We Built This City

[poised]

Who: EVERYONE, literally everyone
When: THE ENTIRE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. This can take place any time from IC 2/28 to 3/16.
Where: ALL OF THE COLONY
What: The log to go along with the reconstruction player plot! Everyone is still welcome to join in, even if they had no prior knowledge of this.
Rating/Warning: shouldn't be anything to warn for! please poke me if this changes

[Not too long ago, a monstrous tsunami toppled the colony of Cerealia and left the city in ruins. Today…. the city is still in ruins. Watch your step! Hopefully you weren’t headed anywhere important today because--]

You there! Where do you think you’re going?!

[-- you’re about to be dragged into something much bigger than getting a sandwich or your CyBuddy’s hair appointment.

You’ve been spotted by Natalia and you are about to get an earful.]

---

Once Natalia gives the spiel to whatever poor bystander was walking about, they’re given a hardhat along with their instructions. Then they’re set off to work and they have quite the range of places that they can see to attend to.

I » THE RUBBLE The Residential District took the hardest toll after the tsunami. Where a block of apartments once stood, there’s now only rubble and ruin – as well as fallen pieces of the platform that had just added salt to the wound. Those in this area will be given face masks as well, to accommodate for the dust, and are tasked with moving the rubble over to a sectioned off area that will be considered a new scrapyard. Take a look at the fallen tech if you’d like, just be careful not to exhaust yourselves too much!

II » THE SCHOOL Plenty of the water has receded from the school area, but it would appear that the remains of flooding are still in effect. Try not to turn the halls into a slip and slide just yet! Even though the whiteboards beg to be written on, you’re obviously here to do work…. right? Well, there’s probably something about visiting a school that can make people itch to feel young again anyway.

III » THE APARTMENTS What apartments remained have a high chance of dealing with water damage, especially those on the bottom flowers. They’re just begging to be revamped. Maybe you even find an empty one that you like and decide to claim it for yourself! Aside from that, Natalia’s left paints upon paints for a mural on the outside of the building if you feel like doing some benevolent vandalism. Please don’t draw any genitalia.

IV » THE SKYBRIDGES High above the city, others are still put to work. The standing building in the residential district (and those that are eventually rebuilt) need a more convenient way of movement, Natalia’s decided. So here’s where people are building sky bridges to connect the apartments – but for the love of god, watch your step up there or else we’ll be dealing with cleaning you up off the cement too.

V » THE GYM The once magnificent place for GAINS and and PROTEIN and BROSEPHS honing one’s strength and maintaining the temple of one’s body unfortunately caved in during the disaster. Entirely. The place is another pile of rubble and rock, but if nothing else, exercise equipment has been ordered and people who hopefully know their way around a gym have been placed in charge of restoring the gym to its former glory. It’s like its own workout just to fix it!

VI » THE SANCTUARY Hidden away in the Residential District, there’s a new, nondescript building. Upon even stepping into the premises, you’re asked to leave your CereVice at the door. However once you’re determined unbugged by CERES, there’s much hustle and bustle in here. Wire work is being done to maintain generators, tests are being run, and then there are some people making sure that the curtains match the color scheme of the couches. At least there’s apparently a buffet provided inside for all volunteers! Chill during your break time. You’ve earned it.

Comments

[flaredo]

Why are you hiding?

[ She knows why. ]

[masakados]

You know why I'm hiding.

[Don't think he doesn't realise that.]

[flaredo]

But you should be used to this by now, right?

[ Grin grin griiiin. ]

[masakados]

I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna get used to it.

[He huffs into his arms.]

[flaredo]

Well, if that means you're always gonna turn red, I'm okay with that too. [ It's endearing. ]

[masakados]

[Puff.] I'm not okay with it. I'd like an immunity...

[flaredo]

I wouldn't want that. [ HUFF. ] Then you'd be immune to me.

[masakados]

[Naoki lifts his face from his arms, peering at her now... before he plunks his chin down on the edge of the couch by her head.]

...Eh, well, I don't think I'd ever be immune to you.

[flaredo]

Yeah? [ She doesn't seem too convinced. ] I'm thinking I should come up with new ways to surprise you...

[masakados]

I might faint if they're too much.

[Solemnly. (He wouldn't faint.)]

[flaredo]

I'd catch you.

[ DID YOU EXPECT ANY LESS-- ]

[masakados]

You would...

[He makes an amused noise and leans in to kiss Yang's hair.]

[flaredo]

Mm, I would. [ Can she sneak a kiss in a public setting, she's looking at him awfully wistfully... ]

[masakados]

Yang? What's up?

[And Naoki looks amused by her face as he plunks his chin on the edge of the couch cushion cloooose to her head.]

[flaredo]

I wanna kiss you.

[masakados]

Really now. [Gosh Naoki don't say it like it's someone else's business...]

[flaredo]

... [ YOU, SIR, ARE GETTING POUTED AT. ]

[masakados]

Ah. [ABORT ABORT POUTING IS NOW POUTING IS REAL he visibly flounders and then leans in close to peck a kiss to the corner of her mouth.] Sorry. I was just teasing.

[flaredo]

Don't tease about that. [ Huuuff. She's just going to let him feel bad, gosh. ] You're gonna make me think you don't want to.

[masakados]

[Ooof.] I always want to. [He'll lower his voice to admit it, meek now.] I'm always happy when I get to touch you.

[flaredo]

... Yeah? [ Yang favors him with an arched eyebrow-- but then she inches a hand forward to rub her fingers over his cheek. ]

[masakados]

Mmmhm. [He nods, but not enough of a nod to escape her touch. He turns his face and just rubs his cheek against her fingers in turn.

Like a cat...]

[flaredo]

Save your energy, okay? [ THIS CAT... ] I still owe you a massage when we get home. And I'll be thanking you for that little teasing stunt of yours, too.

[masakados]

...Am I in trouble? [Because it feels like it, a bit.]

[flaredo]

You might be.

[ YEP. ]