Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man

[lilredvamp]

Who: Jessica Hamby and ANYONE
What: Going around town(s)for jobs, and just settling down
When: The entirety of April and early May
Where: Milton and Lakeside

Content Warnings: Talk about vampire hunger. Brief mentions of domestic abuse. Will update.

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Maintenance Yard

[guidemyway]

Ruby had basically taken up shop in the maintenance yard as soon as she had found it. She was a tinkerer at heart and this place practically screamed her name. It was the screech of the car door that caught Ruby's attention and pulled her out from the service office and out into the night. This place had been super quiet so a sudden noise was worth investigating.

She catches a flash of Jessica in the vehicle before the other girl hit her head, shouted and turned around. Ruby herself gives out a surprised yelp. Not quite noticing the teeth right away.

"Yeesh, You scared me!"

[lilredvamp]

“I scared you?!” Jessica all but snapped, rubbing her head. “Least warn me when you pop up behind me.”

She crawled out of the car, as the driver’s seat was missing. “I thought no one was here,” she said in a way of making an apology. “Are you living here now?”

[guidemyway]

"Well yeah- I had no idea there was anyone else around here. You could have been animal or one of those Tree People or whatever!" She means the forest talkers, but she didn't exactly have a great relationship with them after getting shot the other month.

"But- okay. Okay. Next time I'll give you a heads up." Because- It's probably better to do that then get into an argument about it.

She gives a light little shrug at the next question.

"Yeah. Kind of going between it and the resort. But I'm trying to get the forge up and running so we can actually make some stuff.

I'm guessing you're sticking around too?"

[lilredvamp]

“Yeah. Staying in one of the cabins here. I thought maybe it’s better to start fresh in a brand new town instead of being the weird roommate back in the Community Center.” And to get out of that fucking chest.

She let out a sigh, noticing that she can’t breathe out the condensation like she used to when she was alive. There’s no air in her lungs.

“What do we do with the forge once you set it up?”

[guidemyway]

"Yeah. I spent a few days in there myself when I first got here because there was a huge snow storm. It was awkward, getting your own place is definitely the way to go." It made it so much easier to mourn in private.

She taps her chin as she considers the answer to that.

"Well- I should be able to make all sorts of things once we get up. I figure getting some new weapons and bullets should help us defend ourselves against the wild life and those Forest Talker people. Plus- any tools that could help make things easier for folks in Milton and the area would be good."

[lilredvamp]

“Huh…” Jessica thought about that. “That does sound handy. So you can just melt down any metal to make a bullet? That sounds pretty awesome.”

Jessica can hear an echo of a wolf howling, somewhere in the distance. “What to think of those guys in the forest earlier?”

[guidemyway]

"That's the idea. Can probably do some knives and other blades and stuff too." Says with a cheeky bit of confidence before she adds in. "Probably wont be able to make anything as fancy as my scythe. But we're working with what we've got here.

There's a pause and Ruby hears the echo too, but it sounds a little too far off to worry about right now. Instead she focuses on the question.

"Well. Me and Wynonna ended up going out to try and see if they were open to talking. ...We got shot instead. So- Right now I'd say Bill was right about them. But who knows- Maybe they'll lighten up with some time?"

[lilredvamp]

“Maybe. I’m inclined to think they are a bunch of assholes. If they aren’t, then why haven’t they talked to us yet? We’re stuck in a bad place as the rest of ‘em, don’t see the reason to start shit.”

Jessica then remembered her fangs were still prominent, so she try to discreetly hide them away. “I was thinking of maybe going back to Milton for some things. Is there anything you want to send of to?”

[guidemyway]

"I don't think you're wrong about that. ...I mean considering they opened up with gunfire when I tried to approach is a sure sign that they aren't openly friendly.

...But they could be afraid too. There's a lot of reasons that makes people weird when it comes to reaching out.

Not that I'm really looking to defend them or anything." She still had a bit of a limp to her walk after all. And Wynonna wasn't in much better condition.

She blinks and it's the movement of the fangs that starts to catch her eye. But it's dark out- and she kind of shrugs it off as her eyes playing tricks on her at the moment.

"Actually. That's not a bad idea. I'll write up a note with what I'm doing here. Maybe you could post it on the bulletin board and if anyone has any requests I can either pick them up when I go down or feel free to bring them here?"

[lilredvamp]

“What, like I’m the post lady now?” Jessica jokes until it suddenly hits her. Well. That may not be such a bad idea. Jessica can’t cook and definately can’t hunt, but carrying things back and forth? Sure, she can work with that. She knows how to get through the mines, and if she start late in the evening and can’t make it to Milton before sunrise, she can just stay in the mines for the day.

“Should I put on a uniform too?” She adds, mirth jerking her lips in a smile. It’s been a long time since she felt okay enough to really smile.

[guidemyway]

"If that's what or who you want to be. I don't think anyone here would complain."

Ruby feels a little smile curl up on her lips. She remembered being a similar spot not too long before she wound up here. She knew a little bit about being lost and suddenly your place in the world again.

Her smile switches to something a little more playful. "Hey. No sense in doing a job if you can't be cute while you do it."