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viking_prince ([info]viking_prince) wrote in [info]the_triangle_rp,
@ 2012-03-02 12:51:00

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Character(s): Eric, Elena
Rating: tbd
Cautions/Warnings: language
What: wtf is it snowing in the tropics
Location: primarily Eric's cave
Approximate Date: starts the day of the blizzard
Status: Closed

Eric wasn't really sleeping. Dozing a bit on and off, but true sleep eluded him and had since his bizarre arrival on this even more bizarre island. In the few days since he'd awoken in what residents called the arrival hut, for that was where nearly all new arrivals turned up, he'd learned that things here were far more unusual than he'd suspected.

None of the long-term residents he'd met were at all surprised that crafting tools had turned up in his cave. And while most were spectacularly unhelpful, he did manage to ascertain that all had had one thing--and only one thing--in common. All were in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle when they disappeared.

He heard someone approaching but as the sun was still out, he couldn't go see who. He'd heard that there were daywalkers here--vampires who were able to be out in the sunlight with no ill effects. But he'd yet to meet one to find out how it was done.

'Hello?' he called, sitting up in his dirt bed.


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[info]bewitcheries
2012-03-02 09:14 pm UTC (link)
Elena ignored the comment about the temperature falling. He was a vampire, it was probably just because he didn't have a blood flow. The island was a typical Mediterranean temperature, certainly not cold. She heard the expletive and her head tipped up from the water briefly, and then remained there as she saw just what had surprised Eric so much. Jumping to her feet, she moved towards him and the cave entrance quickly.

"What the hell is going on here?" she asked, glancing at him briefly before staring out at the snow. That was impossible, she had been pouring with sweat only minutes ago. Walking closer to the entrance, she stuck her hand out enough for it to be pelted briefly with snow, and tugged it back in sharply as she laughed humourlessly, "Yeah, that's snow alright. What are we going to do?"

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[info]viking_prince
2012-03-03 06:26 am UTC (link)
"We're going to stay put. I can't see see 5 feet ahead. I'll build a fire and a second lean-to, as well. Won't take more than an hour or two. Once we have those, we'll be fairly snug.' He cut some wood and laid it in the fire pit, then shaved some tinder. The fun part was getting the tinder to catch. He didn't have a flint, but he was a viking--he could make a spark with a stone and his adz. It took some time to coax a flame from the sparks, but soon a fire was burning.

'Stay here and keep warm' he ordered as he went to construct a hasty lean-to.

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[info]bewitcheries
2012-03-04 04:14 am UTC (link)
Honestly, Elena was lucky that Eric was here. She couldn't keep a fire going to save her life, nor did she have any real survival skills at her side. She would probably have died out there if she hadn't stumbled upon him in this cave. She held her hands out towards the fire slightly, stretching and giving a small sigh as she watched the cave entrance. A blizzard? Really? It seemed so ridiculous, but sure enough it was happening. A Mediterranean island was having a blizzard.

"How long do you think this will last?" she called out as she rubbed her hands together. The cold had definitely spread now, and Elena was cursing her decision to use her only thing close enough to a jumper on that apparently useless smoke signal. "Not long, right?"

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[info]viking_prince
2012-03-04 06:05 am UTC (link)
Eric shook his head, even as he swung the axe. 'You're asking me a question that I couldn't have answered even back in our world. Blizzards can last a few hours, or they can go three or four days. As I don't have food--for either of us--here, we'd better hope it's shorter.'

He finished the second lean-to and carried it over to the fire area. 'If you're not squeamish--or a member of PETA--I've got some pelts you can wrap up in,' he said. 'I've been skinning the animals I drink from--figured they'd come in handy for something.'

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