August 15, 2029, 17:34
17:34 [Kiki] Me and Gaunt managed to find each other!!! <3 Getting there was a bit rough but we’re doing a lot better now.
17:34: [Kiki] We also found a bunch of cool stuff in some abandoned apartments!
18:56: [Spike] Lyre found me too
18:56: [Spike] Were okay
18:57: [Gaunt] thats good
18:57: [Spike] Killed a giant armadillo with a rock
18:57: [Gaunt] wait bruh
18:58: [Gaunt] howd u even do that isnt it like
18:58: [Gaunt] covered in armour
18:59: [Spike] Fuck if I know
18:59: [Spike] Lyre threw a rock at it and somehow it hit just right to kill it
18:59: [Spike] It wasnt even a big rock
18:59: [Gaunt] damn fr
19:00: [Gaunt] props to Lyre then
19:00: [Gaunt] yeah we havent done anything cool like that just some breaking n entering
19:01: [Kiki] Wow that’s impressive. I’m pretty good at throwing stuff but I don’t think I could pull that off.
19:02: [Kiki] It’s not really breaking and entering if the place is abandoned. But yeah I found some Pokemon trading cards haha
19:02: [Gaunt] i guess yeah
19:02: [Gaunt] i call lucario it looks cool
19:03: [Gaunt] and charizard
19:03: [Kiki} You can have the first one but I’m keeping charizard. The card is pretty.
19:03: [Gaunt] oh ok sure
19:04: [Spike] Were in a literal fucking wasteland and youre arguing over pokemon trading cards what
19:05: [Gaunt] idk
19:06: [Kiki] Oh yeah we found more food and water too. Probably should have started with that. We should be okay for a few days.
19:06: [Gaunt] oh yea that too
19:06: [Gaunt] how are yall holding up
19:08: [Spike] Ehh were managing
19:08: [Spike] We have access to water but only temporarily and the armadillos gonna go bad soon
19:09: [Gaunt] good for a couple days then? i think we could all use a break lol
19:09: [Spike] Yeah no kidding i hope so
19:10: [Gaunt] then what
19:11: [Spike] Idk
19:11: [Spike] Lyre apparently has a plan so im trusting her for now
19:12: [Gaunt] oh thats good
19:12: [Gaunt] guess youll do whatever that is n we can figure smth out maybe
19:19: [Lyre] Wait
19:21: [Kiki] Lyre, are you saying you want us to wait for you to type something out, or are you responding to something else?
19:21: [Lyre] Wait at the tower, don’t leave yet
19:22: [Kiki] Okay! Don’t worry, we were planning to stay for a couple days anyways. Why do you want us to stay? Are you planning to meet up with us?
19:22: [Lyre] Yes but not now
19:24: [Gaunt] ok
19:24: [Gaunt] anyway goodnight
19:25: [Kiki] Goodnight everyone!
19:25: [Spike] Goodnight
August 16, 2029, 8:26
8:26: [Spike] Lyre tried to throw out the entire armadillo last night
8:26: [Spike] Theres still tons of meat on it and itll still be good for a day or two
8:26: [Spike] I had to stop her
8:27: [Gaunt] what
8:27: [Gaunt] why
8:27: [Spike] If i knew i would tell you
8:27: [Gaunt] huh
8:28: [Kiki] ????? What? Why? Is she super worried about spoilage or something?
8:29: [Spike] Yeah definitely not lmao
8:29: [Spike] I asked her why she tried to throw out perfectly good food and she said she didnt know
8:30: [Gaunt] ??????
8:30: [Gaunt] Lyre can u confirm
8:31: [Kiki] Well that’s… interesting.
8:32: [Kiki] Gaunt’s breaking down a door right now. We’re scavenging more apartments.
8:33: [Kiki] Oh by the way we finally found some antibiotics! Yay to not dying of infection!
8:34: [Spike] Yeah that would be a nasty way to go
8:34: [Kiki] Yeah no kidding.
8:35: [Kiki] Funny thing is I know how to pick locks. I could have gotten the door open but Gaunt wanted to break it down.
8:35: [Kiki] I guess we all have our ways of dealing with stress.
8:36: [Spike] I thought gaunt was hurt
8:36: [Kiki] Yeah but she insisted.
8:36: [Kiki] I offered to help but she said she wanted to do it on her own. I hope she’s not making her injuries worse ;’(
8:37: [Kiki} We got the door!
8:37: [Gaunt] nah its good i got it
8:37: [Gaunt] and anyway im feeling ok, u should take a break. u look practically the same as yesterday
8:37: [Lyre] I confirm
8:38: [Kiki] Gaunt I’m fine I promise. I’m not the one who’s badly hurt. If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.
8:39: [Gaunt] u look the same as me rn
8:39: [Kiki] And Lyre, why did you try to throw out the armadillo?
8:39: [Lyre] I don’t know
8:39: [Gaunt] ??????
8:40: [Gaunt] can you clarify? like no clue?
8:40: [Lyre] Well I needed food for last night, and I didn’t know we needed more this morning until I checked
8:42: [Kiki] But if you didn’t have any other food wouldn’t you save some for later just in case? If it’s not a big deal to keep around why throw it out?
8:42: [Lyre] No. I didn’t know
8:43: [Spike] Welcome to my life
8:43: [Kiki] Are you guys okay?
8:43: [Lyre] Yes
8:44: [Spike] Were fine
8:44: [Gaunt] signing off just got some stuff
8:45: [Kiki] We found some pads!
9:02: [Kiki] Cans of beans, yum.
9:07: [Kiki] A replacement kitchen knife!
9:14: [Kiki] More towels and stuff to use as bandages.
9:25: [Kiki] A WHOLE CASE of bottled water!!! It was really annoying to carry downstairs. That’s a problem I want to have haha.
9:40: [Kiki] Okay I think we cleared this place out. Can’t imagine anything else is hiding in here.
9:53: [Kiki} Found a lighter in the hallway for some reason? Well I’ll certainly take it.
August 16, 2029, 13:45
13:45: [Kiki] PASTAAAAAAAAAA
13:45: [Kiki] Oh man I can already taste it.
13:45: [Gaunt] shit u rlly like pasta
13:46: [Kiki] I have been starving for a few days. I think I really like anything that has calories.
13:46: [Gaunt] what abt the beans
13:46: [Gaunt] didnt say much abt those
13:47: [Kiki] Well I’m happy to have them. Beans have lots of protein. They’re not nearly as good as yummy starchy pasta tho.
13:47: [Gaunt] tru
14:10: [Kiki] We got a map! Gaunt’s looking at it now. I’m not so good with maps.
14:10: [Gaunt] no kidding
14:10: [Spike] Whats on the map
14:11: [Spike] Does it show a desert or anything
14:11: [Kiki] It’s not that weird. Lots of people have trouble with maps.
14:11: [Gaunt] not like u
14:11: [Gaunt] and Spike theres no desert
14:12: [Gaunt] actually rlly tough to make sense of it bc all the landmarks are gone
14:12: [Gaunt] or different
14:12: [Kiki] There’s a lake though. We’ll probably head there so we have a reliable water source.
14:13: [Kiki] It’s southeast of us I think?
14:13: [Gaunt] its west south west. Maybe 15-20km idk
14:14: [Spike] Damn
14:14: [Spike] Ig where we are isn''t on the map
14:14: [Spike] Or its been so fucked up its unrecognizable
14:14: [Gaunt] unfortunately
14:18: [Lyre] Stay
14:18: [Gaunt] we werent gonna leave just yet anyway
14:18: [Lyre] Stay for the next few days
14:19: [Kiki] I mean we do have lots of water. The lake thing isn’t super urgent.
14:19: [Kiki] Plus the rest would do us good.
14:19: [Gaunt] maybe
August 16, 2029, 20:24
20:24: [Spike] How do u keep exposed muscle from getting infected
20:24: [Gaunt] what the fucking shit
20:24: [Kiki] Ohhh that’s not good. Um. Are you okay?
20:24: [Gaunt] i dont know what do u have right now like antibiotics or anything
20:24: [Kiki] Keep it covered with something sterile if you can.
20:25: [Spike] Yeah we have antibiotics
20:25: [Spike] Bandages too but theyre not sterile anymore i dont think
20:25: [Gaunt] can u still bandage and stuff?? wheres the injury?? whos injured
20:26: [Kiki] Take the antibiotics if you can spare them. If you can, clean the bandages and use them.
20:27: [Spike] Yeah it can be bandaged.
20:27: [Spike] I dont wanna waste the antibiotics in case we need them later
20:27: [Spike] Ig i can stick them in boiling water would that work
20:27: [Gaunt] exposed muscle is bad u better take them now
20:28: [Spike] Ok
20:28: [Kiki] Yes that works. WAIT FOR THEM TO COOL before you apply them.
20:42: [Gaunt] turning in. heal fast, get ur sleep
20:43: [Kiki] make sure to follow the instructions for the antibiotics! Sleep well.
August 17, 2029, 8:22
8:22: [Kiki] how are you guys doing? Is the injury any better?
8:26: [Spike] Idk not any better but also not any worse
8:26: [Spike] Ill take it
8:28: [Gaunt] thats good
8:28: [Kiki] We had some of the pasta with beans this morning. Best pasta I’ve ever had. So so good.
8:29: [Spike] Nice
8:29: [Spike] were out of food so were going hunting
8:30: [Spike] Cant wait for Lyre to kill a bear with her shoelace
8:30: [Spike] She tried to go alone but i insisted on coming with
8:31: [Gaunt] yeah how does she do that stuff
8:31: [Kiki] Yeah that’s a good idea. Safety in numbers. Good to have someone watching your back.
8:31: [Spike] Both for safety and bc if she does something crazy like yesterday i wanna see
8:31: [Gaunt] Lyre u wanna enlighten us
8:33: [Gaunt] good luck anyway
8:41: [Lyre] I make plans, and they work
8:41: [Gaunt] yeah we can see that
8:42: [Kiki] You’re a really good planner, I think!
8:42: [Kiki] Good luck hunting!
8:43: [Spike] Thanks
August 17, 2029, 14:09
14:09: [Spike] Were back
14:09: [Spike] Killed a vulture
14:09: [Spike] Youre not going to believe how she did it this time
14:13: [Gaunt] how
14:14: [Spike] Okay so she got another rock of course
14:14: [Spike] And i expected her to just chuck it at this things head like last time
14:14: [Spike] But like this rock was tiny basically a pebble
14:15: [Spike] So she just tossed it at this things feet and obviously it tried to fly away
14:15: [Spike] But its feet got tangled in some rags or wires or something
14:15: [Spike] I didnt get a good look
14:15: [Spike] So it just kind of flung itself headfirst into the sand
14:16: [Gaunt] wait fr howd she know
14:16: [Gaunt] thats so wild
14:16: [Spike] Every time i ask i never get a straight answer
14:16: [Gaunt] huh.
14:17: [Gaunt] guess shell keep her secrets for now
14:17: [Spike] Anyway this things flailing in the sand
14:17: [Spike] And its still dangerous like its got talons n shit
14:17: [Spike] But eventually it gets smth caught around its neck and just kinda chokes itself to death
14:18: [Spike] And then lyre walks over and untangles it and starts walking back in total silence
14:18: [Gaunt] holy fuck
14:18: [Gaunt] remind me not to fuck with u Lyre i guess
14:19: [Kiki] Wow no kidding.
14:19: [Kiki] Did she set the stuff up as a trap beforehand maybe? That’s what I would do.
14:20: [Spike] That would make sense but i dont think so tbh
14:20: [Spike] I have no clue how she pulled this off but whatever food is food
14:21: [Kiki] I guess you guys got lucky then. Congrats on a successful hunt!
August 17, 2029, 21:32
21:32: [Gaunt] turning in.
21:32: [Gaunt] gotta say its been a nice change of pace. probably for yall as well
21:33: [Gaunt] gn everyone
21:33: [Kiki] Sweet dreams! Enjoy your roast ‘turkey’ haha!
August 18, 2029, 7:49
7:49: [Gaunt] so
7:49: [Gaunt] i dont really know how to word this or if its really a problem
7:49: [Gaunt] but
7:50: [Gaunt] Kiki and I have been on the same antibiotics and everything
7:50: [Gaunt] right
7:50: [Gaunt] and im fine like ive been fine for a good while now but Kiki’s basically the same so what the fucks up with that
7:50: [Gaunt] i was injured more than her but shes still tired and stuff, shes still sleeping right now
7:51: [Gaunt] is she gonna be ok
7:51: [Gaunt] Lyre you too
7:52: [Spike] Idk im not a doctor
7:52: [Gaunt] no idea?
7:52: [Gaunt] its just
7:53: [Gaunt] im worried its serious idk man
7:53: [Spike] Does it look like shes dying
7:53: [Gaunt] like not really but i dont know its literally the end of the fucking world we dont have fucking hospitals
7:54: [Spike] If she doesnt look really sick and shes talking n shit this morning shes probably fine
7:54: [Gaunt] fuck. i guess.
7:54: [Gaunt] shes probably ok
8:03: [Lyre] Yes
8:03: [Gaunt] yes what though like shes fine??
8:03: [Lyre] Yes, she’s fine
8:04: [Gaunt] ok ok good
8:04: [Gaunt] ill update when shes up i guess
8:19: [Kiki] Guys I’m honestly fine. Gaunt worried over nothing I promise. Just a bit tired.
8:19: [Gaunt] idk tho
8:20: [Kiki] Everybody’s body processes medicine differently. It’s probably working better on Gaunt because she’s breaking it down more slowly or something.
8:20: [Gaunt] im sure i weigh at least twice as much as u and i took the same dose
8:21: [Kiki] Human bodies are really weird. Plus I don’t think weight matters much for antibiotics.
8:21: [Gaunt] ok but still
8:22: [Spike] Dude if she says shes fine shes probably fine
8:22: [Spike] U guys r right next to each other quit cluttering the gc
8:22: [Gaunt] i guess
8:22: [Kiki] Oh sorry.
8:22: [Gaunt] sorry about that
8:23: [Gaunt] yeah you have a point i shouldnt be spamming
8:23: [Gaunt] be back later
August 18, 2029, 22:41
20:41: [Spike] By the way anyone know whats up with these phones
20:41: [Spike] Like i couldnt make calls or exit out of the gc or anything but i just though it was a glitch
20:41: [Spike] But lyres phone is the same so idk whats up
20:41: [Spike] Also it doesnt tell you how much battery is left and theres no port to charge it
20:41: [Spike] Really fucking weird if u ask me
August 19, 2029, 8:12
8:12: [Spike] Were heading out now cant talk b back this evening
August 19, 2029, 9:23
9:23: [Kiki] Huh that’s a good point. I wasn’t paying attention but that is pretty wierd
9:23: [Kiki] *Weird
9:24: [Kiki] Sorry I haven’t slept well lately. Been getting nightmares.
9:25: [Kiki] Gaunt says she thinks that’s just what the phone is like. She does agree that it’s weird we can text each other but can’t contact anyone else. Also that we can do this witout any signal towers around.
9:25: [Kiki] *Without
9:36: [Kiki] Spike, are you mad at Gaunt for texting too much? She thinks you hate her now or something
9:36: [Gaunt] i didnt say that
August 19, 2029, 14:57
14:57: [Spike] Yeah i didnt think about the signal towers but youre right
14:58: [Spike] Also no im not mad not sure why you thought i was
14:58: [Spike] It really isnt a big deal just dont do it again
August 19, 2029, 17:44
17:44: [Gaunt] ok. sorry
17:44: [Gaunt] whered u go anyway, should we try meeting u
17:45: [Spike] No
17:45: [Spike] Were just in some random patch of desert rn
17:45: [Spike] Lyre says were going west but idk if that helps
17:46: [Gaunt] oh ok i dont think we’re that way anyway
17:46: [Gaunt] but we were thinking of going west from where we are
17:47: [Kiki] We’ll head out tomorrow. Maybe if we get lucky we can meet up in a bit.
17:47: [Gaunt] no guarantees we head out tomorrow i dont think Kiki’s ready yet. ill update
17:48: [Kiki] Kiki is perfectly capable of walking. We’re heading out tomorrow.
17:48: [Kiki] We’re running out of water anyways. We need to get to the lake soon.
17:52: [Lyre] Go tomorrow
17:52: [Kiki] Thank you Lyre.
17:53: [Gaunt] really
17:53: [Gaunt] are you going to meet us??
17:53: [Lyre] Yes
17:53: [Lyre] Go West, stop at the lake
17:53: [Gaunt] ok
17:54: [Spike] Were not meeting at the lake
17:54: [Gaunt] oh what
17:54: [Gaunt] well we were gonna go anyway so we’ll probably be there i guess
17:55: [Spike] Yeah that should be fine
17:55: [Kiki] Hopefully the trip there will be pretty easy.
17:56: [Kiki] I really don’t want to run into more messed-up canines.
17:56: [Kiki] Oop dinnertime. Be right back.
August 20, 2029, 9:02
9:02: [Gaunt] heading for the lake. we’ll keep u guys updated.
9:03: [Kiki] Wish us luck!