Infighting Week One

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Characters: any character participating in the Infighting event
Setting: pods, week one of the event
Format: any
Summary: All week one Infighting event threads should go in here, to keep things organized.
Warnings: horror, trauma, experiment results, impossible geometry, cabin fever

[Group Information]
Dax's Pod
Riki's Pod
Jason's Pod
End of Week One

Comments

[moontothetide]

[Tara is the wrong person to ask that question, Zelda.]

But I, I-I think that's...that's what makes you a good leader. Lots of people, um, wouldn't pay attention like that, or, or they'd assume stuff and they shouldn't.

...l-like me.

But you don't. I, I really think you can, um...figure this place out, or understand it, or...help us.

[sageprincess]

I... I do not know what to say.

[Really. This is the first time someone she barely knows has shown such explicit faith in her without their reasoning being her heritage or her blessings.

It's almost validating.]

I am honored, that you think so highly of me. Truly. I can only hope that I will be able to help however I can.

[moontothetide]

[Neither does Tara, certainly now that she's said it. Buffy was her leader, back home but, when all is said and done, these are words she might have said to Giles, if they'd been closer, or Willow, if they'd had the time.

...but Zelda deserves them. Tara can be sincere, for people who are willing to listen to her. It's one thing she can still do, one aspect of herself she hasn't lost.]

"Thank you"...that's, um, kind of a good start. [She offers this comment with a small smile.]

S-So, um...do you know, um, anyone here? Got any friends?

[sageprincess]

Thank you, then.

[The smile is returned with one of her own, small and almost shy, but grateful.

She only hopes she doesn't let Tara down.]

I have seen a few familiar faces in passing, yes, though I think everyone is still settling in, for the lack of a better phrase. Still, our administrator seems to have selected a number of fairly calm people for his group, so I suppose I should be thankful for that.

[moontothetide]

Y-Yeah. I mean...it's, it's nice here, but if we stay here for long...probably, um, going to be s-some cabin fever.

[And cabin fever affecting people with magic powers, swords, super strength, and whatever the hell else in the way of special abilities her teammates possess...well, Tara just hopes that they'll be let out for some exercise at some point.]

[sageprincess]

Ah... you are right.

[Hmm. Admittedly, amongst everything else, Zelda hadn't thought about that. She's no stranger to waiting, though others might not take so kindly to it.]

... I suppose the best we can do in our position is attempt to stave it off as long as possible. Try to keep everyone entertained and the like...

[But how to go about doing that, hmm.]

[moontothetide]

Well, um, there's movies. A-And books. And...yeah. I, I think whoever put us here kind of anticipated that.

[Still...hm. Tara taps her fork idly against her now-empty plate as she considers.] We, um, we...sh-shouldn't force people to interact. Then they just get...well, then it gets bad. And, and I know there's not a lot of room, but...if we could, exercise would help.

[...really, when all is said and done, this place isn't that much different from a college dormitory. Tara had survived there, well enough, even before meeting Willow, and so she speaks with a bit of confidence.]