Futuristic ARK: Survival of the Fittest (Closed)

[Silverwings]

"Maybe if we remember to watch when we cook," Roan joked as he ate his food.

Vera couldn't help her reaction as she eyed his body and chest, "Mmhmm... good."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Heh," Anna chuckled, taking a bite of the slightly charred meat, "I don't think a little burning's bad." As long as they didn't set the house on fire, anyway, but for some reason whatever force was keeping the burning fire on the wooden floor below a roof made of basically dry grass from doing anything more destructive than heating the building. In many regards, the way things worked here were very strange.

"Hmm?", Jack looked up when she spoke, "Did you say something?" Once the boots and gloves were off, the pants went next, before he put some cloth pants back on and walked over to the table to set the soap recipe down. Fats, pressed seeds, berries for scent and color, charcoal, and water. They had those things or they could make them, or find a substitute. "Do you think soap will make us smell better?", he asked.

 

[Silverwings]

"Kind of gives it flavor." Roan agreed, "I can enjoy it."

Vera shook herself from her thoughts at the question, "Huh? Oh, yea I would think so."

 

[Darkling0096]

It definitely wasn't bad per say to have a little char on the food. "Might wanna use the inventory next time, though. Less grease."

"Hmm," Jack nodded, "Alright, I'll get the stuff together if you'll clear the pot for the project." A source of fat, seeds, berries, charcoal, and water. They had that stuff, just had to put it together.

 

[Silverwings]

Roan shrugged, "Yea, probably... I wonder if we can make something to like.. sit over the fire to put the meat on to cook it."

Vera nodded and went to the pot, stopping to feel Jack's arm and kiss his cheek before hand. She cleaned the pot out and got it ready for the soap to be made.

 

[Darkling0096]

Anna thoought for a moment, "It would have be made of metal or stone, so it wouldn't be burned by the fire."

Jack smiled and went to gather things. Seeds, check. Berries, lots of them. He made sure to pull out some raw meat and hide, they could probably scrape animal fat from either of them. Charcoal was abundant because of the fires being used, and it was raining, water was everywhere. Seed-pressing for their oils required a mortar and pestle, so he went to go get one of those and work on that. "Which berry smells best?", he asked as he worked on that.

 

[Silverwings]

Roan thought and added, "Metal, it probably heats better without breaking."

"Azurberries," Vera answered, "They smell so good."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Sounds good," Anna hummed, "Might take up more space, though." She finished eating and stuck her hands out the window to wash of the grease from the meat in the rain. "What do you think Jack and Vera are doing?"

"Ooh!", Jack smiled and set apart those berries to make the soap with, "Ready?" He began moving ingredients into the pot to began mixing and melting, watching things come together. The end result was a pale blue waxy liquid in the bottom of the pot, at which point Jack realized he didn't have a plan for after they made the soap. "Um..."

 

[Silverwings]

"Who knows." Roan shrugged before winking at her, "But I can make us another bed if you like."

Vera thought for a moment before putting her finger up to signal an idea was struck. She quickly gathered the things to make a small box like thing to pour the waxy stuff into, "Here, pour that stuff in here."

 

[Darkling0096]

Anna grinned, "We're gonna be here a while, aren't we?" She scooted the already present bed over to make space for it to be doubled up. It might be a little cramped but considering what they'd be doing, that was a non-issue.

That would work, "Alright," Jack started pouring the wax into the mould Vera had created, letting the stuff set before popping the soap bar out and filling it again. The ingredients they'd used was sufficient to make three bars of blue soap. Their implants lit up as a new recipe appeared in their inventory. It was a bit like the recipes for food, but without pictures and less-detailed instructions for preparation. "Scented soap," Jack smiled, reading the flavor text, "Good for removing stains and grime from clothes and people!" They'd done it.

 

[Silverwings]

Roan chuckled and made another bed, placing it down for Anna, "There. A little more room."

Vera smiled, "It worked! We made soap! Now we just need a bath."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Good,", Anna smiled and leaned into Roan. She thought for a bit and then frowned, "Do you think we'll still be getting along like this tomorrow?" Or whenever the rain stopped, for that matter.

"Well," Jack nodded at the wall, "It is raining. We could kill two birds with one stone." Test the soap and whether or not a shower would be as good for getting clean as a bath.

 

[Silverwings]

"I think so.." He said, a hand going to gently brush hair from her face, "I know I want to. I like what we've made of ourselves."

Vera nodded, "True, but I dont know how well that would wash the soap off.."

 

[Darkling0096]

"I want to too, but," Anna looked out the window, "I don't know if it'll be the same when I can leave." Sometimes being trapped puts a different perspective on a situation.

"Well there's only one way to find out, isn't there?", Jack asked. He thought for a moment and then smiled, "How about you go upstairs for a bit, and I'll set something up?" He had an idea just in case the pouring rain didn't do the job.

 

[Silverwings]

"Well... maybe I can try to change your mind," He said as he cupped her cheek, guiding her to another kiss.

Vera shrugged and laughed, "Sure. You go do what you do best, handsome."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Mmm," Anna smiled and put her arms around Roan as she kissed back, "I'd like that."

"Alright," Jack grinned, "Go wait upstairs, this won't take very long." He kissed her cheek and then turned his attention to an empty space at the back wall, perfect for the door he was going to put there.

 

[Silverwings]

Roan smiled, pressing his forehead to hers for a moment before kissing her again. His hand once again finding its way to her side.

Vera giggled and made her way upstairs, relaxing on the bed while she waited.

 

[Darkling0096]

"Mm, hey that tickles," Anna giggled, "No fair!" For revenge she tried to tickle Roan's side, only ending up hugging him as she failed to get her hands where she wanted them. Fine, this was nice.

From downstairs, Vera could hear the sound of construction as Jack replaced a wall with a doorway and started putting foundations down outside, and what sounded like thatch walls going up. Quick and dirty, a test structure. "Kay, you can come down now," Jack called as he put a standing torch there to shed some light in the makeshift shower stall he had made. It was a simple construction, just a back porch behind one of the protrusions of his house, angled so it wasn't visible from the front or side even if it wasn't raining, with thatch walls for further privacy. Only one section had a roof, to keep the torch from going out, where he'd also set a small table for their clothes.

 

[Silverwings]

Roan chuckled and kissed her head, "You know... you're really beautiful.."

Vera came downstairs, "Ok, show your creation Mr. Mastermind."

 

[Darkling0096]

"Nn," Anna started to protest, but sighed, "You get a pass this time." She reached back to close the window properly before sitting down on the, now-doubled, bed, curling her finger in a 'come here', gesture.

"Right this way, Ms. Kitty," Jack said with a grin, doing his butler bow to show her into the covered part of the makeshift shower. "Lit, spacious, and ready for use," he smiled at her, "And just in case the rain doesn't do the job for rinsing off the soap," he produced the pot from the cookpot and set it where it would have rain continually fall into it, "We can use that."

 

[Silverwings]

Roan smiled and went to her, "I think I might like to get a permanent pass. How do I do that?"

Vera giggled and looked in, "Looks great. Let's test it out."

 

[Darkling0096]

"I think we can arrange that," Anna smiled and scooted back on the bed to give Roan some room, "If you don't dodo out on me."

Jack nodded in agreement, starting to undress again and fold his clothes onto the table, "I am ready when you are, beautiful."

 

[Silverwings]

"I won't," Roan chuckled and moved into the space freed for him, "Beautiful."

Vera watches him in appreciation, "Mm.."

 

[Darkling0096]

Anna pouted at being called beautiful again, "You don't have a pass yet," she mumbled, turning a few shades pinker about the cheeks.

"What is it?", Jack looked around at Vera's noise, not realizing she was ogling him. "You too, come on," he held out his hand for her to join him.

 

[Silverwings]

"I'll get there," he said and kissed the rosy cheeks, "Because its true. And I want to tall you thst all the time."

Vera smiled, joining him after loosing her own clothes. She didn't hesitate to feel his arm once again, "So handsome."