voice; @hicks

[preseance]

( when he speaks his voice is soft an' easy, mild-mannered as all get-out, with an alabama accent that kicks like a mule to the head besides. he has the air of someone well-used to wieldin' some manner of authority, albeit in another fashion in a faraway place from this. )

For those of you I ain't met, name's Eugene Hicks, an' I'm one of the medics here in Beacon. If'n anybody finds themselves in want of food or company, Sundays me an' a few others are layin' out a spread at the Church. Anybody's welcome, all I ask is no fightin' under the Lord's roof. If'n you felt like bringin' a dish of your own to share, it'd be appreciated. ( he pauses, an' in a lighter tone obviously aimed to jest, ) First person to complain about my Ma's fried tomatoes or the lack of ice cream with the pie will be shown the door, no exceptions.

( it ain't a video post, but he ducks his head all the same. there's a slight jangle of his dog-tags. )

And, ah. Given that the El-Tee ( 'LT', short for lieutenant ) found a village across the river, Rastus seemed to think I ought to maybe work at buildin' a bridge so's we can all access whatever resources might be on the other side without any measure of difficulty. I can do carpentry all right, but if anyone can lend a hand it'd be appreciated. Apparently there's a creature in the river fixin' to drag folks under, so please mind yourselves if'n you're of a mind to get close.

That's all. Look after yourselves an' have a pleasant evenin'.

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[preseance]

( that's plenty reasonable. gene nods once. )

She ain't a soldier, but she's newly come from a place'a war, like me. An' she's dealt with death an' dyin' on a grand scale. I don't expect she's one to shirk the expectation'a danger.

( an' she's got powers that could be useful, though he ain't about to say that on these devices. such things are private to him, an' he won't disturb mel's sense of it. )

Sounds like we've a couple other folk that're keen to come along as well, Dawn — one of yours, yeah? — an' Elden. Ain't had much to do with the latter, so I can't say how he'd react to a crisis, but he's, ah. Enthusiastic, at least.

[equinoctials]

[ One of his? Did Dawn say something about him? ]

You could say we've got history.

[ A glance would tell anyone there's more to it than history, they could pass as older and younger brother, separated by a couple of years at most. But Riku doesn't want to contradict any explanations Dawn may (or may not) have given anyone, so he keeps silent. ]

I can work with that... but I can't say I've met Elden before. What gives you doubts about him?

[preseance]

( honestly, riku hadn't come up at all. but there is the matter of them lookin' like brothers, which gene just takes as assumption rather than fact. he nods. )

It ain't doubt, exactly. He seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders, I just ain't too familiar with him is all. Says he's good with diplomatic matters, which ought to be helpful in communicatin' if it comes to that.

[equinoctials]

[ That makes sense. Riku hasn't been as sociable as other people, but he has been around Beacon doing a bunch of repair work. Someone his age with a head of silver hair is rare enough even in his own world, and the way it draws glances here tells him it's the same.

It would be easy to spot two of the same phenomenon and draw parallels when they look so alike. ]

That's helpful, provided the spirit understands us. When are we doing this?

[preseance]

Later today? Gives us the time to pull some resources together an' make a gameplan so we ain't just runnin' in blind.

( he's seen what that results in, an' it ain't pretty. )

I'm plannin' on bringin' some manner of offering for it. Seems like the spirit's've been reactin' to those best. Could be it's just hungry.

[equinoctials]

Mm.

[ It's an agreeable sound, curt and to the point. ]

Given how it went after Dawn, it's hungry enough to risk fighting for it. Maybe an easy meal will be reason enough to reconsider.