Come in from the Cold [semi-open]

[redweb]

Who: Natasha Romanoff (redweb)
When: November/December
What: Catch-all
Warning(s): TBD

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[motivation]

There's also option three, the hot springs are somehow hallucinogenic or something fun like that.

[ given her previous experiences on this planet, it's not all that unlikely. dutch takes a step closer to the water, studying it. ]

Out of the three, I'm hoping for the monster.

[ she's pretty sure that between the two of them, they could take the monster. hallucinogenics or other drugs or a forest that's got an actual mind of its own? she's not so sure about that. ]

[redweb]

Yeah, hopefully we can avoid that one. [A lift of an eyebrow, quiet amusement.] Personally, I like the monster option too.

[The fact that the woman's preference is something that they can hit, kill, something tangible is a sentiment that Natasha shares. And honestly it makes her like her a little bit more, too.

There's nothing about the water that looks out of the ordinary, no odd shimmers, no compulsions she can't ignore. So she reaches out, gingerly just touching the fingertips of her left hand to the surface of the water and waiting. Nothing happens; it's just pleasantly warm, inviting in a way that doesn't come with any uncomfortable urges.]

I don't trust it. [Maybe she's paranoid, but it comes with being a survivor.]

[motivation]

Smart.

[ not trusting it, dutch means. is it paranoia if the forest really is out to get them? who knows. (maybe it isn't out to get them, but something's definitely not right and this place has surprised dutch one too many times with something weird or even terrible.) ]

Been here long, or are those just regular survival instincts?

[redweb]

[There's a twitch of her lips, clear amusement in her smile. Maybe the forest isn't out to get them, but something's going on, and in Natasha's experience, possessed forest would be one of the not-so-weird options, really. And given the stories she's heard? Yeah, she's not exactly up for taking chances.

Even if the idea of a hot springs sounds really nice. If anything that just gives her more of a reason to be wary.]

Just regular survival instincts. Home wasn't always a welcoming place.

[There's something to the words that's almost a joke, even if Natasha doesn't say it like one.]

How about you?

[motivation]

Year and a half or so, now.

[ which means dutch has plenty of experience with this planet playing tricks on her, on others. she's managed to survive pretty well, but that's because she's good, not because this place is harmless.

the same probably holds for the springs. ]

Want to try and trace our steps back?