[ CLOSED ] i made my peace, i'm one with the war

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WHO: Ty, Jake, Kira, Bobo
WHERE: Bunker, Various Places
WHEN: Middle of October
OPEN TO: Jake + Kira + Bobo
WARNINGS: TBA


[ For Kira: I’ll Be in My Bunk(er) ]

Call it having a healthy dose of caution for once, but Ty had kept most of his exploring to the villages and the surrounding areas, as if he drew back to the bunker he’d somehow end up regretting it. While it was the most likely place to have answers, the place creeped him out more than he cared to admit. Still, there didn’t seem to be many clues anywhere else, so he took one of the knives from the communal storeroom with him, wishing he had something more substantial, before heading over.

He was still dripping from when he had to swim to the column from the dock, but it was admittedly better than a seven hour hike, drawing the blanket he had kept in his backpack for just this, he dried off his face and hands before entering the bunker, knife within easy reach.

He poked around the storage and break areas, but anything useful had long since been picked clean. Avoiding the room where he’d come out of a tube, he paused when he heard footsteps nearby. His hand went to where the knife was tucked at his side, his voice collected and careful when he called out.

“Hello?”




[ For Jake: There are no Obstacles in Friendship ]

Call it professional curiosity or Ty looking for a distraction and perhaps a way to get his adrenaline fix in this place, but the zoom seeds had been calling his name for a while. He was just glad that he had someone who was willing to test it out with him, and everything was more fun if there was a bit of friendly competition thrown in the mix.

“So,” Ty said, crouching down so he could draw a crude of the area with a stick into the dirt, “we’ll do a loop around both villages, and whoever gets back here first wins. Once we got a handle on it, I think we can expand the arena into the forest. What do you think?” He tipped his gaze up to look at Jake, grinning slightly.








[ For Bobo: Are You Feeling Froggy?]

"Hey, we meet again!" Ty waved jovially as he spotted a familiar hulking figure. Ty was pretty sure he had only seen him out and about in the forest, and he was a bit concerned that perhaps the guy was living out here somewhere, or in a cave, instead of the warm Inn or one of the available houses. And even though he had somehow managed to keep getting distracted from asking the guy's name, he still viewed him rather fondly. The guy was a little strange, to be sure, but perhaps that was more on Ty than anything on him. He just wasn't used to the man's delivery and mannerisms, not yet anyway.

He hefted his pack that he had been filling with tubers a bit higher up onto his shoulder, heading towards the mountain man curiously. It always seemed like he was doing something new and practical.

"What's on your agenda today? You need help?" Ty might as well have a string on his back that when pulled, spouted off that phrase.

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'Later' seemed to be the motto of this place, where anything negative or things Ty didn't want to touch upon could be set aside and dealt with. It was easier to have fun in this place rather than letting the crushing nature of his thoughts weigh down on him.

As soon as he saw water, he skidded to a halt, a bit unsuccessful. He was knee deep in water before he slowed fully, immediately booking it back to shore, yelping.

"Cold, cold, cold! On second thought, maybe the swimming can wait."

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For a moment being behind was a good thing, Jake realizes as he sees Ty turn around. Skidding to a halt, feet digging furrows in the turf, kicking up grass and bits of grass as the ringing in his ears from the speeding wind subsides enough he can understand those words.

Then he laughs, unable to help himself at that reaction. "You sure. I mean, if you can swim fast..."

And yet he's not getting near the water, is he?

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"You're more than welcome to it! Be my guest!" Shivering slightly, Ty debated the merits of running to dry off and potentially making it worse. Well, since he was already wet...

Helpfully he splashed a bit of water towards Jake, grinning. "Here, let me help you out."

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Jake shrieks, dancing back and away from the water. The result is several blinding twirls that leave him dizzy and gripping at a tree. "Okay, bad choice," he groans, even if he's still wearing a lopsided grin.

"So technically you got farther." Because Jake stopped before he went into the water. "Do you win this one then?"

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"You okay?" He asked, torn between laughing at the display and being concerned, getting out of the water carefully so not to splash more water around.

"I'll take that win, which makes us even for now." Ty said with a small grin, crossing his arms over his chest. "How long is this stuff supposed to last, anyway? Should we leave it at a draw or do you think we still have enough time to go through your course?"

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"It's cold, and I made myself dizzy," he admits, looking sheepish at how dumb he's acting. His adrenaline is pumping though, a bit wild in actions as he experiences so much for the first time.

"Well, a draw means we don't risk it shutting off mid run and ending up hurting ourselves," he says, as if this isn't going to end in so much pain when the seeds wear off, but he's not thinking about that. "Also, then it's a tie and I don't lose."

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"Then this is a good place to stop, I think." Ty made his way over to him, carefully slow, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "But don't think this is the last of it."

Then, with a small grin because it's too easy, "So this humiliation thing you were talking about earlier. Should I be concerned for you as a friend?"

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"The last until we figure out something else to try." Because honestly, they will risk their lives again for the fun of it. They both know it.

"Wait, what?" He pauses, considering that and then shrugs, looking away, glad the exertion hid the flushing. "That was units before the Losers. Tech guys don't get a lot of respect from some people."

As if he isn't actually special forces.

"You learn to live with hazing. It went away when Clay picked me up for his unit."

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Ty clapped a hand onto Jake's shoulder with a grin, because good, a guy who got it.

"I'm sorry man." Ty said sincerely, because no one should get used to hazing or being disrespected. He could see why Jake would make an easy target, considering he seemed to let everything roll off of him, but it was disappointing to hear. "Tell me about Clay. What was he like?"

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He smiles then, easily able to dismiss things he's just never dealt with. It's easier that way, and he knows he's not ready to try and cope with it all. Maybe not ever.

"He's our Colonel. Bad ass, smart, willing to go in where angels fear to tread and lead us out," he says, smiling fondly as he thinks about him. "He took in a lot of real fucked up cases and made us a unit," he says, the smile fading a bit. "Even if one of them apparently turned on him, but that's... apparently not happened to me yet."

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"He sounds like a great guy." Ty offered up, frowning at the thought of someone betraying someone that Jake obviously held in such high regard. "Who did that to him?"

He doubted it was Jake, and he was sure if it was Cougar, Jake would have been more torn up about it. But Ty figured just in case any of these people showed up, it was a good idea to keep an eye on them.

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Jake sighs, rubbing at his neck, pressing hard at the base of his skull. Feeling a headache coming on, just in thinking about what he saw in Cougar's mind.

"Roque. He sold us out for money, set us up to die so Max could get away and sell snukes and..." He closes his eyes, drawing slow, deep breathes to try and calm himself. "And when I get upset about it, I blast holes in things."