[They can efficiently work alongside each other, each doing their own thing until one or the other actually needs help with one task or another. Or at least that's what Lalli feels like, it's how he usually works with other people.
And while they're cleaning debris, he hears Katsuki's question and pauses. How does one explain a scout's job? He's not normally one for words anyway, so he has to think for a moment before answering.]
Scouting. I survey nearby areas, looking for the dangerous places and the safe places. Safe places to rest at, dangerous ones to know where to fight, or to avoid.
[He tosses another chunk of concrete into a pile nearby. Get the vines sorted from the rubble, so the vines can be burned. That's what he's working on right now.]
Sometimes I hunt trolls. But I'm not supposed to do that alone, only when there's an emergency.
[That makes sense to him. If you've never grown up around them, you wouldn't actually know that much. So he just accepts that answer and nods.
...and doesn't explain anything further about living in a world of zombies, because he's Like That. Sometimes he needs to be prodded with the right questions to share information, because he doesn't realize he's leaving important bits out.
But that's also about the time he will see the ayatori wrapped around a branch, and he pauses.]
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And while they're cleaning debris, he hears Katsuki's question and pauses. How does one explain a scout's job? He's not normally one for words anyway, so he has to think for a moment before answering.]
Scouting. I survey nearby areas, looking for the dangerous places and the safe places. Safe places to rest at, dangerous ones to know where to fight, or to avoid.
[He tosses another chunk of concrete into a pile nearby. Get the vines sorted from the rubble, so the vines can be burned. That's what he's working on right now.]
Sometimes I hunt trolls. But I'm not supposed to do that alone, only when there's an emergency.
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...Well. Character development demands he at least try. ]
What the fuck's a troll?
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...big. Kind of like Yokai. And their insides are usually on the outside.
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[ With organs outside, he means. ]
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[ Because like. Brains. ]
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[ In horror movies. ]
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[A pause.]
Trolls eat all of the body. Do zombies do that too?
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[ He doesn't watch THAT many horror flicks, okay. ]
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[Lalli, zombies don't have to make sense.}
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[ He's never spent that much time thinking about the logistics of zombies, okay. ]
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[That makes sense to him. If you've never grown up around them, you wouldn't actually know that much. So he just accepts that answer and nods.
...and doesn't explain anything further about living in a world of zombies, because he's Like That. Sometimes he needs to be prodded with the right questions to share information, because he doesn't realize he's leaving important bits out.
But that's also about the time he will see the ayatori wrapped around a branch, and he pauses.]
What's this?
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[ He hasn't looked that closely yet. ]