COLT
Cowboys ain't easy to love
And they're harder to hold
And they're harder to hold
The pleasantries are exchanged with all the brightness that beginnings bring. Potential just within reach, excitement not yet dulled by exhaustion and frustration. Colt’s body isn’t tired yet, so she stands loose and amicable, readily tipping her head in hello and consideration, smiles granted amid the crease of concentration and thought.
The jerky stills between her teeth as she listens, her gaze shifting between the two of them instead of the plans now, weighing their words the way she might test a fence line. Only when they’ve both given their input does she polish it all. To Hotaru’s point, Colt gives a faint huff of approval, something just shy of a laugh. ”I like the sound of lettin’ the land do some of the work for us.” She lets her gaze slide out the tent to the barren landscape beyond, trying to picture what lies out there in wait, good or bad ”If we can find some tunnels, we follow ‘em. Save us some sweat, and might point us right where the bones are buried deep enough to use.” Whatever would be burrowing, she would assume would just part around the bones. ”Gotta be careful though, could disturb too much underground and make it weak. Might need to collapse some for stabilization too.” Might need to consider how to deter anything from burrowing under what they build and ruining it too.
Her attention shifts to Sohalia then, slower, more thoughtful. Colt leans a hip against the table, folding her arms as she considers it. ”I like your thinkin’. If we can get the ground to hold tighter around the supports, that’d help. Keep things from shifting down the road.” Wind, rain, creature, earthquakes, all manner of possibilities affecting it all, more fluid than most ground.
There’s a small tilt of her head, something firm settling in behind her eyes as she taps a finger lightly against the blueprint. ”Still gonna want those supports driven deep,” she adds, tone easy but unmoving. ”Abandoned magic will help us, but it’d do to have some of the ground able to flex still, so long as it’s the parts we want flexin’. Also not sure I got strong enough Abandoned to turn the whole thing that solid. It’d be a big drain on them.” Her gaze flicks briefly between them, steady, if searching for the agreement for them all to move on.
”Wide, like you said,” she nods to Hotaru, one corner of her mouth pulling faintly. ”Low and spread out to ensure there’s plenty of places for the weight to go, and little for the sand to collect on. Last thing we need is watchin’ it sink a few inches every time someone lands.” Her voice dips dry at the end, humor tucked into the disapproval of it.
Hotaru’s offer about the ice earns a short laugh, because she does know how explosive it is. ”Let’s keep your tricks in our back pocket, else we’ll get spoiled and be demanding you make us a winter wonderland just to get some relief.” Which, she might still ask for, but she’d rather keep Hotaru’s energy up on things that matter. Keeping them from death, that’d be their ace.
She pushes off the table then, nodding toward the mouth of the tent and the open stretch of bone-littered sand beyond. ”Alright,” she says with a decisiveness. ”We start by mapping it out. I’ve already got my eye on some nice flat ground nestled between two impressive skeletons, but it’s more space than we need. Let’s walk the space and survey exactly which part would be best to build on. Flat, steady, and see if you can’t determine if there’s any tunnels underneath, so take some of our Abandoned workers with you.” A beat, then a faint smirk, because they’re starting. ”Let’s see what the ground’s willin’ to give us.” Colt leads the step outside, waving over some of the workers as they split into three groups, each one armed with stakes, flags, and a copy of the general area sketched out on paper.
Good strategies! Walk the chosen vicinity between the two large skeletons Colt pointed out, and see if you can find the main area we'll build on.
Colt has her guild ability, quiver item, and healing ring item. She also has basic first aid supplies, camping supplies, food and water available, and is dressed for the heat.
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
The Pencil Sharpener | An earthen quiver that sharpens any arrow placed inside.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Upgraded | Cost: Action
Healing Ring | A ring capable of delivering healing via touch. Uses type 2/3 stats
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Basic | Cost: Action
The jerky stills between her teeth as she listens, her gaze shifting between the two of them instead of the plans now, weighing their words the way she might test a fence line. Only when they’ve both given their input does she polish it all. To Hotaru’s point, Colt gives a faint huff of approval, something just shy of a laugh. ”I like the sound of lettin’ the land do some of the work for us.” She lets her gaze slide out the tent to the barren landscape beyond, trying to picture what lies out there in wait, good or bad ”If we can find some tunnels, we follow ‘em. Save us some sweat, and might point us right where the bones are buried deep enough to use.” Whatever would be burrowing, she would assume would just part around the bones. ”Gotta be careful though, could disturb too much underground and make it weak. Might need to collapse some for stabilization too.” Might need to consider how to deter anything from burrowing under what they build and ruining it too.
Her attention shifts to Sohalia then, slower, more thoughtful. Colt leans a hip against the table, folding her arms as she considers it. ”I like your thinkin’. If we can get the ground to hold tighter around the supports, that’d help. Keep things from shifting down the road.” Wind, rain, creature, earthquakes, all manner of possibilities affecting it all, more fluid than most ground.
There’s a small tilt of her head, something firm settling in behind her eyes as she taps a finger lightly against the blueprint. ”Still gonna want those supports driven deep,” she adds, tone easy but unmoving. ”Abandoned magic will help us, but it’d do to have some of the ground able to flex still, so long as it’s the parts we want flexin’. Also not sure I got strong enough Abandoned to turn the whole thing that solid. It’d be a big drain on them.” Her gaze flicks briefly between them, steady, if searching for the agreement for them all to move on.
”Wide, like you said,” she nods to Hotaru, one corner of her mouth pulling faintly. ”Low and spread out to ensure there’s plenty of places for the weight to go, and little for the sand to collect on. Last thing we need is watchin’ it sink a few inches every time someone lands.” Her voice dips dry at the end, humor tucked into the disapproval of it.
Hotaru’s offer about the ice earns a short laugh, because she does know how explosive it is. ”Let’s keep your tricks in our back pocket, else we’ll get spoiled and be demanding you make us a winter wonderland just to get some relief.” Which, she might still ask for, but she’d rather keep Hotaru’s energy up on things that matter. Keeping them from death, that’d be their ace.
She pushes off the table then, nodding toward the mouth of the tent and the open stretch of bone-littered sand beyond. ”Alright,” she says with a decisiveness. ”We start by mapping it out. I’ve already got my eye on some nice flat ground nestled between two impressive skeletons, but it’s more space than we need. Let’s walk the space and survey exactly which part would be best to build on. Flat, steady, and see if you can’t determine if there’s any tunnels underneath, so take some of our Abandoned workers with you.” A beat, then a faint smirk, because they’re starting. ”Let’s see what the ground’s willin’ to give us.” Colt leads the step outside, waving over some of the workers as they split into three groups, each one armed with stakes, flags, and a copy of the general area sketched out on paper.
Good strategies! Walk the chosen vicinity between the two large skeletons Colt pointed out, and see if you can find the main area we'll build on.
Colt has her guild ability, quiver item, and healing ring item. She also has basic first aid supplies, camping supplies, food and water available, and is dressed for the heat.
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
The Pencil Sharpener | An earthen quiver that sharpens any arrow placed inside.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Upgraded | Cost: Action
Healing Ring | A ring capable of delivering healing via touch. Uses type 2/3 stats
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Basic | Cost: Action
They'll never stay home
And they're always alone
And they're always alone
Received a Gilded Market wig from Remi that resembles her usual hair and is enchanted to stay on better than most wigs | has a reverse centaur tattoo on her left hand with the legs going down her pointer and middle fingers that looks like this.
