8th Dusting

[makeitquick]

[Voice / Action]

[You know she almost, almost signed on for that one mission. A guard, surviving, she knew she could handle it. But then when she saw that "desert" thing. she has no idea what a desert is, so today she is at the library researching that, mostly because she really doesn't have much better to do today. She is clearly in a better mood though- all her earrings are in place (one of them she even thinks might be gold) and she she has a shiny nose stud in place. But... as she learns more and looks into these things more-

..Jesu.

She's gotten over being afraid of the sun (somewhat) in Luceti, mostly because of how dreary winter is, but that desert that... she flips open her journal]

Hey, Luceti. Talk to me 'bout the sun. Some of you got tales for it, right? Gotta.

[Feel free to answer her or see her in the library]

Comments

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Whatever you're tellin'.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

I know that if you sunbathe in 100 degree temperature or above, you can fall asleep and never wake up.

I also know most Solar entities are male, with only a few myths having a female to represent the sun. Only one I can recall off of my head at the moment is Amaterasu-omikami. Her brother Susanoo was the moon.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

So the sun's killer?

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

If you're dumb enough to stay out in it for too long without shade and water, yeah.

...sadly, some people are.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

So not that dangerous huh?

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Not unless you're a vampire, nope.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Lucky you.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Take it it's not the case back home?

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Nope. Dunno when it started, but the sun's not safe.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Maybe the ozone got messed up. I know that's a concern on my own version of Earth.

...So is that why you're asking? Or another reason?

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Yeah, s'why. No one else worried like I got. Sun Days? No one know 'bout it.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

So what do you think of this sun?

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Rutting scared. Like anyone in the warrens.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

That's a shame. Don't think I could handle a place where I couldn't see the sun come up every day.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Better or worse, that far down not a lotta light hits you anyway. What does, fulla ra[i]ds.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

'Raids'?

[He can probably guess, but he'll let Melaka tell him anyway. Best not to assume.]

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Radiation. Y'know, mutating.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Ah.

Man, that sucks. Your best ally is your worst nightmare.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Best ally's a good head chop. The Scythe.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Well, yeah; barring supernatural things most of us don't get to play with.

[He'd still rather put his trust in the sun.]

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

After it, give me an ax and a blaster.

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

[Derek chuckles a little.]

Man, if it were that easy, we'd have them gone on my world. Got to have the sun involved, or the bastards just come back.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

Really? Not even a head chop?

[Voice]

[rather_be_surfing]

Stake, chop, and sun. Gotta do all three.

[Voice]

[makeitquick]

...Skew. That's a hass.