Hunter's World

Hunter//Android Programmer

[hunter-starling-blog]

grimaldianthony:

“So, wanna see a magic trick?”

“It’s cheesy, but it’s definitely made more than one crying patient smile.”

"That's not bad actually. The kids like that huh?"

[hunter-starling-blog]

drjonesx:

One of our old cops. I think her name was Clem.

"Shit that sounds bad. You reckon she's dead?

[drjonesx-blog]

So I hear we have people going missing out on those supply runs?

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Really? Like who? I reckon that's going to be the normal around here all things considered."

[jiexxchiang-blog]

Has anyone seen Ren? I’ve been looking  everywhere for him and can’t find him.

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Can't say I have. Did you need help with something? I mean maybe I could lend a hand."

[devansterling]

“I guess I really shouldn’t have gotten used to the peace and quiet.”

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Nothing wrong with hoping for it though."

[lottiegiles]

“I work at Gray Farms. I’m a farmhand most days. Sometimes I go t’school but mostly I jus’ work.”

[hunter-starling-blog]

"How about I walk you there? It would make me feel better knowing you got there safe."

[hunter-starling-blog]

Helping Hand {Hunter&Berry}

[berryclare-deactivated20160402]

Berry nodded their head, moving to stand. Back at full height, they pulled the first book down from the bookshelf and gestured back towards the counter and started moving that way.

“I was here at the Book Nook during the storm, so I’m quite alright.” Berry answered. It was quite lucky that Berry had been inside during the storm. It wouldn’t have been pretty if they had been stuck outside.

“I am, coincidentally enough, nearing running low on memory,” Berry admitted. Since the Book Nook’s stock was slowly depleting, Berry had taken to committing the more important books to memory. Unfortunately there was not exact formula for deciphering what would be important and what would not, so Berry found themselves going through many books.

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Good to hear." Hunter hadn't heard of many injuries from the storm which was good, and he was even more grateful that the Android's were still fairing well. "Well hey if you don't mind, once I get this thing sorted, I could always help you out with that. I promise to not screw anything up."

[alex-not-alexander-blog]

I’m fucking fine. [speaks through gritted teeth]

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Sorry to say miss but you look a little worse for wear 'bout now."

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Hide it Out // Evan & Hunter

[jgadgakghn-deactivated20251107]

Evan noticed the way the man lurched for a weapon and his heart stopped, but as his hand fell he found a moment to calm down. Closing the door behind him as quietly as he could with shaking hands, he took a step into the room and ran a hand through his hair, gripping it to relieve some stress. “I don’t know,” He replied, feeling more useless than he sounded. “I saw a couple but it sounded like there were more. They just, just came out of nowhere.”

Dropping his hand from his head, he wiped his palms down on his thighs to dry up some of the sweat, although it felt as though his whole body was layered in it. “I’m not going to try anything or, or hurt you. Nothing like that.” He said quickly, attempting to remain calm. He hoped that the other man would return the favour, but Evan just couldn’t be sure with strangers, even if it came across as rude. “I just wanted– I thought it would be safe.”

[hunter-starling-blog]

“Yeah I was headed here when I saw a few of them.  I sure wasn’t sticking around to count ‘em.”

That would have been suicide for sure. In the silence he found a couple milk crates and set them, gesturing at one for the other man.

“Don’t worry ‘bout it. You can stay here until this blows over. Probably won’t take the mayor’s workers to clean this shit up.”

At least that was the hope. Sitting down on the crate, Hunter wondered what else the poor guy had seen on his way here. He certainly wasn’t up for the gore of the days events.

“I’m Hunter by the way.”

[anderson-micah-blog]

“How long do you think the Mayor will keep the Androids around,” Micah asked as he picked up the “dining room” chairs, dining room meaning a part of their tiny kitchen where his mother put a table and some beat up chairs. “Don’t get me wrong, I think they’re really helpful with a of lot things, but how long until the Mayor has them turned into scrap metal? The thought is crazy because I’m reading this book about a society that harvests kids body parts, called unwinding, and I’ve just realized that that could become a reality for Androids. I don’t think I could stand the thought of Berry being unwound. Good luck on the programming though.” Micah didn’t really like that idea at all, not just for Berry, but for every Android. They might not be human, but he thought they still mattered and could help out just as much as any human could. “Thanks. He was a great guy, taught me everything I know about architecture and repair. He was my best friend,” he replied with a soft smile at the thought of his dad. “Can’t say the same about my brother, he’s an asshole. I’m closer to my mother and sister. You got any siblings? Or were you lucky to be born an only child?”

[hunter-starling-blog]

"I don't think he'll do anything with them and just let them fall apart actually," Hunter answered with a tone of disgust. "Trust me buddy I don't plan on giving up on them. I'll keep up the repairs and stuff myself I have to." He wasn't sure who else was up for keeping the Android's up and going, but he sure hoped someone had the same idea as him, and apparently Micah too. "Sounds like a cool dude. I was an only child. I reckon that's why they wanted me to be the best. Bloody annoying was more like it. It sounds awful but I don't miss 'em."

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Hide it Out // Evan & OPEN

Taking a walk wasn’t an abnormal thing for Evan to find himself doing, since there wasn’t much else for him to do around Pleasant Town. People had jobs, they contributed to the society that they had built up, and Evan felt little more than a leech on supplies for as long as he was there. Part of him felt swayed to make a bold move and decide to stay, or at least ask for permission to do so, but he didn’t quite feel ready to abandon all hope to find the rest of his family. 

As his thoughts took over Evan found himself distracted, which he didn’t pay too much mind to since he felt safe behind Pleasant Town’s walls. But on that particular day, he should have been more cautious. Eyes on the ground and paying little mind to his surroundings, Evan continued on the route that he had decided to take that day and it was only when he turned a corner that a noise managed to tear his attention away from his thoughts. It was a low, grumbling noise that sounded almost like a growl, and once his gaze drew from the floor to meet the source of the sound, he found that it was indeed a growl and a dangerous one at that. 

Evan had caught sight of a group of the infected, not large enough to call a herd but still threatening, banging and clawing at a resident’s door. They seemed distracted, so much so they didn’t seem to notice the gasp that escaped his mouth as the sight startled him, and he wasn’t willing to take any chances by hanging around a moment longer. Sprinting back in the direction from which he had come, Evan wasn’t sure if it was paranoia that was making him hear more of the noises from different directions or if he truly was surrounded as it seemed.

Taking his first instinct, Evan dived for a door when it felt safe with no idea what was behind it, and hurled himself through it, breath hitched in his throat as his heart raced in his chest. It took him a few moments of re-calibration to notice that there was someone else in the room with him. “Oh God,” He blurted, throwing his hands up as if in surrender. “I’m sorry. It’s just, um, well, it’s not safe out there, I, I just grabbed the first door I saw… Thought I’d hide, hide it out but I can… actually, I’d rather not have to go back out there, if that’s alright with you.” He was breathless, stuttering here and there out of panic, throwing an innocent smile their way.

[hunter-starling-blog]

Hunter had taken up refuge in the garage feeling as if it would be the safest. Namely because it was familiar. He was pacing though as he listened to the horrific sounds outside.

Between the moans of the dead and the screams of people, his nerves were a wreck. About to grab a wrench as the door opened, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was just another person.

“No man you’re fine. Just close that door.” He gestured at it and drew his hand away from the pile of tools. “How bad is it out there?”

Hunter wasn’t sure he wanted to know, but a good count was always nice to know.

[alex-not-alexander-blog]

[sits in an alley, vigorously sawing through her hair, chopping it off to her chin. Tears burn her eyes, but only a couple escape]

Damn it …

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Whoa, hey. You ok miss? You hurt?"

[lottiegiles]

“You’re out here alone too. I’m just going to work.”

[hunter-starling-blog]

"I--well I'm a adult. That's different kiddo. Where do you work?"

[hunter-starling-blog]

Helping Hand {Hunter&Berry}

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What the young man was looking for was very interesting. Berry tilted their head curiously as they paused in mock thought. There were several options that could be potentially useful for him and Berry ran through them in their head. By the way he spoke–he was confident in what he was looking for–Berry assumed that he wasn’t simply a beginner. So rather than lead him to so basic guides, they instead gestured for him to follow down their more serious reference section.

“Here we have some advanced programming manuals based around some of the more popular models,” their finger brushed against a few spines right next to one another. “This one, however, is a general programming reference text that includes room for the reader to adjust coding as they deem necessary.”

Berry crouched down for a moment before pulling a rather dingy and rough looking book from the shelf. “This would be good if you wanted to build a way to add memory. It’s based on upgrading your own cellphones or computers, but it’s the closest we have to androids.”

[hunter-starling-blog]

Hunter had to admit he was watching her work with his mindset being of his occupation. It was his duty after-all to ensure all the Androids were working alright considering the Mayor could care less.

“I’ll take both,” he told them, glancing at a few of the books himself before returning his attention. “How are you by the way? I mean that dust storm was pretty bad.”

[lottiegiles]

“Looks like it. Ouch. Are you sure you’re okay?”

[hunter-starling-blog]

"Yeah yeah, just some scraped knees. No big deal. Hey, what are you doing out by yourself? I reckon that's not the safest."

[hunter-starling-blog]

Helping Hand {Hunter&Berry}

[berryclare-deactivated20160402]

Berry smiled at the recognition. Though they weren’t able to recognize the man before them. “Berry’s right. Have we met before?” Their tone was casual and curious, though they were testing to see if there was a possible bug in their system, not recognizing someone they should.

“What are you looking to wire together? We have some specific books for electrical work like for cars and lamps and stuff,” they added.

[hunter-starling-blog]

"No, but I spoke to Micah. He let me know you could be pretty helpful in finding what I need," Hunter explained. "It's for a Android program actually. I'm trying to eliminate glitches for longer. Like, a large memory capbility and that sort of thing."

[anderson-micah-blog]

“Yeah, I’m a really big fan,” he chuckled with a nod and a wide smile. “I love them so much that I’ve read almost every book in The Book Nook. N-not that I’m bragging! I-I don’t do that.” Micah rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly with a sheepish look on his face. Pointing this out had become a habit of his whenever he explained things like that to people, especially when it came to him being gifted. It wasn’t that he wasn’t proud of being very smart, he just always felt the need to point out that he wasn’t bragging because he didn’t want to offend others. “Oh! And Berry prefers ‘they’ and ‘them’ pronouns instead of the usual female ones. Just so you know.” He added for good measure, returning to cleaning up the kitchen before stopping again. “I’d be more than happy to offer some good programming books that I’ve read, but I have no idea what you’re working on.” Micah commented and then returned to cleaning, still keeping his ears open to what Hunter had to say. “I’m sorry to hear that, man. That wasn’t cool of your folks.” He said sympathetically. Yet, he couldn’t help but think how much his brother would like Hunter so he could spend all of his time talking about how much he hated Micah. “Yeah, my mom, older sister, and twin brother. My dad died when I was thirteen.” 

[hunter-starling-blog]

"No worries. It's not bragging when you're explaining." Hunter at least thought so. He was glad to see someone else liked books considering most weren't so interested these days. Nodding, he acknowledged the comment about Berry; putting it to memory for when he went. He didn't want to offend them even if they were a Android. He thought you should treat everyone equally. "Just a program for the Android's to keep them running better for longer. A sort of fix to some glitches, but I made more glitches in the process. Something isn't adding up," he explained with a frustrated sigh at the thought. He had been working tirelessly for days and it was getting nowhere quick. With a frown at the latter information, "Don't worry about it, and sorry man about your dad. That really sucks, but at least you got other family you know? I think that's a plus. I wish mine would have done a better job in the parenting department."