Fourth Gold Bolt [Locked to room 13 dwellers or anyone who is coming aknocking.]]

[last_lombax]

[Ratchet's laying in bed today, his eyes staring up at the ceiling. He ate some food left by Haku and just went back to his room after making his wish. If it was granted...then he would have a better weapon than his guns. Guns needed ammo after all. Something he'd have to keep wishing for. This wouldn't need that. There was just other things that came with it.

He had thought he would have been feeling horrible since he had stopped getting any real sleep thanks to restless dreams he couldn't remember and that strange vision of his own death again. And here he was, wishing for the exact weapon that killed him and he didn't feel anything. He hadn't felt anything for the last few days really. He just didn't. It just wasn't there, no fear, no sadness, no happiness, nothing. He just couldn't feel. He faked smiles well enough, as well as laughs and things but they weren't real. He was surprised no one had noticed yet. Maybe he was a better actor than he thought?

Whatever the case, it didn't matter. Right now his only concern was protecting everyone else. He was the hero, even if a dead one. And the hero made sure everyone got out okay, themselves included or not. And he was going to start doing just that.]

((OOC: So Ratchet's depressed and hanging out in his room. Aimed mostly at fellow room 13 dwellers but if you feel the need to come knock on the Lombax's door and visit, he'll open it for you.))

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[tophbeifong]

The door rumbled open to reveal Toph, holding part of her clothing in one hand, a haul of apples sitting in the sling she made. She stepped into the room and tossed two onto Quatre's empty bed as she passed. She only made the effort to get to her bed, dividing the last four up and setting two aside before tossing the remaining two to Ratchet's bed.

She blinked when she heard the first one connect, and winced when the second one followed. She relaxed into a surprised expression, staring in his direction.

"Ratchet?"

Oops. Didn't know he was there.

[last_lombax]

"Yeah?" Ratchet felt the first apple land by him and the second hit him. He grabbed the fruit that landed on his chest and took a bite out of it without taking his eyes off the ceiling. He just didn't feel like moving much right now.

[tophbeifong]

"Sorry, didn't know you were here," she commented before biting into one of her apples.

"Have you been hiding here all day?" She hadn't recalled coming across him at all. He had a rather distinct sound and vibration to his walk. It was incredibly hard for her to confuse him for someone else if she did cross his path at all.

[last_lombax]

"I went out, poked at the food, grabbed my new clothes, made a wish and came back." All said in a plain near monotone voice. He sighed and took another bite of his apple.

[tophbeifong]

Yeah, she picked up on that monotone, and leaned forward, propping herself up on her knee.

"You sound down."

It was both an observation and an invitation to borrow an ear, if he chose.

[last_lombax]

"I haven't been sleeping well." It was a partial lie. It wasn't the exact problem but it was one. He just hoped it worked. He didn't want to talk about what he was feeling or lack there of. How did he explain it without explaining the rest of it too?

[tophbeifong]

"Nobody has," she muttered.

Was she the only one in the entire castle who could cuddle down on the nice ground under her bed, and sleep peacefully? Well, until she got cold, that is.

Maybe that's his problem.

"Do you need more blankets, even with all that fur?" she smirked at him as she spoke.

[last_lombax]

"I do hate the cold. Maybe I do..." He shrugged but didn't move much after that. He swallowed and tried to think of another subject to talk about.

"So you saw Haku's food out on the table or did you get the apples somewhere else?"

[tophbeifong]

"Haku left food?"

Aaah, food sounded amazing. Something other than gruel, and whatever they happened to find.

"No, Duo gave them to me. He said they're from the courtyard. I didn't ask beyond that."

[last_lombax]

"Well there's other fruits, veggies, canned stuff, and meet out there. Along with cooking supplies if you're interested." And if it meant her leaving it didn't bother him. Company or not, he still didn't feel anything about it either way.

[tophbeifong]

"Yeah, I can't cook..." Not that she didn't have the ability or desire to learn, just that she was never taught.

"Besides, I don't think too many people would like what I would make."

[last_lombax]

"Maybe we should find our other roommate and get him to cook for us. Could work."

[tophbeifong]

She smiled.

"I like that idea. Let's just hope he CAN cook, right?"

[last_lombax]

"Only one way to find out, right?"

[tophbeifong]

That made her laugh.

"Right! We just have to find him."

[shadeofawinner]

Walks into their room and looks at both of them tiredly. "Hey..."

[last_lombax]

"Hey! Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you."

[tophbeifong]

"Hi, Quatre! Come sit and join us!" Toph offered, pulling her feet in to cross her legs and patting the mattress exposed in front of her.

"Hey, you don't know how to cook, do you?" she grinned.

[shadeofawinner]

"Uh...a bit, yeah." He looked at both of them before sitting down beside Toph, slightly confused. "Why?"

[last_lombax]

"Welllll, Haku left a bunch of food out there and neither of us can cook and we'd hate to see it go to waste. You follow?"

[tophbeifong]

Toph shrugged.

"I can help a little. I at least know how to wash and cut vegetables. Our cook used to let me help when my father wasn't looking."