▫ outdoor survival club

[sisters]

Who: Survival club & friends
What/When: August catch-all
Where: Various locations
Warnings: TBA

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outdoor survival club

A catch-all for all your camping and camping-related activity needs. By the end of the month, proof of club activity is required — demos, photos and anything else that can prove they've been active is welcome, so it's time to make their club advisor jealous everyone all planned a "camping trip" without them or something.

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[adsum]

[ npc-kun shows up one evening during the week for whatever reason, with a bag at their side and smile on their face and the confidence to go outside only because they spotted Amami and went !! and decided this is okay. ]

Hello! Hi! Rocks are the pinnacle of the great outdoors— no outdoor survival club is complete without them! And you can get yours today* at 1000 yen a pop!

*rental per rock per day, subject to compounding late fees.

[ pleeeeease buy their rocks, they're very nice rocks ]

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[commences]

( going to point at hinata so npc-kun knows who to give a hard time. )

[adsum]

[ eyezooms at wallet-kun I mean Hinata-kun

If he's looking their way, npc-kun waves at him, come here, come here—-

if he's not looking their way... they take one of the larger rounder rocks to rolls it in front of Hinata's feet, right in tripping path, because if he breaks it he's obligated to buy it ]

walletkunblob

[futurebullets]

[Hinata isn't tripping today, or at least not right now (?), because he fortunately happens to be looking their way - curious about the newcomer but not enough to be nosy and intrude. If Npckun is inviting him, however, that's another story altogether. A sound of surprise comes from the back of his throat, but Hinata still wanders over when prompted.]

Oh hey, are you one of Komaeda's friends? [Hinata jerks a thumb in his direction since they chose to wander near him.] Or were you interested in learning some camping activities?

[the way he's completely unaware of what he's just waltzed into]

[adsum]

[ Are they Komaeda's friend...

...

npc-kun decides not to answer that question, because despite what Komaeda insists, friendship is irrelevant in the world of business. ]

Did you know you can start fires by bashing two rocks together? What your club needs is a fun and educational camping activity where members can learn which rocks are the best for doing so! Aaaaaaand—-

[ whips forward their little satchel of rocks, which actually takes a bit of effort to swing around and lift so it isn't as dramatic as they would have liked ]

-—it's your lucky day, because I have a whole bunch of rocks here for rent or sale, for a limited time only, while supplies last!

[commences]

( going to stand there for a few minutes...

...

he'll clap his hands together seeing these two bumbling idiots engaging properly, and he's going to skip away and leave.

he's outta here, kids, be good! :) )

[futurebullets]

What the hell...? [Hinata is ????????? but he just. shakes his head and sighs, he doesn't know why he expected otherwise.] He really just does whatever he wants, huh...

[However, he makes a face, because. Buying rocks. Buying rocks??? He doesn't want to be rude to Komaeda's Relationship Status Unknown, but...]

It's a good idea in theory, but... You know we're outside and already have a ton of rocks we could use for that, right?

[Who's blunt? Totally not Hinata, it's some other guy.]

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[contrarily]

( ?????? )

Why would we buy rocks in an outdoor survival club? We can just gather them... outdoors.

( tf )

[adsum]

[ ... ]

Pff, those rocks are just like... gravel. You won't find any rocks as awesome as these outdoors! Take a look!

[ Grabs a handful of rocks from their satchel and presents them to Rika, almost all of which looks like gravel. ]

[contrarily]

... this is literally just gravel.

( she stares at the rocks, then back at npckun. )

But, tell you what? If you get me some of that killer gravel from the track, I'll pay double the price.

[adsum]

[ Killer as in awesome? Does Rika have eyes? The gravel in npc-kun's hand are what's killer, just look at them. ]

Show me the money first.

[contrarily]

( yeah, killer as in awesome :) )

Pfft — a pretty girl never pays for herself! Ran-tan will cover it for me, of course. ( duh. when you have a rich oniichan who'd do anything for you there's no such thing as carrying money??? ) Don't worry, he's super rich!

[adsum]

How rich? 10,000 yen rich?

[ aka the cost of each rock, before the price is doubled. ]

I still need money up front, though. Promises mean nothing to me. If you don't have cash, then pawn me something of equal or greater value.

nagito komaeda | ota!

[commences]

01.

( this is komaeda's second time attempting to bring lily may outside with him — not because he wants to terrorize her, but that he genuinely wants to do this... club thing. it'll be much better with a cat, she'd be able to lead them to food, things of that matter, and when no one's looking that can slip back inside of the school when it's too hot. she's covered in endless amounts of fur, and komaeda's close to dying: in a way, they're the same.

right now, lily may is settled in his arms (he waited until she was finished eating before trying it), and now he's bringing her towards the exit of the school. she doesn't take to this kindly at all, so her immediate response is to bear claws first, and go for komaeda's face — it's done quickly, but she's sinking her claws into his skin, and he does flinch from the contact. the worst part is that he keeps a smile on his face. whoever views this... will just have to accept it, because until komaeda takes a step back away from the school's doors will the feline calm down, her fur no longer puffed up in irritation, and she seems... calm again.

maybe she doesn't need a treat to feel better because komaeda didn't make it out the door, but he does have a few scratches on his face that are bleeding. anyway, he's going to walk to whoever is closest. )

Are you lonely? You can come with me outside. We can share a tent, but Lily May has her own.

02.

( it's hot...

komaeda doesn't do well in the heat, but he's not going to take off his jacket either since it's his livelihood and the staple — he just wouldn't be komaeda without it. fanning himself only works so long until he feels a bit lightheaded, and given his weak disposition, he already feels like he's seeing stars. in order to remedy this problem, he takes a deep breath as he looks around the courtyard in search of — aha, there it is.

the hose that rokkun used on him last time which he's going to take advantage of! getting down on his knees, he turns it on so he can hold the hose up above his head and proceed to water himself. his head first so that his hair falls and attaches itself to his face, and he even goes as far as to run his fingers through it, scratching through to clean his scalp. he at least tries to take care of himself when he remembers, and dying in the heat is enough of a reason to do so. once he's done, he drops the running hose onto the ground as he takes in his surroundings — outside, nature, it's not jabberwock, but he's able to deal with this.

getting to his feet, he figures that he should find something to entertain himself with, but with one step forward he steps on the hose — and if an unfortunate person is walking by, they'll find themselves sprayed from head to do. maybe they're fast enough to dodge it, but sometimes bad things happen... and you wind up the target by a hose in such an unforeseen circumstance that even komaeda turns his head towards your character, claps, and — )

Oh, were you hot too?

03.

Have you ever tried it? Dragonfly fishing?

( it's not a normal activity for normal people, but if he has to do something outdoor survival-y, this is more that enough. ori if you see this, komaeda paid for like a few shiny pebbles from npc-kun, he needs it for this technique, sighs. in his hands are few pebbles, roughly around the size of 2cm. in his mechanical hand is a few pieces of string that they can use in their attempt if they really want. )

In this book I read, it's really effective against darners, but any dragonfly will work.

( because they're territorial creatures to begin with, but you know. they can always try, so here's komaeda trying to put the items that they're companion needs into their hands. )

wildcard.

( outdoor survival, more like it's too hot! have komaeda anywhere, i'm sure he'd be doing some stupid shit like trying to climb the wisteria (and probably fall busting his ass, or falling on someone), or you can have him build a tent... free game. )

03

[sisters]

I've never needed dragonflies before, but I don't mind giving it a try.

( but he's pretty sure he has seen a couple? not a ton, like you'd see right beside a river or anything, but you know — the average amount you'd see come through a garden or something. it makes him curious though, on a few levels. first of all: )

Was that a book here, or...?

( is it something ko learned during the depression week(s)? eyes... )

[commences]

You don't have to keep them, I think.

( he's not too sure what people do after they catch him, maybe it's to look at how nice they are, and then release them. who knows, it's not anything he's done, and there was more to do on the islands than catching dragonflies so it's the last thing he'd think of doing, but partially grateful that a quick read gave him insight. simple activities like building sandcastles, or catching fish, or playing with the cow (just komaeda) was their normal fun times. )

One of the many, but nothing to brag about...

( he's not going to explain, but you know, amami should be able to understand it's something he's learned recently if the information comes out so fresh. the fact that he has specific rocks as well, along with a length of string for their project. ) Isn't it lucky that Shopkeeper-kun had these sizes, but we probably didn't need this many, huh...?

( he's holding like twenty. )

[sisters]

( hope it was one of those shitty books amami gave him. either way, he guesses it's something harmless enough — for a second, he'd been wondering what komaeda even needed dragonflies for, but if he's not keeping them... yeah. not that weird. he can go along and give it a shot.

though with a glance at komaeda's handful of rocks, knowing kamo-kun's prices? jeez. )

Pretty sure they have any kind of rock you could possibly want. I'm just impressed that you could still afford so many.

( says his 500k in-debt ass. )

So how do you use them?

[commences]

Oh... Can you not? If you need, I can purchase them for you...

( is there a hope discount, or is komaeda supporting npc-kun's business, either way, he doesn't mind buying because he has no concept of money. when you're rich, and money just falls into your hands, it just comes easy — honestly, i don't know how much funds komaeda has on him, he's just been doing what he can. now if amami is in need of assistance, he'll give what he has.

coming to a stop, his hand quickly settles against his stomach, dropping a few rocks onto the ground as he feels indigestion bubbling in the pity of his stomach. he closes his eyes, lips pursing into a straight line, but he seems more offended at dropping the rocks. slowly, he squats down in front of what slipped out his hands: )

I'm not really sure... you tie the string and rock together, then fling them.

( he takes one string, wrapping it around his index finger so that he can make a loop, but as he removes his digit — he doesn't think the circular end will hold on tightly enough to the shiny pebble. though stumped, he speaks: ) Sounds easy, right?

[sisters]

They charge a pretty high premium — it'd be fine if we could get out of here, but I don't have much cash to my name right now.

( and taking up komaeda on that offer would just be transferring his debt from one collector to another. honestly? he'd prefer to pay it off himself, so he'll figure something out, he's sure; relying on the other can stay plan b. shaking his head at the offer, he does raise a brow at that description of the trap he's setting up for them. )

Sounds like you'd need to have pretty good aim...

( how's that supposed to work. there's no way amami's actually hitting a dragonfly with that thing. he will make his way over when he sees komaeda struggling to pick up the pieces he needs though, crouching down to help him gather them up. )

helena adams | ota

[decrypter]

one.

[while camping doesn't seem to be the point of this club - like, at all - there are still a few things Helena has managed to acquire in her time involved with it. for example, how to make a very simple tent to keep the heat of the day off, and this is something she can and will do when the opportunity arises.

so yes, she has taken down curtains from a currently empty classroom, and has carried them all the way to the courtyard. and perhaps a low hanging branch of the wisteria is not ideal to truly make a tent structure, but it will do. her cane helps her poke and guide it into place, and as long as it doesn't get too windy it should work.

but how to weigh the edges down to truly make it work...that's where all the rocks that survival club has come in handy. they can be weights for the corners.

all in all, Helena has her tent, just big enough for two, and after all that hard work, she's happily sipping a drink sitting in it and enjoying the wisteria. it may be hot, but she's innovated a solution!]

two.

[as long as that little tent is allowed to stay, then Helena has a safe zone to relax outside, avoiding the heat. and sometimes she can bring whatever she's working on outside. today it's a small length of rope that she'd found somewhere...but that was perfect for practicing a different skill altogether. knots, she had once read, were crucial for reliability, and it feels nice to set her hands to a task.

so for a time, she's sitting in her shade spot, carefully trying to master a few knots. ones that will hold weight, and who knows, perhaps actually come in useful someday. and as she does, Helena sings to herself - quietly, but enough to amuse herself and make the task easier. of course, there are starts and stops, particularly when something falls apart, but nothing's easy.]

three.

[this is the wildcard catch all. if you want a custom prompt, just comment, and we'll create something just for you! alternately if you just want shenanigans from this month, this can also be the space for it. let me help you answer your wishes!]

two!

[sisters]

( a tent in the courtyard isn't an unusual sight by any means; he practically lived out here himself, through july, so it's almost more familiar than anything else. this tent, though? this is new. handmade, and he's not sure how well it would do through rain, but it seems to serve well enough for sunlight and ash, so he'll crouch down in front of it, peeking through to see helena working on... on something — a rope, it looks like? well, either way, it doesn't take long for him to speak up. )

You mind if I come in?

( he's curious...! )

[decrypter]

Not at all! Please, come in.

[it does keep the ash off, and therefore it suits her purposes just fine. she smiles, and her hands tug at the new knot to try and draw it taut. she's wrapped the loop of rope around her cane to test it properly - no better way to try a hitch without something to work with.]

Did you sleep well?

[as on most nights, she had slept like a baby - the heat drained one's energy, really]

[sisters]

( he offers an absent thanks, bending over to make his way in and sit down, cross-legged across from her. )

Well enough. How about you — are you adjusting well to things?

( could probably be better if they weren't here all the time but, y'know, he's hoping that it isn't too hard on her. his eyes are drawn to the knot in her hands as he speaks, and he'll take a look to see how it's going. how ya doing, helena? )

[decrypter]

It could be far worse, I'll say.

[it's not an exact knot, and by the way her fingers brush over it and then undo it, she knows. time to try again. back and forward, and then to loop and tug through.]

We have water, shelter, and each other to ensure we get through the next day. I shouldn't complain about any of those.

[an unspoken but hangs in the air. she doesn't want to burden Amami - after he's been so kind to her, inviting her into the club and making sure she knows she can rely on any of the members.]

[sisters]

But...

( it's fine, she doesn't have to say it — amami doesn't mind putting it into words. she seems to have a good idea of what she's doing with that knot though, so he'll let her tie and retie, pull loose and loop through again unless she seems to encounter some kind of trouble with it. for now: )

I've been thinking some more variety in the food wouldn't be so bad.

( schrodinger's dorm's schrodinger's kitchen. is he sick to hell and back of granola bars, or just tired of not having access to rich people ingredients? he'll say it either way. )

Rome wasn't built in a day, but it's not like we can't make things better. Is it something I can help with?

( like, he can help with summer clothes. homesickness might be a bit tougher. )