Around the Castles and Dorms, Saturday Evening

[so_hawkward]

So, Clint was aware of a few things by now: no one could hear anything, there were some freaky looking creatures flying around, and freaky looking creature claws plus bouncy castles was probably a bad combination. If Clint had been a student he'd have headed for the dorms, so he figured the area between the dorms and the castles was probably a good place to patrol and keep an eye on things. For the moment, he was looking around for a good tree to climb and survey things from, and trying to decide if watching people from trees was a little too creepy.

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[justbeingbay]

There seemed to be fewer wakwaks out by now, so Bay felt reasonably okay going out for some fresh air.

But then it turned out "seemed" was the key word, and there was a demon bird thing bearing down on her, and she had literally never been so happy to see a teacher in her entire life. She joined Clint with a silent meep.

[so_hawkward]

Clint had never realized how important hearing was to knowing where to look, but thankfully Bay's expression was pretty clear, and Clint had an arrow ready as soon as he saw the creature, letting it fly and shooting the... whatever it was through the neck.

Hopefully that wasn't too gross for Bay.

After a quick check to make sure there was only one of them following her, he gave her a smile and looked her over for any sign of injuries. "You okay?" he tried mouthing.

[justbeingbay]

Please, Bay loved gross. Especially when it meant she got to keep her intestines inside her body instead of having them extracted by a demon bird thing.

"Thanks," she mouthed. "I think I'm okay. Just shook up."

That was kind of a long set of words, and she glanced to Clint at the end to see if he got it.

[so_hawkward]

'Shook' was a weird word to try to lip read, but 'okay' was the important part. Clint mentally cursed himself for not bringing paper with him, and tried to speak slowly instead. "Where are you going?"

[justbeingbay]

Bay waved a hand back over her shoulder toward the dorms, looking embarrassed. "I wanted some air and thought the coast was clear," she said. "Dumb me, huh?"

She signed as she spoke; she doubted Clint would understand it, since no one had, but there was always the chance.

[OOC: So sorry -- my night fell apart on me. SP?]

[so_hawkward]

Clint perked up as he watched her, and signed back No, not dumb. Just when he'd thought no one would understand him, it was nice to be pleasantly surprised.

[SP will give me something to do tomorrow yaaay! :D]

[justbeingbay]

Bay's eyes brightened with appreciation. Thanks, she signed back. But it was still good you were around.

As a separate thought, she added, I was starting to think I was the only one on the island who knows ASL.

[so_hawkward]

Me too. Did you learn for fun or do you know someone who's Deaf?

In Clint's defense, he was keeping an eye out for their safety while signing. Hurray multitasking!

[justbeingbay]

For my sister and my ex, Bay explained, glancing away just long enough to make sure nothing was about to attack. (Multitasking was fun for everyone!) You?

[so_hawkward]

Clint pointed at himself and gave her a small smile. My hearing's kind of eh. That was one way of putting it. And I like languages. Didn't think I'd use this one here though.

[justbeingbay]

Bay's eyes widened in surprise. I never would have known you had a problem from class. And languages are awesome. You learn them faster when you need to use them, right?

[so_hawkward]

It's not a big problem,. Clint was not good at receiving pity, for real. I need more ASL practice so I guess this is a good excuse.

[justbeingbay]

Me too, but next time I want it without the bird d-e-m-o-n-s.

Bay shrugged apologetically after the fingerspelling, but she didn't know the sign; there wasn't a lot of need to talk about evil creatures back in Kansas City.

[so_hawkward]

Target practice is fun! Clint was a strange optimist, sorry Bay. If you want to practice with signing, we could practice sometime. I definitely need it.

[justbeingbay]

Do I get extra credit if I sign with you in class?

Kidding not kidding.

[so_hawkward]

Everyone's getting an A but you might get a A plus.

He didn't know if that grade even existed, but hey, it was worth a shot.

[justbeingbay]

Bay pumped her fist in slightly ironic pride. Hey, an A+ was an A+, and Bay's report card had never exactly been overflowing with those.

Sure thing, she signed. But first, would you mind walking me to the dorms? I can't sign with you if I'm dead.

[so_hawkward]

Yes! Let's get you safe.

It was nice when something he thought would be a good idea turned out to actually be one.

[nookiepowered]

Ms Oh Right I'm School Security Too (Bo to her friends) had the same idea, minus the tree-climbing, because yes, Clint, it WAS.

She also had both a sword and a crossbow, though she wasn't nearly as good with the second one as some people.

She raised the first in a short Hi, Guy Who Isn't Guy wave, as she scanned the sky above the dorm building for the swooping, batlike figures she'd seen from the street.

[so_hawkward]

Hey, at least Clint wasn't trying to be creepy, unlike some people cough Derek cough.

Also, he had some sword envy going on right now. Well done, Bo. Clint nodded in return, and managed to only leer at her for a few moments before remembering hey, doubly armed lady.

[nookiepowered]

He picked the wrong person to worry about leering at, because ...Bo. She just grinned and shook her head, because ...Kitty. And then pointed above his head with her sword, because CRAP, FLYING DEATH FROM ABOVE

[so_hawkward]

Ugh, Clint was going to be having weird bat demon dreams for days after this. He turned, pulling an arrow out of his quiver as he moved, and watched the flying thing for just a moment before shooting at one of its wings.

Because Grounded Death From the Ground was slightly less freaky?

[nookiepowered]

You would pardon Bo for taking a moment to stare at that arm action and ponder the likelihood of Kitty being into threesomes (not for the first time, because ...Kitty) before heading over toward writhing, freaky Grounded Death From The Ground, holding Pointy Death From The Pointy Stick in front of her.

[so_hawkward]

Clint had no problem with threesomes, although he might mind sharing Kitty. It would depend entirely on what Kitty wanted... but he had to admit, Bo looked pretty awesome with that sword, and Clint was just going to watch her work, ready to grab another arrow in a second if needed.