Event Log: The Beach Episode

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The event log for the transition to our new planet!
Where: The city, which has now been fragmented onto four separate islands.
When: May 27th-June 10th
Warnings: Surf's up! If by 'surf', you mean separation from your friends, weird sea creatures, and cold rainfall.

The sun and the sand and a drink in your hand- well, it all sounded pretty nice when you voted for the island planet, but ultimately what you're getting is a bit less glamorous.

The transition takes place instantaneously, with very little noteworthy shakeup, though those of you who are particularly in-tune with the supernatural may feel a bit dizzied or nauseated by the sudden movement. And that's exactly what it is: for those of you who are outside, the change is fairly noticeable, as in the span of a single blink, what used to be miles of desert is now rocky ocean. The city is simply in one place one moment, and then somewhere entirely new a second later.

And that somewhere new is exciting! The islands have plenty of landscape to explore and weather conditions to adjust to, fish to catch, and- wait, how do you get to the other islands? What if your friends or your home or the bar is on these other islands? Enjoy having to figure out who is where and how you're going to get by with only a small fraction of the city to work off of- hopefully those boats will come sooner rather than later...

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Comments

Okay if we assume Sonya helped with the Orchard harvest?

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin came to Guard HQ as soon as he had made the rounds of the island and finished talking to Henry. And he barely got the coffee perking and had thrown himself into a chair and started rapidly sketching the geography, when the door opened and Sonya came in.

He looked up, pleased to see one of his coworkers already. "It looks like you and I and Ignis are the only Guards on this island. I'm putting together what the others have said, and coming up with a rough map now. We've got a few food resources here, too. Pell and Carlisle have gardens in the Park. We put food caches in both the spires, here in HQ, in the Armory, and I think Oscar left some at the Firehouse. And I am fairly sure there are edible fish off the coast and perhaps shellfish among the rocks. Oh, and my workshop is at the edge of the woods, so I have tools and materials to build those boats."

"I haven't yet got started searching the island for people. I guess that's the next step. What are your priorities?"

we can

[soldier_blade]

All of it was a good start, as far as she could determine. The water in the spirals still seemed to work as well, but she wasn't sure how long that would hold. "Same as yours. Search and get everyone organized. My quarters aren't on this island, so who knows how many others could be displaced."

Though to use the term when they were all displaced on this realm was almost redundant. "Could use HQ as a gathering spot until everyone's accounted for."

The only temples they had on the island were of Rage and Confusion, and like hell did she trust any gathering in there.

nice

[so_dark_a_road]

"True. We may need to find living space for displaced people. I believe there are unused apartments in the spires, as Oscar said when he responded to Henry's Guard summons. A few, at least. We might also ask Margaery Tyrell if she would accept any guests in the Sewing Shop. There are also a few other shops on this island, and perhaps they could be commandeered as temporary shelters. And I agree, HQ would be good for a gathering center. There is also the Armory."

Curufin leaves the temples off his list for the same reason as Sonya does.

"I'm going to build a couple of boats. I've already marked out the trees I'm going to cut, the location for the work, and I have plans. Henry has asked me to focus on this project. But of course I'm available for whatever I'm needed for. Especially if any of the tunnel creatures have managed to come with us. We all had better be watching out for those."

Re: nice

[soldier_blade]

Using the various shops as shelters wasn't entirely something Sonya was alright with. Issues like sanitation and hygiene would be harder to come by in the shops as living in either the Spires or even HQ, but even she understood it to be a last resort. "We should start stock piling bedding if we don't have enough rooms in the spires."

Or if there's anyone unwilling to share their quarters. She was well aware there were people just that unwilling to help out. "So patrol duty will have to take place along with organizing shelters and building boats or rafts."

Rafts would be simpler to construct, but to look at the sea, she wasn't certain the water would be calm enough for rafts. "Least the food stores could be preserved."

[so_dark_a_road]

"There was some talk of collecting all kinds of supplies, and I'm fairly sure that bedding and clothing were a project that somebody was taking on. If they did, they probably stashed it all in the spires, so I would guess the empty apartments would be a good place to look."

"Hmm. Maybe put out a network call for people who are willing to take in a guest or two? And yes, there's going to be a lot of work to do, and just the few of us to do it, unless some of the others on this island are willing to pitch in."

The sea is rather turbulent around and between the islands. But possibly a skilled rafter could manage it.

"Yes, good thing we have those food caches and the food in the stores. We'll still have to hustle in order to keep eating once the caches are used up. No telling how long it will be before Hope makes more food appear in the stores."

[soldier_blade]

"A message over the network would be a good idea over all." She agreed. "Getting everyone organized, finding those who have spare rooms or bedding." With only three guards on the island, there was no way they could do all of this and still keep guard against dangers. "We should keep someone on hand to make sure food is properly rationed out until Hope could get her energy back."

The entire conversation, Sonya kept an eye on him as well as the papers he was reading and writing on. "I've scouted some of the area before, and I could make some crab and fish netting to set aside. Again though, someone needs to keep watch to make sure they're not lost to sea."

[so_dark_a_road]

He nodded. "Maybe someone who is not a Guard could take over the food organizing and rationing."

"If you have net-making skills, that is wonderful. So much more efficient than catching fish one at a time. It would be good to have crab to eat, too! Maybe there is someone on the island who would want to take over being the watcher. If they're willing but not knowledgeable, maybe you could teach them?"

He gave his sketch another look and decided it was good enough for the moment.

"Can you think of anything else we should be considering?"

[soldier_blade]

"Not much of a choice, if it's just a few of us on each island." With only a handful on each island, there was only so much they could do on their own; they had to enlist skilled-civilians. "Learned how when training for the military. There's some reeds and seaweed just along the shoreline, I've no problem instructing anyone on how to build and maintain them."

Thank whatever gods listening that she had several knives on her, such as would make the task easier. The cages and lures wouldn't be especially that strong, but it only pressed on the need to involve others in learning how to maintain them.

"Medical? I don't know about everyone on this place, and we've been lucky thus far with the clinic-to my knowledge, but I'd rather not put things to chance. All islands need to find a place where people with any medical or first-aid training could be contacted."

[so_dark_a_road]

He nodded in agreement. There were too few Guards to manage everything. "Besides, there are people here who are very capable. They don't wait for the Guard to suggest projects, they usually take them on of their own initiative, but they take suggestions, too."

"I'd love to see how you make a net, too, and any other equipment you know of for catching sea creatures." The more crafts they have as a group, the better!

"I think that Kate Galloway, Henry and Nick have agreed on using Guard HQ for a clinic space. They did set up an area for that here in HQ, shortly after we rebuilt the two centers close to one another." He glanced around and jerked a thumb in the direction of the door behind which was that very area. He hadn't actually checked it out yet, having had other things to do.