Event: Day 268 [semi-open]

[bastionpc]

Who: Zulf, Tobias, Anna, Patchouli, Aradia, Zuko, Aoi, Megaera, others
Open: semi-open
When: Day 268
Where: Skyway => Ura settlement
What: Taking supplies to the Ura, as well as discussing what to do in the long term.
Format: action
Warnings: none

Please post in the threads below. This event is open up until we get eight additional characters besides Zulf. Once all eight spots have been filled, this event will become closed to those who have already tagged in. I will be adding people to the post header as they tag in.

Please only tag in to this particular post if you can be around for the next few days to participate.

IMPORTANT THREADS:

Last-minute organization

on the way there

Comments

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob's giving the carts one last check as the last few things are being loaded on and the ostrich horses hitched up. He knows Colin scanned them both after they were finished, but this whole operation is pretty much riding on the creations of someone who took a ten-year-break from even thinking about woodworking and didn't even have much experience then. He's more than a little worried that something terrible will happen and it will all be his fault.

And the crates! The crates! He used the extra wood he had already cut to make some, but there weren't enough and they'd had to scavenge up extra containers. A few of the crates were of such odd dimensions that they were nearly useless, but he'd wanted to use up as much wood as possible because he didn't have time to cut more. He'd been in such a rush to get as many crates as possible built that he hadn't spent as much time as he'd have liked on them - sure the ugliness of some of them was bad enough, but what if they all broke apart in transit and all the supplies were lost because he hadn't made sure all the nails were in far enough?

The nails! He'd made a lot of them himself! Sure, after Stewart had shown him how he'd checked Rob's work and found them satisfactory, but what if one of them broke unexpectedly? It would be a disaster!

He pauses in his examination once he circles around to a spot where most of the people going on the trip are nearby and wrings his hands for a moment before speaking up.]

There's, uh, I packed two extra wheels, two axles, some nails, some extras of the metal fixings, and a couple tools if you need to make repairs on the way.

[He gestures to the crate holding the smaller items, the extra wheels being obvious. Thank you, Colin, for reminding him what happened in Oregon Trail if a wagon wheel broke and you had no spares. Thank you, Colin, for reminding him what happened in Oregon Trail if a wagon wheel broke and you had no spares.]

It'd be better if there was a set for each cart, but I didn't have enough time. Um, try to be careful?

[Let's just say that the carts look something like this. Despite Rob's paranoia, the carts will hold up just fine unless something particularly crazy happens.]

[daughterofursa]

Thanks. I'm sure they'll do fine.

[Zuko's tone isn't particularly warm, not that it ever is, but it does convey confidence in what Rob's done. She's certain any problem they might have with the carts will not be because of him.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

I hope so...

[Rob's voice conveys all the confidence anyone who's spoken to him for long enough would expect.]

[daughterofursa]

I know so. You're a hard worker.

[She's being honest, but she's also trying to be a little nicer since, y'know, she made him cry.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

...Thanks?

[What is this "complement" thing? Can he eat it?]

[daughterofursa]

[No, you just accept it without question. Stop being so unsure about everything.]

You don't have to thank me for being observant.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[He's not unsure about everything, they just haven't talked much about things he is sure about other than how much he sucks.]

O-Okay.

[daughterofursa]

[She knows that came out a little sharply, but he is just so. delicate.]

And I'm not going to bite either.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Deadpan:] I'd hope not.

[daughterofursa]

[Sigh.]

Just keep an eye on things while we're gone and don't worry about your carts.