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▫ outdoor survival club
Who: Survival club & friends
What/When: August catch-all
Where: Various locations
Warnings: TBA
What/When: August catch-all
Where: Various locations
Warnings: TBA
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.
two!
You mind if I come in?
( he's curious...! )
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[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]
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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? )
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[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.]
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( 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. )
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[food variety would be nice, but it's not what she really longs for - it's not what would make her happiest. she's quiet for a moment, and then decides to say it.]
The books in the library...I can't read them. The only ones I can are my textbooks, and I've read them cover to cover. And there's no one there I can ask if there are any editions I'd be able to read. It's disheartening, since reading is one of my favorite things to do.
[her only option would then be to ask someone to be her reader, but that was a burden she didn't want to place on anyone.]
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So we just need books with braille then? No problem. The student store opened — I'm sure you've heard about it, right?
( kamo-kun did come to the club to sell rocks. )
The shopkeeper's really ( cute? amazing? adorable? the best? uhh, how about— ) dependable, so if you can work out a deal with them, I'm sure they can find some for you. If it comes down to it, you can put it under my name. They know I'm good for it.
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[that needed to come out first and foremost. she can't possibly imagine that Amami's a rich boy...]
But that's a path I hadn't considered, so I thank you for it. If they had anything, I'd be glad...or at least knowing when the librarian will return, since we're on a break, aren't we? If it's not too long, I could manage until then just fine. Maybe it's a sign I should focus on my own writing.
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The break should end around September. Even if it's not the books though, if there's anything you need, I highly recommend them. Considering the circumstances and all, having them around is a real life-saver.
( they're also (starts counting on fingers) cute, talented, smart, adorable, clever, a— )
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[there, that knot's actually going to hold. she's proud of herself for it.]
I haven't gone so long without books since I learned how to read. And it's not as if there's so much to do that there wouldn't be time for it in the first place.
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( he's one such people, but at least he's used to pretending that he's comparatively fine. just a bit claustrophobic, that's all. )
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[she says it so calmly, like it's natural and not calling him out.]
I've heard you pacing, Mr. Rantaro. You fidget in a way that says you'd rather be out under an open sky than to be inside with us. It's not so obvious that you would be noticed, but...
[carefully, she reaches her hand over to find his, knowing by the rings on his hand, and gently pats it.]
I understand it a little more than you'd think.
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( it doesn't matter how naturally it's said — it's not something he was expecting to have turned around on him regardless. no mercy, can't let the man slide when he's stressing! amami kind of awkwardly looks off to the side, rubbing at the side of his neck, and there's the sound of a slightly nervous laugh. embarrassed. )
Sorry, I didn't think it was too noticeable. ( he had yet to be called out by anyone else!? ) But I guess you could say... that I'm just not used to staying indoors for so long.
( or in one place at all for that matter. )
You kind of make it sound like it might be the same for you, though...?
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[how to say you know what it's like to feel trapped without saying the word trapped, go.]
It's nothing you need to apologize for, though. It's quiet enough that maybe only I would know it - I'm used to hearing all the things everyone else misses.
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( maybe not for him, but it's one way.
it's just a little too... romantic, expanding your world like a small town girl who wants to move to the big city, or something. and amami doesn't feel romantic when he paces through the school, or when he goes to the highest floor just to look out the windows and see if, maybe this time, he can see something different on the horizon. something beyond it. he doesn't feel romantic — he feels desperate. but he can't very well say that, so he'll wave the thoughts away with his hand. )
And even if it's only you, it must have been pretty distracting. I'll see about toning it down.
( he's gonna start pacing in kamo-kun's shop from now on. )
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[she's used to so much, after all. the crackle of fire, the shuffle of boots, the shift of furniture. muffled curses and heavy doors, the drag of silverware across plates. a thousand hidden signs that everyone felt the same storm in them as they did, with the rattle of the windows when a storm set in.
one person's pacing is almost repetitive enough to be familiar.]
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( it's just a stress response, and you know what? it's probably better for him to linger less on how stressed out he is, limit it how he can and put that time towards something productive instead. )
Oh, don't get me wrong though, I appreciate the thought. I'll keep that in mind for other things.
( he won't. )
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[there's the vague sense that it's not entirely alright, but she won't voice any of that. instead, she'll work on another knot, trying to tug the end of the string through the right loop. it's not entirely easy, though.]
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That type can be tricky, huh. ( there's like, harder knots and easier knots, right? that's a thing, isn't it? ) What were you thinking of using it for?
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[this is honest, purely.]