[ tis a ping... gasp. well io will go ahead and make their way out planetside, but they are looking, perhaps, a little different today. they'll step out dressed for the weather, though with an open basket strapped over their back. temenos can see that they have quite readily ditched the helmet, in favor of just. a cozy hat to keep out the cold, and some really deep eyebags, and a gaunt look to their face. it's not precisely... healthy.
because frankly, this place is bullshit. ]
Taking up my offer to go gathering? [ roughly: ] Will you be alright?
if it were not for the fancy clothing, temenos might not have even realized it - he is, thankfully, very observant, at least? and his face lights up briefly in recognition. the body changes even mean his eyes flare a bright blue along with it. wao ]
I do spend most of my time on the road, you know. It will not be the first or the last time that I have to gather plants for one thing or another. [ but he puts a hand to his chin. ] Do mine eyes deceive me? Or are you looking a bit different today?
[ get this boy some blue contacts. but yeah, they do wear some consistent colors - bronzes and cool browns, contrasting with their own blue-gray eyes. though their voice was pretty autotuned, it's the same cadence. and temenos' observational skills are pretty on the ball due to being an inquisitor. i have no qualms.
io does look at temenos' eyes for a moment stares into your eyes blue to blue communication but then just "huh"s softly. as they step, though the snow crunches underfoot, there is a straw rustling noise that comes directly from... them? ]
Been a while since I could get some fresh air... couldn't resist the chance.
Figured I could take a break and go out for a bit.
anyway im glad he's a strawman. he huffs a little, pulling his cloak tighter around himself - it's cold, here, and lately, he's come not to love the cold. ]
And yet, you're still out here, hard at work. [ teasing, lightly. ] I'm with you on the fresh air. It's a nice change.
Thebe can't be out in this, so I'll collect the specimens for them from this planet.
[ they are a little straw man insert my rustling straw grass sounds here. io is just going to like. stand wherever the wind chill might be and walk in that particular position... just. let them take it, you little cloak wearing noodle. ]
It is, though. If only the ground were a little more thawed out.
[ interesting... maybe it's just a cold thing? who knows.
anyway this does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. it's a bit like being behind osvald, actually, and he burrows a little further into his wools and trods after him. ]
Do you think we'll find much? Castti always did have a harder time in the upper Winterlands.
For all the advancements... this metal's still no good in the snow at times.
[ io's gait is quite steady, has been for the past few weeks. but it's perhaps a little more stalled out on the left leg as they move. nothing seems to show in their eyes in the way of pain, but it might be a little bit of a hindrance regardless. still, they plod on. ]
As for finding anything [ eeeeeeegh.... ] it can be difficult, but this planet is supposed to boast a hardy wealth of bioluminescent fungi and lichens... mosses. Some roots as well. All with their own characteristics - antipyretic, antibacterial...
[ don't think he doesn't notice that, mister!!! he does. temenos says nothing about it, though, following behind him with relative ease. ]
Ah, now I'm feeling particularly nostalgic. [ hah. it's definitely like being in class with castti... temenos misses her, in this moment, and he lets the feeling stay under the surface, sweeping over io's back before he gazes back out on the snowy landscape. ] Just tell me what to look for - I've keen eyes.
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because frankly, this place is bullshit. ]
Taking up my offer to go gathering? [ roughly: ] Will you be alright?
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if it were not for the fancy clothing, temenos might not have even realized it - he is, thankfully, very observant, at least? and his face lights up briefly in recognition. the body changes even mean his eyes flare a bright blue along with it. wao ]
I do spend most of my time on the road, you know. It will not be the first or the last time that I have to gather plants for one thing or another. [ but he puts a hand to his chin. ] Do mine eyes deceive me? Or are you looking a bit different today?
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io does look at temenos' eyes for a moment
stares into your eyes blue to blue communicationbut then just "huh"s softly. as they step, though the snow crunches underfoot, there is a straw rustling noise that comes directly from... them? ]Been a while since I could get some fresh air... couldn't resist the chance.
Figured I could take a break and go out for a bit.
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anyway im glad he's a strawman. he huffs a little, pulling his cloak tighter around himself - it's cold, here, and lately, he's come not to love the cold. ]
And yet, you're still out here, hard at work. [ teasing, lightly. ] I'm with you on the fresh air. It's a nice change.
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[ they are a little straw man insert my rustling straw grass sounds here. io is just going to like. stand wherever the wind chill might be and walk in that particular position... just. let them take it, you little cloak wearing noodle. ]
It is, though. If only the ground were a little more thawed out.
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[ interesting... maybe it's just a cold thing? who knows.
anyway this does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. it's a bit like being behind osvald, actually, and he burrows a little further into his wools and trods after him. ]
Do you think we'll find much? Castti always did have a harder time in the upper Winterlands.
no subject
[ io's gait is quite steady, has been for the past few weeks. but it's perhaps a little more stalled out on the left leg as they move. nothing seems to show in their eyes in the way of pain, but it might be a little bit of a hindrance regardless. still, they plod on. ]
As for finding anything [ eeeeeeegh.... ] it can be difficult, but this planet is supposed to boast a hardy wealth of bioluminescent fungi and lichens... mosses. Some roots as well. All with their own characteristics - antipyretic, antibacterial...
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Ah, now I'm feeling particularly nostalgic. [ hah. it's definitely like being in class with castti... temenos misses her, in this moment, and he lets the feeling stay under the surface, sweeping over io's back before he gazes back out on the snowy landscape. ] Just tell me what to look for - I've keen eyes.