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*Mergoux's frown lessens*
Mergoux: I know... I know she helped, I just wish we knew why...
*She shakes her head and sighs*
Mergoux: If they do come back I don't know what we can do. Even once I'm healed I doubt I could last 10 seconds with one...

*Gandrea is slightly confused why she's being treated like she's not there, but doesn't voice that confusion*
*She keeps drawing runes*

*David shrugs.*
David: Can't get worse.
*He sighs.*
David: I'll deal with them, not you. We aren't gonna fight em either.

*Mergoux frowns*
Mergoux: It can always get worse.
*Goes to argue then stops herself*
Mergoux: Fine. You deal with them.
*She looks at Gandrea*
Mergoux: Is that all you do? Carve runes? Why?

*Gandrea doesn't respond until she finishes the rune she's working on, which is a good five minute wait*
*She then writes 'Practice' in the soil, smiles crazily up at Merg, then goes back to drawing runes*
*She, on occasion, completely erases a rune quickly, looks around, then goes back to drawing*

~

*The gak Illidari is searching for the OG Illidari*
*OG Illidari is still out cold underneath the rubble*

*Merg nods*
Merg: Practice for what?
*Looks over the runes but don't know gak about 'em cause they probs ain't like anything she's seen before*

*Gandrea finishes her rune again, the writes 'Practice maked perfect' in the soil, then goes back to rune-drawing*

*Mergoux shrugs*
Mergoux: Fair enough.
*Shifts slightly and watches Gandrea write out of boredom*


*Gharn comes out of the woods and heads towards the room, trying and failing to whistle*

*Maria heads out the med bay and goes for a coffee and some food in main kitchen*

Morning. Anyone

...

*marilania showers and heads out after a bit and waves*
Hey!

*Maria waves back and both stood in kitchen chatting and Marilania manages to guess the guardsmen uniform as they are very distinctive from a old campaign book of regiments*

...

*one of barbarians leaves thoeth a note and confirms thr child*
*Furia keeping warm by fire with baby and clan extremely defensive of her*

*Dria waves from where she's sitting with Gharn on a sofa*
Dria: Morning!


*Cal still wrasslin' with the knight dude*


*Morri yawns, stretches and rolls out of bed*


*Mergoux sits outside watching Gandrea and wishing she was healed so she could do something more interesting*


*Morgan asleep in his room*


*Quetz flies over the forest lazily*


*Thoth rises and sees the note then quickly begins to stride out to the Barbarian's camp*

*Maria smiles*
Morning honorary neice Dira, and Gharn.
You two doing ok?

*marilania waves over to Dira guessing she not know yet unless got some twinsense psi thought link she cannot quite say is impossible *
Morning. *raises a pot*
Coffee wanted at the sofa relams?

...

*barbarians are gathered round a larger fire and out in the open as a good day outside one of the lesser used doors*
*few out hunting but the main camp has bulk of the clan*
*general mood is good*

*Dria shakes her head*
Dria: No thanks, I'm fine.
Gharn: Coffee makes me- What was that word?
Dira: Jittery!
Gharn: Ah yes, "Jittery" so no. I'm fine thank you.



*Thoth walks outside the main door, looks around, makes a mental note to find out what Gandrea is doing later and learn more about Merg and David then looks out other doors finally finding the Barbarians*
Thoth: Ah... Excellent.
*He approaches them, his tall skinny frame casting a long narrow shadow over Furia*
Thoth: I received your note. Show me.

*Maria teases slightly *
Novices. Your not a DR till you shake without it.
*Maria expression makes it seem friendly *

*marilania*
Ok, more for me!
I guess Morgan sleeping off his about 20 hour forging montage. First time he slept since we got back...

...

*furia walks over shadowed by two larger sons of nonac*
Aye. Strong child. Eyes of a fated hunter and warrior...
*small child wrapped in softest furs with signs it has makings of a strong man or woman with eyes that seem to almost glow faintly*

*Thoth sits on the ground to half his height and holds out a hand*
Thoth: I would like to hold it. Is it a male or female?


*Dria shrugs and grins*
Dria: I drink it because it's hot and I like the taste.
*She nods to Maril*
Dria: Probably. He should get up soon, he's been asleep a good 8 hours, that's 4 more than we need generally.

*furia hands over bundle in furs carefully and keeps a very close eye on him and baby*

Daughter... Be strong woman.
*daughter looks up at thoeth with apprehension as he seems strange compared to mother*

*Two bulky sons are on alert in general anyway and pretty clear the clan is protective of its smallest kin*
...

*maria laughs*
, you don,t wanna see me minus caffine for a day pr two!
And Gharn, nice not to see you in med bay... *means in a good way*

*marinalia*
Aye... I forget your not human at times.
Though technically I'm a Martian so!

*Thoth examines the baby*
Thoth: Interesting... Seemingly more reactive to light than a human infant, yet not quite as receptive as a Elder infant...
Hello little one
*Smiles eerily and clicks his beak at the baby*


*Dria smiles at Maril and flashes her teeth*
Dria: Nope, we're very different.


*Gharn frowns, not getting the joke*
Gharn: What's that supposed to mean?

*baby seems to have a sense this figure is something related from elder genes I guess*
*still unsure as heavily reliant on mother though*

*eyes yes to fully define colour and seem to still be a mix of them as half elder part taking time to kick in in that regard*

*Furia watches very carefully as mother bear instincts running high as so young*

...

*maria*
I mean you where hurt too many times to be good Gharn...
Id rather not see you in med bay hurt.

*marinalia*
Yeah yeah. .. Though.
*pulls a baking tray of pan o chockat out bare handed*
I still have my tricks.

*Dria nods*
Dria: Fair enough!

*Gharn nods*
Gharn: Oh, nevermind then. Thank you.


*Thoth cradles the baby slightly then looks at Furia*
Thoth: Excellent, most excellent. Have you named her?

*Furia*
No... It a custom to wait few days.
Name reflects the soul and spirit more.

Names carry meaning..
*baby starts to clam down and falls back to sleep again*
*Furia gestures quietly to hand back over and Barbarians seem to trust thoeth slightly more as baby not scream holding her*

...

*Marilania*
There's some spare breakfast bits for you two and Morgan.
I'm just off for a run. Tell m... *forgets it and turns instead*

*grabs a pan choclat and heads out jogging joined by Fluffy*

...

*Maria waves and chats later heading to finish up thr guardsmens augments *

Ooc last day this week of volunteer. Clear Thurs, busy Friday morning.

*Dria nods*
Dria: I ate a while ago.
*She frowns slightly*
Dria: Tell M? Oookaaay...


*Thoth nods and hands back the baby*
Thoth: I shall perhaps think of possible names to give her. For now I have other things to attend to. Keep her safe.
*Stands back up and walks towards Merg, David and Gandrea*
*Merg gets up, nods to David and Ganny then heads to the bar*

*marinalia jogs back in after a few hours and heads back to her room to rest for a shower, n sort out some boxes*
*fluffy follows her and not much help but likes lazing on her large rug and non judgemental about het book colection*

...

*Maria finsiahes up on augments now set up right and all lined up with right focus lenses*

*Milo puts on his armor and helmet, and puts his resp mask on*
*settles down on the roof and silently begins scanning the forest with his rifle*

*Santiago has been eating with Joalia like a champ*
*enjoys her cuteness*

*the door opens as Elise shoulders into it*
*inside Daveth's room, fire is spreading across the walls, and Daveth lays in the middle of the room. One hand is impaled to the ground, and his face is covered in blood*

*Man immediately falls backwards at the pressure points, and gasps*
Man: Dirty mutant!

*Cal shakes his head*
Cal: Hardly. I already told you human, I'm not a mutant.
*Rubs his throat gingerly*
Cal: Now, can you behave or am I going to have to sedate you?

*Man glares at Cal*
Man: You deserve nothing but the stake and the pyre. But if you admit that none come close to the fairness of Maid Bilberry, I will not have to duel you.

*Cal rolls his eyes then starts to get angry as his aura flares around him, glowing white with the scent of heavy cleaning chemicals*
Cal: Enough human! I will not proclaim your Maid the fairest, certainly not without seeing her myself! As for you, you racist arrogant piece of human waste, give me one reason why I shouldn't literally have you kicked out and barred from returning when all you do is attack people?!

*Maria heads over hearing the trouble*

Cal you need help?
I can ask the wolves if you need help keeping him in line.

*to man*
Now are you gonna calm down... Because we will have restrict your freedoms.. If you behave we can be more flexible.

Your choice.

...

*marinalia sorting stuff with radio on in her bedroom and sat cleaning a rather sleek rifle with various bits of brass work and cooling vents etc built into the design from a slightly dusty foam lined case*

*Man keeps glaring*
Man: I came here looking for challengers.
*turns to face Maria*
Man: You have no control over me. I demand that you release me, I have no wish to spend my days with mutants, and... and consorts of mutants.

*Maria*

If you are a danger to people. Which a mad obsession with dueling is... Nope. Until cal agrees your safe. You ain't leaving.
Get used to it.

Who this woman you even want to kill for so badly..
What kinda woman thinks 100 lives is a good gift....

*Milo makes his way down from the roof and goes looking for Marla*
*Greyfax walks into the living room and begins heading towards the medbay to check on her wounded friend*