We are the named and we are known

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: Arriving at the dorms
When: 26th
Where: Dorms, location unknown
Summary: Dorm information is here. This is your room!
Rating: PG... we hope?

Your characters are shuffling off to their rooms. Each room has their name beside it and only they can open the door. People can only enter their room if they're allowed in (or they leave the door open). Characters will find any requested items in their room already. If they have a requested vehicle, there will be another door in their room that will take them to the hangar to inspect their equipment.

((Mod note: Extra draftees won't experience their Shift Incompatibility handicap in their dorms. :|a))

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[chikaidestroyer]

[He walks over to his hangar with drink in hand, opening the door and standing on the steps just inside. Even in the semidarkness, those large, reflective eyes can be seen peering in their direction.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

You did, didn't you? [He had been joking when he asked. Mostly. He doesn't walk into the hangar himself, but he does watch as his brother enters, and even though he can't see past him, it's not hard to guess what he's looking at.] ...why?

[chikaidestroyer]

To see if they would give me the same bird. Which they did. [He doesn't sound particularly defensive or anything.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

You already established that the last time. [And sure, maybe he could see why Albert would check on that this time, too, but...] You're strange.

[chikaidestroyer]

[He raises a brow.] Strange? Why do you say that?

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

It's a giant owl. [Come on, bro, we've had this conversation before.] You could ask for anything, and you keep asking for this stupid owl.

[chikaidestroyer]

I don't intend to bring it out there, Caesar. [Okay, so they have had this conversation before.] There is nothing wrong with checking on its well-being.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

And you don't think that's strange at all? [So weird. But while Caesar might be baffled by this, he isn't really judging his brother for it. ...well. Not completely.] It's not like anyone else would ask for a giant owl. You might be his only friend.

[chikaidestroyer]

Perhaps it's something of a child's fancy, then. [He scoffs.] I know that seeing it manages to relax me.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[That... is something he hadn't expected him to admit.]

It does, huh? [He walks over, glancing around Albert to get a look at the bird. ...its eyes are so creepy like this.] How come?

[chikaidestroyer]

It has proven itself to be very helpful. Perhaps you are not aware, but it landed on some Third Party soldiers while they were attacking Ted and me. It deserves some attention for what it has done. [pause] Especially if it is as you say and I am its "only friend."

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Heh. Recognizing it for its kind and brave deed, then. I had no idea it was so noble. [He sounds amused. Not what he was expecting at all.] Why didn't you just say that in the first place?

[chikaidestroyer]

Because I was expecting you to be upset that I had been in a dangerous situation again. [Seriously. They only had the conversation a little while ago.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

But you got out all right. Not a scratch on you. Right? [He better be right, Albert. He gives his brother a pat on the back.] I guess it's not such a bad owl, then.

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert snorts.] I'm glad I have your approval.

[And there's an echoing hoot from the other end of the hanger, followed by the scratching and thumping of the giant bird hopping towards them.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Oh jeez, it's coming near them. Caesar remembers how weird it looked up close.]

Aren't you going to greet it?

[chikaidestroyer]

Of course. [Albert returns to his room to put his wine down, turning some lights on in the hangar before moving over to greet the giant owl. It blinks at him, then begins cleaning its chest feathers.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Caesar watches the owl as Albert goes to put down his glass. He waits until his brother is in the hangar, too, before he decides to approach as well. He's not really interested in interacting with the owl himself, it's just neat to watch.]

Have you ever seen an owl like this before you were drafted?

[chikaidestroyer]

I have not, no. [He reaches out to pat the edge of the giant owl's wing, and the owl doesn't twitch away or anything.] Just sketches from books I used to read.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Huh. [He's kind of impressed to see that. It's as if the owl is just as comfortable around Albert as Albert is around the owl.] I guess that's one thing these things are useful for. Seeing things you've never seen before.

[chikaidestroyer]

That was why I requested one in the first place, back then. Testing limitations. [He steps away as tufts of feathers fall down.] Fortunately, this one didn't seem too wild. So perhaps someone had domesticated it.

There's still many facilities we don't know about. Such as these farmlands. How many would have thought that all of the food we were provided could have come from a place like where we are going?

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Still an odd choice, he thought. But after learning how the owl had helped Albert out, and learning that the owl had some kind of importance to him, Caesar doesn't say anything else about it.]

Certainly not me. These places have all been so different, too. It's hard to believe all this stuff is out there when we've been stuck in that stupid village for so long.

[chikaidestroyer]

There's an entire world out here from which we are separated. One that we are not allowed to learn about. [And there's only so much he is willing to risk saying in an Organization-maintained dorm.] Such is our situation, unfortunately.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately. [Even if the circumstances were a bit different, it wasn't something Caesar would press. Not before a battle, at least. He gestures toward the owl.] So this guy's gonna keep you company while you work, huh?

[chikaidestroyer]

For awhile, yes. Just what time I am willing to spare. [A glance up.] I may send him out once we have thinned out the troops. See I can coax him to be something of a scout.