bastionpc: (Nathaniel)
Bastion NPC ([personal profile] bastionpc) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2014-12-29 06:04 pm

Event: Day 265 [OPEN]

Who: Several NPCs and you
Open: Open
When: Day 265
Where: The Bastion in general
What: Everyone adjusting to the new land, plus some bad news from Nathaniel.
Format: action
Warnings: Lnone

[First, the good news: everyone came back more or less alive and well, and they had a core! After some deliberation, eventually it was decided upon that adding more land to the Bastion (as well as improving the efficiency of power use in the Bastion, so that the extra land is not a strain on the already limited power) is the best use of this Core.

Once the core has been integrated into the Bastion, the land expanse is almost immediate. Several chunks of the nearby Skyway (monster-free, thankfully) attach themselves to the Bastion, nearly doubling the available land. In addition to the flat plains, lake, river, and hills, there is much more flat land, and a few sharp peaks (nowhere near tall enough to be actual mountains, but they are made of rock and have the same jagged edges and steep inclines that a mountain would have) have attached themselves to the north-eastern side of the Bastion.

In addition, several empty buildings have sprung up in the south and western parts of the Bastion, along with a large empty area clearly left open for tents or more structures. With all of the new land and buildings, the Bastion should be able to hold several hundred residents comfortably. Provided the people could be found to fill those spaces, the Bastion could be a small town now!

But today is not entirely a day of good news. Around midday, Nathaniel calls a meeting by the monument to discuss some things, and he doesn't look happy at all.
]

Okay guys, I'm just going to be honest here. We've got some trouble brewing.

For starters, I haven't been able to pick up the energy signal from that other core. Either it's been buried, or it fell off the Skyway, or something else got to it. It may come up later, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Along with that, we've got another mess on our hands now. Remember that group of Ura that you guys have been talking to? Well, they left this letter in the place where we leave written communication with them. Zahi translated it for me, and long story short, their crops failed and they're asking us for help.

We can give them supplies, but the farm doesn't grow enough to feed both us and them. If we found another core we could expand the farms to make it feasible, but there's no telling when we'll find another core. Our other option is to start growing our own farms on top of what the automated farm grows for us, but that won't actually help for several weeks, even months. They could possibly starve by the time that pays off. There's also the problem of how to get the sheer volume of food they need out to where they are. Their numbers are about equal to ours, and it's not a trip we could make every day, and most foods would spoil by the time we got it to where they are, so that's something to keep in mind too.

As near as I can tell, we can either help them out until they can grow more food, or we can ignore the request and let them fend for themselves. If any of you guys have another idea of what to do, we can discuss it.

I'll leave the decision up to you guys, but whatever you choose, make the decision quick, so that whatever you decide to do can be put into motion as soon as possible.
scary_music: (Too stressful!)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-30 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh!! What a magnificent saying! Amazing!

But, but, Ibuki's no mechanic! That's Kazuichi-chan's job... but he's not here!! [nevermind that she'd never had the need to recruit Kazuichi for his mechanical prowess for anything...] You want Ibuki to become a mechanical engineer? An engineering mechanic?! Uwah, why the sudden pressure!? Ibuki's going to explode!
Edited 2014-12-30 09:32 (UTC)
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-30 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
Picking up a secondary skill is useful.

[Colin grins at her.]

Something extra you can use to benefit yourself and the group... worthwhile, no?

[He gives her a wink then.]

No pressure. Just think about it.
scary_music: (I'm a psychic you know.)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-30 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Mmmmmmmmmm...

[Well, she had started getting better at cooking... but it wasn't like there was a lack of people who could cook.]

Maybe, maybe. Ibuki wonders how good she would be at it! But you'll have to make sure she doesn't push the shiny buttons that make bad things happen! Scary!
Edited 2014-12-30 09:45 (UTC)
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-30 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Why would I make sure you don't press the shiny buttons?

That's half the reason the fun, shiny buttons exist!

But seriously... You wanna learn, I'm happy to teach you. We've got a lot of needed skills here, and I think you've got what it takes to become a grease monkey.
scary_music: (Land ho!)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-30 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, does Ibuki really have to become a monkey? And a greasy one, too! Everybody will make fun of her, she'd totally lose her rockstar image! She'll be laughed at and told constantly to take showers! Terrible, what an awful thing to tell Ibuki, Colin-sama-chan!

... just kidding!

But if Ibuki gets to press all the shiny buttons, then, yeah, yeah, let's do it! Let's to the mechanical engineering thing! All the buttons!
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-30 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
If you can come up the a transmogrifier, you can become anything you want.

[Colin grins at her.]

That said, I'd think the torn sleeves, dirty look would be good for a metal show.
scary_music: (Deep thoughts by Ibuki Mioda)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-30 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm... amazing! Ibuki's coming up with a song now! A title! She has it!

"I became a grease monkey, but I lost the wrench!"

[... monkey wrench...]
freedom_engineer: (Cocky)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-30 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Now you've just gotta get the beat to go with it.

Heavy bass, lots of banging percussion.
scary_music: (Let Ibuki's music sooth your soul.)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-30 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmhmhm! You underestimate Ibuki's ability to write music! She's totally got this!

Don't worry, Colin-sama-chan! If Ibuki didn't know how to make her own music to play, she wouldn't be deserving of her title as the Super Ultimate Level Music Person!
Edited 2014-12-30 22:41 (UTC)
freedom_engineer: (Default)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-30 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, but as your master, it's my job to stick my nose into your affairs.

[Colin gives her a smug grin.]

Though I'm quite sure it will be wonderful.
scary_music: (Deep thoughts by Ibuki Mioda)

[personal profile] scary_music 2014-12-31 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, Colin-sama-chan, Colin-sama-chan, until you prove yourself a better musician than Ibuki, she will have to say otherwise on that particular affair! She might steal your nose for that!

[And she does that... pretend nose stealing thing at Colin]

Whoops, too late!
freedom_engineer: (Humorous)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2014-12-31 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, you didn't tell me you were a thief too!

Criminal! Miscreant! Deviant!
scary_music: (Griiiiiiiiiiin)

[personal profile] scary_music 2015-01-01 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
Kyaaahahaa~

Ibuki's dark secret is finally revealed!