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sixthiterationlogs2017-11-03 09:45 pm
viridescere) wrote in sixthiterationlogs2017-11-03 09:45 pm
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WHO: Oliver Queen
WHERE: along the river in 6I
WHEN: 3 November, afternoon
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: TBD
When Oliver was younger, his parents used to refer to this as snow weather. It's just a little above freezing, from what he can tell and there's clouds low and heavy in the sky. It's getting darker earlier in the day; by his reckoning, there's only about eight good hours of sunlight now and there's not much of it to speak of. It reminds him a little bit of home, if Star City were in the middle of the pristine wilderness instead of an industrialized and globalized city.
He's not running today. Instead, he's walking along the river, trying to skip stones across it like he had as a kid. It was good luck to get one all the way across and he remembers his father being really successful at it almost all of the time and Oliver himself failing miserably about 90% of the time. Later, when he'd gotten older, it'd been him teaching Thea how to do the same thing. The stones along the river here are flat and smooth, just right for getting them to skid across the surface.
His first attempt isn't so great. It skips for a moment and sinks down to the bottom with a plop and a splash. His next is better, though, and it skips about halfway across the river before it falls beneath the water. There's a scientific principle to it, he's sure, but that's not what he's interested in right now. Right now, he's wondering what's going on in his city, what he's not able to prevent because he's stuck here.
Oliver closes a hand tight around a stone and curses beneath his breath, frustrated by his impotence in this place. This place holds him here just as much as it holds everyone else and no matter what he's done and what he's capable of, he's held by the same strange power that keeps them all trapped here. He's no better or worse than anyone else. Maybe he has a little edge on some of those who've never had to survive outdoors before but that's it. That's his only advantage in the world.
"Looks like I've turned into just one more madman railing at the sky," he says, frowning deeply. The heavy clouds don't respond.
WHERE: along the river in 6I
WHEN: 3 November, afternoon
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: TBD
When Oliver was younger, his parents used to refer to this as snow weather. It's just a little above freezing, from what he can tell and there's clouds low and heavy in the sky. It's getting darker earlier in the day; by his reckoning, there's only about eight good hours of sunlight now and there's not much of it to speak of. It reminds him a little bit of home, if Star City were in the middle of the pristine wilderness instead of an industrialized and globalized city.
He's not running today. Instead, he's walking along the river, trying to skip stones across it like he had as a kid. It was good luck to get one all the way across and he remembers his father being really successful at it almost all of the time and Oliver himself failing miserably about 90% of the time. Later, when he'd gotten older, it'd been him teaching Thea how to do the same thing. The stones along the river here are flat and smooth, just right for getting them to skid across the surface.
His first attempt isn't so great. It skips for a moment and sinks down to the bottom with a plop and a splash. His next is better, though, and it skips about halfway across the river before it falls beneath the water. There's a scientific principle to it, he's sure, but that's not what he's interested in right now. Right now, he's wondering what's going on in his city, what he's not able to prevent because he's stuck here.
Oliver closes a hand tight around a stone and curses beneath his breath, frustrated by his impotence in this place. This place holds him here just as much as it holds everyone else and no matter what he's done and what he's capable of, he's held by the same strange power that keeps them all trapped here. He's no better or worse than anyone else. Maybe he has a little edge on some of those who've never had to survive outdoors before but that's it. That's his only advantage in the world.
"Looks like I've turned into just one more madman railing at the sky," he says, frowning deeply. The heavy clouds don't respond.
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He gives Wanda another glance, more keen this time. "How much snow does this place usually get in winter?"
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She really hoped that Oliver would be careful. It didn't technically matter if him or anyone else survived whatever the Overseers threw at them but Wanda couldn't do nothing when she thought people needed help.
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"We get some where I'm from in the winter but never more than a few inches. It's usually rain instead of snow."
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It was a very contradicting feeling.
"Will you be okay?"
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"Felicity might be worse off than I am. She's from the desert and it doesn't get that cold there normally. Still, as long as we know what's coming, we can get prepared."
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"There are some snuggies at the inn." More than any one person could feasibly use. Wanda borrowed the sleeved blankets from time to time but she imaged that they'd be disappearing with the cold quickly approaching.
Wanda shifted the collection of twigs on her back. "If you need help with anything. Let me know." She had to get her house hold set but Wanda wasn't doing that alone. There were four of them to help out, which meant that she could spare some time to Oliver and Felicity if they needed it.
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"How the hell did the Inn get a supply of snuggies?"
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"There is enough for everyone. You should take a few." It went unsaid that it was for Felicity.
Wanda shifted the bundle of sticks on her shoulders, "I should be heading back."
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"I've never forgotten how you helped me when I first got here. I didn't trust anyone. I think you were one of the first people I did trust, you know? You didn't ask me for anything, you just offered."
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"You don't have to trust me." She didn't expect him too. "But it won't stop me from helping you." It's just how Wanda was. She wanted to help those around her, even if she sometimes went about doing it the wrong way.
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Oliver likes to think there's still good in the world in spite of all he's seen and it's people like Wanda who cement that belief for him.
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"You know where I live if you need anything. I'll be there." She lifted her hand in a short wave before turning and heading back towards her home. She had to drop off these sticks and continue getting ready for work.