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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 20, 2008 22:48:28 GMT -5
Masquerade tramped on, following an invisible path through the steamy hills; the road had dwindled away into rubble a while ago. The faint light from the volcanoes' embers shimmered eerily against her skin, and gave her red hair an orange flare. In the dim, crimson-shaded light, she looked not even remotely human. She glanced around for Tobias, and slowed, motioning for him to do the same. She gazed up at the sky, squinting against the ash that floated through the air, and declared, "It's time to make camp." How she could tell what time it was through the clouds of smoke, only the gods knew.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jun 20, 2008 22:54:41 GMT -5
"Yes'm," He nodded, dropping his pack. "If you have a tent I'll set it up for you," He offered, getting down on one knee in front of his pack, pulling out a light sleeping roll for himself.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 20, 2008 22:58:02 GMT -5
"Naww, don't need one. But a fire would be nice, if you could find some wood around here..." She glanced around, frowning at the few scrawny dead trees that had tried to grow in the middle of all the volcanoes.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jun 20, 2008 23:10:06 GMT -5
"Most of the wood should be dry enough to burn easily, at least..." He muttered to himself, flattening out the roll before starting off to find fire wood, as instructed.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 20, 2008 23:12:50 GMT -5
Masquerade dropped her pack, and let her cloak fall to the ground, as it was rather warm in these parts. She then went about collecting small stones, placing them in a circle big enough for a fire pit.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jun 20, 2008 23:15:49 GMT -5
He picked up whatever sticks he came across already on the ground, but occasionally had to snap some branches from the few trees. He returned with a small bundle under his arm, and a handful of kindling in his other hand. "I'll get more in a minute, I just wanted to drop these off..." Toby set down the larger sticks outside the stones, then started the basic 'A' shape used when starting fires.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 20, 2008 23:19:22 GMT -5
Masquerade nodded and sat back when she was finished with the stones, watching him as he worked. After a moment, she began rummaged around in her pack for her small store of food.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jun 20, 2008 23:21:08 GMT -5
Finishing off with the basic set up, he went off to find bigger sticks to keep the fire going a little longer than it would with just the wood he had collected. "I'll be right back, I may need to look a little farther, though..."
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 20, 2008 23:26:01 GMT -5
She nodded again, digging out a small metal saucepan and placing it beside the bundles of food.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jun 20, 2008 23:41:55 GMT -5
He continued gathering up wood, trying to embed the area into his mind. Can't be getting lost now...
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 26, 2008 23:06:56 GMT -5
Masquerade glanced around, and then hunched over the fire when she was sure no one was watching. Uttering a few words, and drawing up the Charter Marks in her mind, she concentrated on the sticks. After a few moments, a faint flicker of light came from the kindling, and a small flame started up inside the teepee of sticks.
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jul 4, 2008 22:09:42 GMT -5
Tobias returned later with a few large sticks and branches over one shoulder. "Ah, good, you got the fire going," He set down the bits of wood by the fire. "Anything to eat...?" He asked, unlacing his vest.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 11, 2008 10:54:40 GMT -5
Masquerade nodded, and reached around for the bundles of food she had brought out from her pack. "Yes... Some dried meat, and bread, and a little cheese." She unfolded the packets as she spoke, revealing a good, large amount of each food in turn. "Enough to last us another few days, too."
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Post by Mя. Saяah on Jul 11, 2008 20:45:07 GMT -5
"Fantastic," He folded his vest and set it on top of his bag before sitting by the fire.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 15, 2008 21:02:04 GMT -5
Masquerade went about preparing the food, slicing some bread and making little sandwiches, cooking them over the fire to melt the cheese. She passed one to Tobias, and bit into her own, scarfing the bite down without hardly chewing.
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