you're in the jungle, baby / you gonna die

[lucetimods]

Who: All draftees
What: Fighting the Third Party... and perhaps the wildlife.
When: June 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. (Characters will be pulled out at 11:59 of the 6th.)
Where: An as-yet unmapped by the Malnosso tropical rainforest.
Summary: Here are your details. Try to stay alive, won't you?
Rating: Anywhere from PG to R.

No cut for you. Most of you will know how this works by now; if you don't, follow the lead of the others, or perhaps look to the last draft's fighting post for ideas. Don't forget to use your handy dandy character tags. Go forth and conquer thine enemies!

Comments

[simplestgift]

[A grim smile.] At least you didn't fall off a horse. You're lucky I got to you before some wildcat. [Speaking of which, he glances around to make sure they're clear. He thought he heard something, before, but with as much noise as the insects are making, he's not sure. Not wanting to risk it, he stands and offers a hand up.]

[herotypical]

[ she grabs onto his wrist and tugs herself up -- strong, though tired. still so very tired. ]

Yeah. I'd really rather not be on the big cat menu. Not today or not any day.

1/2

[simplestgift]

You'd best stay at the camp, then. Wouldn't want--

2/2

[simplestgift]

[Okay, that was definitely an animal noise, and not a happy one, either.]

[herotypical]

That's what Jack said, but I...

[ oh god. ] That sounds unpleasant.

[simplestgift]

[Archie lets her go to cock his pistol. He goes quiet, trying to listen and hoping not to provoke anything.]

[herotypical]

[ and once freed, she leans down to recollect her scythe. buffy makes no attempt to hide how she eyes that pistol. guns -- she don't like'em. ]

[simplestgift]

[He doesn't notice. Except for the insects, everything seems quiet.]

Let's go back.

[herotypical]

You don't think we should...y'know -- [ some vague furiously violent-looking jabby motions with the staked end of her weapon. ]

[simplestgift]

We don't even know what it is!

[herotypical]

...All the more reason to go Rambo on its ass. [ she looks over her shoulder. ] We can't risk leading it back to camp.

[simplestgift]

[Where there are wounded...right. A sigh.]

We have to be quick.

[herotypical]

'Cause you just know that's what it's gonna be.

[ she shakes off the fatigue. tries to forget that she could fall into a doze at any moment. there's a something to take down.

buffy strikes off -- stealthily. ]

[simplestgift]

[Archie follows after, not as stealthily but not a total disgrace. He glances behind often, trying to make sure nothing is coming from that way.]

[herotypical]

[ if archie allows her, she will slip comfortably into the role of guide -- using clear hand signals when she believes they should slow up and when they should hasten ahead. ]

[simplestgift]

[He's more comfortable taking orders than giving them anyway, so he follows her lead, watching her closely. All at once, something growls behind him, and he whirls about, pistol at the ready.]

[herotypical]

[ she shifts immediately; incompatibility be damned. her grip twitches on her weapon and she falls back to archie's side. ]

[simplestgift]

[He's looking, and trying to see...when he hears something else behind them and turns to face it.]

There's more than one.

[herotypical]

Oh, joy. Of course there couldn't just be the one.

Maybe we'll luck out and they're just really loud puppies.

[simplestgift]

[He sees a glint as two eyes catch the light. Wide-set, large eyes. He whispers.] Very large as well. Buffy, if I fire at this one, the other might attack.

[herotypical]

[ back to back, then. ]

Do it. I'm ready for the second.

[simplestgift]

[A low growl. The eyes disappear briefly, then reappear, and the moment they do, Archie puts a bullet between them.

CRACK!]

[herotypical]

[ and the second shift monster breaks free from the foliage on buffy's side of the action. she advances quickly, swinging her scythe up in a sharp slice to the underside of its jaw.

a grunt. she hauls backwards and tears her blade free -- it's so comforting, being back at full strength and away from the village's capping. not even the fatigue can dent her quiet joy. ]

[simplestgift]

[This is, believe it or not, the first time Kennedy has seen Buffy in action. Judging by this face, he's clearly impressed.]

[herotypical]

[ she kicks out, slamming her heel into the monster's bloodied face. it's injured but still looking to cause havoc. ]

Holding up, Kennedy? [ buffy doesn't often use his surname -- what archie wouldn't know is that buffy once had a rather impertinent slayer under her command named kennedy. so when it comes to martial situations? it slips easily to her lips. ]