globetrot / joiner, o

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[palani g.]

[align=center][div style="width: 450px;; text-align: justify"][size=8pt]Palani was glad, that, for once, his anxiety didn't get the better of him. Six and Johannes had arrived to greet him, and he nervously ran a hand down the shorter hairs on his neck. "Uh, Hi, my name is Palani, Palani Grey." he started, glancing between the dark-clothed teen and the older, well, guy. He decided to look back to the kid, figuring it was better to address the one that asked. "Flintlock? I uh, I need somewhere to rest, I don't suppose I could join?" he asked, hopeful - these two didn't seem too bad, he just hoped that he'd made the good first impression himself, though. Palani weakly offered his hand to shake, but he knew they'd probably leave him hanging.

[ //waves at luciferr ]

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[align=center][div style="borderwidth; width: 450px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12px; font-size: 8pt"]it was the clicking sound they made that many of the lodgers had come to specifically associate with mmxii, knowing exactly who was around when the loud sound began to echo down hallways or through empty rooms. sure, it was a little odd and often times scared the hell out of people but many just grew numb to it after spending time around the blind adolescent; they did it so often now-a-days that they were sure that while it had been incredibly annoying at first it was nothing more than background noise. they were not sure if that could be said for everyone, mmxii knew that there were a few they could easily startle with their clicking, discovered solely by wandering and hearing the small gasps, yelps and various other sounds people made when they made the sound seemingly out of no where.

they moved around the building, feet pushing into the mud of the ground as they clicked lowly to navigate their way to the front of the lodge where the entrance was and where they would be able to find a towel or someone who would help them wash the mud off of themselves. maybe it had not been their best idea to wander outside that day, however, they didn't really care; the swelling in their hip was slowly going down and it hurt less and less every day as it was properly treated, something that they were incredibly thankful for. they continued moving when they began to hear voices, they were muffled at first before they clicked loudly and managed to turn the final corner towards the entrance where the voices were greatly louder than from the side. they stopped in their tracks, clicking a few rapid times before moving down the small hill and towards the direction that the noise had somewhat bounced off of in a moist sort of way. as they neared they could make out a few words, "joining" and "palani" they didn't get much else but quickly assumed this was some sort of new comer who wanted to join whatever group that this was.

they blinked a few times, sightless eyes staring blankly in the direction the new voice had come from; it seemed that the lodge was gaining many members, the number of voices that they found themselves needing to memorize was becoming larger and they were unsure if they would soon be able to distinguish anyone from the other. however, they did not suppose this one would be much of an issue, the strange accent leaving a lasting mark on the experiment as they settled bare foot in the snow a few feet away from six and johannes. they were uncomfortable around people, the strangeness of kindness making them uneasy and skittish when it came to being close to these lodgers, could you blame them? they surely hoped not. they were not sure what they thought they were doing, why they were hear greeting another person whom could very well be

"hello." out of place? certainly, considering the stranger had asked a question (of which mmxii would certainly be unable to answer themselves) but it was all they could offer in that moment. they found that it should be good enough, they had given it everything they had and they were sure that this is what what it meant to socialize in order to meet new people... mmxii didn't like it, to be honest. it felt far too awkward. they had tried though and they hope that meant something, they weren't exactly a pro at this and, well, this was likely the first ever joining they had been at and, they hoped, it would be their last as they were not good at it, not at all.

/lowkey rushed

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[align=center][div style="width: 450px;; text-align: justify"][size=8pt]He'd spent maybe an hour outside of St. Peters before he walked away, unsure to why there was no answer, but, he digressed, maybe someone saw him in the windows and thought, 'oh, a hobo. don't let him in.' Palani couldn't do much but keep moving, and it wasn't long before he found himself coming closer to a lodge that sat high on a mountain, and considering how cold the wind was, he was glad that, for once, he'd kept his warmest coat.

Seeing some movement up on the tip of the hill by the lodge, he hung back. He had no weapons aside the bow on his back, which was now trapped by a new bag of supplies he'd made on the way there from St. Peters, and he sighed. If they were hostile, he was fucked. Glancing over and hoping someone would notice, he waved. "'Ello? Do you live here!?" he yelled out, his British accent seemingly obnoxious and loud. God he hoped they were nice. He was exhausted and hadn't rested well for weeks since the last group kicked him out. Feeling anxious, he ran his hands together and breathed out heavily. Now it was time to wait.

Dropping his arm sheepishly, he hoped someone had noticed him. He wasn't the best with meeting new people and he just wanted to get the basics out of the way. Hi, I'm Palani Grey, nice to meetcha, can I join? He didn't have much to offer outside of his survival skills, which came down to tying knots and making sure his pack didn't go over weight, although that was an exception at the moment - he'd found a guitar on the outskirts of the city and picked it up, one of the strings was busted but if he looked hard enough he could maybe find something. Or someone, if they ever came down.

[ sorry, super sloppy, but I finally did the thing, yay. I stored his original joining thread here in my storage if people would like a detailed description/backstory, etc. basically he's a skinny nerdy boy who looks like a hobo b/c he climbs a lot, has a camera that doesn't require batteries and an old solar-powered gameboy that he gets emotional over b/c he could never replace his pokemon cart's battery... be nice to my kiddo he's a softie i swear  ]

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