( stargazing )

[absurdities]

the stargazing meme

oo1. comment with your characters
make sure to put names, series, & preferences somewhere!
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oo2. reply to others in character
oo3. use the rng and enter 1-10
oo4. play out what happens—anything goes!
oo5. profit? oh yeah!
prompts

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
seven → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
eight → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
nine → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
ten → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!

Comments

[refusestofall]

"Sounds like you've been doing good on your own as well. Not many people have been good at self sufficiency."

[sassiopath]

"I come from a long line of survivors," he admitted, realizing how true that was and yet most o them were gone. "I think some people are kind of made for it."

[refusestofall]

"Yeah." Hal looked up at the moon and sighed. "Guess you probably don't know if you are or not until you're thrust into war."

[sassiopath]

Peter looked at the boy and not the sky. "You're here, so I guess you're doing better than most," he pointed out.

[refusestofall]

"Gotta give all the credit to my old man. He was a history professor, and when we had to get the hell out of dodge, he hooked us up with a militia. Told me I was old enough if it was the American revolution to be a soldier, so I became one."

[sassiopath]

Despite himself, Peter's nose wrinkled at that. "Is that who you're out here with?" He knew he wasn't being subtle but he needed to know just how much of a threat was in his woods.

[refusestofall]

"He's back at camp with the others. My partner isn't that far."

Maggie was actually laying in a hospital bed healing, but that didn't really need to be said. He was within flare distance from camp.

[sassiopath]

Peter nodded, not actually thinking about the sort of doom and gloom on the boy that some might be considering. The truth was, he just needed to make sure he wasn't a threat to Peter and his family.

"Good. You shouldn't be out here along," he said, laughing. "Said the pot to the kettle."

[refusestofall]

"I probably should be getting back anyway. Shift's almost over, and I could use a few hours of shuteye before we move on."

He stood up and stretched a bit, looking back towards where he knew base was for the night. "Sure you don't want to join up with us?"

[sassiopath]

Peter glanced the other one, thinking about the burned out shell of the house, of the life he'd had before and how life was now. Not only from what they hid from but how he was seen by his family.

"I won't ask how long before you move on," he said, knowing he wouldn't tell him. "Meet me here tomorrow," he asked, arching a brow.

[refusestofall]

"Sure."

Hal wouldn't be there tomorrow. In the morning, Weaver would make the order to move on and they would hitch up their caravan and keep heading out. But Hal would make a quick run on his scouting with the motorcycle back to the trunk bench and leaves a set of coded longitude and latitude coordinates of where they are ultimately heading in case the man decided to bring his family to safety too.

In code that he was sure that the man would be able to figure out, but not something skitters would comprehend.

Just in case.