[Monkey's at the beach when he makes this call, and you can hear it in the background.]

I may not generally like people, but it bothers even me when a settled area like this just seems to empty out in no time flat.

Bothers me. Empty settlements are never a good thing.

This... is nice. [You can't see it, but Monkey's sprawled out on one of the limbs of the tree he uses as a cache.] I think this is the most relaxed I've been in ages. It'd be nice if there were a few people here with me, but... I'll take what I can get. The fact that I don't have to worry about a mech popping up at any moment is more than enough ( Read more... )

Well, I can't say I haven't seen this before. It's always to appease a local god or spirit, to ask for better weather or a a better harvest. And while it never stops with just one, and I'm not sure this will even stop with one?

There's always a reason for it. Even if you don't like it or don't agree with it? These sort of sacrifices always have a ( Read more... )

[The call begins with Monkey's hand momentarily covering the screen, then quickly disappearing and being replaced with a shape a slight distance away in the mists. It looks vaguely saurian, but due to the fog its exact shape can't be made out. You can see that it's sniffing the air. It'd been playing a game of cat and mouse with Monkey for a few ( Read more... )

So I've been thinking. I'm seeing a lot of old vehicles around here, and they never move, so I doubt anybody's using them. If I could get the tools... and enough parts by gutting the vehicles, you guys think I could build myself a motorcycle?

It'd sure as hell beat walking around everywhere.

[Why yes, he's making some kind of attempt to be ( Read more... )

[To say Monkey was out of breath was an understatement. He was panting up a storm, having been running around all morning and into the afternoon.]

Has...

Has anyone seen Trip? I can't... [He pauses, swallowing hard.] I can't find her anywhere.

Hey, uh...

[There's an awkward pause. Monkey's not used to this sort of thing.]

Has anybody heard from Milo or Kida? It's been a few days since I've talked to either of them, and they're usually not this quiet. But, lemme know if you have? I'd... be grateful.

Yeah, that's reassuring. We go from having things lurking around in the fog to having them up and vanish. There's no way they've just disappeared. There's too much space around here, too many places to hide. They're still here somewhere. Probably in the forest or in vacant houses, if experience has taught me anything ( Read more... )

THE HELL IS THIS THING?!

THE HELL IS THIS THING AND WHAT IS IT DOING IN HERE.

Everything was fucking locked! I made sure everything was locked before I went to sleep last night!

It's just one thing after another around here, isn't it? I'd take the shit weather over laughing freaks, though. I could just sit up and out of the way or the water. These things, I need to make sure they don't come shimmying up the tree or the side of the house. Almost as bad as the mechs back home.

[Grumble.]I'm hoping those of you I know around ( Read more... )