♛ 55 {Expedition}

[ardor]

[After (most) everyone's out of the caves and back on the beach, it's time for dinner. Out comes the food, the fires are lit, and people are having a jolly good time or something like it. Hopefully.

Whatever's going on, people doing their thing. It involves eating and... socializing. That thing. Mingling is happening, and everyone better be liking it! Or at least tolerating it.

Share notes, discuss findings, show off booty Martel, or just east and pass out. Anything goes!]

((ooc: Open expedition post on the beach. Have at it.))

Comments

[persequor]

[ She offers the entire thing for him to take. ] It's hot.

[wilder]

[he'll take it, luckily he's back to wearing his gloves.] Why thank you, my darling.

[Picking up a bit with his fingers, he blows on a little bit of it before popping it into his mouth. He makes a pleasantly surprised noise, but waits until he swallows before talking because HE WAS NOT RAISED IN A BARN]

Hey, pretty good!

[persequor]

[ Arya smiles. Rocking back on her feet, she glances in the direction she came. ]

I think there's still some juice left.

[wilder]

Juice? You found juice?

[persequor]

Traded for it.

[wilder]

Really? For what?

[persequor]

Eggs. [ You know. What you're eating. ]

[wilder]

Heh, clever.

[He'll pop some more into his mouth. ]

Well it sure beats the dried rations, I'll say that.

[persequor]

There's no point eating into our rations as long as there's food to be found. That ought to be preserved for times we need them.

[wilder]

Yeah, I know.

I still wonder if the fish are edible.

[persequor]

Nymeria has been eating them. I cooked one. [ She makes a slight face. ]

[wilder]

[....uh oh]

Didn't taste so good?

[persequor]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I don't like them much. I can eat them if I must. [ But then she's willing to eat almost anything if she needs to. ]

[wilder]

Mm.

How long ago was this?

[persequor]

A day? I think?

[wilder]

[........Checking her forehead with his hand for a temp rise]

Alright. Tell me if you start feeling ill or off over the next couple days, okay?

[persequor]

[ She pushes his hand away. ]

I'm fine. Nymeria wouldn't let me eat anything that might be poisoned.

[wilder]

Nymeria's a marine biologist now?

[persequor]

A what?

[wilder]

An expert on things that live in water. Like fish.

[persequor]

[ Arya aims a look his way. ]

Of course not. But she's been eating them longer than me. If there was anything wrong with them, she would have stopped and she wouldn't have let me try them either.

[wilder]

[Yeah but she eats raw meat...he sighs; he'll save that explanation for her mother if she dares]

Alright. Just...humor me, okay my darling?

[persequor]

[ And so does Arya when fire is in short supply. Your point? ]

I thought you didn't care?

[wilder]

You think I don't-

[He stops short, swallowing and glancing away to the ocean. Part of him wants to point out that he sure as hell wouldn't have bothered as much as he has if he didn't care. Promising to protect her, taking care of her, spending time with her, training her, showing affection in his own ways. He wasn't a nice enough guy to go through all that if he didn't care. He wasn't some self-proclaimed saint that looked after kids for the hell of it. It...hurts that she apparently assumed that was the case]

[But on the other hand...caring wasn't an easy thing for him to admit. Bad things happened to people who he cared for, and this kid had more than enough bad things happen to her already. He still couldn't shake that thought...it wasn't like he had anything to offer her anyway besides his swordsmanship. ]

[It was easier when this wasn't brought to his attention, when he could just play dumb even to himself. ]

Just do it if you feel sick, okay?

[persequor]

I don't think it. You said so.