Greater Analyze

[solitarysoul]

Who: Levi and Open
What: Stuff. Maybe some things
When: Throughout February
Where: In Milton and in the woods close to town

Content Warnings: Levi's general content warning post, for reference. One prompt contains the possibility of a lot of those coming up. More specifics at the prompt

Marksmanship
A few days after putting up his note, Levi has set up a little row of bottles and cans on a fence near the gas station. He's got a shotgun, a handgun (his back up gun) and a rifle (not his) so any prospective students can try them out. None are currently loaded, since ammo is limited and he's decided to go over form/basics before shooting.

If anyone shown interest in his lessons he'll be around adjusting things or gathering trash from around the gas station for people to shoot at. He's brought his bow and arrows, so occasionally he can be found doing his own target practice with that.


Bob and Weave
Earlier Rorschach had managed to find and set up a boxing bag in a garage. He even gave Levi some pointers, but now Levi's back on his own. He has his oversized coat off and his rifle and satchel resting against one of the walls and Levi is alternating between practicing his form vs the air and punching the bag. Aside from the lesson Rorschach gave him, he got a few boxing tips during those last few days in Prehevil, but he's still pretty new at it. Why not come by and chat? He may be able to pass on a few pointers even at this early a stage in his education.


Undergrowth Awareness
CW: PTSD, Child soldiers, trench warfare, death and gore, body horror, ??? (will add to subject lines if others come up)

Levi's not really sure what possessed him to eat that mushroom. Finding a lot of them seemed good, he started picking them so he could bring them back into town for easier access. But they all looked so good, he just had to have one.
He really wishes Olivia was here, though, she could have told him which ones not to eat. Under normal conditions, at least. Because as it turned out the one he picked as a snack was a horrible choice.

He doesn't notice anything at first, then it was just small things he could try to avoid looking at. (Because if something was wrong with him, he needed to not be in the woods.) He almost gets back to town before it all becomes too much. Before the sights and sounds and smells of the front line trenches and Prehevil intrude too much for him to continue.

The mushrooms have been forgotten, dropped on the ground in a little trail that will lead to Levi himself. He's huddled under a tree and clutching his rifle like the security blanket it is.


Wildcard?
((feel free to make up some way to run into him and/or plot with me on discord @ nvrknwsbst or ConnectiveTrick

Comments

[solitarysoul]

"That's so weird. So you guys created everything? It must have taken a lot of work."

He blinks, taking a moment to notice they're near the town. Good. "Y-yeah. That's where I sleep. Its usually safe."

[aetherialshackles]

"Well, not me. I was merely working in a research facility in my world. We studied creatures that...." how to put it? "didn't quite fit any enviorment, for one reason or another. "They were just too dangerous. "I never had any kind of magical skill, basically. And it's a lot of work, but we did our best in the name of a better world to live on. I can hardly imagine leaving everything to random chance."

"To the Town Hall we go." At least that was a building he was familiar with. "Let's make some tea and drinks and warm up, mh? Things will only get better with a bit of time."

[solitarysoul]

Why would they make things that were too dangerous to put anywhere? Probably for the same fucked up reason those things in Prehevil were made. ...they weren't here, right? He isn't sure if he just saw one or not.

No, no, don't think about that. He tries on what Erich was saying. "That sounds good. I get tea or coffee there a lot. Back where I came from they had hot chocolate too...but I don't think I've seen that here." Not that he'd recognize it if he did.

[aetherialshackles]

Because they could, of course. And because sometimes things just didn't go as planned but the final results were so fascinating people decided to study the final creature instead of simply eliminating it.

"Mh... never had chocolate, but coffee and tea are old friends. Come on... let's go find something nice, mh?" He smiles widely, even if it's a bit forced, while bringing the other inside and looking for a good seat. "What about me bringing you a blanket and a drink?" He's very paternal in his ways, somehow, but he's not trying to patronize the other, just trying to be useful.

[solitarysoul]

"Chocolate is good. We'd get it with rations sometimes, but only rarely. I know there were chocolate bars here before, but people may have eaten them all."

Levi has no real frame of reference for paternal, but he just sees Erich as being nice. "I don't need a blanket. Its a lot warmer inside."

[aetherialshackles]

"Sounds better than our cafeteria food. I've been able to taste better things here than I did in most of my life. Those... granola bars? By the creation, they were delightful. Quite better than the pureed nutritional meals we were offered on regular basis!"

It's just Erich being Erich, probably. He is just making sure Levi steps inside, there, it's his only priority.

"Gotcha. I do admit I have a skewed perception of cold and warm lately- so I'm not always sure of that. But as long as you think it's fine, I'm trusting you."

[solitarysoul]

"Rations usually weren't very good. Sometimes they were the worst. But every so often we got something nice."

Levi heads into the hall, looking around. He's pretty sure he's not seeing it right, but hes going to try not to focus on that. "You did feel...warm."

[aetherialshackles]

"I guess we had something in common, then, food could have been better for us." a nod. His only advantage was the fact that he didn't feel guilty about meat back there, it was mostly magically grown with the occasional lab created patty."

He glances in Levi's direction, studying how his eyes seem to dart around for no real reason considering they're basically alone and the place is silent for the moment "I've been warmer for some time, yes. I had a strange dream and I did wake up with this.. weird feeling of running warmr than before." A small shrug as he started collect cups. drinking was going to help the liver or the kidneys to deal with whatever was assaulting them, right?

"What about you? Any weird dream that changed you, perhaps?"

[solitarysoul]

"Oh...I had a dream like that. I turned into a deer and was just running. It was like I could run forever. I can run a lot further and faster since then. Its...weird. I guess the god that's fighting against the Darkwalker decided to help us. That's kind of what she said, right?" That they could take too. He doesn't really get it.