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affliction mods ([personal profile] afflictionmods) wrote in [community profile] theafflicted2022-07-02 04:47 am

06.50 - week six, saturday

W6 SATURDAY
It’s Saturday…and things seem a little more standard, this time, when Lorelei makes a quick announcement on the tablets again at 8am:

”Good morning, students. It’s time for your sixth…and final official lesson. Yes. What this means is that this is the final detected orb located here, and while this does not indicate the end of the course just yet, it is the final day for your evaluation. Florence will meet you in front of the grocery store at 8pm tonight. Please do not be late. You are also free to bring a self-defense weapon with you, and any pain-alleviating items you have received. Nothing else will be allowed.”

She seems to be her usual self this time, and this certainly seems a lot kinder than the "trust exercise" from last week.



With the memories of last week’s lesson still lingering, a bit of wariness would be understandable. Still, Florence did say that this week shouldn’t be nearly so bad - whether you believe them or not is up to you - and they’re there at the grocery store, ready for another lesson.

They do seem a bit distracted, as it takes them a moment before they address everyone.

“Hello. Today’s lesson will be focused purely on cooperation. It is another journey into an orb, so things may be unpredictable, but nothing so severe…”

They trail off, before nodding at nothing.

“There is a storm. You must prepare to survive it, and prepare for any other eventualities. As I said, it may be unpredictable. I will be around to help in any way I possibly can.”

With that, it’s off into another orb - and the lush island on the other side. Surely this won’t be too hard, right?

OOC NOTE
Welcome to Week 6 Saturday's event. As Lorelei stated above, this is the final orb lesson for the game. Characters will have to work together to survive on a deserted island through an oncoming storm. How this will work OOCly is simple:

There will be three phases. Planning, gathering, and constructing. Planning will be short and mostly designed to have everyone gather their bearings and figure out who's doing what. Gathering will be collecting materials to help with their survival. Constructing will involve fortifying your "home base" so to speak.

Gathering and Constructing will run for 2 hours each. At the 1 hour mark for both phases, however, random events will happen that may throw characters off-kilter. There may be other things in between depending on character actions, but you can expect them at the hour mark at the very least. Planning will only last for 30 minutes, unless an extension is needed.

These instructions are not IC. This is for OOC organizational purposes.

We also have a section for people to submit threads so we can track progress and determine the outcome of the event. Qualifying threads must have at least 5 comments from you; more details can be found on the top level below.

The storm will happen at 5pm EST.








herlocksholmes: by <user name="pickpocketry"> (2)

[personal profile] herlocksholmes 2022-07-02 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Storm in the horizon, my good fellows! The sooner we get started the sooner we can weather it!

[Getting ready won't make the storm arrive sooner, Sholmes. Still, he doesn't correct what he said, hah]

Let us all work with our strengths, to avoid any trouble. What do we have at our disposal?
Edited 2022-07-02 16:09 (UTC)
vivens: (pic#15698456)

[personal profile] vivens 2022-07-02 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ huh.

well this is both familiar and not at the same time? like in terms of just ending up on a tropical island and in a jungle.
]

Not quite what I expected for a final lesson.
selfconcept: (pic#14357537)

[personal profile] selfconcept 2022-07-02 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you bring your ax?

[ He went to Sabo First Thing lmao ]
partymagician: (43)

[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-02 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Seems like there are quite a bit of tools in that hut. I suppose we could start with whoever is good at using those, and see what we can do from there?
vivens: (pic#15698631)

[personal profile] vivens 2022-07-02 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[ he has the ax in one hand. ]
escardos: (quatorze.)

[personal profile] escardos 2022-07-02 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Since Florence said that there's a storm, we should probably make sure that the hut won't be blown away!

[ he nods, chipper as always. ]

Maybe we can cut wood for more support?
sicklysweet: (pic#14878123)

[personal profile] sicklysweet 2022-07-02 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wait a minute.]

Was that intentional?

[Storm, weathering...]
escardos: (pic#13770497)

[personal profile] escardos 2022-07-02 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It's like those TV shows back at home. You have a bunch of people stranded in an island and they have to provide for themselves and survive.

[ he nods. ]

Then, at the end of every round, they vote one member off. I wonder if that will happen here, too?
cheerfuldays: (012)

[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-02 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
There's no telling how long the storm will last. Will we need other supplies...?

( oh god she has never done a survival in her life. tools? absolutely not. what can she do to help... )
festiverogue: (ahaha really?)

[personal profile] festiverogue 2022-07-02 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[HAND SAW HAND SAW don't look at him he's just ready to go cut some stuff. He brought a bat, though.]

We've got a few biiig, strong people here, so gathering materials shouldn't be too hard! Anybody with good construction sense should stay behind here and tell us what to cut and bring. And if we need fresh water, someone better start gathering ocean water and setting up to evaporate the salt out.

[A beat.]

That'll be hard with what's on hand. Aaanyway, who's up for chopping down some branches and gathering wood?
sicklysweet: (Default)

[personal profile] sicklysweet 2022-07-02 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the more you can find, the better a chance you have at not dying miserably when this storm destroys everything around you.

[Helpful, Owen.]
selfconcept: (pic#15650880)

[personal profile] selfconcept 2022-07-02 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Reliable as ever. Could you gather wood? You're probably one of the stronger people here who can actually use an ax.
selfconcept: (pic#14394402)

[personal profile] selfconcept 2022-07-02 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I can help with constructing. Just need to know what the majority wants, so I can ask for the supplies.
ignihidden: pixiv user: 53048092 (💀LXI)

[personal profile] ignihidden 2022-07-02 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Why a jungle... ... not again...

[SOME rude children PELTED HIM WITH FRUIT last time he was in a jungle!]
vivens: (pic#15698580)

[personal profile] vivens 2022-07-02 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he has no idea what flat is referring to but he gets the concept easy enough. though he can't help but frown for a moment. ]

If the intent is to not have a repeat of last week, you'd think that we wouldn't be voting off. Unless this "storm" is going to be deciding that.
festiverogue: (black ships black flag)

[personal profile] festiverogue 2022-07-02 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you taking suggestions?

[Grinning.]

I'd say fortify the whole thing, riiiight? Make it nice and sturdy. And if it's a storm, we prooobably need to keep rain out.
catarou: (with such tomfoolery once more)

[personal profile] catarou 2022-07-02 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Reinforcing the hut is an excellent first move. If we can gather larger leaves from the trees, that may be a solution for making the roof itself less likely to leak.
partymagician: (48)

[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-02 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He raises a hand. ]

I can carry heavy things, so I can gather wood! But I can help out with the water too.

[ Since that'll be heavy to carry. ]

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