text; un: graham.casner

[casner]

Hello. My name is Graham Casner, and as we all seem to be stuck here for the moment, I'd like to get a headcount and collect a few other potentially useful details. A record of who's here will let us know if anyone goes missing, and the benefit of cataloging what skills we have amidst the group should speak for itself.

In my day to day non-bullshit life I work as an adventure/survival guide; while I can't say for sure how much call we'll have for those services consider me on call for any questions about how to use what we have on hand. I also possess some experience in basic home maintenance, though for anything beyond simple electric/plumbing issues you're out of luck.

To sum up: please reply with your name and any skills, abilities, or otherwise you see as beneficial to our survival. Don't discount what might seem frivolous at first; creature comforts can go a long way.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

@Jiang.Wanyin

[legbreakings]

Survival skills of all sorts will be needed at some point, I'm sure.

You weren't completely useless when we fought together, either.

I'm one of the leaders of the cultivation world; I have skills in politics, training my young disciples in swordsmanship and cultivation, I have commanded troops in warfare and I know how to recruit and organize an army.

[ All of which is going to be fantastically useless here, he can see that already.]

While I wouldn't mind teaching cultivation, it takes many years to develop a golden core, especially if you start training as an adult. I won't deny anyone the chance to learn but I'm planning to have escaped from here long before such efforts could bear fruit.

If you're looking for other skills? I'm not bad with repairs around the house. I'm strong, I don't tire easily and heal quickly, like all cultivators. I'm trained in archery. My calligraphy is decent.

un: gee.vee

[hedoniste]

Gwenaëlle Vauquelin.

( is that i—

yes, and fuck you. )

[casner]

You're capable of literally nothing? What about decoupage, that ought to at least kill a few hours.

[casner]

Glad to be of not complete uselessness.

[ taste the dryness, it's ...it's. dry? ]

Good. No telling when we might need to organize. Or rally the troops, as it were. That said I'm with you on the gone before I need to learn actual fucking magic front, so let's keep thinking that way.

Along with a skill that lends itself to hunting and house repair, I'd say congratulations, you're not completely useless either.

[legbreakings]

[ Jiang Cheng doesn't know what he had expected but the dry humor of the response has him chuckling to himself and mentally adding another "not completely useless" point to Graham Casner. ]

That's high praise, coming from you. I'm pleased to hear I'm no longer considered a costumed amateur actor with a toy sword.

Yes, I can hunt. I'd gladly do so even, considering the terrible food in the store. I can fish, too. I've lived all my life at a lake. I'm a good swimmer and diver, but we should be wary of the middle of the lake, there's a current that drags you under. It cost me the boat I woke up on and if I weren't such a strong swimmer, it would have killed me.

@scout

[skittering]

lalli hotakainen. scout. mage. speak finnish, basic swedish.

@wei.wuxian

[mannerless]

Wei Wuxian, and I hear that I'm decent at such things as archery, fishing, swimming, and inciting one Jiang Wanyin to unadulterated rage in mere seconds (increasing his combat effectiveness).

I have talismans for many a purpose and can probably come up with one for nearly anything we might need, if I have a couple of days to work with. I could probably pull together a few more compasses, too - they point toward evils of the spiritual, demonic, or monstrous variety.

I'm alright in combat, if a little bit unconventional these days. Which reminds me! If anyone happens to run into anything of the 'angry spirit' variety, I can deal with that.

Oh - and I'm pretty good at the flute, if I say so myself.

[hedoniste]

What's decoupage.

( see above re: fuck you. )

My dog's name is Putin Onaritz.

@Jiang.Wanyin

[legbreakings]

You can deal with that. Right.

[ It's true. He can enrage him within seconds. Evidence: right here. ]

un: lonely.sadist.bastard

[singularwidower]

I have territory and realm rulership experience, unfortunately including copious amounts of paperwork. I am also well-versed in, shall we say, crisis management both in wartime and peacetime. I would prefer not to replicate any sort of bureaucracy, but I do not doubt that keeping records for ourselves would be only to the good.

Otherwise, I'm passable at the piano, various types of poetry, and little parlor amusements. Card and board games, and such. I do quite like to dance and know any number of dances I would be willing to teach.

As for direct survival, I am adept at Craft--defensive, offensive, and utilitarian--including Hourglass Craft, and I also have some minor Healing skills. Unless, of course, you are talking about poisons; those I have a comprehensive knowledge upon how to handle. I can also fight, both with Craft and--ah, knives are my preference.

I live in hope that there will not be cause for combat, though if the moon is haunted, I can't say I would wager on that possibility.

[casner]

[ he already regrets asking this, but it's not like he hasn't already been introduced to stranger shit, so fuck it. ]

Define "mage."

[casner]

I can think of quite a few people who'd call that caliber punning a skill.

[ i mean sure, one of them is a literal child, but never mind; he's the right age to get the joke. ]

[skittering]

noita. finnish mage.

main job is to deal with infected spirits. can sense them at distance and hear/see even the ones without bodies. supposed to guide them to the afterlife so they aren't a danger. usually have to kill them first.

can do other things with runo. spells. weather things, nature things. varies.

[mannerless]

( s i g h )

At the apparent behest of said Jiang Wanyin, strike the 'angry spirits' part from my list.

[casner]

If you say so. Unless we have to deal with angry spirits, and then I'd rather not rule anything out.

[casner]

[ he's extremely pressed that he just had to say 'unless we have to deal with angry spirits,' just so that's known. to us, in narrative. ]

[mannerless]

If we have to deal with them, you can probably assume I'll be there whether or not you call for me. That's how these things tend to work.

[casner]

Oh? They don't respond well to shotgun blasts?

[ dryyyyyyyyyyyyy and fuck your that's how these things tend to work. ]

[mannerless]

I've not seen this 'shotgun' but they respond poorly (or fail to respond at all) to any blasts really. Or blades, or whatever else most tend to swing or throw at them.

( for what it's worth, that was less of a 'nobody else is good enough for the job but me' and more of an 'i somehow seem to end up in the middle of such messes', not that he realizes to clarify. )

[legbreakings]

Don’t patronize me!

[casner]

Where you're from have anything like explosives? Gunpowder?

[ probably not the latter, he figures, on the grounds that shotgun didn't ring a bell, but it might just be that the words don't look familiar strung together. this will probably be the first and last time he attempts to explain firearms, on the grounds that a person whose combat skills are centered around magic and bladed weapons needs to understand that about as much as he needs to understand how to control angry spirits. playing to one's strengths is the main point of this enterprise, after all! ]

[mannerless]

Believe it or not, some people do as you wish for reasons other than poking holes in your sense of dignity.

[legbreakings]

[ !!! ]

I would like to speak to you about our respective magic at some point. My work involves dealing with resentful spirits as well.

[legbreakings]

Since when are you on that list?

[casner]

[What a coup for Graham Casner.

... i mean really. sincerely, it is. ]

Not at all. I've upgraded you to professional actor with an impressive prop sword.

[ let's continue with the dry humor, shall we? if jiang cheng is doing so well picking it up in text so far, that's ....honestly also a legitimate skill. ]

The game supply will most likely be controlled by these "Technicians." Another reason I don't want to be here long enough that we have no choice but to hunt.

I'll make a note about the lake. Can I assume you've begun to warn other people?

[ assuming he's begun to warn other people!! shit, it's two compliments in as many tags. better calm down, graham. ]