{4th Outbreak; Video}
[Clementine has an almost nostalgic, contented? look at her features. Not one often seen on her. But it is there now. What with the current time of year and all. She possibly almost lost track to some extent back home considering everything, but here. It's hard not to figure, with the music, the decorations and all with December.]
So it's....December, huh? Holidays and all. Haven't celebrated in....about eight or nine years by now. Kind of had more important things to deal with back home.
[Like surviving. Food. Shelter.]
But...do you think, if things stay quieter? Ish? We might get to actually celebrate this time? Presents, a tree and all? It's been so long. I do miss it. Even if it'd be different this time, without my parents. At the very least, I want to figure something for Louis and Daryl, a few friends here. We deserve this. Getting through whatever this place throws at us still. That we're still here.
[Although. With the holidays comes that weather she is decidedly less fond of after having to survive out in it over the years on the move and all.]
Though I can't say I'm as fond of the weather. The cold. The ice. Everyone should be careful. Especially driving. Trust me, I've been through a couple crashes and it sucks. Not a fun time. Or at the lake. It might seem frozen over, but I've fallen in before back home. Almost drowned trying to save someone else. Don't go out in the weather unless you have to. I'd rather avoid another crash. Or near drowning myself on my end. Just -- stay safe. Look out for each other.
So it's....December, huh? Holidays and all. Haven't celebrated in....about eight or nine years by now. Kind of had more important things to deal with back home.
[Like surviving. Food. Shelter.]
But...do you think, if things stay quieter? Ish? We might get to actually celebrate this time? Presents, a tree and all? It's been so long. I do miss it. Even if it'd be different this time, without my parents. At the very least, I want to figure something for Louis and Daryl, a few friends here. We deserve this. Getting through whatever this place throws at us still. That we're still here.
[Although. With the holidays comes that weather she is decidedly less fond of after having to survive out in it over the years on the move and all.]
Though I can't say I'm as fond of the weather. The cold. The ice. Everyone should be careful. Especially driving. Trust me, I've been through a couple crashes and it sucks. Not a fun time. Or at the lake. It might seem frozen over, but I've fallen in before back home. Almost drowned trying to save someone else. Don't go out in the weather unless you have to. I'd rather avoid another crash. Or near drowning myself on my end. Just -- stay safe. Look out for each other.

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[Minako in her own Minako way was planning on celebrating or trying to for others regardless. She wants her friends to be happy.]
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[Besides. It wouldn't take much? Even just something small to make or buy for her closer friends here would be more than she got to do back home in years.]
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But hey no matter what, just try your hardest to find the joy. I mean sometimes it's just something we all need after bad stuff happens.
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[More of one at least? Than she has gotten since her arrival? Basically? Or at least. She wants to try. To try believe that to be possible, even. Even if that runs contradictory to everything here and back home as far as she is concerned. Clementine wants to hope for this.]
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We can always think of something nice, or at least think of ideas that would be nice for you. Like... do you have friends here? You could do something together.
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[That and there's certain others she has talked to or run into a few times here and there over the months since she first arrived. Clementine just still is kind of jumpy. Over crowds.]
And there are I guess some others too I've met here.
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We can work something out. Last year there was a big party at new years which... actually ended up being pretty bad, but otherwise it wasn't the worst month. It's still this place, so I doubt we'll get a clear run- but we should still be able to have a good-ish time.
I don't think I've heard the drowning story yet.
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[That at least gets a little smile from her. As much as it's still very bittersweet in her ache in missing AJ. Wishing he got to celebrate too. The smile falters as he asks about the drowning, the ice.]
That -- I was with this group, a couple years into the outbreak. We were running for shelter and one of our group fell into the lake under the ice. I went with him. I tried to save him, but the others pulled me back up.
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[Deerington is wild, it turns out, who knew?
Everyone. Everyone knew.]
...Oh shit. I'm sorry. I'm... guessing he didn't make it?
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[This place would never not surprise and confuse her. For all that she is used to her life being rough. This was still a lot. Clementine's more used to the stability of home as it were, in at least knowing what to expect. Here, she doesn't so much have that, even if there were downtimes in between the insanity.]
But. No. Luke didn't make it. I only did because the others pulled me back out of the water.
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[Louis has had the 'luxury' of two years between not one but two kidnapping worlds. It's made him a lot more accepting of the insanity that can be thrown at them. It's great once you hit the "this might as well happen" stage of existence. Just great. ]
That... really sucks. But you tried to save him, that's important Clem. That you tried.
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Hey, Clem. Yeah, it's pretty dangerous out. I'm.... staying inside as much as I can. Trying to avoid any of that stuff.
[ There's an uneasiness when he says it, and he looks strange for a moment. All the crashed cars bring back memories of his own that Peter really can't even remotely deal with. He swallows, shifts where he's sitting cross-legged on his bed. Sounds like Clem has plenty of bad memories of her own. It's good of her to warn others like this, try to help. Unlike him, who just sits alone and keeps his fear bundled up close to himself, unwilling to share it with too many others. The boy's guilt flickers up in him demandingly, but he just lets it. ]
Last year, this place was actually pretty chill around Christmas. You might get a chance to do some celebrating.
How've you been, otherwise? It's been awhile. [ And so much has happened over the past months. ]
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[She can have that much? Even if it's still.....well. Deerington and all. She has to at least have hope. That things would work out and she would get this at least here. Even amid everything that happens with this town.]
But uh, I've been....managing? Somehow? October was crazy, worst birthday. I mean, I guess aside from the one initially after the outbreak with all that chaos. November was weird in the aftermath of all that and dealing with Louis and his crazy goat.
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Yeah, I know what you mean there. [ He rakes a hand back through his hair with a sigh; October was.... a lot. November too, in its ways. Like trying to come down from a horrible nightmare. ]
Happy Birthday, by the way. Mine came too. Another year older, another year wiser, hopefully? [ There's a little echo of a smile, one that fades softly at mention of Louis and the goat. ]
Yeah, that was.... pretty bad. I heard you dealt with... taking care of it. [ 'Clem murdered the shit out of it', is how Louis phrased it in his own message. ] Are you okay? From that whole... thing.
[ As wounded as he'd been by Louis's abrupt personality change, living with the guy must have been.... really hard. ]
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[If she thinks of something to get him. Hopefully she would. Even here, they deserved that much? Right? Clementine gives a nod then though, rubbing at the back of her neck, the movement almost knocking her beloved, ratty cap.]
Yeah. I did. It's....I'm just glad that Louis is okay now.
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I guess I've been feeling kind of weird about... getting older here. Because I have no idea what's happening back home. [ He's.... most likely not even still alive. If he is still alive, he's being used in some unholy ritual, so either way, things aren't... great. ]
Me, too. He's..... such a good guy. What happened to him was horrible. I just wish I could've done something to help before it got so bad.
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But I heard stories of what it used to be like and it would be kinda cool to experience it like normal.
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[Look. They're taller, so better able to reach higher to decorate? Okay? Not that she couldn't figure some herself as well.]
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It does. Or -- usually. It's probably more stressful for people who want to give awesome presents or such but can't necessarily afford what they would want to give their friends or family. But. I've always enjoyed it when I did celebrate. Though part of that might be because I was just a kid. Looking forward to all the new toys, the decorations, the snow outside and it was so cozy in with the fire. Leaving Santa cookies and milk. The purpose is to relax, to get to show your friends and family you love them with presents, food, spending time together. Or at least. That was what I figured.
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[Otherwise he didn't see much purpose to it all. But if his friends liked it, perhaps then he could participate in some of what they found pleasant.]
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[Less for the presents and more for the chance to be together and all at least.]
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