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Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear ([personal profile] poised) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-09-19 04:13 pm

We Built This City

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.
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-04 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yes indeed. We all need to find our important people again.

[Honestly, meeting so many people here had only made him feel that more strongly.]

Oh, forgive me. I never got your name.
immobileyes: (Just let me bask in the words)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-04 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
My name is Mary. It's nice to... um, officially meet you?
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-05 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Well met then, Mary.

Though it makes me wonder what Kevin has been saying about me.

[It better not be anything overly sappy.]
immobileyes: (I swear I didn't call you fat!)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-05 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't anything bad! [ VERY QUICKLY. ] I can tell he cares about you a lot!
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-06 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, so he's been carrying on again.

[He rubs the back of his neck absently, because he can just imagine some embarrassing gushing going on.]

But well, I suppose he's not entirely wrong either. Usually.
immobileyes: (There's some medusa in there maybe)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-06 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
... So he's just as important to you, isn't he?

[ THAT'S SO WONDERFUL... ]
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-07 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
...yes, he is. We have been together for a while. So he's not just anyone.

[Okay, but well that's enough of that.]

But, it's a bit weird to talk about. Sorry.
immobileyes: THEY'RE RIVALS (But they haven't kissed yet!)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-07 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ah-- no, I'm sorry! You don't have to say anything else-- and we're almost there, anyway.
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-08 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
It is perfectly alright. No need to apologize.

[He makes sure to open the door for her even. All that good, gentlemanly stuff.]
immobileyes: (Secretly terrifying)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-08 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, guys with butlers sure are polite...

But she smiles at him as she steps inside and finds a table to set her bags on. ]


You can sit on any of the couches, and I'll make you some tea. Do you have a favorite flavor?
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-08 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Setting down his part of the load, William took her up on the offer, settling down. It was a bit of a long day, so he didn't mind taking a load off.]

Anything is fine, though most herbal teas make me a bit... woozy.

[Ever since Kevin had told him about Solomon coming out, William had made efforts to be more careful around those sorts of things, only using herbal infusions for important spell work. It wouldn't due to risk exposing Mary to that idiot.]
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[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-09 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Then a black tea should be okay... I'll be right back!

[ She's never heard of wooze-inducing herbal tea, except the ones specifically brewed to help with sleep, but... well, everyone had their conditions.

So she'll just bring over a cup of Earl Grey after some fussing, offering it carefully. ]


... Is this all right?
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-10 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes it and inhales deeply before drinking some.]

It is perfectly fine. I thank you for offering me some, especially considering we just met.

[He's more of a coffee person, but too much caffeine can rot the nerves. So this is just right.]
immobileyes: (It must be nice to shed...)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-10 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
You did help me... [ She'll point that out, a little shyly. ] So this way, I can repay you.

[ Without actual money, even better. ]
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-11 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Still, I appreciate it. Back home, it would be a bit improper for me to be doing this. Being in a lady's room alone.

[Granted, he had decided to accept and embrace certain unique social norms here, both for his sanity and because William was naturally a forward thinking person.]
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[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-11 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
... Well, that's okay. [ She's got to giggle a little. ] This isn't my room, anyway. It's for everyone!
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-12 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Crisis of conscience averted then.

[He's laughing a bit because like that was ever a concern of his.]

But something like this is nice. CERES makes too many of the things we use. So having something we did ourselves is a grand thing.
immobileyes: (Just let me bask in the words)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-12 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's right, you'll never go into a lady's room alone because you're marrying your butler, right?? ]

Yeah... it's not a lot, but it's ours. It kind of has a special feeling to it.
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-14 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[If only he knew what she was thinking. Though honestly, he might as well be married to Kevin. He's never going to meet anyone who'll make a better wife.]

We will have to take special care to maintain it. Especially if these floods are to become a regular thing. Maybe stock some sandbags at least.
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[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-14 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
I hope that doesn't happen again... I'm not very good at swimming.

[ Read: she can't. ]
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-15 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
I am not exactly good at either, hence why I try not to fall into large bodies of water.

[Like most athletic activities, it was beyond him.]
immobileyes: (And what's over here now?)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
... I think we should both avoid them, then. If we can.

[ Her too, buddy, her too... ]
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[personal profile] notsolomon 2015-10-15 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
We might have no choice in that matter though.

But well, that is what strong people are for.

[He hates being coddled, but at the same time, if some dumb jock can't be trusted to keep you from drowning, then what are they good for?]