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Martin Darkov - 8th generation ([personal profile] theguideless) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2012-03-12 11:23 am

something has to make sense soon [OPEN]

Date & Time: 3/12, most of the afternoon and into the evening
Location: Throughout the Hold
Characters: Martin and you!!
Summary: Hermit mode disengaged
Warnings: 800 apologies for no reason




Hiding was no good. It was weak, cowardly, and only wasted time. He had no time to waste, and yet there he was, curled up in a strange bed in a strange room in a strange world where the only thing that really made sense was nothing making sense. Dead people and dragons and magic and...and so many things were just so wrong, wrong, wrong. All the advice and training in the Darkov world wasn't enough to prepare Martin for how to handle.

How long has it even been...? There were no calendars to consult. He'd lost track of time out in the wilderness, for sure. Everything was off-kilter; he was even sleeping through the night, which was absurd. What kind of monster hunter slept through the key hours? Useless, useless.

At least he'd ventured outside earlier? Or...or maybe that was already a while ago. He forgot. But the chip nonsense was taken care of, certainly. Unless he imagined it. Maybe it was pretend? I don't know.

Apparently, though, the danger had passed. The immediate danger, anyhow. People were no longer advised to stay hidden, in any case; Martin ought to have gotten out, started looking again...but he didn't. He stayed where he was, in bed, staring at a blank wall thoughtlessly until he became too hungry to even sleep. That was a Monday, but he didn't know. All he knew is he'd been doing nothing but waste time and helped nobody. He felt awful.

After rummaging through what food was in the room for three and munching a little, he left the apartment, blinking blearily into daylight he was just not used to. Olvoski's sun was smaller, distant and cold by comparison, where this world's was warmer, but no more unkind. It made him wish it was dark already, even if the night was for terrible things. I'm terrible, too.

The first time he had made rounds about the Hold had been a near-blind panic; he remembered little and less. This time, he walked and looked, trying to make sense of what he was seeing. The buildings were so odd, and there were traces of smells he just couldn't identify if his life depended on it. Maybe it did? He still didn't know why he was here. It was a big mistake, and he had to leave...The thought quickened his steps and widened his eyes, searching for something that would give him the clear way out. Anything. From the vast training area to the markets, there had to be something...
stonefaith: (gentle | hey.)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Bariyan had found himself incapable of facing the dark with no company but himself, so he'd been out stalking the Hold all night and morning. It wasn't the first time. It wouldn't be the last. Any more of this, and he would soon know the entire area by heart.

His wandering had eventually taken him outside, behind the apartments, where he'd discovered a blighted tree that had twisted its way up between the cracked remains of a sidewalk. Figuring now was as good a time as any to test himself, he put his hand up against the trunk and -- focus--

No. No good. There was a marked wilt in the branches and the few remaining leaves, but it was slow. Bariyan took his hand away, shook it out, and tried again, oblivious to anyone who might be approaching.
stonefaith: (what is that)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Bariyan hurriedly withdrew his hand as soon as he heard his named called, and the tree froze halfway through its second round of decay. He turned, hoping that wouldn't have to explain himself, but relaxed when he saw Martin.

"Oh. Hey," he said. He immediately felt a twinge of guilt, but forced it down. If there were more apologies to be made, he wasn't going to spring them all on Martin right away. "Where have you been?"
stonefaith: (wtf man)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It took Bariyan a bit to figure out what Martin was getting at, gaze flicking from Martin to the apartments. He did the translation in his head.

"Your room," Bariyan guessed. He didn't blame the kid. After all that trouble, he would've been glad to shut himself up and take a couple days off too. If he'd been capable.

Behind him, the tree was slowly starting to fall apart as gravity took over his work. Bariyan took notice and started to move away.
stonefaith: (Default)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Bariyan gave the tree a disinterested look. "Me," he said.

His stare flickered for a second as he spotted movement in the trunk as it peeled away. Borer larvae? That was interesting. He dealt almost exclusively with maggots, so these were new to him. But hardly useful. He turned away again and started to walk, gesturing for Martin to follow.
stonefaith: (neutral | i was a gardener once)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Bariyan waited until the tree was well out of sight before speaking again.

"So how have you been doing?" His voice was guarded, careful. They'd parted on good enough terms, but the whole of that trip left a bad taste in Bariyan's mouth and he'd spent quite a while beating himself up over his failures. At least Martin seemed all right. At least the Masked were gone.
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[personal profile] iwasinpakistan 2012-03-12 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot had actually broken down and taken up residence in his assigned apartment, at least for now. Not that roughing it wasn't all fine and lovely, but there was something to be said for showers and a roof over one's head, and nobody had been able to come up with any evidence that the places were bugged (not that he hadn't swept the place to make sure, because come on. That was basic, basic stuff).

They were also equipped with kitchens, something of which Eliot was a fan, since he vastly preferred preparing his own food and knowing everything that went into it. So it was that he could be found at one of the market stalls that sold food, attempting to round up some basic supplies that ran a tolerably low risk of having been tampered with or poisoned. Let it never be said he wasn't a paranoid bastard at heart.
stonefaith: (downcast | dust to ashes)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Seemed like a good enough answer to Bariyan. So long as the kid wasn't running around in a panic again, as he apparently had a tendency to do.

"I'm fine," he said. And he was, mostly. His fingers had healed, the wound on his back had closed up.... The chip was still there, though. Bariyan frowned. "Did you go to the clinic yet?"
iwasinpakistan: (seriously?)

[personal profile] iwasinpakistan 2012-03-12 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Elliot was developing a Theory. The theory was that if he ever needed to track that Martin kid, all he'd have to do would be to follow the trail of apologies.

"Hey." This was addressed to the vendor, accompanied by a flat, unimpressed stare. "That your idea of customer service? 'Cause it sucks."
stonefaith: (hold on)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Had he told Martin to, earlier? It was hard to recall. He was sure that he would have. Bariyan fixed Martin with a confused stare, but in the end he decided to give Martin the benefit of the doubt.

"You probably should. To get that thing out of your back." Thinking back to what had happened the last time they'd tried that, Bariyan grimaced and added, "They can do it properly, too."
stonefaith: (thoughtful | so how about them apples)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-12 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"For one, hopefully they won't break it," Bariyan said. "And I don't think the surgery will hurt. ...Much."

He wasn't paying close attention to his own words, and was instead thinking about his own chip. His would be in the spine now, apparently. Which didn't matter to him, but he supposed it'd still be an ordeal for the doctors.

He stopped walking, mostly because he had no idea where he was leading them. He turned back to Martin with his hands in his pockets. "But yes. You should definitely see the clinic."
stonefaith: (ooc | s-sorry)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-13 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Bariyan drew a breath in between his teeth. "Yes. Eventually." The only reason he hadn't gone yet was because he was still trying to decide if he really wanted to bother the doctors again. Gods knew he'd made a fool of himself the last time he'd gone to see one.

But he took notice of Martin's nervousness and shifted his weight from one foot to another, awkwardly. "Would it make you feel better if I went with you?"
stonefaith: (hold on)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-13 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. It is." Bariyan's voice was firm. He got the kid into this, the least he could do is play his part in making sure the kid got out of it. "You don't want those things tracking you."

After a moment's hesitation, he tried for reassuring. "The procedure shouldn't be bad."

Unless, of course, the Masked had decided to go all the way and chip Martin's spine too. Gods, Bariyan hoped not. He hoped he hadn't brought that much pain down upon Martin.
stonefaith: (thoughtful | so how about them apples)

[personal profile] stonefaith 2012-03-13 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Have you been operated on before?" Bariyan asked. He guessed yes, mostly due to Martin's reluctance, and also due to his vague understanding of Martin's life prior to arriving here.

The only operations Bariyan had ever gone through were simple, non-invasive, and carried out during a time when anesthesia could quite easily kill you. He understood there had been some great strides in medicine since then. Granted, this wasn't his world, but even here they seemed to have long since advanced past bloodletting as an acceptable medical procedure.

At least, he was hoping so. For Martin's sake.

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