17th metal . text

[godsays]

[ Kelsier brought him a rabbit.

A strange-looking rabbit with fur around its face. And then Kelsier left.

Zane stares at the rabbit.

It stares back.

He picks up his communicator, finally, breaking a long silence. He doesn't want to go through the process of apologizing to people. He wants them to be apologized to, but he can't... he doesn't know how to begin.

So: ]

What do you do with a rabbit


[ deck spam ]

[ ...and now he is hunting. On deck. For the hidden rabbit supplies. Damn it Kelsier. ]

Comments

[Private]

[wedonot]

Where did you get a rabbit?

[Private]

[godsays]

Kelsier

[yeahscience]

Like... is it alive or like in plastic wrap?

[godsays]

Alive.

[ He adds a very brief video of the rabbit staring at a bit of cabbage like, why are you showing me this, it offends me by its very existence.

lookit fluffy ]

[onlysurvivor]

You can find supplies for it on the deck. I left them in a place you can find them.

[godsays]

I'm not going on deck

[youwillgotohell]

Cook it. [I mean obviously, right...]

[godsays]

No.

[ No. ]

private

[patheticvillain]

oh my god shut up

[canfindrope]

You should skin it, first. [She's from the enchanted forest. Where chickens are for keeping and rabbits are for eating.]

[godsays]

I'm not going to kill it

[ He is possibly more emphatic because this was also his first thought. ]

[beingdifferent]

Pet its ears!

[godsays]

Do they like that?

[with_my_teacup]

[Riddick actually saw the rest of the suggestions and is going to just move this cookbook out of feed now that he has the context.]

Set up a place in your room for it? Little grazers like that are into quiet and safety.

[Why would you have an herbivore pet he doesn't get it.]

[godsays]

they like fences?

[lawofthejungle]

[OH HELLO ZANE.

Have a lazy looking beast-man watching you disinterestedly.]

...eat it?

[godsays]

No.

[ He keeps text. The anonymity of it. He doesn't want to face anyone, even strangers. ]

Text

[bodilesswarrior]

...I probably have a book about it. [GIVE HER A SECOND. Literally, one second.] Yeah, I do.

Want to come get it? You can introduce us.

Text

[godsays]

I don't want to leave.

[surrenders]

[She's been quietly pretending the mess with him and Touko didn't happen. He's had enough people on him about that.]

You ever had a cat? Treat it like that.

[a little while later, after thinking about it]

Was a rabbit here for a couple days. Tried eating carrots all the time because I thought that was what you did, and it was like eating cake all day.

[godsays]

No, I haven't.

The book says it should have a lot of grass or hay.

[breathoflight]

Do you have food for it?

[godsays]

Kelsier told me he left the food on deck.

spam

[patheticvillain]

[When he sees Zane, he almost turns around and goes below deck. Almost.]

[Instead, he stays where he is and waits for him to get within earshot. His expression is neutral - not friendly, not unfriendly.]

Did you find them yet?

[Because there's no point pretending Cassel doesn't know exactly what Zane's up here for.]

spam

[godsays]

No.

[ He's starting to believe that Kelsier is just sending him out to wander, and will give him the food later.

A shift of his arm shows that the rabbit is in the crook of his elbow, looking unconcernedly at Cassel. ]

Why did you talk to Morgana and not to me?

[SPAM]

[onlysurvivor]

[As established, Kelsier can be a creepy stalker when he feels like it. In this case he thinks its warranted. So, he's lurking in the shadows on deck to keep and eye on Zane as he hunts things down. He may be reckless and crazy but he's not stupid.

If Zane gets close to something the rabbit needs but doesn't see it. Kelsier shoots a coin near it so it makes a little 'ping' sound.]

[SPAM]

[godsays]

[ Ping.

Zane jumps, a tense full-body twitch, and twists around - not looking for the rabbit's supplies, but for Kelsier. Marsh wouldn't do that. ]

SPAM

[themissingpiece]

[Arkin hasn't talked to Zane much since they first did a while back. He's heard plenty about him over the network and he didn't notice he pretty much disappeared. So he's surprised to even see him on deck, let alone with a rabbit.

Arkin himself is up here for a smoke break, rather than annoying his neighbors below deck.]

Is... that yours?

SPAM

[godsays]

[ Oh. Arkin.

Zane glances down at the rabbit, with a look of consternation on his face. ]

Maybe.