You'll miss the birds completely. You're traveling so fleetly.

[hark_and_hush]

Who: Ruby and OPEN
Where: Various locations around the edge of town
When: The late evening of day 19
What: Ruby woke up and went exploring instead of playing with the communicator.
Notes: Feel free to intercept her at any point on her journey.


Ruby listened to the voice coming from the little device on her wrist. She listened, but she didn't really accept. She pulled her cloak tightly around herself as she stood, looking around at the sleepy-looking town and the strange little fountain.

She huffed a heavy breath in the cool night air, picked a direction and started to walk. She stopped to eye the pile of rubble that used to be the diner before following the road further towards the forest.

She spied an empty house and pushed the door open gently. "Hello?" It was seeming more and more like this was another curse and she wasn't so sure that she wanted to go in.

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[porcelainpride]

Kurt pauses, blinking a couple times, because that's an interesting first question. "Here...in the house? In Cape Kore? ...on the planet?"

[hark_and_hush]

"Cape Kore, I guess. That's where we are, right?" She looks around cautiously. This place is so strange. The people are strange. She can't smell anything familiar here.

[porcelainpride]

"So I've been told. I've been here almost three weeks" He pauses, then steps back, giving her some more room. "Come in, if you'd like. I can offer tea or...tea, really. My hot beverage supplies are a little low."

[hark_and_hush]

She smiles. "Tea sounds nice." She steps inside, closing the door behind her. "My name's Ruby." She starts to take a closer look at things in the house.

[porcelainpride]

"Oh good. I have chamomile, Earl Grey and green." He bounds into the kitchen, leaving her to her perusal. The house is dim and shabby, but has obviously been cared for recently by someone with an eye for style. There are neatly-hemmed curtains in all the windows, and carefully-polished novelty knick-knacks everywhere. If questioned, Kurt would no doubt mumble something about "kitschy chic".

[hark_and_hush]

"Chamomile sounds nice." She pauses to look at a few of the knick-knacks. They remind her of Granny a little. "What did you say your name was?"

[porcelainpride]

"Right away." A pause, then he pokes his head out of the kitchen. "I didn't. So sorry -- Kurt Hummel, pleased to meet you."

[hark_and_hush]

"Hi, Kurt. It's nice to meet you." She keeps walking around, touching things and exploring the room. Something is so off about all of this.

[porcelainpride]

He watches her for a moment, waiting for the kettle to boil.

"...you're new, hm?"

[hark_and_hush]

"I just woke up in the middle of the town by the fountain." She takes a seat in a nearby chair. "Does this happen often?"

[porcelainpride]

"Oh, yes. It's how we all got here." He smiles, like this is a totally normal thing, and pulls down some sugar and honey.

[hark_and_hush]

She finds that more unnerving than anything. He's acting like this isn't something worrisome at all. "Well, is everyone just settling in?"

[porcelainpride]

He pauses a moment, frowning slightly. "We...don't really have much of a choice."

[hark_and_hush]

"I guess you're right, for now." It's not as if she's an expert on this place. She'll have her own look around and then assess for herself.

She smiles a little. "Thanks for the tea."

[porcelainpride]

"Oh, you're welcome. Honey or sugar?" He'll bring both over -- and some cookies.

[hark_and_hush]

"I think I'm partial to honey." She watches him bring the tea and she relaxes a little. He seems sweet and he's not flirting with her. It's safe.

[porcelainpride]

He'll offer the bottle, then sit down with his own cup of tea, sipping it and giving a contented hum. "Delicious.

"So. Have you found a place to stay yet?"

[hark_and_hush]

"Not yet." She takes a sip of her own tea, but not before smelling it to make sure nothing is off. In a place like this, she's not sure who she can trust. "I guess I'm still wrapping my brain around this whole thing."

[porcelainpride]

If Kurt notices, he doesn't comment on it, grabbing a cookie and dunking it in the tea. "It takes a little while, yeah. But as far as strange controlled possibly experimental places go, it isn't too bad."

[hark_and_hush]

"All the same, I don't think I'll let myself settle in too much." At least this time, she knows that she's been stolen away. She can look for a way home.

[porcelainpride]

"...I don't think there's much option. We're doing all right, thus far. We have a doctor and everything."

[hark_and_hush]

"We need more than just a doctor to get by. What about food? I can cook for big groups if that helps." Diner experience has some perks. She isn't up to Granny's level, but she can hold her own in the kitchen.

[porcelainpride]

"Unfortunately our diner was flattened recently." Melancholy sigh goes here, but then Kurt brightens. "But you're welcome to use my kitchen, of course."

[hark_and_hush]

"Well, that's a shame. I'm pretty diner-savvy." She smiles. "I might take you up on that, as long as you'll help me eat what I make."

[porcelainpride]

"Are you? Do you work at one back home?"