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Deleted User 04-Dec-20 02:24 PM

*They materialized in the middle of the storm, Charlie immediately cupping his pointy ears.* "Jesus Christ! That fuckin' joker!" *He motioned for Cayde to follow him to a medium-sized house.*

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 02:25 PM

*He immediately went to shield himself.* "One hell of a wonderland!" *He shouted over the storm as he followed behind Charlie.*

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 02:44 PM

"Indeed, a living hell." *He said as he trudged up to his porch, opening the door. He went in and threw his bags down on his couch.* "Ah, that's winter. Ever live through one of those?"

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 02:49 PM

"I was born on Earth, raised on a ship, then lived in San-Francisco for four years. Not exactly one for the cold despite a considerable part of my heritage being from cold places." *He said as he followed in, brushing snow off himself and shivering.* "Safe to say that I don't like it very much!"

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 02:55 PM

"Nobody does." *He sighed loudly, relaxed a bit more.* "But it's a nice cabin in the middle of a snowstorm. You come to appreciate the warmth, eh?" *He walked over to the fireplace.* "Fire?"

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 03:00 PM

"Please." *He said as he finished brushing the snow off.* "I don't think I got the chance to tell you my name before we beamed into a blizzard. I'm Lucian Cayde." *He moved further in from the door, looking around a little bit. Still shivering a little bit.*

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 03:08 PM

"I'm Charlie Akron. Folks call me Chuck." *He said as he struck a match and threw it in the kindling. It soon grew to a nice bright warm fire.* "Have a seat on the couch." *It was facing the fire.*

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 03:27 PM

"You're very hospitable." *He said, gently sitting down on the couch and letting himself warm up from the fire.* "It's nice to get off the ship at all, even if it involves beaming into a snowstorm." *He said, becoming a little more relaxed.* "Yeah, the headaches got so bad that I messaged my dad about a week into the journey asking how to control what empathy I do have. It's been helpful to keep me from wanting to chop my own head off. I'm only a quarter Betazoid, but it was nearly unbearable with how saddened everyone was. With good reason, of course."

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 06:25 PM

"Thank you." *He replied, plopping down on the couch next to Cayde.* "If you have any betazoid in you, you're gonna feel the smack of everyone's emotions. I had to ramp up my meditation to even retain control of myself. You? Well, I can recommend meditation to help as it helps vulcans." *He explained, trying to be helpful.*

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 09:13 PM

"I think I'll try that. Definitely don't want to feel like my brain's trying to push its way out through my eye sockets ever again." *He chuckled lightly again. Looking at the fire.* "Is it bad that I've never seen an actual fireplace before? A lot of things that I would've seen on Earth, I've only ever seen on a holodeck..."

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 09:24 PM

"Well, it's oddly soothing. Sitting in front of a crackling fire, relaxing. Sure is different than being on a holodeck, being able to leave on a whim. It is not bad that this is your first time seeing a fireplace. The first time I left Earth and saw a starship was at sixteen. I was scared out of my wits." *He chuckled lightly and looked at the fire.*

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 09:40 PM

"It's definitely a good break from all the shit that's been going on. Only thing that's missing is a nice cup of tea and some music. I'd practically be in heaven." *He laughed again a little bit.* "Sorry if I'm over sharing. Never really had much opportunity to socialize in my upbringing... or the academy very much."

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 10:40 PM

"You're totally not oversharing." *He said in a friendly tone.* "The music and drink can come easily." *He got up and headed over to a replicator.* "What kind of drink do you prefer?" *He intended to continue the conversation with Cayde later.*

Cayde-7 04-Dec-20 10:57 PM

"You're too kind." *He said with a smile. Looking over to Charlie at the replicator.* "Hmm... something like this, Chamomile would be perfect if it's not any trouble." *He said, looking at the fire once more.*

Deleted User 04-Dec-20 11:05 PM

"Chamomile tea." *It didn't respond.* "Chamomile tea." *He repeated, still nothing. He slammed it with his hand and two teas appeared next to each other.* "Fucking kidding me." *He shook his head as he came back with the tea.*

Cayde-7 05-Dec-20 12:32 AM

"Thanks... you want me to take a look at that?" *He asked, taking the tea and gesturing towards the replicator.* "It'd be no trouble at all, really." *He added, smiling as he took a sip of the tea.*

Deleted User 05-Dec-20 12:21 PM

"Nah, man. It's fine." *He replied.* "It's been like that for eight years. I kinda like it, how it works and all." *He said, sitting down again.*

Cayde-7 05-Dec-20 01:09 PM

"Well, if you change your mind before the ship leaves Earth, I don't exactly have a tight schedule." *He said, continuing to slowly drink the tea as he watched the fire with a strange sort of wonder.*

Deleted User 06-Dec-20 09:41 PM

"I probably won't." *He stated, leaning back in his chair. He stared at the fire, smiling.* "Ah, relaxing."

Cayde-7 07-Dec-20 11:08 AM

"Relaxing is an understatement... though I'm not sure how to describe it otherwise." *He said, still watching the fire. Quite unsure of where to take the conversation from this point.*

Deleted User 07-Dec-20 02:11 PM

"Indeed. I like to sit and listen to it crackle."

Cayde-7 07-Dec-20 09:41 PM

"Hm..." *Lucian just sat there enjoying his tea and watching the fire crackle away. Eventually finishing the tea and setting it aside.* "Well, I think I may have overstayed my welcome a little bit." *He said, still not moving but seriously considering returning to the ship given the silence that had befallen the room.*

Deleted User 09-Dec-20 08:14 PM

"Well, that might be the logical course of action it seems." *He sighed and sat back further, staring at the fire.*

Cayde-7 10-Dec-20 08:54 AM

"You say that like it's a bad thing..." *He relaxed into the couch again now that he was finished the tea. Taking his gaze away from the fire to look over curiously at Charlie.* "I don't understand. I'm a complete stranger, yet you take me into your home, light the fireplace, bring me tea, and then you act like you don't want me to leave..." (edited)

Deleted User 10-Dec-20 05:28 PM

"Well, it depends. I rarely get company 'round here." *He explained, looking over at Cayde.* "Have you heard of good ol' southern hospitality?" *He queried, sipping his tea.* "I'd have done the same without you here anyhow." *He said in a nonchalant tone.*

Cayde-7 10-Dec-20 06:36 PM

"Like I said, raised on a ship, not much exposure to other people." *He said, looking back at the fire again.* "It's still taking some adjustment."

Deleted User 10-Dec-20 06:51 PM

*He sighed and looked at Cayde again before looking back at the fire.* "Well, I sure hope I can help ya. I know a few techniques."

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