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tushanshu_logs2017-03-16 06:05 pm
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EVENT | LET IT GROW, LET IT GROW
Characters: All!
Date: March 15-31
Location: Large, open spaces in Keeliai, at the outskirts of the city, and near some of the fields
Situation: Assembly and construction of new hydroponics facilities and expansion of the greenhouses is in full force. Time to grow some food!
Warnings/Rating: None
The past few months have been difficult for growing food; it has probably come to the attention of some that perishable food, especially greens and fruit have been in short supply. Using technology acquired in Tavimbi, a large number of hydroponics systems are being set up, and the existing greenhouses are being expanded in order to make up the shortfall of good growing conditions. The past few months have been focused on getting all of the pieces ready, and now it's time to assemble and plant.
It's important to take advantage of the warming weather and begin growing as soon as possible. As such, everyone who's available to help is asked to do so. There are opportunities to assist with major components of construction as well as assembly of hydroponic equipment. While it's not required to volunteer, there's a certain air of expectation that anyone available to help will be helping. After all, if there's not enough food, Keeliai is in big trouble.
Date: March 15-31
Location: Large, open spaces in Keeliai, at the outskirts of the city, and near some of the fields
Situation: Assembly and construction of new hydroponics facilities and expansion of the greenhouses is in full force. Time to grow some food!
Warnings/Rating: None
The past few months have been difficult for growing food; it has probably come to the attention of some that perishable food, especially greens and fruit have been in short supply. Using technology acquired in Tavimbi, a large number of hydroponics systems are being set up, and the existing greenhouses are being expanded in order to make up the shortfall of good growing conditions. The past few months have been focused on getting all of the pieces ready, and now it's time to assemble and plant.
It's important to take advantage of the warming weather and begin growing as soon as possible. As such, everyone who's available to help is asked to do so. There are opportunities to assist with major components of construction as well as assembly of hydroponic equipment. While it's not required to volunteer, there's a certain air of expectation that anyone available to help will be helping. After all, if there's not enough food, Keeliai is in big trouble.
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"Don't get any ideas," Pepper chided, and then sighed, but it was more fond than resigned. "Yeah, he's... well, I compared him to a cactus once. Prickly." Twisted is not the word she would use, although it probably wasn't inaccurate. "You just have to know how to get past the spikes. He's been through way more than anyone should." And he wasn't the only one on the turtle who had. "He must think you're worth the risk."
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"Cactus is a good descriptor," Valdis commented, "And yes, he has had more than his share of suffering. He turned out pretty well considering all he's been through." She sighed, "I still don't really understand why so many people here seem to value a life that can't truly end. Not even the Shadow Realm could kill me."
A short pause.
"I'm glad though...that people think I'm worth the risk."
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"Death is scary," Pepper remarked, with all the philosophical affect that a teenager could muster. "Most people don't stop and think beyond that part of the whole 'immortality' thing."
She looked curiously at Valdis. For all that the woman was powerful beyond measure, her self-esteem seemed pretty low. "That's what friends do for each other. No risk, no reward, right? Gotta take the leap." Which had been Pepper's strategy for a while, since coming to Keeliai. "Also I'd seriously appreciate it if neither of you try and kill each other, for the record."
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It was more practicality than low self-esteem. Worry about those who die permanently, not those who are guaranteed to come back. Life had little meaning when one couldn't really die.
"I certainly hope it won't ever happen," Valdis said, "An all out battle between us could cause some serious damage." And she didn't even know if Bakura could die or if he'd just go into the Ring. "I think we're mostly at a truce, so you don't need to worry about that at any rate. I don't have many friends, I like to keep the few I do have."
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"'Serious damage' sounds like the understatement of the century. Yes, please, to avoiding that," she agreed. They had enough challenges without a pitched battle between those two. Her head tilts to the side. "What do you mean about 'walking with death'? That's not just a metaphor with you, is it." Not with the immortality. It could mean a lot of things.
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She wasn't even entirely certain she could win, Bakura had all sorts of tricks in those cards of his. She hummed softly to herself as she thought of the best way to explain what she meant. It took a few minutes before she came up with something that made sense, at least in her mind.
"The literal translation of my name is 'Dead Goddess', and I have wielded death as a weapon for a very long time. Death and I may not get along, but we are companions, if only because I brought death to the dying. One might call it merciful, if not for the eternity the souls face, not in Heaven or Hell, but within a creature who will consume their life force for power." She sighed, "Interesting, isn't it? How I can wield both death magic and a blade forged by angels?"
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At least you know half the turtle will be lining up to protect me if anything happens.
That is true. The ka did not sound entirely convinced, even so. She seemed even less pleased by Valdis' reply, although said nothing and kept her expression mostly neutral.
Pepper tilted her head when Valdis finally spoke, curious. "Interesting, yes. Not unexpected, though." Given what they'd discovered with the woman's sketches, that Michael was her brother and an archangel her father. "No one's ever just one thing or another. People aren't as simple as black and white." She shrugged. "Besides, death isn't... actually bad. It just is. I don't see a good reason why death and angels can't work together, since obviously they do in you."
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Valdis looked at Vee, a sort of sad, but amused smirk on her face. "You don't approve of me." She said, "Not that I blame you. Pepper doesn't have the best judgement when it comes to choosing friends."
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Pepper was glad that angels and demons and gods were a thing of Valdis' world, and not her own. Gene was sort of a space god, sure, but that was mostly a tongue-in-cheek title.
"Hey! I have great judgement, thank you very much," Pepper protested, putting her hands on her hips.
I neither approve nor disapprove. You are not my greatest concern among her companions, Vee replied.
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Then she looked at the ka again.
"If only everyone could be so neutral," She replied, unconvinced, " But that would most likely be Bakura, correct?"
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It is not neutrality. And you are correct.
"She's wanted to flatten him since the moment they met," she told Valdis, rolling her eyes, but it was mostly with amusement.
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"You and I must have different definitions of neutral. Usually when one doesn't pick one side or another, they are considered neutral...what, exactly, do you object to concerning Bakura?"
The guy wasn't exactly a saint, but he wasn't anywhere near as annoying as Solomon Wreath."
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You assume there are sides to pick, Vee returned. She glanced at Pepper, who had heard the ka's objections many times and had countered or addressed pretty much all of them in one way or another. His existence, generally speaking.
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At Vee's reply, Valdis looked stunned, but then she laughed and couldn't seem to stop.
"I'm sorry," she gasped, "But that's ridiculous."
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"Uh. Which part?"
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She should know, there were plenty back home who objected to her existence.
"Bakura may not be a gem, but he deserves the same second chance that everyone else in Keeliai gets."
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Pepper, for her part, was listening intently. Vee didn't often converse with her friends, and it was always fascinating to watch. After several long and silent moments, the creature smiled softly.
There was a time when I would have challenged that assertion. Vee met Pepper's gaze. But it would seem there is some wisdom in refusing to give up on those one considers friends.
"You can tell her," Pepper prompted, when Vee paused.
I object to how easily he could turn on the Lady, despite how much he cares for her.
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She tilted her head, still watching the ka with interest.
"I think several people object to that," she continued, "But several of us also have the power to stop him and Pepper won't stand for such a thing. Surely you know that?"
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Vee was staring down at her when Pepper looked up sharply. Her ka had never phrased it quite like that before, even though the possibility of Pepper being killed by Bakura or by any number of other things had in fact come up before. They're going to lose each other some day anyway, when Pepper goes home, but that will be less painful and more like deadening a nerve, for Vee. Pepper won't even remember.
It is my understanding that such an event is unlikely, Vee continued. Yet the possibility of it at all is distasteful to me.
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She had lost Dante and then she had almost lost her soul, but her friends had come to her aid then and Pepper's would do the same for her.
"It does you no good to dwell on something that is unlikely to happen. You have labelled Bakura a threat because of Pepper's care for him and yes, the pain would be terrible, but Pepper is stronger than you give her credit for."
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"It wouldn't necessarily kill Vee, but she'd feel it," Pepper surmised, finishing the thought. There was no real way to know, but they both guessed at it. "And Vee knows how strong I am. She knows that better than anyone can, probably."
He is a threat for other reasons, some of which follow from his willingness to do whatever he thinks necessary for his ghosts. There are some lines which should not be crossed, even if one can cross them. Lines which, Pepper and Vee both knew, the redhead could cross, but ultimately wouldn't. Not as she was now, at least. He would be a threat to her whether she cared for him deeply or not, though she and others like her are perhaps a greater incentive for him to make different decisions. There is no way to be sure.
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Bakura would not get away with causing anyone's death, she would make sure of that.
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"I think she's the part of me that's suspicious of everyone," Pepper said in a stage whisper to Valdis, smiling.
I am as much guardian as guide. It is my duty. I am aware that no one is a monolith, but you inquired as to my objections and nothing else.
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She looked at Pepper, "I can see that."
Then her gaze returned to Vee, a sly smile playing across her lips, "So if we are finished discussing cons...there must be some things that you approve of?"
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Pepper smiled broadly. Vee was no fan of Bakura, but she was willing to admit he had good qualities. The problem of Zorc and all his past misdeeds troubled them both, of course, but Vee seemed willing to trust Pepper's judgement.
"You know, you're oddly interested in what she thinks of Bakura," Pepper remarked, mostly amused.
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