World Log: Tundra Arrival

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters in the city
What: The log for the city's arrivel on the ice planet
Where: All around the city
When: November 21st-November 30th
Warnings: None

You all get some warning to prepare, which is great. A little time to stock up on supplies, make sure everything's where it supposed to be, call your friends in from their fishing boats. And then the city moves. It happens in the blink of an eye - one moment you're on islands, surrounded by ocean, and the next? The next you're surrounded by frozen ground, the temperature has dropped significantly, and even the sky looks different. The air has a bite to it, that familiar feeling telling you it's thinking about snowing soon. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday soon.

The city has rearranged itself back into that old, familiar shape, instead of spread out across islands like it was a moment ago. Maybe that'll make things easier for you, maybe it won't, but it also means the return of the lake and river that used to bisect the city - only now they're frozen over. This climate also means it'll be hard for any plants not otherwise protected to survive - and that you, too, will start feeling that cold if you're away from a warm place for too long.

And warm places might be in short supply, because when the city moved the gods did not. What does that mean for you? Well, whatever supplies are in the shops at the moment the city moves are the only ones left. No new food supplies, no new clothing, nothing. In addition, the power across the whole city is out, including water and heating. Anything else powered or supplied by gods (the hot springs, the mopeds, what's left of the orchard, the armory, the GPS) will not work.

You're on your own. Try not to die.

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Comments

[unphase]

You'd think so? I wonder what's taking them so long. It's not like they don't know where we were heading.

[she grew up as the only child of a wealthy mother, she's never known what it was like to go hungry]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Maybe they got caught by the Null? Or they're fighting each other. I heard that happened before.

Whatever it is, we won't last more than a few months without them restocking the stores.

[And as probably the only two vegetarians in Hadriel they will be the first to starve.]

[unphase]

[she winces] Let's hope it's neither of those things. Either way, we'd be sprocked.

I've--I've wanted to stock up, just in case, but I don't want to be greedy. We're all in this together.

[it's hard clinging to her 30th century morals in a world that is so far removed from them]

[theweakhavepurpose]

It's not greedy if you're doing doing it for survival. And it's not like other people aren't doing the same thing.

I've got some food stashed away if you need anything.

[That's putting it lightly. He has enough that he could probably feed the whole population for a week at least.]

[unphase]

[she looks slightly dejected]

I guess they are. I can't really blame them. Who knows how long this will last?

Really? I can't take your food from you, it's yours.

[she'd feel like she was taking advantage of him]

[theweakhavepurpose]

There seem to be a lot of people who have lived through some shit already, so they know what's coming. How bad it can be.

I didn't take it all for myself. I'm not that kind of prepper.

[He frowns. He never thought of them as selfish before, just crazy. But now... Everyone stockpiling food and guns to kill their neighbors strikes him as the most selfish you could be.]

I took it so that these fake gods couldn't steal it away from us.

[unphase]

Why do you say that? What have they told you?

What kind of prepper would that be?

[she's never heard of such a thing]

That was really smart of you. Especially considering, well [she gestures around her] all of this.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Anyone who's been in the military always thinks that a war could hit at any time, and we've got a fair number of ex-soldiers here. A couple other cops. And I know how people act when they start running out of food.

[Mostly because he's seen people starved as a method of control, but the same principal applies to people who are going hungry. Or he thinks so anyway.]

Well they've emptied the stores before, I wanted to make sure if they did it again, we'd be ready. I'm trying to be the kind of prepper who has everything in order to help people, rather than holing up in a bunker and shooting people who want a can of beans.

[unphase]

Oh. We don't really have a military. It was abolished when the United Planets was formed. But I take it that they act badly.

[she doesn't want to think such a thing about her fellow residents, but if she thinks about it? it's plausible enough.

she smiles at him warmly] That's really good of you. Thoughtful. Most people aren't like that.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'm a Deputy, helping people is what I do. What I'm supposed to do.

[Even if Jacob was trying to convince him otherwise. He's still a good person deep down, and all the conditioning can't completely stomp that out.]

Unfortunately I don't have enough to keep the whole city going. So I hope others are doing the same.

[unphase]

And you're doing a good job of it. Thank you.

[and she thinks he should be kinder to himself, that he is a good person]

I hope so, too. And I hope that they're as willing to share as you are. [but she doubts it]

[theweakhavepurpose]

[He won't protest it this time, but he's not going to acknowledge the praise either.]

Unfortunately we're probably going to see the worst of people when they start to get hungry. If someone starving finds out someone else has food, they're not going to ask for it nicely.

[Which is why even though he wants to help, Pratt isn't really spreading the knowledge around that he has food. He doesn't want to guard it 24/7]

[unphase]

[at least he's not protesting it?

she looks dejected] No, they probably won't. It's awful that people here have to watch their backs like that, but if you need any help, let me know. I'll. . . see what I can do. [even if she doesn't know what that would be yet]

[theweakhavepurpose]

[It's progress.]

You don't have to do that. But, thanks. I'll let you know if I need an assist.

[Though likely the first warning he'll have will be a knife in his ribs.]

[unphase]

[she'll take whatever progress she can get]

Yes, I do. We're friends, aren't we? And you'd better.

[let's hope it doesn't come to that]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Are we?

[Oh no. Oh no that's bad. His friends end up dead or he's forced to feed them human meat or torture them.]

Being friends with me is dangerous. That's... probably.. not good.

[unphase]

Yeah, of course.

[as he knows, she likely already had the worst possible thing happen to her, what else can this place throw at her to compare?]

I can handle a little danger. Even a lot of danger.

[theweakhavepurpose]

[he is weirdly nervous about this.]

Oh. Okay then.

[Time to silently pray he doesn't regret any of this later.]

[unphase]

[he shouldn't be, she can totally take care of herself. when she's not distracted]

Okay, good. Want me to stay over until all this is done? I can fly over to my apartment, grab a few things and be back in about ten minutes.

[he wooooon't, it'll be fine!]

[theweakhavepurpose]

[Nope. Nopenopenope. This is all bad.]

Nah, I'll be fine for a few weeks at least. I will actually tell you if things get rough, don't worry.

[unphase]

[that's what you get when you have friends~~]

Okay, good. We're all in this together, but some people might need to be reminded of that.

[theweakhavepurpose]

[ It hurts him.]

Yeah. They'll get the message, one way or another.

[unphase]

[no. no pain. only friends]

I hope they won't need much convincing.

[theweakhavepurpose]

[ Internal sobbing.]

I'll let you know.

[ He gives a wry smile, turning to go take stock of his stockpile of soup. Maybe if he rations a little harder he can feed more people. ]

[unphase]

[internal handkerchiefs for him]

Thanks. And I mean it, the second someone starts giving you nass, you call me. I'll be right over.

[she smiles warmly at him in response. who would have thought that he would become her closest friend here? she wouldn't, but she's glad he is]