#with: emmit

[aresmelaina]

starter for: @emmxthanson

location: kitchen

"Alright, here you go. One serving of Ares' very special venison stifado." Ares grinned at Emmit as he set the steaming plate down in front of his chosen test-subject. "The name's a work in progress. I'm taking suggestions. C'mon, dig in man, tell me what you think. And be honest, I can take it." Joining up with the kitchen staff had just kind of... happened. Originally, Ares just wanted to recreate some recipes for Nicki. The chivo guisado and milk pudding had been a hit, so why not try making other things? Before he knew it, he'd started helping out the regular kitchen staff and, bam! - here he was, a fully-fledged Redwood cook.

"I tried a different spice combo this time. It's kinda hard when half the stuff doesn't even grow here. Did you know cinnamon isn't from the US? Kinda wild. Fleet helped me figure something out, though, so if it tastes weird, it's like... 50% on him." Ares chattered away as he loaded up a plate for himself. He probably could've taste tested it all on his own, but the more the merrier. And Ares liked spending time with Emmit. "So, how's life?" Ares asked, speaking with his mouth half-full. "The kids at school treating you alright? They can be pretty rowdy. I was helping Lucy with something and they were climbing all over me."

[vallaurent]

starter for: @emmxthanson

location: bar

"Well, look who's stoppin' by?" Val smiled brightly as she looked up from cleaning glasses to see a friendly, familiar face. "Emmit, sweetie, good to see you. Feels like we haven't talked in ages." They'd probably seen each other around considering how small Redwood was, but not as much as Val liked definitely - life had been busy.

"What can I getcha? Ya like cider, right? We got a lot of it." Val already had turned back around to face the selection of bottles neatly lined up on the shelves. "Oh, you know what, lemme mix ya somethin'. I'll make ya something good. We really gotta catch up, ya know? Everythin alright with ya, hun? Oh-" Val had already grabbed a bottle filled with rum from the shelf and spun around. "Have ya heard and sweet new gossip? I swear, I haven't heard a good rumor in soooo long! Tell me ya picked up somethin' good."

[zackastor]

starter for: @emmxthanson

location: precinct

Another new person. As if the Daybreakers had opened the floodgates and driven every everybody in the vicinity to the gates of Redwood. Zack was wary of it being to their advantage. He'd been stringent with who joined the Wolves, and Redwood seemed more lax in that regard. That was one of the reasons he was insistent on talking to the newcomer.

Although this one was already a bit different. He'd already been vouched for. Pretty adamantly so.

"Emmit, right?" Zack regarded the figure in the cell for a second. Not too small, but thin, almost a bit scrawny. He didn't look like he depended on muscle to get through the world. "Zack Astor. From the Redwood council." Zack opened the cell door to step inside and leaned against it to close it. He didn't smile, or extend his hand for greeting. "I'm sure Fleet told you about me, and how we do things around here."

[aresmelaina]

starter for: @emmxthanson

location: clinic

Maybe I should've brought a book. Words Ares would have never thought until a couple of weeks ago. While Ares had left the clinic quite a bit ago, he still found himself there often enough for his regular check-ups. That, sometimes, also meant waiting, because the docs were busy elsewhere. Which was the case now.

Occupying himself with fiddling with the cane, Ares worked through what the doctor had told him last time, so his mind wouldn't run empty and fill up. His breathing was good. No infections. The wound was healing up nicely. He needed to come in every two to three days to change the dressing. Keep up the exercises, don't overstrain-

Something moved at the entrance and Ares raised his head, thinking it might be Renee, though he quickly realized it wasn't. "Oh, hey. If you're looking for the doc, she's out right now. Don't know when she's coming back, but probably shouldn't be long." He was pretty sure he'd never seen the guy before. Another new person? "Wanna wait together? It gets pretty boring when you're alone."