The Caldera - Threads/Narratives

Who: Fawn and Eric
What: Chilling and putting out a fire
When: Sometime this month
Where: Fawn's place
Warnings: Nah

( He blames the whiskey )

WHO: Santiago and Theo.
WHAT: Santiago is a dick.
WHEN: On a rainy day this week.
WHERE: Undisclosed grocery store.
WARNINGS: Santiago is a dick. Gaslighting.

( Theo had to talk to those people Fawn told him about. It was getting too weird at this point.  )

WHO: Nana Qaradaghi and Everett Walker yet again, we're SORRY.
WHERE: The Walker-Qaradaghi house.
WHEN: Evening of Thursday, 10 May 2018.
WHAT: The thrilling conclusion to our tale. A fight, a confession, and a cobbling together of... something. Anyway, you can't say that they're just two bros being pals anymore, that's for sure.
WARNINGS: Language, implications of sex, but otherwise just... gross. So gross. Gross.

( How could this have happened? )

WHO: Knife Addy Guerra and Nate Johansen
WHAT: As an attempt to process Treegate and having to cut a bunch of folks out of tree bark, Nate goes for a drink at the Killjoy. It’s… a distraction, is what it is.
WHEN: Backdated to early evening of 4/21 (Saturday).
WHERE: Killjoy
WARNINGS: Language?

( Such are the tragedies of Resting Happy Face. )

WHO: Nana Qaradaghi and Everett Walker, again.
WHERE: The Walker-Qaradaghi home.
WHEN: Mid-morning of Sunday, 6 May 2018.
WHAT: Right, about fifteen years ago. Apparently, a combination of pretending that things that happened in your twenties are still relevant in your thirties when it comes to inter-personal relationships, fifteen years' worth of pretending that you're Not Feeling Anything At All, and the aftermath of a traumatic event makes for a tinder fire of a personal encounter.
WARNINGS: R for what could very well be construed as graphic foreplay, frequent references to an erection, implied nudity, and general post-coitus chicanery. What we're trying to say is ya girl touched a pipis.

( It is remarkable, how bold survival makes you. )

WHO: Shigeo Tanaka and Marion Aubrey
WHAT: I. When they met // II. When they got tattooed. AKA we decided to try our hand at writing poetry.
WHEN: Late 1800s and late 1900s
WHERE: The First Transcontinental Railroad and a tattoo parlor.
WARNINGS: ---

( a fellow vagabond, with roots cast too far. )

WHO Addy Guerra and Liam HarperWHAT: a series of coincidences

WHEN: Week of October 3rd 2017, shortly after Addy arrives in town
WHERE: Multiple locations
WARNINGS: Language, hints of Bad Things in the past



( like two wary but intrigued alley cats )

WHO: Leela Joshi & Tristan Larsen
WHEN: [BACKDATED] April 21, after Tristan gets rescued.
WHERE: Vigil Memorial Hospital
WHAT: Tristan wakes up from residual nightmares from the trees; has a chat with Leela.
WARNINGS: N/A

( I need to tell you something. )

Who: Eric and Fawn
What: Talking about and showing off their powers
When: After the Temperance meeting
Where: Fawn's place

( A pronghorn and a fire starter )

WHO: Marion Aubrey & Ihaka Mulligan
WHEN: Mid April, before Marion goes missing
WHERE: Ihaka's Office
WHAT: Discussing Temperance
WARNINGS: PG-13, meaning there is one f-bomb

( There’s at least two people gone missing )

WHO: Marion Aubrey
WHAT: Kidnapping to rescue.
WHEN: April 19th - 22nd, 2018
WHERE: The Pup 'n' Paw to her rescue.
WARNINGS: Tree-napping, allusions/imagery of death and trauma.

( From a distance, her brown curls blended into the twisted pine trunks. That was the last they saw of her. )

WHO: Emir and Roman Tilki
WHAT: Moments in recovery
WHEN: Snippets over the next couple weeks probs.
WHERE: The Tilki home
WARNINGS: PG, complete.

( Sir, you call this a bathroom? In America we have 15 bathrooms in every house. )

WHO: Nana Qaradaghi and Everett Walker
WHERE: Vigil Memorial Hospital
WHEN: Morning of Sunday, 22 April 2018
WHAT: Being freed from a tree means you get a dramatic series of… confessions? Apologies? Soliloquies? Whatever, Everett and Nana make up dramatically, because these are the most EXTRA ASSHOLES you could ever meet. Seriously, they can’t even use a chair correctly.
WARNINGS: Language and some vague references to war. But, more importantly, are you someone who suffers from extreme second-hand embarrassment? Because if you do, DON’T READ THIS. If you love second-hand embarrassment, however, please come right on in and grab yourself a seat.

( I thought I was going to lose you. First one way… and then another. )

WHO: Elle Michaud and Emir Tilki.
WHEN: Last month, then Monday 23rd April.
WHERE: A light-hearted shopping trip, then a hospital.
WHAT: Conversations with your mother-in-law.
WARNINGS: Language. Roman is unwell, during the second portion.

( I credit the gays honestly. )

WHO: Addy and Bob
WHAT: Crow visit
WHEN: April 10th
WHERE: her apartment
WARNINGS: Language
Notes Shout out to Sherri for writing this with me <3


( what is a gift, if it’s more of a curse? )

WHO: Joon Han & Anya Seo (feat. Makgeolli the Bichon)
WHEN: April 20, sunset.
WHERE: The M Trail
WHAT: An encounter with the spoopy trees.
WARNINGS: N/A. Just a note that all italicized dialogue are in Korean~

( Do you smell that? )

WHO: Troian and Thierry
WHAT: hey handsome, come here often?
WHEN: Afternoon of 4/20
WHERE: Coffeeshop
WARNINGS:

( how you doin? )

WHO: A very good dog named Hyena and her regal, commanding partner-in-everything, Loofah. Also, Nana Qaradaghi and Everett Walker, I guess.
WHERE: The 2018 Pup 'n' Paw, on the Galligator, Vigil, MT.
WHEN: Early evening, 19 April 2018.
WHAT: A dog wants a walk at a fancy pub crawl with her parents, and instead all this.
WARNINGS: Mentions of gore (specifically, stench) and the garden variety Sad of this plot, nbd.

( Everyone should be happy on their way to a walk. )

WHO: Nana Qaradaghi and Everett Walker
WHERE: Vigil, Montana
WHEN: Over the course of the past few weeks in April 2018.
WHAT: Guess what, guys: not talking about your feelings gets you into BIG TROUBLE. Especially when you’re having a lot of family turmoil, are possibly either going insane or have magical powers, and also possess deeply unrequited feelings that are actually requited but being grossly tortured by your mute hand.
WARNINGS: It’s Angst Week at Caldera, so in order to apologize, we humbly suggest you listen to this fine tune while reading this. Christ, these idiots.

( ’What’s wrong?’ he echoed quietly.  )

WHO: Fawn and Carter
WHAT: Workin’ and bonding
WHEN: Afternoon of March 7th
WHERE: Fawn's Family Property
WARNINGS:

( ouch )