sixthiterationlogs | OTA Arrival: Welcome to A New Beginning

WHO: North Dakota
WHERE: Bunker, Outside 'Dojo', Around South Village
WHEN: February 1-5
OPEN TO: Arrival Locked to Aqua, OTA otherwise
WARNINGS: Possible discussion of canon character death

Bunker Arrival: Locked to Aqua

A tube. They are in a tube. Which of course makes a little bit of sense. Well, no, not any sense at all. Theta could probably justify it as something to do with slipspace travel, but the AI knew that couldn't be all of it. After all, there was no reason he should be aware when North wasn't. Worse, he couldn't find his chip. So things were definitely stressful for Theta, hovering there in North's mind while North hovers in a tube.

Agent North Dakota the display reads. He's here now, and Theta wishes he could find a way to wake his partner and get him out of this place.

Outside the Dojo: Obstacle Course Anyone? | OTA | (Feb 2)

He knows what it is the second he sees it, and for the life of him, North wants a piece of that obstacle course. Too many years in the UNSC Marine Corp, and with Freelancer after that, to not want the challenge.

Are you sure this is the best idea, North?

"I'm sure. Time me, okay?" North chuckled as he shifted to remove his coat and toss it up to the nearby porch. Doesn't matter that it's cold out. This place isn't nearly so cold as his home colony was. So really, going for an obstacle course in the middle of winter isn't all that bad at all. He's even quick across it, speaking of experience and serious training.

Basic, maybe, but damn it feels good to do this.

Around South Village | OTA | Feb 2-5

It's a lot to process. Being dead. Being here, being so many things. This place looks nothing like any place he's ever known before. The houses are just strange compared to even the backwater colony world he'd come from. It didn't even look like there was proper computer tech here, which was making Theta a touch annoyed. The inn itself was nice enough, warm and cozy and North found himself digging in a closet to try and find some gloves so he could be warm when he's outside. And of course he spent some time enjoying the food.

Where he really spends the most time, though, is near the jailhouse by the inn. Not because there's any particular reason to. It's just that there are so many animals there, warm and fluffy and the joy Theta radiated in his mind over seeing these animals.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"Yeah, I was too," North sighs, a hand coming up to rub at the spot under his scrubs where he knows the scar is. The blow that killed him. Even now it aches, a phantom memory of the agony of his death. If only he'd been lucky enough for it to be instant. Oh well. "Guess I wasn't fast enough."

That has Bull frowning and he moves to sit back down. There is so much to unpack there. "You need to talk about it?"

"I don't think I'm ready for that yet," North admits. It's... It's been so little time, and it's hard to believe this is real. That any of it could ever be real.

That this isn't some strange version of the afterlife. Which he hadn't specifically believed in before. Who knew it was something he could buy into now.

"It's only been a few days," he whispers as he looks up at the large man again. "It's complicated."

Bull nods. "No worries. I know complicated. I spent a lot of time in a warzone, when and if you feel like you need to talk, there are people here you can talk to. You can always come find me."

Though Bull is most likely to suggest booze and sex, but that is a whole different story.

"I'll consider that. Thanks," North nods. Which is about as much as he's going to say about that.

At the moment... he thinks he needs some time to think.

Yeah, I mean, we should take that time, right?

Thanks, T.

OTA Arrival: Welcome to A New Beginning

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