Damn," he muttered to himself. "Wish I could do that."

Lindsey listened with interest to Dean and Peyton's exchange before walking the rest of the way over, just as Dean brought back more bamboo. "You're a demon hunter?" he asked. "I killed a dozen or so Sahvrin just before I turned up here."

He looked at the ground thoughtfully for a moment before adding: "I'm not bragging. It's just an odd sort of thing to have in common, isn't it? I didn't know too many demon killers before I showed up here."

((OOC: Hit submit before I meant to the first time. Sorry 'bout that.))

[Dean] starborn_scribe July 17 2007, 18:17:53 UTC

Dean had eyed the short man's tats as he approached. Although he wasn't as familiar with the runic languages as Sam, Dean thought that the symbols were wards or cloaks.

Lindsey added, "I'm not bragging. It's just an odd sort of thing to have in common, isn't it? I didn't know too many demon killers before I showed up here."

Dean chuckled. "Dad taught me an' Sammy hunting ever since we could hold a gun. You're right. There aren't a lot of us. Before getting stuck here I didn't know any aliens or psychics." He shot a grin at Isabel. "No offense."

She shrugged. "None taken." Isabel's nonchalance earned her a round of chuckles.

"Anyway, a dozen Sahvrin? Damn. I'd be bragging." Dean extended his hand. "Dean Winchester. The jolly geek giant over there is my brother Sam."

[Peyton] Here comes the rain lyingdrksoul July 17 2007, 20:01:31 UTC

Peyton stood up and wiped her hands off on her jeans as Lindsey made his way over. She smiled as he talked, though the whole deal with the Sahvrins went entirely over her head...But she kept smiling, nonetheless.

She glanced between Dean and Isabel and gave a soft laugh. "Well, I didn't know any aliens, demon hunters or zombie killers until today." She shrugged, and then smiled lightly as she lowered her eyes to the ground. "At least I don't think I did..."

Just when things were starting to get settled with her shelter the skies opened up and it began to pour. It wasn't a light rain that grew, it was a full tropical afternoon rain. Peyton let out a slight shriek of disapproval and moved her hands to her hair to push it out of her face.

"C'mon, we should get out of the rain!"

[Lindsey] born_again_boy July 18 2007, 06:32:59 UTC

Lindsey chuckled. "Yeah. Even with all of the things I knew were real I still thought the whole extra-terrestrials landing on Earth thing was a myth. I mean, it doesn't seem likely, does it? What with the universe being so damn... well, big."

He shook Dean's hand and looked over at Sam when Dean pointed him out. He didn't yet know what to make of Dean (and he hadn't even talked to Sam yet). They certainly looked to be about as 'white-hat' as you get, but they were still not treating Lindsey like dog crap. Of course, they didn't know he used to work for Wolfram and Hart yet.

"I'm Lindsey McDonald," he said, but the last couple of syllables were nearly drowned out by a sudden torrential downpour. "Damn!" he pointed out.

He looked over at Peyton as she tried to keep her sopping wet hair out of her face.

"C'mon, we should get out of the rain!"

"Yeah!" he agreed. "Er... where to?!"

[Dean] starborn_scribe July 18 2007, 15:12:12 UTC

"Er... where to?!"

Dean took a step toward his and Sam's shelter. "This way. It'll be a tight squeeze, but better than standing here!"

He sprinted to the lean-to, arriving just after Sam. Dean crawled in, nudging his brother with his shoulder. "Scoot over. We've got company."

[Peyton] lyingdrksoul July 18 2007, 16:40:25 UTC

Peyton seriously debated on running to the jungle and hiding in there until the rain stopped. She was even looking that way when Dean suggested the lean-to, and she laughed.

She thought he was kidding.

"Heh...Oh..." She darted that way too, and after Dean crawled in she followed suit. She offered Sam an awkward sort of smile. "Nice way to get to know your neighbors, huh?"

[Lindsey] born_again_boy July 18 2007, 19:52:32 UTC

Lindsey didn't need to be told twice. He started to run towards the lean-to after the others, then swore, and doubled back for the shirt he left on the ground by his own half-built shelter. Upon reflection he realized he could've probably just left it there; it was already drenched. He threw it over his shoulder and ran back to crawl into the lean-to, taking up pretty much all of the left-over space.

"Kind of wet out there," he said, by way of greeting. He nodded to Sam. "I'm Lindsey."

[Sam] starborn_scribe July 19 2007, 02:06:29 UTC

Sam didn't have much choice but to move over when his *sopping wet* brother shouldered him to one corner of their shelter. "Jeez, Dean," he grumbled. Dean was dripping all over *his* blanket. As was Sam, but it was the principle of the thing.

The cute blonde and short, muscular guy followed on Dean's heels. Sam smiled and nodded at the newcomers' greetings. "Hi, Lindsey and, uh--"

"Peyton," Dean supplied.

"Peyton," Sam repeated, pointedly ignoring his brother's flirting with the blonde. "Sam Winchester." Then he blinked at the tattoos on Lindsey's arm. He'd have to check with his father's journal to be sure, but the runes more or less said, "Nothing to see here. Move along."

Sam must have been less than subtle because everyone was staring at him. Dean chuckled, motioning at one of the short guy's prominent tats. "I think you're thinking what I'm thinking, little brother."

"God, I hope not," Sam retorted with a grin.

The good-natured barb rolled right off of Dean. He turned to Lindsey. "So, who're you avoiding? Ex-wife? Crazy Aunt Esmerelda?"

OOC Comment rwarner July 19 2007, 04:06:24 UTC

Just a comment, I'm sure born_again_boy will correct me if I'm wrong or if this version of Lindsey isn't the same, but if I recall Lindsey's rune tattoos were dispelled by Wesley and Fred just before the Senior Partners sent him to that punishment dimension.

Although it's more fun and angst-worthy for him to somehow have them again, IMO. :)

Re: OOC Comment born_again_boy July 19 2007, 07:06:28 UTC

Yeah, you're right. I was going to say something about this at first when Dean mentioned the tats in the previous post, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of them still being there. So I just went with it. :)

If need be I'll try to think of a logically consistent explanation for them being back later.

Re: OOC Comment tweets July 19 2007, 07:52:24 UTC

You could always say that it fitted the baddies plans for him to have them back? Just a thought.

Re: OOC Comment born_again_boy July 19 2007, 23:42:39 UTC

Yeah I could probably make something like that work. I'd have to at least somewhat justify the fact that he didn't express any surprise at seeing that the tattoos were back. :)

Re: OOC Comment starborn_scribe July 19 2007, 11:46:05 UTC

Whoops! If you want tats, then okay. :)

Re: OOC Comment born_again_boy July 19 2007, 23:43:25 UTC

:) Sure, why not? They're a point of interest, anyway.

[Lindsey] born_again_boy July 19 2007, 07:04:09 UTC

Lindsey was impressed. As far as he knew, the runes tattooed on his body were in a dead demonic language; he had to go trekking through the Nepali mountains to find someone who knew how to draw them. And yet, here on this island was someone who could read them without so much as consulting a single book.

"My old bosses," he replied. "The Senior Partners of Wolfram and Hart; don't know if you've heard of it. Anyway, they don't like me much."

Lindsey didn't really know what made him tell the truth. If he was completely honest with himself he'd have to admit that it was better that it was outed sooner than later. As it was, Lindsey chalked his sudden truthfulness up to fatigue and disorientation.

[Sam] starborn_scribe July 19 2007, 15:05:36 UTC

Dean frowned, puzzled. Sam's brow furrowed thoughtfully. "Wolfram and Hart... They were mentioned in a few of my classes at Stanford."

"They're laywers?"

Sam nodded. "I am -- was -- pre-law," he explained. "If I remember correctly they're this small law firm that made some incredibly aggressive moves." He turned to Lindsey. "You're a lawyer?"

Dean snorted. "A hunter. Took out a bunch of Sahvrin." Sam was duly impressed.

OOC: Dean, Sam, and May are from an alternate universe where superheroes are commonplace. I decided just now that Wolfram and Hart is in its infancy in their world.

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