Not!Temba: better mind how you walk through

[kyley_b]

WHO: Kyle "ky-el" Broflovski and YOU!
WHERE: Not!Temba
WHAT: Exploring the Agricultural Building, University/Library and Alien Target 2: Electric Boogaloo.
WHEN: Latter half of July
WARNINGS: Bad language, general outlandish idiocy



Agricultural Building

In spite of every plan he ever had growing up in a redneck mountain town, Kyle has basically become a farmer. It's almost laughable, really. Still, he takes his job seriously and so he'll often be found systematically working his way through the Agricultural Building cataloguing plants, taking sample, and eventually harvesting things to take back to Temba.

He's easy to spot amongst all the green - a pop of red against the leaves and vines. Plus he'll wave at you if he sees you.

At some point he'll also be peering into the tubes that lead to the livestock nursery, clearly intending to investigate. Weaponless.


University/Library

Creeping through what's left of library requires some caution considering the state of the place. Kyle's inside, looking for books or some sort of readable data, and likely to be scared to death if you come up behind him. Hopefully he doesn't trip over something and conk himself on the head.

Inside the university he can be found prowling the halls, peeking into classrooms. "Dude," he mutters half to himself and half to anybody around. "This? This shit is how Japanese horror games start."


Alien Target 2

Fashion has never been his strong suit. Not that it should be a priority on an abandoned alien planet, but even if it were he'd be hopeless. As it is, he's wandering the aisles looking for clothes reminiscent of earth. There's what appears to be a changing room and for whatever reason he feels compelled to use it instead of just trying alien!sweaters on in the aisles. Alien!sweaters that are less alien than usual...

He also goes in search of gardening tools, which means he winds up in another aisle hefting rakes and shovels, occasionally swinging them like a baseball or imaginary sword. Because, you know. He's easily amused.

Comments

[deal_me_in]

"Eh, don't let it get to you. They've got a lot of stuff they've been dealing with, I think. Being here may be a breath of fresh air but it doesn't wipe out everything. They needa learn how to relax some."

Cayde almost scowls at the point made, instead sighing, a believable gesture despite his lack of the necessity to breathe.

"Okay, okay. True enough. I'll see what I can throw together. Ugh. Just like write-ups back at the Tower. At least I get out more here. It's easier summarizing things you experience firsthand than doing it from stuff you read from other people."

[kyley_b]

"Yeah," he agrees softly. "Yeah, you're right."

He perks up when Cayde agrees to speak to people. "Thanks, dude! I mean, I'll back you up, I just don't have the same level of experience with all of this space shit. What's the Tower, anyway?"

[deal_me_in]

"Hey, the space part is just like another layer of things. Although I guess in this context it's kind of important..." he has to concede.

"The Tower? Oh, it's kind of like our base of operations for Guardian business. Overlooks the rest of the Last City. Granted we're still in the process of rebuilding a lot of things, and the Tower's not exactly the same as it was a few years back, but it's still standing."

[kyley_b]

"Just a bit."

Kyle listens with obvious interest - he never gets tired of hearing what things are like for the other people stuck with him. "Any idea where the Last City would have been? Like North America or Europe or is all of that information lost?"

[deal_me_in]

Cayde holds his hand up, finger and thumb pinching the air between them. "Tiny bit."

He calls up mental maps in his head. "Not Europe, that's for sure. Definitely not Old Russia." He laughs. "You'd think I'd point it out just like that with all the maps I have. I needa get back out there again, refresh my memory."

[kyley_b]

"I'm gonna pretend it's Las Vegas," Kyle decides. "Just because I think that would sort of be funny in a really terrible way." He lifts his eyebrows. "Would you want to go back right now, if you could?"

[deal_me_in]

"Well who am I to say no," the Exo says, grinning crookedly. He blinks then, the question catching him off guard for all of point-two seconds before he gives a little laugh.

"Earlier on? I would've said no right off the back. I mean, this is the longest I've been anywhere outside of Earth in...what, centuries? It's been nice, cutting loose, do my Hunter thing. Still helping people while we make the most of this weird situation. Exploring unknown territory? Scavenging long forgotten things? Right up my alley. Just give me something to shoot at on occasion and I am happy as a clam."

[kyley_b]

"How old ARE you?" Kyle asks hesitantly, suddenly aware that this might be one of those questions that makes you swear when you find out the answer.

[deal_me_in]

Cayde's train of thought hits the brakes with that. "Buh? Oh, um...over three hundred at least," he says, looking cautiously at Kyle the way one might look at something they expect to explode.

[kyley_b]

Kyle stares at Cayde a moment, then nods. "Okay. Okay, that's... huh. That's pretty cool. I can see why you'd want to get the fuck off the planet a while."

[deal_me_in]

"Heh, yeah. But you also get kind of attached. Being in the city has its ups. And you're reminded of why you stick around and do the job no one else does."

He shrugs. "So yeah. I miss home. Who doesn't? If I had the option I'd like to pop in, make sure no one else has tried to blow it up, and then come right back and keep picking at this puzzle with everyone else."

[kyley_b]

Kyle nods slowly, realising that they've managed to find something akin to the outdoors section of the store.

"You must really care about people, huh? I mean, if you've been helping them for that many years."

[deal_me_in]

Oh boy! Time to see what amounted to outdoorsy around here. Cayde drifts over towards the new area like a moth to a flame.

"Things'd get pretty dull without people. True, I'll still run off and do things on my own- kind of a Hunter thing. The whole lonewolf mindset. But we've got people who count on us, and it's nice knowing that you can do something to help out." He picks up a blunt-looking hatchet. "Want an ax to go with your rake?"

[kyley_b]

Kyle nods, then grins. "Hell yeah I do, dude." He holds out a hand for it. "I can use it to hack open some fruits or something. Need to continue to bring Temba the finest in cuisine or whatever."

[deal_me_in]

Cayde happily obliges, passing the thing over. "Now we're talkin'!" Isn't scavenging fun?!

[kyley_b]

Kyle laughs. Cayde's enthusiasm is infectious. "Awesome. You're pretty cool, dude. Thanks for checking this shit out with me."

[deal_me_in]

This is the kind of stuff Cayde enjoys, where they get to poke around and find new things but it'd also benefit them and others depending on their findings. "Hey, any time."