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

[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]