Welcome to Gaia! ::

Richard needed to think. He thought best when his hands were busy. The rec room was empty for the moment and he was greatful for that. The first steps are always the most fragile.

He pulled 3 decks of cards from the shelf and emptied them on to the table in the center of the rec room. Two blue decks, one red deck. He carefully stood two cards up on end and placed a third on top of them, they wobbled but did not fall. It was a start.

The old man did not look up as he carefully braced more cards againist the the growing structure. "Sure, just don't bump the table." His voice was soft but had some strain in it. The voice sounded young and pretty, but he knew it could easily belong to another of the unfortunate mutants. His future, he reminded himself, if the transformation didn't kill him first.

After assuring himself the newly placed card were stable, Richard pulled his hands away from the fragile structure and turned his head to look at the lass. She was young. Very young to Richard, she was also human (I assume) as far as he could tell. A spark of anger flashed in his eyes as considered the fate of one so young. He mentally stomped it out before it could ignite, getting angry wouldn't help her and from the troubled look in her eyes, Richard guessed she had already knew the truth of the island.

He smile his best grandfather smile and extended a wrinkled hand. "I'm Richard, pleased to make your acquaintance."

Richard took several more cards from the top of the deck and moved to place them on the structure but stopped. His hands were trembling slightly. Smiling he put the cards down and folded his hands together.

He voice as a whisper, "It is, an atrosity. There is no other word for it I'm afraid." Richard wasn't normally very religious but this island was afront to God and humanity as a whole. He looked at the girl, Katie? was that her name? "He brings people here, young people, and destorys them, makes them a mockery of what they were, slaughtering any hope of a future."

"That is what this place is I'm afraid."

The smile remained but his eyes had filled with saddness.

Richard sat back. He picked up a card, studying it in his hands. He looked up at her, his face stern. "You're young, but let me tell you a secret that only the old know."

Richard flicked the card at his little castle, it knocked one of the supports. It wobbled for a moment, then fell, the cards scattering across the table.

"Everything is like a house of cards. It can't last forever, you just have wait for the wind to blow. Maybe if your smart, help it along a little."

Richard grinned.

Richard gathers the cards and starts to sort them into their repective decks.

(Thanks for the rp. I'm going to turn in for the night now.)