Offscreen Info Meme
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tothelightAppearance: As per stats and permissions. His hair's growing a little over the eyes, so he's taken to wearing a headband-ish scrap of cloth to hold it back. It's also comforting in other ways. He's only got one good set of clothes (repaired in the Mirror/Angel 'game'), and another fairly worn and tattered one-- the third set is long busted, the rags being used for fixing up the better sets of clothes-- his oldest and first tunic is now more of a loose carry-bundle he uses to lug his paraphernalia around.
Odds are, if you run into him outside his dorm, he's got that sack slung around his shoulders by a rope. He'll also have his knife on one leg and, if he's going further out of the living areas, an obsidian-headed handaxe at his waist.
Pockets - A few strips of jerky, a roll of gauze, a small rag or two.
The bundle - The stone hammer Edward made him, half a dozen stakes tied in a roll, a wrapped parcel of tinder (dried bark), assorted flints and obsidian chunks of varying shapes and sizes, half-finished tools and items for his team and other people, anything else of interest he picks up during the day's wanderings. This somehow all fits together in there without too much damage to the items or the bundle.Game Inventory Logic.
Claude's Room:
Semi-organized clutter. Leaning against the wall in one corner are all the longish tools/objects he's accumulated over his time in Sabra; the lizard spike club, fatty lizard bones, a couple of short wood clubs both smooth and studded with sharp flints/obsidian, a short fishing spear, sticks with a range of notches cut into them, etc. His bundle is always dumped just inside the doorway of his room when he's home. The blue ribbon he got from the first game with (Angel's NPC) Feathers is tied on one of the bedposts. He doesn't put much effort into making his bed apart from putting his pillow back in place.
Under his bed are the smaller objects; a couple of lizard spikes, fishbone needles, rags, thread unpicked from rags, thread unpicked from that maid outfit that he'll never speak of to anyone ever again, the Steely Dan CD and mustache wax he has no idea what to use for. He used to keep a roll of dried lizard skin as well but threw it out when it started to smell.
His message tube is stood upright by a bed leg next to the wall. Scratched onto that same leg (on the in-facing side), in small letters, is "Claude C. Kenni - Gold/Slim - Cepheus".
Claude's Offscreen Time:
Mornings:
How early he gets up depends on how late he gets to sleep. Latest by the time he hears Red clattering around in the kitchen, if he's got time before he'll potter around the fertile zone outside the dorm, watering and checking on the potatoes and any other stuff they're trying to grow. Sometimes Rabidog follows him around.
BARRED FROM COOKING EVER AGAIN. Gets Silver his breakfast for him, feeds the dog, and sits down with the rest of the team. Does the cleaning up after breakfast and keeps the common room and kitchen tidy (it's not much work, all things considered, and even less now that Syaoran's around to help out). If the field still needs work he'll help out for a bit, but otherwise he organizes his gear for the day and sets out, carrying something light with him for lunch. This is usually jerky or hardtack.
If he's got anything to deliver to other teams he'll do it at this stage, otherwise he heads straight for the forge on most days (if there's no Game in progress). He usually expects Kururu or Hako or both to be there already or stopping by at some time during the day. Duskyfollows used to follow him sometimes, sob. Otherwise, he'll spend the day with Red (and now Syaoran) and possibly Dusky gathering gatherable food or hunting for lizards/fishing, or on other team chores that need doing.
Afternoons:
Forge Days -
...lolol it's probably become more of a Tuner hangout joint by now. He doesn't always actually smith while he's there, but since he's made a number of crafting tools out of metal that he leaves around in the forge for public use, it's also his (and the girls', if they want to use it) messy workshop (so he doesn't have to lug as much to and fro between dorm and forge, and the dorm stays clean). He has a couple of different projects in progress-- digging and planting tools for (eventually) every team that doesn't have some, and possibly some kind of simple rope-weaving machine, since he's figured they can strip fibres from the cave vines to make something like the cords they're given from the start.
Metal is precious, and what remains of the claw Nora gave him isn't much, so he's divided it into roughly equal lumps for now for each team that hasn't had something for them yet: Vulpecula, Monoceros, Pyxis, Cygnus, Hydra, Lacerta, Pavo and Delphinius. (Cepheus - Red's machete, Canis - Nico's sword (upgraded and tempered by now), Orion - Chaz's knife (in progress), and Lepus already has Zack's swords and Squall's gunblade. ...he does feel guilty about leaving them out, and will likely something else for them.) He's been planning to ask each team what they'd want out of their portions, butthe player hasn't gotten round to it Games and an unending series of Events do tend to distract him from this. In any case, the amount of metal in each lump is just about enough for a fairly large knife blade at this point-- Red's machete being actually made from the rusted sword Claude got from his Cave Quest, and Nico's weapon having taken a larger share of the claw since it was meant for Nora's commission in the first place.
He chats with Kururu and Hako if either or both of them are around, mostly discussing whatever they're working on or talking about light things. Hako tends to be quieter, so his attention focuses a little more on Kururu, though he tries to draw the former into the conversation now and again. Lately he's been teaching Hako the basics of hammering and folding metal when she's around, using the safety knife he's making for Chaz as an example. (This is mostly Day 63 so far as lolol the ensuing days' events.)
[ maybe more here later pending discussion with hako and kururu-muns ]
Non-Forge Days (assuming not with the team) -
On his own, and if he's got the energy or restlessness, he'll explore the further caves a little with the dog, marking his route with burnt stick so he doesn't lose his way. Any good mushrooms or interesting growing things he finds he'll pick some of, so Red or Syaoran can identify them in case they're useful.
Most times, though, non-forge days tend to be days where he's particularly mentally or physically tired, so he'll wander around the dorm areas or sit by the lake or river for a while. Maybe potter around with trap ideas or play with Rabidog, trying to get her to catch lizards like Jajuka used to. Occasionally she actually does. Mostly she eats whatever she catches. (He's okay with that since it means feeding her less out of the team rations.)
At times he'll take out the wooden sword he made long ago and practice a little in a quiet place, trying to work out what he used to do in his memories. Despite the thought that they don't really need to go hunt as dangerous things as they used to, he can't shake the feeling that it'll be important sometime in future-- maybe another raptor attack. And they can't always count on the Judges giving them the weapons to fight with, or on the Blanks with powers to be able to protect all of them, especially now with the bracers in place.
Evenings:
Almost always back by dinnertime, as gauged by lighting and the growling of his stomach. Feeds the dog if she's hungry. Gets Silver's dinner for him. Does the laundry after eating and hangs it up in the kitchen to dry overnight, since 3 out of 4 (or 4 out of 5 now) members of the team can technically sleep in their underwear if they have no spare clothes. (Silver has probably never done this.)
Spends the evening catching up on the community news from Red, showing Dusky a few of the things he's worked on during the day and talking to Syaoran either about Sabra history or life in the caves. He's often doing something with his hands at the same time, whether it's carving something or salvaging cloth and thread to fix their clothes.
Heads to the bathhouse just before bed since it's usually the emptiest around that time and it means not having to expose the Shame Tattoo to a crowd. Makes sure Rabidog is in his room before climbing into bed. He leaves his room door slightly ajar so he can listen out for any sounds from his teammates' rooms. Mostly from Red's, in case he has a really bad nightmare that night.
Other:
He rarely writes in the Cepheus journal nowadays, though he still uses it for sketching out ideas and plans. Updating the game list is something he puts off a lot since it brings up too many bad memories. Same goes for Judge information. He's considered writing more about his memories in the journal but since it has a lot of information that gets it shared around with people from outside the team, he's a bit more reluctant. But Red won't let him tear pages out, either, so for now he has to keep the details of his memories inside him.
His sleep patterns are becoming more disturbed as the days go on; on really bad days he wakes up in the middle of the night in cold sweats. The happier dreams that have to do with the brighter memories he has are coming less often, and even when they do, it just means a bigger letdown when he wakes up.
...I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW
Odds are, if you run into him outside his dorm, he's got that sack slung around his shoulders by a rope. He'll also have his knife on one leg and, if he's going further out of the living areas, an obsidian-headed handaxe at his waist.
Pockets - A few strips of jerky, a roll of gauze, a small rag or two.
The bundle - The stone hammer Edward made him, half a dozen stakes tied in a roll, a wrapped parcel of tinder (dried bark), assorted flints and obsidian chunks of varying shapes and sizes, half-finished tools and items for his team and other people, anything else of interest he picks up during the day's wanderings. This somehow all fits together in there without too much damage to the items or the bundle.
Claude's Room:
Semi-organized clutter. Leaning against the wall in one corner are all the longish tools/objects he's accumulated over his time in Sabra; the lizard spike club, fatty lizard bones, a couple of short wood clubs both smooth and studded with sharp flints/obsidian, a short fishing spear, sticks with a range of notches cut into them, etc. His bundle is always dumped just inside the doorway of his room when he's home. The blue ribbon he got from the first game with (Angel's NPC) Feathers is tied on one of the bedposts. He doesn't put much effort into making his bed apart from putting his pillow back in place.
Under his bed are the smaller objects; a couple of lizard spikes, fishbone needles, rags, thread unpicked from rags, thread unpicked from that maid outfit that he'll never speak of to anyone ever again, the Steely Dan CD and mustache wax he has no idea what to use for. He used to keep a roll of dried lizard skin as well but threw it out when it started to smell.
His message tube is stood upright by a bed leg next to the wall. Scratched onto that same leg (on the in-facing side), in small letters, is "Claude C. Kenni - Gold/Slim - Cepheus".
Claude's Offscreen Time:
Mornings:
How early he gets up depends on how late he gets to sleep. Latest by the time he hears Red clattering around in the kitchen, if he's got time before he'll potter around the fertile zone outside the dorm, watering and checking on the potatoes and any other stuff they're trying to grow. Sometimes Rabidog follows him around.
BARRED FROM COOKING EVER AGAIN. Gets Silver his breakfast for him, feeds the dog, and sits down with the rest of the team. Does the cleaning up after breakfast and keeps the common room and kitchen tidy (it's not much work, all things considered, and even less now that Syaoran's around to help out). If the field still needs work he'll help out for a bit, but otherwise he organizes his gear for the day and sets out, carrying something light with him for lunch. This is usually jerky or hardtack.
If he's got anything to deliver to other teams he'll do it at this stage, otherwise he heads straight for the forge on most days (if there's no Game in progress). He usually expects Kururu or Hako or both to be there already or stopping by at some time during the day. Dusky
Afternoons:
Forge Days -
...lolol it's probably become more of a Tuner hangout joint by now. He doesn't always actually smith while he's there, but since he's made a number of crafting tools out of metal that he leaves around in the forge for public use, it's also his (and the girls', if they want to use it) messy workshop (so he doesn't have to lug as much to and fro between dorm and forge, and the dorm stays clean). He has a couple of different projects in progress-- digging and planting tools for (eventually) every team that doesn't have some, and possibly some kind of simple rope-weaving machine, since he's figured they can strip fibres from the cave vines to make something like the cords they're given from the start.
Metal is precious, and what remains of the claw Nora gave him isn't much, so he's divided it into roughly equal lumps for now for each team that hasn't had something for them yet: Vulpecula, Monoceros, Pyxis, Cygnus, Hydra, Lacerta, Pavo and Delphinius. (Cepheus - Red's machete, Canis - Nico's sword (upgraded and tempered by now), Orion - Chaz's knife (in progress), and Lepus already has Zack's swords and Squall's gunblade. ...he does feel guilty about leaving them out, and will likely something else for them.) He's been planning to ask each team what they'd want out of their portions, but
He chats with Kururu and Hako if either or both of them are around, mostly discussing whatever they're working on or talking about light things. Hako tends to be quieter, so his attention focuses a little more on Kururu, though he tries to draw the former into the conversation now and again. Lately he's been teaching Hako the basics of hammering and folding metal when she's around, using the safety knife he's making for Chaz as an example. (This is mostly Day 63 so far as lolol the ensuing days' events.)
[ maybe more here later pending discussion with hako and kururu-muns ]
Non-Forge Days (assuming not with the team) -
On his own, and if he's got the energy or restlessness, he'll explore the further caves a little with the dog, marking his route with burnt stick so he doesn't lose his way. Any good mushrooms or interesting growing things he finds he'll pick some of, so Red or Syaoran can identify them in case they're useful.
Most times, though, non-forge days tend to be days where he's particularly mentally or physically tired, so he'll wander around the dorm areas or sit by the lake or river for a while. Maybe potter around with trap ideas or play with Rabidog, trying to get her to catch lizards like Jajuka used to. Occasionally she actually does. Mostly she eats whatever she catches. (He's okay with that since it means feeding her less out of the team rations.)
At times he'll take out the wooden sword he made long ago and practice a little in a quiet place, trying to work out what he used to do in his memories. Despite the thought that they don't really need to go hunt as dangerous things as they used to, he can't shake the feeling that it'll be important sometime in future-- maybe another raptor attack. And they can't always count on the Judges giving them the weapons to fight with, or on the Blanks with powers to be able to protect all of them, especially now with the bracers in place.
Evenings:
Almost always back by dinnertime, as gauged by lighting and the growling of his stomach. Feeds the dog if she's hungry. Gets Silver's dinner for him. Does the laundry after eating and hangs it up in the kitchen to dry overnight, since 3 out of 4 (or 4 out of 5 now) members of the team can technically sleep in their underwear if they have no spare clothes. (Silver has probably never done this.)
Spends the evening catching up on the community news from Red,
Heads to the bathhouse just before bed since it's usually the emptiest around that time and it means not having to expose the Shame Tattoo to a crowd. Makes sure Rabidog is in his room before climbing into bed. He leaves his room door slightly ajar so he can listen out for any sounds from his teammates' rooms. Mostly from Red's, in case he has a really bad nightmare that night.
Other:
He rarely writes in the Cepheus journal nowadays, though he still uses it for sketching out ideas and plans. Updating the game list is something he puts off a lot since it brings up too many bad memories. Same goes for Judge information. He's considered writing more about his memories in the journal but since it has a lot of information that gets it shared around with people from outside the team, he's a bit more reluctant. But Red won't let him tear pages out, either, so for now he has to keep the details of his memories inside him.
His sleep patterns are becoming more disturbed as the days go on; on really bad days he wakes up in the middle of the night in cold sweats. The happier dreams that have to do with the brighter memories he has are coming less often, and even when they do, it just means a bigger letdown when he wakes up.
...I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW
