swcrdhanded

i'll save the world. no matter how many times it takes. - unaffiliated professor at the officers academy

[odsfinest]

Eyes roll as Odin chides his remarks. "Perhaps instead of looking out for ourselves, we should just freeze in this cold instead. That way the animal can have the dignity of dying with us." Sarcasm dry, his face is still hardened as the blood stains seem to get... redder. That was a good sign.

Hand raising to signal a stop, he kneels down, quick to unsheathe an arrow. Snow molds around the tip as he scoops up the clump of crimson snow. Glancing back into the darkness, his eyes trace the path they'd just walked. The red stains are more vibrant, casting its stains deeper into the hardened snow. Thicker than snow, thicker than water. While the trail they'd just walked is already lost among a stygian seal, what he can see confirms his hunch.

Raising a brow, he almost doesn't even justify the reasoning behind hunting with traditional weaponry.

"Ah, my apologies. We should resort to exploding all which we hunt. I think a nice plate of charred ashes instead of venison would make for a suitable dinner. At least it'd be cooked quicker." Brushing the arrow off on his pant leg, he continues forward.

Perhaps he should tell Odin that they might happen upon their prize. He doesn't. Odin has to learn.

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"It's good to see that you agree with me." Odin joked.

Seeing his companion drop down and scoop the snow with an arrow as if it was a spoon, Odin was left... befuddled. He knew someone that did something like that once. Albeit long ago. He also wasn't paying enough attention back then to understand the point of it. Which is why this time, as well, he spent some time looking around. Just in case they were ambushed.

...As if bandits would get themselves stuck in the snow like they had. Even the most low-down scoundrels are smarter than that.

"Perhaps it would. I'm just being resourceful with the precious time we have on this world, you know?" He added with the same amount of sarcasm but much less wit. This mission was not going as well as intended. Why does Odin never get along with someone whenever they happen to carry a bow? He sighed for what felt like the forty-eth time, before noticing something. Something that his companion might have noticed earlier.

"Is that a trail leading into that foliage?"

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[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FOR HELPING OTHERS *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

is that all you need?

oh, it was nothing!

can i get you anything else?

that's way too heavy for one person to handle.

you can have my umbrella if you'd like.

what else can i do to help you?

let me get the door for you.

do you need help scooting in your chair?

let me reach that for you.

i'll teach you everything i know.

i'll take such good care of you.

if you need anything, let me know.

it looks like you need some help with that.

everything's going to be all right while i'm here.

you sit! i'll do it!

do you remember where you put it?

when was the last time you slept?

everything's going to be okay.

could you use some help with that?

you could use a few lessons.

there's no way you're doing that by yourself.

i like helping you.

do you need help tying your shoe?

what else can i do to make your life easier?

i folded all your clothes.

i can fix that for you.

why don't you stay put and let me get that.

do you need help?

here, take my jacket.

do you need help with the zipper?

i'll fix you something to drink.

is that bothering you? let me turn it off.

i'll go open the blinds for you.

let me dry you off.

i just swept a bit. it was no problem.

why don't i show you how to do it?

maybe i did some organizing while you slept.

you can't do this all by yourself.

i'll be right here, no matter what you need.

having trouble with that?

where did you last see it?

can i grab you a few pillows?

if you need something, call me.

i did your laundry.

what else do you need me to do?

give me a list of things to do, and i'll do them.

consider it done!

do you need help moving that?

here, let me show you how to do it.

let me write it down for you.

are you sure you can handle this all by yourself?

let me check that out for you.

i'll handle everything.

i'll grab some towels.

what can i do to make you more comfortable?

can i cook you something?

[odsfinest]

Bitter winds nip without remorse as both professors shifted further into the darkened woods before them. While a bow was not this Isaachian's preference either, it was certainly more effective than any sword he could bring. That being said... his company was quite peculiar. This whole situation may have been avoided had his partner just shot the arrow rather than calling out some grandiose name for his shot.

Even so, this situation didn't matter. They needed to find this deer, or a suitable alternative to take back. The numbing winds of his home couldn't compare to the sheer inhospitable nature of such a mountain.

"It is. You landed a hit though, it couldn't have gotten far. We just have to keep following its blood..." He reminded the other. Pulling his cloak up further onto his shoulders, the insulation was lackluster, though helpful.

"Odin, keep your voice down." This silence was hardly awkward. Hunters needed to keep quiet. Even the crunching beneath their boots could alert their next target to their location. "If we can't get this deer, perhaps we should consider other options. Hares or turkey might now be such a bad meal, no?" Striding quickly into the howling winds, his eyes are peeled to keep tracking this prey, though he was hardly a notable hunter.

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When shushed by his hunting partner, Odin had to subdue the need to sigh. Even more so when the option of a different beast was presented. While Odin wanted to get out of the cold as much as the other did, he couldn't help but feel something gnawing at his pride when thinking about coming back with another prey in hand.

To avoid being silenced, Odin kept his voice a few decibels quieter. Close to a whisper, even. What a feat. "Are you serious? Is that not the same as completely forsaking the creature we just doomed to the pastures beyond? It will not survive such a wound for long. And you would make its sacrifice for our bellies a needless one? For shame."

Well, he shot it. But he's still claiming equal blame, here.

The mission was 'hunt for food'. The blonde is just adding needless stipulations at this point! Even as the trail they're following grows thinner, Odin seems ready to follow it to the end. Even if finding a different animal was difficult due to the heavy snowfall and loud wind, it would still be easier than chasing this exact same deer.

"Why must we use arrows anyway? Can't I just, like, explode it with some thunder?" Odin asked while pulling open his cloak. Revealing a tome in the inner pocket.

Where was the respect for the animals he was just complaining about?! Just because he doesn't want to say his pride was involved.

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[swcrdhanded]

Dear Deer (Bow +1)

The sun had set upon the academy. Usually, it'd be cause for celebration. Another day conquered, time for bed! Instead, however, Odin was out and about the monastery's outskirts. With a bow (of all things!) in hand. The way of the arrow was never his path to take. Which became clear as day when his 'fatal' strike upon a future meal instead had it scurry into the night. He couldn't go back empty-handed on his first mission, now could he?

At least he wasn't alone. He'd been sent out here with another professor. While not many words had been exchanged ever since their prey ran off, that didn't mean it had to be awkward all the way.

"Fimbulwinter's might is oppressing." Odin said with a foggy breath. "Nevertheless, we must trudge onward. Our deer wanders this world still. Who's to say what'd happen if it reaches its goal and chews the roots of Yggdrasil? We must remain ever vigilant, Shannan."

The fact that he could talk in this way despite being the reason they're out here might've been strange to most anyone. But Odin really wanted to believe that they have equal blame in being here. After all, Shannan didn't exactly stop it from getting away, either.

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