[SE] A bandaid is a start

Sah

What is knowledge without wisdom?

After working off some of his stress training, Sah headed to the indoor market. Moving from one merchant to the other he began to gather supplies. Bandages, medicine, rations, hard candies, and nonperishables were at the top of his list. Soft blankets, coffee, and hot chocolate were added on after. Each merchant was happy to help and trade him for the items once learning of his intentions.

Finding enough baskets to fit it all was the current task. He'd find a quiet corner outside of the market to set everything up after. Each basket would be piled high with necessities and comforts to distribute to the people of Halo. the infirmary was being repaired but this gesture would hopefully tide people over until it was done. If nothing else, it'd be a nice surprise to raise morale.

What is desire without instinct?

Alys trailed along behind in the wake of their training, a silent shadow as Sah selected supplies. The seer was exhausted, but she couldn't bring herself to stop moving, not when so many were less fortunate than she. Not when so many were dead. And not while there was still the chance that she could help someone. So she gathered up baskets and bags and gods knew what else, toting them after Sah without complaint.

The last goal, it seemed, was to find enough baskets to hold it all. Alys handed off some of her baggage to her fellow Abandoned, then led the way to one final market stall, where she bartered for as many baskets as the pair could carry. They were a variety of shapes and sizes, but uniformity hardly mattered, not when so much had gone wrong.

As they settled into the quiet corner Sah selected outside the market, Alys began to spread their supplies in a little half-circle, making an assembly line of sorts that they could use to pack up their baskets.

ALYS GLASSE

Sah

What is knowledge without wisdom?

Sah had been pleasantly surprised when Alys decided to join him after their training. He'd been meaning to spend more time with her anyway. She was close with Tal, a fellow Abandoned, and a fellow Halovian. Those were three solid reasons to get to know her right there. Apart from bartering for supplies, their progress was quiet.

Settling into their corner, Sah watched as Alys set out an assembly line of supplies. "I think we should try to fit a first aid kit and a blanket into each basket and then divide up the snacks and rations between them all. That way everyone gets a bit of everything and if they don't like something, they can trade with their neighbors."

Grabbing a pile of blankets, Sah went basket by basket and laid a blanket down in the bottom of each. The blankets were in various colors and patterns, and it dawned on him that they practically acted as decoration too.

The duo created as many baskets as they had the supplies for. Afterward, they went door to door and distributed them to the citizens of Halo.

-{FIN}

What is desire without instinct?