A World of Ice (IC)

[Sunlight-]

The boy relaxed. Before she knew it, the boy shot at Solstice, trapping her in a hug. Solstice stiffined, hating hugs, and needed personal space. She groaned. Hel.... She said in a moaning tone.

[Rubes]

Hel looked back to Solstice, and forced a little grin. He didn't say anything at first as he played with his machete some. Really he was at a loss for words... Today sucks, he thought to himself as he looked over the blade of his machete. Will tomorrow be better for us? Maybe... he continued to think, before he spun his machete between his fngers agilely, before forcing a stupid grin. "He likes you," was all he could muster to say, before he took the cigarette from Osaina and took a puff.

[Sunlight-]

She frowned. She was getting ready to pry the kid off of her. She smiled at Hel. "Can we keep him?" She was acting like a toddler and a kitten, begging. Her face was lively, and she wrapped her arms around him. "Please??"

[Rubes]

Hel thought for a long time about this too, infact the cigarette he stole from Osaina just stayed in his hand as he stared off into oblivion considering what exactly the kid could do, and what he couldn't compared to any others along the way. Feeling sick about the kid being on his own, he took a puff of the nearly burned out cigarette and looked down to his feet on the snow... It was a rough decision, if he couldn't pull his weight, they would suffer, and so would progress. So finally he flicked the burned out butt of the cigarette into the snow. His whole body shifted, looking at the kid, then to Solstice as she hugged the child. "We'll have to redivide the supplies, and he won't have a gasmask for when we hit hotzones... He's the smallest, so cannibals will be most likely to grab him when we camp," he said in a very blunt manner, hands going to his hips.

[Sunlight-]

Solstice's smile widen as she slung her arm over the boy's shoulders. She sauntered closer to Hel and stopped short.

[Rubes]

He just gave her a long stare, his eyes squinting some as she stepped closer. His fingers twirled his machete idly as he watched her. Great, he mumbled silently. "Let's get going then," he mumbled as he started to walk off towards the East, using a small compass on his wrist.

[Sunlight-]

The two followed silently. (I'm waiting for her to post before I do something crazy.)

[Miss. Bear™]

Osaina didn't reply at the fact hel took one of her cigarettes, she looked back at soltice and the boy with a "Da faq?" face as she shook her head and mumbled to herself. "First you shoot him now you hug him? Danm people are nerotic here." She replied idly. "Oh I put my gas mask back because I already got one." She pointed at the firmly planted mask an her face next too her coller. "He can have it." She pointed to the box. "And I doubt cannibels will get him, if he's been out here this long and as we can see he's one hell of a shot I think he will be fine but theres no guarantee." She walked up closer to the group and walked with them and there new companion. "I hate cigarettes I just wanted to try them...i think you can have the cancer candy sticks Hel." She handed the cardon to hel as she walked more ahead.

[Rubes]

Hel walked slightly ahead, scanning the area in front of them as he played with his machete. "I was stressed," was all he said to Osaina as she talked to him about the cigarettes. "They (Bandits/Slavers) can smell them a mile away," he added onto his previous statement some time later as he pulled free a Geiger counter. The machine looked like new, he most likely picked it up on an expedition out into the wastelands. His fingers guided over the machine as he walked, it clicked and buzzed constantly, but never got too loud or fast.

Though after a while, it totally stopped, and he looked around. One hand went up, "Osaina, get your gun," he whispered out, slinging his Geiger and pulling free his own rifle.

[Sunlight-]

"Well, now we're even." She said with a smug face ad she loaded her bow. "So, what are we shooting at now?" She asked in a lower vice