a ding dang mingle

[endsjustified]

WHO: anyone
WHERE: anywhere
WHEN: Day 9, morning through to late afternoon

[well there's still new landmarks to explore, new teammates (and new ragged individuals) to meet. occasional gunfire's been resounding through the woods sometimes, scaring birds up into the air and sending wandering pygmidillos in the meadow askitter.

what are you up to this fine day?]

Comments

[survivaltricks]

[blinks]

What are we competing for?

[aididitmyway]

Sleeping.

[survivaltricks]

Ah.

Nope. I'd lose that one in a heartbeat.

[aididitmyway]

You're not wrong. If you were trying, I'd tell you to give up.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

Thanks for the pep talk, Lyra.

[aididitmyway]

You just have other things you can beat him at!

[survivaltricks]

Like staying awake? Though I'm having difficulty managing that one right now. . .

[aididitmyway]

Well, yeah, but I'm sure there's other stuff too. Value yourself more! The bar is already really low with "staying awake"!

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god it really IS a pep talk]

But what if I'm completely average in every way possible?

[aididitmyway]

Value! Yourself! More!

[She puncuates it by stamping her staff on the ground to make it jingle with every word.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . for some reason that's very cute. . .]

Yes. Ma'am. I. Will.

[ANYWAY HE SAYS THAT WHILE ALSO PUNCTUATING EACH WORD WITH A STAMP OF HIS STAFF AGAINST THE GROUND]

[aididitmyway]

Good. I won't tolerate anything else!

[survivaltricks]

[with amusement]

You're pretty pushy, aren't you?

[aididitmyway]

Got a problem with that?

[survivaltricks]

[sincerely]

Nope. It's a good quality in a leader.

[aididitmyway]

[wow one whole good quality when she thinks she's the worst of them all—]

Tell Zenith that for me.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . oh?]

Hn. . .? Do you two not get along?

[aididitmyway]

We get along fine. I think he's just into the tough love thing.