Homecoming 2017, Community Centre [Saturday Evening]

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Just when you thought it was time for the island's collective consciousness to maybe move on from the whole sharkicane thing... along came Homecoming! Well, the theme was actually "Under the Sea", but like the Student Council wasn't going to have glitter-encrusted sharks feature heavily in the decorations? Please.

Of course, it wasn't just sharks: there were plenty of glitter-dolphins, and fish, and octopuses octopi octopodes too. Jellyfish-shaped lights hung from the ceiling, and strategically-placed LED projectors were set up to complete the underwater ambiance.

[ooc: OCD is a go!: Arrive/Mingle | Photographs | Food/Punch | Dancing | Shadowy Corners | Chaperones | Homecoming Court | OOC ]

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Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

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Peridot considered that for a moment, and then nodded, mollified, for the time being.

"That sounds useful," she decided. "What do you hunt them for, then? So that the herd doesn't know you're coming?"

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"That's part of it," Aloy agreed. "But we also scavenge the machines for parts. The little ones carry useful stuff, too. I made my spear that way."

Which was at home. Sigh.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"And you use the spears to hunt... machines? Or animals? Or...?"

There were a lot of options, here. Peridot was holding off on suggesting 'one another,' though.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"Machines and animals. Though the ones I make, they're best for machines," Aloy said. "There are ways to use their parts to stun or freeze machines... sometimes that's an edge you need."

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

Peridot nodded thoughtfully.

"Gem weapons are made with de-stabilizing a Gem's physical form in mind, it would make sense to make your spear to target the machines' particular weaknesses as well, of course. What kind of other things do you build with the parts you pick up?"

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"Armor," Aloy said easily. "Fencing. That kind of thing. Anything more and Rost starts getting tetchy, though - but I really want a tripcaster."

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"A what?"

This was going to be a running theme with this conversation, most likely. Peridot didn't seem to mind, though. She liked learning.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"It lets you set traps at a distance," Aloy explained. "Electrified wires or wires that set off an explosion... it's a lot less dangerous."

Still pretty dangerous. But less!

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"Ooooo." Peridot liked traps. "I used some old Gem tech to set up traps, once. I can appreciate those tactics."

They were less likely to get a person poofed and bubbled!

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"Like what kind?" Aloy asked, interested.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"There was an old Gem warship," Peridot explained. "Plenty of room in there for pitfalls, and a security system that let me monitor the situation from a safe distance."

Well, theoretically. She hadn't counted on fusions.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"That seems useful," Aloy mused. "Though it could lull you into a false sense of security."

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"Yeah," Peridot sighed, "I figured that one out."

She'd lost a foot that way.

"Still, it was interesting to see what kind of technology we considered impressive, five thousand years ago."

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

"That's... a long time," Aloy said slowly.

Re: Arrive & Mingle [Homecoming 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

"I know," Peridot agreed. "I hadn't even been made yet!"