A'huntin we will go~

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Characters: Luke fon Fabre and YOU
Setting: Floor Six (until he realizes how dangerous it is), and then Floor Thirty-Two.
Format: You decide.
Summary: Luke needs warmer clothes and something other than nutrition bars to eat. Naturally, this leads to so much fail.
Warnings: Luke. Failing. AT EVERYTHING.

[There was a soft rustle from the underbrush on floor six, and if you looked closely, you might see a head of red hair snooping around. He's being surprisingly quiet for one so loud, and if you stick around long enough, you'll get to see why.]

[There's a few deer lurking around, minding their own business, and Luke is heading straight for them. He keeps himself quiet, waiting... and then he leaps from his hiding place, sword brandished and eyes squeezed shut as he aims to behead one of the deer...!]

[...but the deer are having none of that. One with a medium size rack of antlers snapped its head toward Luke, baring its teeth and letting out a dangerous, not-very-deer-like growl. He somehow fumbled in mid-air, landing on his butt as the other deer turned on him, letting out similar noises. A startled, "Meep!" escaped from him as he scooted back on his behind, before finally flailing up to his feet.]

[This was the second batch that did that! This was so not a nice forest!]

[Later on, on floor thirty-six, you'll get to see him doing much of the same... with the same amount of success. Clearly, Luke fails at this whole "hunting" thing, and needs a mentor (or someone to mock him).]

Comments

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G-gahh...!

[Luke fumbled to his knees, pressing his hands against his head. Ow, ow, ow; stupid original!]

C-can't you just come over and talk to me like a normal person!?

[Mindlink until further notice]

[bloodyashes]

/I'm comfortable./

[If Luke cares to notice, there's a bit of a song at the edge of Asch's awareness - some kind of hymn from another world, which Asch is listening to as he's wedged up in a beanbag on the media floor.

The damn things really are comfortable.]

/Also, if you want to be quiet, try walking on the balls of your feet./

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I was being quiet just fine, at least until someone interrupted me!

[Luke grumbled under his breath, folding his arms. There had to be an easy way to kill these deer, he just had to figure it out...]

...besides, I don't think the deer on this floor are normal.

[bloodyashes]

/Not quiet by my measure. Special Forces would eat you alive if you call that sneaking./

[Yes, there's a bit of a huff there - really, Luke, you barely even avoid stepping on twigs and things that rustle.]

/And you can't honestly tell me you expect anything here to be normal./

[In that tone of voice, you'd think Asch was the one who'd been here for months, instead of a little over two weeks.]

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I don't expect the deer to growl at me like that!

[bloodyashes]

[...Facepalm. Forever.

Thank you, Luke, for the reminder that you're no good at any of this survival shit.]

/Didn't anyone ever tell you to expect the unexpected?/

[Maybe he'll go help out later, if the idiot still can't get it together. Big maybe. The beanbag is nice.]

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But deer eat grass! They're supposed to run away if something attacks them!

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/Tower./

[Really, that should be all he has to say to get that point across. Although Luke has no way of seeing it, Asch is running a hand through his hair in agitation.]

/... If you'll trade me some of the meat, I'll come help./

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[Luke glanced to the side, making a face as if Asch were standing next to him.]

...Lelouch is making me a coat from the hide. If I can get four skins to him, he can probably make two.

[Incentive, original?]

[bloodyashes]

[Not particularly - he's warm enough in his uniform, with the addition of that cloak - but star for trying, Luke.]

/Good for you. I just want to be in charge of my own meals again./

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Yeah, good luck with that one.

[SIGH]

I don't care. It's not like I can eat all this meat anyway.

[bloodyashes]

[It's not so much the horrible diet as the fact that he can't cook for himself that's bothering him.]

/...You should give the other coat to Tear. Her uniform isn't as warm as mine./

[What with those bare shoulders and all. No, he's not encouraging Luke's romantic life, why would he do that.]

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Oh... yeah, I didn't think about that. She never complains, so it slipped my mind.

[Y-yeah, he'll have Lelouch make her a cloak or something, and she'll be so grateful, and...]

[...don't mind him, taking a moment to blush and grin like an idiot.]

A-anyway, yeah. Get down here, I'll give you some of the meat.

//just squeed like an idiot LUKE Y SO CUTE also 1/2

[bloodyashes]

/Hmph. Don't get too excited. I'll be there soon./

[Close connection no more headaches for the replica.]

[ -> action]

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[And about twenty minutes later, here he is, looking a little less entirely annoyed than usual. That'll probably change quickly, though. Dealing with Luke does that.]

Having fun yet?

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[Luke rolled his eyes at the question, though he did have a bit of a smile on his face.]

Thanks for coming.

[bloodyashes]

Don't mention it.

[Seriously, don't.]

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[Luke nodded; he got it, big bad original didn't like having feelings.]

So, how are we going to do this?

[bloodyashes]

[Big bad original doesn't have feelings what are you talking about]

You're good enough at scaring them into bolting. I'll go around the far side and catch one in the panic.

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[He's pretty sure they're in there somewhere, but he'll find them another time. Right now he was too busy giving him a sour look.]

Hey, how am I supposed to learn if you do all the work?

[bloodyashes]

Learn by watching.

[He shrugs slightly.]

I'd think you'd want this done as quickly as possible. There'll be plenty of time for you to learn to sneak properly when your teeth aren't chattering.

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[Luke hated to admit it, but...]

...yeah, you have a point. Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

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We'll have to find more deer, first.

[Asch glances around before setting off towards Luke's right; his footsteps are incredibly quiet for the boots he's wearing, and practically the only noise he makes is the swish of his cloak when he pauses and turns back towards Luke.]

At least I have a way of signalling you without making noise.

[Is that a smile? Maybe. Probably not, though.]

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[A grumble escaped from him.]

...try not to give me too much of a headache...

[bloodyashes]

You can't fight with one anyway.

[A flick against the inside of Luke's skull - not particularly painful, but enough to be noticeable.]

There, that's your signal, now let's go find some deer.