+1 Babysitter

[farrahfawcetts]

WHO: Steve Harrington
WHERE: Wandering in town and at the diner
WHAT: A Babysitter named Steve enters the chat
WHEN: Post sports day. He'll be devastated he missed it
WARNINGS: S4 Stranger Things spoilers but nothing else.

[Welcome to Even Stranger Things]

Steve still wasn't entirely sure what had happened to him. One second he was asleep in the hellscape that was now Hawkins, and then he was in some sort of alien city? The floating orb thing had explained it to him, kind of, but he didn't know if he could trust that information. After all, why would a group of aliens looking to hurt them just outright say that? It would be stupid. So who fucking knew what this whole thing was about.

Not to mentioned they were all kidnapped. That didn't seem like great behavior, all considered. Definitely not a super first impression.

But it didn't seem like he had a lot of say on it. He was here now and it was up to him to make the best of it. At least he had his bat. Steve rested it against his shoulder as he walked around the area, just getting the layout. Not that he was absorbing all that much, of course. He kept stopping short, seeing some sort of weird animal or strange looking building. Finally though, after his wandering, he saw something that looked more familiar. Someone to talk to, maybe. Another hostage?

"Hey!  Wait up!" Steve runs to catch up. "Hey, I'm new here. Are you...uh. Kidnapped too?"


[Boy's Gotta Eat]

It's been a long few days of trying to get his bearings and settling in. Steve finally stopped bringing his nailbat with him but that didn't mean his guard is down. He'd had enough moments of thinking things were fine only to have a monster pop out of nowhere to ever be truly relaxed. Besides, he is still a hostage, nevermind that the aliens are pink and sort of adorable in an oblivious, Eleven sort of way. Have to stay on his toes.

And that means he really needs to get some food.

Steve saw the diner on the map and ventures out early in the morning. He isn't sure how he is going to pay or what sort of food will be in there, but he's finished the protein bars he'd gotten from the replicator and is starving. Beggars can't be choosers.

"Hello?" He walks inside and looks around. "Uh. Here for the food? As long as it's not like, alien worms or something like that?" Although he's hungry enough that it maybe wouldn't matter.

Comments

[newmemorywhodis]

Oh - that'd not something Link had thought about. Maybe the Agrii need peanut butter?

Perhaps he shouldn't have tried to teach them to cook other kinds of soup. Perhaps he should have tried to teach them other recipes with peanut butter.

Of course, there was one problem with that.

"...I don't know the recipe."

[farrahfawcetts]

"Shit. Maybe Eddie knows? Or Max..." Steve scratches his head trying to think about what would possibly be in the jars other than peanuts. Sugar, right? Corn syrup? That shit was in everything. But maybe the aliens were purer than that? Maybe they had like... perfect peanuts that didn't need more stuff shoved in?

"Maybe we should introduce them to jelly and change their lives." Or kill them. Who knew.

[newmemorywhodis]

"...What's jelly?"

Maybe you're about to change Link's life, Steve.

[farrahfawcetts]

"Huh? You know like...fruit? It's fruit and maybe like. Sugar or something? It's mashed together so it's spreadable. Like peanut butter but it's fruit and it's sweet. It goes really good with peanut butter. Maybe we can repli-create it."

[newmemorywhodis]

“Do you know he recipe?” Link says, looking at Steve intently. Whatever this jam is, Link wants to learn how to make it.

Or they could go to the replicator, he supposes. But knowing how to make it himself? That’s better.

[farrahfawcetts]

"Uh. No."

Who makes their own jelly? It's 1986, not 1886.

"Maybe someone else knows how to make it though? That tablet thing we have lets you ask questions to like, everyone at once, right? Maybe we can see if someone around here knows how to make it. We'll need fruit for sure though. Something like a grape or...berry or something. Not the alcoholic one. Although..."

Hm. That is an idea...

[newmemorywhodis]

Link nods. Yes, the Communicator can message everyone.

“I can find fruits.” Particularly since Link has the Agriculture datapoint, and knows which ones to look for.

[farrahfawcetts]

Steve grins, feeling a plan coming on. "Okay. You get the fruits and I'll ask around to see if anyone knows the recipe for jelly."

He thinks to himself a second.

"Some bread too. It's really best as a sandwich. I think that would need the replica-cator but who knows. Maybe we have a baker around here..."

[newmemorywhodis]

"Okay," Link says, nodding his head. And then says, "Bye," before immediately running off.

Apparently Link intends to go find those fruits right now.