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[ Stephen never quite relaxes. Even though he's in his element, even though it gives him a thrill every time breathing in the thick, pure air. Even as he finds himself smiling at the sun trickling down through the leaves. He can't quite stop expecting a monster to break the spell.
Find him:
At night, he makes campfire. Flickering light and shifting shadow. Follow the sight of the flames, the smell of wood smoke and cooking fish and meat. He will be close by his pack, rifle within easy reach, curled up in a hollow or against a log.
During the day: fishing. Careful hunting, making sure the shots he takes are to animals, not the little sentient bears or people from the Barge. (Try not to get in the way of a bullet, please, everyone.)
He pushes out and explores the forest.
Wades in the streams.
Swims in the pools, not particularly worried about nakedness. (This is probably the only time the rifle ends up away from his hands.)
Once, early on, he finds he's being followed by a group of creatures like little bears rustling the leaves around him. He calls out hello, and they burst out of their cover, brandishing spears. He raises his hands, slowly. - Help him? ]
Find him:
At night, he makes campfire. Flickering light and shifting shadow. Follow the sight of the flames, the smell of wood smoke and cooking fish and meat. He will be close by his pack, rifle within easy reach, curled up in a hollow or against a log.
During the day: fishing. Careful hunting, making sure the shots he takes are to animals, not the little sentient bears or people from the Barge. (Try not to get in the way of a bullet, please, everyone.)
He pushes out and explores the forest.
Wades in the streams.
Swims in the pools, not particularly worried about nakedness. (This is probably the only time the rifle ends up away from his hands.)
Once, early on, he finds he's being followed by a group of creatures like little bears rustling the leaves around him. He calls out hello, and they burst out of their cover, brandishing spears. He raises his hands, slowly. - Help him? ]
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That one looked good.
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Man, fuck you.
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[ He steps up onto a log and hops down on Mickey's side. He moves like he belongs in the woods. ]
No need to tell me what you've been doing. I could hear your camp from a kilometer away.
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Yeah, uh, Needy Lesnicki invited me camping. Guess she was all outdoorsy and shit before whatever went down. I figured I never really been, so... why the fuck not.
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[ He's just clarifying to himself. ]
You're making friends.
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It's just a camping trip. No need to be a girl about it.
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Did you talk about boys?
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cw: language
So what, I got dragged into some dumbass thing with some dumbass girls. At least none of them are my fucking whore wife and her friends. And they needed someone with a dick and a gun around.
[Which is complete bullshit, because one of the girls in question is Mindy Macready, but he's working himself up now; the need to be straight may have eased off his back, but he hasn't shaken the need to be invulnerable.]
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You found some girls who can keep up with you. Doesn't sound so bad to me.
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It's okay. Whatever. I came out here to [decompress] like, de-estrogen a little bit. [He slings his pack down over one shoulder and lets Stephen peek inside to see a Kimber handgun and several packs of ammo.]
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[ He understands. Sometimes he has a hard time being around people for a really long time - people who won't let him just be a quiet presence. ]
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Let's find a spot, then. There's a valley up ahead.
[ Better to shoot into the side of a mountain, when it's just for sport. It's just casual safety, especially given that they don't know who's around in the woods. ]
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But, you know, notice that he's letting Stephen go with him.]