Homeless and searching after hiatus

[cleverkit]

There you are, Mun! Sheesh, I was wondering what was taking you so long. It's been how long since you decided to do some role playing that didn't involve dice and a bunch of complicated rulebooks? Do you have any idea how unbelievably boring it is to be cooped up in your headspace like this? I'll even take one of those crazy games over that! At least there, stuff actually happens!

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[athousandenemies]

I don't think I can argue with you that it's far worse to sit around with nothing happening, but be careful what you wish for, going into these games never seems to end well. I don't think I can argue with you that it's far worse to sit around with nothing happening. Muns seem to enjoy driving us through the suburbs of Hades.

[cleverkit]

["Be careful what you wish for." How many times has she had to learn that lesson? Now if only it would actually stick...]

Yeah, I've been to a few games before, so I know what to expect. Anyway, I don't think my mun has the guts to send me anywhere really bad, and I'm too young for anything icky, so I think my chances of having a fun adventure are pretty good.

[Looks like she hasn't learned not to tempt fate yet, either.]

[athousandenemies]

I've never actually been into one of these games before myself, but I've heard stories. Is it wrong I'm still sort of tempted by them, just because it would be interesting to meet new people?

But there's certainly nothing wrong with a good adventure every now and again. Of course, you probably get the whole "you're too young to do dangerous things" speech a lot, don't you? [He shakes his head and chuckles.] I've heard that one a few times before.

[cleverkit]

Of course it isn't wrong! That's how you broaden your horizons and learn new things, by taking chances and meeting new people!

[She winces slightly in response.] Way too often, believe me. Of course, danger is kind of inevitable where I'm from, but that still doesn't stop the lectures.

[athousandenemies]

And seeing new things! [Well, and stealing liberating them. But no need to tell her how he earns his living.]

[He waves a hand and chuckles.] Believe me, age has nothing to do with how much trouble you can get into. Where I come from, there's a young lady maybe a little older than you that runs a whole Caste's security force. And there are adults I know who could get hurt in a room of mattresses. It's all about what's upstairs, knowing how to take care of yourself.

[cleverkit]

Exactly! [Yeah, that's probably for the best.]

[Well, now that's got her interest.] Wow, really? What's she like? [And she chuckles softly.] Isn't that the truth. Actually, the guy who leads the team I'm on looks all grown up physically, but mentally, he isn't that much older than me. And he's found more than his share of trouble on his own, too.

[athousandenemies]

Alexis? Well, she's... strict. Very strict. But she's still a kid at heart, so she likes to have fun when she can. As long as its within the rules, of course. But wow, can she fight! I once saw her take down a Dunkirker thug twice her size, and probably three times as strong, and made it look easy.

Hmmm... gonna go out on a limb here and guess your fearless leader also chides you for getting into trouble? Some people hit a growth spurt and it all goes to their head. The leader thing probably doesn't help much either, though.

[cleverkit]

Dunkirker? What are those?

Growth spurt, huh? That's one way to look at it... But no, he usually only scolds my brother and me if there's no one else around to do it. Like I said, most of the time he's too busy learning lessons himself to be able to get away with something like that.

[athousandenemies]

They're just about the worst people in my world, to be honest. If it's illegal, then the Dunkirkers are involved with it, and usually don't care who gets in their way. I've had a run in or two with them, and I was lucky to make it out.

At least you've got that! And it's he's still learning lessons, you can always remind him of that if he ever gets after you about things. [A never ending fount of good advice, he is.] So, what do you do where you come from, anyway? You said it was pretty dangerous.

[cleverkit]

That sounds a lot like the Mutants we have to deal with. They're a pack of brutes and marauders who love to make others suffer. [She grins.] Luckily, they're not all that bright. But it sounds like that might not be the case with the Dunkirkers, huh?

Hehe, I'll keep that in mind.

[Now she turns more serious, downright wistful, really.] Originally, we came from a world called Thundera. But something made its core become unstable, and it... it's gone now. So now we live on Third Earth. A bunch of the native inhabitants are really friendly, but others, along with some of the terrain... aren't.

[athousandenemies]

Mutants, huh? At least they're lacking in the brains department. That probably makes them a lot easier to deal with. As for the Dunkirkers... well, some of them. The problem is, they've got a few bright ones who make up for it.

Oh... [His ears splay back as he frowns.] I'm sorry to hear that. I've lost a home before, but that pales by comparison. Are... are there many of you left? [He forces a little less gloom into his voice.] But, at least you found a new world, and some friends there.

[cleverkit]

But at least you've got enough people fighting for justice to deal with them, right?

I'm sorry about your loss, too. Just because it wasn't as big in scale doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. As for how many of us are left... we're not sure. We lost quite a few ships in an attack, but there were other fleets that made it off before the explosion. We haven't been able to contact them though, so all we can do is hope for the best. [She manages a smile. She hates being all gloomy like this.] So that's what we're doing!

[athousandenemies]

I suppose so. To be honest, I try really hard not to get involved. I'm not really a fighter.

I see. [He frowns, rubbing one temple. He knows to say something positive, but that's never really been his thing.] But, er, don't think just because you haven't heard from them the news is bad, either. I bet before you know it, they'll show up and surprise you. Hoping for the best is better than expecting the worst, right?