BALDUR: -This is a bit of a sight, as it turns out. His door is wide open and there are some boxes outside of his room, with various labels written in very careful script. The sound of shuffling and scurrying inside can be heard-- quite a bit is left in his room to go through, and baldur MAY have had a bit of a hoarding tendency, now that he's left to examine his belonginsg in details, but the whole process has been strangely invigorating to him. A lot of old memories. A lot of good memories, too. Currently, he's looking inside of a big chest full of various trinkets he's collected-- some beach glass, bottlecaps, and rocks and bits of wires he found particularly interesting, and also probably thought were magical. He seems to be doing some digging, occasionally setting aside a few things in various little piles.-
STATIK: =There is a small skip to her step as she ambled down the hall, more cheerful than she has been in a while! What a week, honestly! She slowed once she was in sight of the boxes and approached them, bending over at the torso to read the labels. Poking her head into Baldur's room, she smacked a hand on the doorframe, leaning up against it.=
STATIK: yo baldy! are you spring Cleaning? ...autumn Cleaning?? whatCha doin?? ⚡
BALDUR: O-O -JUMP a little as he hears the smack on the doorframe, turning away from his tiny-pile building to face the door.-
BALDUR: oh
BALDUR: you
BALDUR: have definitely surprised me
BALDUR: hi
BALDUR: also
BALDUR: no
BALDUR: but maybe also incidentally yes
BALDUR: incidental to the other thing i am doing which is not cleaning o-o
BALDUR: but more of an
BALDUR: reorganization
BALDUR: and removal
BALDUR: ... to a different place
STATIK: =short wave of the hand as she pretty much invites herself in, squatting down in front of one of the piles he had laid out.=
STATIK: ohhhh i get it ⚡
STATIK: you got too muCh stuff so youre finally taKing the next step ⚡
STATIK: STORAGE! ⚡ ⚡
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: you could say that
BALDUR: and i am
BALDUR: also maybe storing myself
BALDUR: in a different house o-o
STATIK: ...
STATIK: liKe down the hall different? ⚡
STATIK: or dirt ground different? ⚡
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: dirt ground
BALDUR: i think
BALDUR: um
BALDUR: maybe sort of like
BALDUR: under the dirt ground different oxo
BALDUR: i am going to stay on avalon for a little while
STATIK: =Her brow rose= this isnt another one of those things, is it? where youre planning to bury yourself alive or something ⚡
BALDUR: O-O is that a thing people do
BALDUR: its more like a cave BALDUR: with amenities
BALDUR: and without bears
BALDUR: no bears in the cave
BALDUR: just me and my things and my amenities
STATIK: sometimes! ⚡
STATIK: people do funKy things if theyre dared-- ⚡
STATIK: so youre going ⚡
STATIK: with all your stuff ⚡
STATIK: and all yourself ⚡
STATIK: in a prepared destination from whiCh you do not intend to return? ⚡
BALDUR: well
BALDUR:
BALDUR: kind of yes oxo
STATIK: =why is there a churning in her belly? She's going to distract herself by picking up an item from one of his piles and turning it over in her hands=
STATIK: you Can baCK out of dares any time, oKay? ⚡
STATIK: it doesnt matter if people Call you ClucKbeast, if you dont wanna you dont have to ⚡
BALDUR: oh
BALDUR: its not like that
BALDUR: ouo
BALDUR: i mean
BALDUR: i do not mind it if people call me things like that
BALDUR: because i have been for most of my life
BALDUR: and likely will continue to be myself despite all efforts o-o
BALDUR: that is ok though
BALDUR: have you ever visited the forest
STATIK: BALDY no no no ⚡
STATIK: dont just taKe it, dude! ⚡
STATIK: even if its true it's still rude ⚡ KC
STATIK: =She's running her thumbs over the thing now, and eventually uses one hand to place it back in the pile.=
STATIK: onCe or twiCe ⚡
STATIK: oCCasion doesnt really Call for it ⚡
BALDUR: -it's smooth beach glass. Pretty, and probably came from some kind of brown bottle.-
BALDUR: there are many things out there
BALDUR: spirits and entities and things i have been searching for traces of since i was
BALDUR: able to see things o-o
BALDUR: it is amazing out there
STATIK: =absentmindedly begins putting the beach glass in rows, organizing them through the color spectrum.=
STATIK: oh so you see grim grinnin ghosts now? is this a new thing that happened when you were away? ⚡
BALDUR: yes
BALDUR: with a camera though O-O
BALDUR: do you want to see the pictures
STATIK: =she glances up and she looks....pretty skeptical.=
STATIK: ....sure..... ⚡
BALDUR: ouo -he GESTURES HER OVER as he pulls out his camera and begins excitedly bringing up the album of pictures he's taken.-
BALDUR: -there are definitely some strange images to be seen... shadowy, humanoid shapes. Glowing auras around unfamiliar-looking people and strange plants. Luminous balls of light that look a good deal like will-o'-wisps. A photograph of a human-looking woman with feline eyes and sharp fangs...-
STATIK: =squints as she peers closer. She was fairly sure at least most of these were photoshopped but the last one of the human-looking not-quite-human woman...=
STATIK: what the aCtual heCK ⚡
STATIK: =the last time statik swore around baldur, sirius scooped her up like a field mouse and bopped her on the head=
BALDUR: oh
BALDUR: do you like that one o-o
BALDUR: i think her name was lyra
BALDUR: she invited us to a dance
BALDUR: and when we awoke she was gone
STATIK: =she glanced back and forth from the photo to baldur=
STATIK: sure you werent short a few Caegars? ⚡
STATIK: or a Couple Kidneys? ⚡
BALDUR: o-o i dont think so
BALDUR: but if we were
BALDUR: then she left no scars or marks
STATIK: =runs her hands down her own face= youre luCKy you werent spirited away into the inner worKings of a blaCK marKet where youd never be heard from again!! human Christ, baldur! ⚡ ⚡
BALDUR: ouo
BALDUR: oh wait was that a bad thing
STATIK: DK
STATIK: YES! ⚡ ⚡
BALDUR: would
BALDUR: there be a black market in a forest oxo
STATIK: i have no Clue and i wouldnt Know beCause my faCe isn't on a milK Carton! ⚡
STATIK: but if there were, a deep darK spooKy forest is where i'd have my base of operations ⚡
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: its not that spo-oky
BALDUR: once you get to know it ouo
STATIK: =stares at him slightly slackjawed=
STATIK: nope, still spooKy ⚡
STATIK: AND it maKes you smell liKe outside ⚡
BALDUR: like pinewo-od and grass
BALDUR: isnt it nice ouo
STATIK: sure, if i were a woodland Critter ⚡
STATIK: =despite this, she's smiling=
STATIK: if i were a rabbit or a woodpeCKer, maybe ⚡
BALDUR: you would make a pretty go-od rabbit though o-o
STATIK: =wiggles her nose like said rabbit=
STATIK: i would? ⚡
STATIK: are you trying to entiCe me in order to lure the unsuspeCting into the deep darK foresty jungle where we Can meet all Kinds of people like your ghosts and my organ thieves? ⚡
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: well maybe a little bit
BALDUR: i would mostly just say that its an invitation to visit sometimes though ouo
STATIK: ...
STATIK: you really ARE leaving ⚡K'I
BALDUR: ...yes
BALDUR: i was
BALDUR: packing things
BALDUR: but then i found this and
BALDUR: i thought it would be nice to make all of these into something
BALDUR: for everyone else
BALDUR: since ill be gone a while o-o
STATIK: i Keep deCiding youre suCh a weirdo and then you do something sweet n thoughtful liKe this ⚡
STATIK: you told siri yet? ⚡
BALDUR: ... no
BALDUR: i was hoping maybe i would have something to give
BALDUR: when i do
STATIK: =She laughed, but it wasn't a mean one=
STATIK: you Know you Could give her a used napKin and she'd still Cherish it beCause it was from you ⚡
BALDUR: yes
BALDUR: but thats gross oco
STATIK: ehehehe ⚡
STATIK: just sayin! ⚡
STATIK: when you say youll be gone a while, that also means youll be baCK, right? ⚡=stares at him with her eyes=
BALDUR: yes o-o
BALDUR: the future is a mystery
BALDUR: but my intent has power
STATIK: upon your return are you gonna be an all powerful guru ⚡
STATIK: liKe that one historiCal human figure aChieving enlightenment to the highest degree? ⚡
BALDUR: um
BALDUR: that is a lot of pressure to put on myself i think o-o
STATIK: oh right ⚡
STATIK: =pats him heartily on the back=
STATIK: totally forget what i said there ⚡
BALDUR: i will come back with pictures though o-o
BALDUR: that seems appropriate
BALDUR: right
STATIK: but ⚡
STATIK: how Can you Charge your phone ⚡
STATIK: if youre in the woods? ⚡
BALDUR: oh um
BALDUR: im going to have a generator O-O
BALDUR: ...
BALDUR: i like the wo-ods but i do not think i would survive if i was completely isolated
STATIK: =pats his back again= yup.... ⚡
STATIK: good plan! ⚡
BALDUR: thank ou
BALDUR: and
BALDUR: i guess ill be returning quicker if it turns out to be miserable
BALDUR: but i dont think itll be like taht
STATIK: =people are LEAVING and she doesnt like it!=
STATIK: maybe! i guess youll have to see! ⚡ KD
STATIK: youre not staying all by yourself out there, are you? ⚡
BALDUR: sort of o-o
STATIK: .............................
STATIK: ghosts dont Count ⚡
BALDUR: there are other alive people in the forest
BALDUR: but i am not staying with them o-o
STATIK: you mean the Cat human who surprisingly didnt harvest your organs when she had the ChanCe? ⚡
BALDUR: no-o-o-o
BALDUR: i mean
BALDUR: other forest dwellers
STATIK: ....rabbits? ⚡
BALDUR: o_o
BALDUR: kikiyo and kougah
BALDUR: i am just not staying with them because
BALDUR: of stuff that happened
STATIK: =CHOKES????=
BALDUR: ok i guess you know about the stuff that happened
STATIK =KOFF WHEZEINHAAAALE= 8C
BALDUR: o_o
BALDUR: i understand your reaction
STATIK: 8C
BALDUR: the situation is
BALDUR: complicated
STATIK: you need to find a roomie who is not one half of them ⚡
BALDUR: oxo
BALDUR: yes
STATIK: YES ⚡
STATIK: 8I
BALDUR: .........
BALDUR: anyways
BALDUR: its just going to be me mostly for a while
STATIK: so is KiKi gonna be the one to CheCK in on you every so often? ⚡
BALDUR: yes ouo
STATIK: at least theres that ⚡ =glances over at the boxes=
STATIK: are orChid and aunt rose gonna help you with those? ⚡
BALDUR: yes
BALDUR: orchid is
STATIK: well ⚡
STATIK: youre gonna be missed by a bunCh of people ⚡ C8
STATIK: =trying not to be emotional=
STATIK: i bet your familys gonna miss you lots ⚡
BALDUR: i
BALDUR: yes i suppose
STATIK: DUH of Course you are! ⚡
BALDUR: ouo
BALDUR: i appreciate it
BALDUR: it is going to be a worthwhile experience though
BALDUR: i have already learned a lot o-o
STATIK: liKe what? ⚡
STATIK: some wilderness survival, i hope? ⚡
BALDUR: yes
BALDUR: which things to avoid
BALDUR: to not be consumed o-o
STATIK: what about building a fire? ⚡
STATIK: =deep voice= winter is Coming ⚡
BALDUR: O-O
BALDUR: now i just know youre being silly
STATIK: but it is! ⚡ KD
BALDUR: that is
BALDUR: actually accurate yes
BALDUR: ...
BALDUR: there will be a fireplace though o-o
STATIK: but what if you run out of matChes or your lighter breaKs? ⚡
BALDUR: um
BALDUR: ill have to go to town i guess
BALDUR: and get new ones o-o
STATIK: but what if the snow is too deep? ⚡
STATIK: or what if theres a blizzard? ⚡
BALDUR: ... o-o
BALDUR: gosh
BALDUR: um
BALDUR: i dont know
STATIK: friCtion ⚡
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: oh ok
BALDUR: so
BALDUR: i guess that oxo
STATIK: i thinK you'll be fine as long as you have emergenCy matChes ⚡
BALDUR: i will put that on the list o_o
STATIK: oh heCK dont looK at me like that ⚡ DK
STATIK: you Know what? ⚡
STATIK: =she pulled a thing from her sylladex and handed it to him=
STATIK: sparK igniter ⚡ KD
STATIK: i niCKed it from ruleus's lab and left an iou ⚡
STATIK: it's been about =glances up at the ceiling= two sweeps? ⚡
STATIK: but i have a feeling you need it more ⚡ C:
BALDUR: oh
BALDUR: oh my god
BALDUR: thank you O-O
STATIK: youre welCome! it would suCK if you suCCumbed to the elements, and i really dont wanna see that happen ⚡ 8D
BALDUR: i
BALDUR: yes i think we are in agreement
BALDUR: i do not want to succumb o-o
STATIK: great! im sure sirius will be pleased to hear that is not in your plans ⚡ C:
BALDUR: has she been ok
BALDUR: ive been kind of busy a while o-o
STATIK: well ⚡
STATIK: she freaKed out when you went missing and didnt answer anybody, but when it turned out you were oKay she freaKed out less ⚡
STATIK: and then more reCently she freaKed out when mom told her sillys got Knifed at a party ⚡
BALDUR: oh
BALDUR: yeah um
BALDUR: that was kinda dumb of me
BALDUR: and
BALDUR: uh
BALDUR: o-o
BALDUR: what
STATIK: hahahaha yeah it Kinda was! ⚡
STATIK: =she nodded= he totally landed himself in the hospital ⚡
BALDUR: O_O
BALDUR: thats
BALDUR: uh
BALDUR: is he ok
STATIK: well...no ⚡
STATIK: he got STABBED ⚡
STATIK: but from what i hear he's alive so theres that ⚡
BALDUR: maybe it was a
BALDUR: gentle stabbing
STATIK: it was an assassination stab ⚡
STATIK: silly just got in the way ⚡
BALDUR: ono
BALDUR: who was
BALDUR: assassinated
BALDUR: or
BALDUR: supposed to be
STATIK: oh some friend he met there ⚡
STATIK: shes important i guess? ⚡
STATIK: i dont Know muCh about her ⚡
BALDUR: do you know her name o-o
STATIK: 4 Chan? ⚡
STATIK: something like that ⚡
STATIK: i dont remember ⚡
BALDUR: thats
BALDUR: ok
BALDUR: thank you anyways oco
STATIK: youre welCome! ⚡ CK

















