fiddlestick | Kaisou: Class VII Group Chat

Listen...! My dad's really into hunting, and while I'm not so much for the actual hunting part, I can appreciate the craftsmanship of the tools!

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Why wouldn't you have a spare knife box? My family always had lots of knives on hand.

[Again, welcome to the Craigs]

Most people don't keep that many knives around! Not even the gangs I ran with back in Germany kept that many knives around!

That sounds like a them problem.

[REAN.]

Good idea on the food and such, though, Elliot. Probably ought to make a little extra just in case there are other people there.

Hehe, yeah. Maybe for your birthday we can get you some knives so you can start your own box!

[Because that's the problem here????]

Alright, I can do that! Oh, and maybe you can do some fishing.

I have a switchblade. I don't need any more knives! Please tell me you have a fuckin' camping stove or something and not just knives.

I dunno, that sounds like a severe lack of knives to me!

[Is he joking? It's unclear.]

Yes, we have a camping stove. Trust me, my family was more than happy to outfit me with everything I needed to camp once I was in here and not constrained by dorm rules. Something about "you can't live that close to a park that beautiful and not go camping!" I tried to tell them Elliot and I weren't all that interested, but, here we are.

[HOLD UP DID SOMEONE SAY FISHING]

—! You're right! I'll have to pack up my gear, too.

[He snorts] Yeah, seriously. Switchblades are good but you shouldn't use it for everything. That's a great way to damage the blade.

[So you need more knives!!]

That's right. Meanwhile my Dad made me do wilderness survival training a lot when I was growing up. I hated it the entire time, but the lessons did stick.

Rean and I have even gone camping before! Remember that summer trip on the Appalchia trails?

If I'm usin' a knife, all it's gotta do is stab or cut somebody.

[Why are you two LIKE THIS.]

Didn't Albarea say Appalachia was haunted as fuck or something?

Yeah, but certain blades are more efficient for certain tasks. Just like you wouldn't use a butterknife to cut a steak, as an example.

[And while Ash never voiced the question of why they're like this, Rean certainly has an answer!]

I don't remember actually seeing any hauntings up there, but I do remember your older sister telling us stories. [He laughs a little.] Freaked out Elise something awful.

And, well, even if that were a thing our parents knew about... I mean, Elliot's dad thought it was a great idea to take the family to Alcatraz and my dad was good friends with him, so...

And you should be careful if you're stabbing someone with that. If it hits a bone at a certain angle, it could break!

[This has been brought to you by "Disturbing things Elliot somehow knows"]

Oh yeah, I remember that. Poor Elise barely slept a wink that night. And can't lie, it kinda freaked us out a little too...even if neither of us wanted to admit it.

And pretty much. Dad usually saw the scary things people try to shield kids from as "teaching moments" for us. [A sheepish laugh of someone whose been in therapy for years] I-It had mixed results.