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 Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:47 am
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Danzik was one of those fortunate sorts who didn't have to live off of the beach, but she'd stood on her ledge and watched as the rains washed through the Weyr and left....most everything a mess, honestly. She'd sipped her klah and watched the skies.
There was work to be done.
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It was still a bit of a drizzle out, but rain didn't prevent the responsibilities that dragonriders had with drills, ferrying non-riders, and several people had been sent off to help the holds with some more disastrous side effects from the downpour. Flooding was more than just water damage, though. It was the inconvenience of balancing the day to day grind with it. It was the rising tide bringing in scum from the ocean and then being so rude as to leave it.
The beach as a mess, weyrs were wetter than any rider needed to deal with at the end of a day, and most of their non-riders had other tasks that were just as crucial. So Danzik had rounded up all the Candidates, made sure each had their coats on, and out into the drizzle they'd gone.
We know it is still wet, so we'll do this a bit at a time, alright?It really is a lot of help, Eosphoth spoke gently to the candidates, her mental voice sweet and doting as she tried to smooth over any displeasure that she may have been able to sense from the group.
The beach itself was covered in debris and stranded sealife and Danzik shook her head, placing it on her hips.
"Alright, we have two big tasks we're gonna start with," Danzik explained, holding her arm up high with two fingers held for emphasis. "One; clear the shoreline! Toss any critters back into the ocean, it's better for them and it'll help keep the beach from stinking if they die and rot." A delightful mental image, "branches and rocks can be used for our second task."
Second task!
"SECONDLY we want to make small barricades around these weyrs that are closer to the shore as we can to to divert water from their front doors as the rains come up." There would still be flooding, of course, but.... I'll be helping everybody with the second task as needed, so don't hesitate to call on me! Eosphoth informed the candidates, in case that sounded particularly daunting.
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Danzik laid out her expectations for each task. The first part of the morning would be dedicated to sorting beach debris and clearing what could be for Task One. Task Two would, with Eosphoth's assistance, work on digging out smaller trenches to supply sand and help guide water. The sand would be, ideally, combined with larger and sturdier beach debris along with what old (empty) sandbags from previous storms of similar caliber had been rounded up.
"If we can get this all done today, I'll see about the day off tomorrow." Maybe even a day somewhere brighter and warmer.
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:49 am
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Pick a grid and roll from it 3 times per character - don't flip-flop between grids unless your roll deems you should! Feel free to switch up the flavor text a little to suit your character's IC actions, of course, but do write something to go with each roll!
Clear the Beach 1 - You're pretty sure this fish is dead. Are you sure you want to touch it with your hands? What else is around to do anything with? Whether you toss it back into the water or not it has to be moved, though. 2 - You take a few minutes to toss smaller rocks into the water one by one until you catch Danzik giving you a critical look for burning time. Whoops! 3 - What counts as big enough to go into the pile for the barricades and what needs to be thrown away? You can ask what Danzik thinks, but sometimes it just is easier to toss something into one of the piles and make it somebody else's problem..... 4 - Woah! Look at you flex! There's a larger piece of driftwood sticking out of the sand which ends up being bigger than it looked when you yank it out. Sure, it's light, but the sand doesn't give it up easily! 5 - You distractedly think you hear some peeping and cheeping of a firelizard. There are a few buzzing about farther down the beach - what are they making all the fuss about? Roll 1d4
1. Looks like they're making a field day of all the fish! Delicious!
2-3. Danzik catches you wandering and has Eosphoth summon you back.
4. Hello? What do we have here? Looks like there's the top of an egg sticking out of the sand. You can choose to take it or not - but mama lizard doesn't simply relinquish it and you do get a few scratches for the effort. [Quote Pach - you can only roll this once per player!]
6 - Working hard! The beach is already looking a bit better so take pride in your hard work! 7 - You get a nasty splinter and after Danzik looks it over and cleans it up, she recommends you spend some time helping with the barricades to keep from getting another [SWITCH GRIDS] 8 - You briefly (or not so briefly) consider using a particularly sturdy piece of debris as a makeshift sword. Alternatively, someone else challenges you to a duel with their own piece! Danzik allows it for a few minutes before suggesting the pieces would help the second group more. 9 - You've moved a lot of debris and take a small breather! 10 - A (flopping) fish in one hand, a stick in the other - you meant to throw the fish back, but there went that perfectly good stick. Whoops.
Build a Barricade 1 - Digging is hard when you are a small person and not the big (by comparison) green dragon scooping up sand with a foot. Maybe you can sneak in a break since she seems to have it under control. Or not! Up to you! 2 - Look at all this sand, and so many sand bags to fill! Eosphoth is keeping you hard at work but sends you a wave of encouragement and support. Look at you! You're doing a great job! 3 - You figure out a pretty easy way to arrange the sticks and rocks people from group 1 have been gathering together that makes the barricade building a little easier! Woohoo! 4 - You feel like you'd like a particular piece to help your building along but nobody has one yet. Rather than wait, you go on the hunt yourself [SWITCH GRIDS] 5 - Sandbags are heavy and you nearly drop one on your foot. Eosphoth fusses over you appropriately, but then sends you back to work. Careful! 6 - This sandbag has a hole in it. You let Eosphoth know, but hopefully this doesn't leave everybody short later. It already feels like there aren't a whole lot of them..... 7 - You dig too close to the wallow of a resting dragon and they turn a baleful look upon you. Do they let it go or do you call on Eosphoth and Danzik to mediate a little bit. Or maybe it ends up being no big thing and they are simply curious. 8 - Oh! You found a thing while moving around all of this sand! Roll 1d4
1-3. Shardit! Just a pretty rock. Maybe you can keep that or use it for this chore, though.
4. The rain must have buried this firelizard egg! Mom won't find it here, so you may as well take it, right? [Quote Pach - you can only roll this once per player!]
9 - You're everything is hurting, so sore. Sore sore sore. And there is still so much sand to move. And everything is soaked. Klah would be nice right about now. Try to not get sick! 10 - Oh man, someone from the clean-up gang is fake swordfighting and it sure looks awfully fun. Maybe you can get away with it for a minute between getting all these larger branches set up....
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Tsunake rolled 1 10-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:08 pm
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It was cold. And wet. Serrekhar grumbled to himself low in his throat, trying not to shiver as the rain soaked into his clothes. Still, he wasn't dumb enough to complain when Danzik was still in earshot, and he grimaced as he looked over the beach. What a mess. He forced himself to pay attention as the Candidatemaster herself began to speak. Cleaning up the beach and making barricades for the weyrs. He didn't envy the poor dragons having to deal with the run--and soggy wallows. As soon as a day off was mentioned, the big man brightened considerably.
Right. Beach cleaning, he decided, might be more interesting. Nudging Josen with an elbow, Serrekhar headed down to begin. A nice, big piece of driftwood caught his eye, and he reached out to snatch it. He immediately yelped as a jagged edge he hadn't seen bit deep into the meat of his palm. Yanking his hand back and eyeballing it confirmed his suspicions. That.... was one nasty splinter.
Aware of Danzik's eyes on him, Serrekhar debated doing the manly thing and shouldering on.... and then thought about his hand falling off from infection and decided better safe than sorry. He stood there sheepishly as he was doctored up, shoulders hunched as he was (gently) banished from beach duty to instead help with the barricades.
Quote: 7 - You get a nasty splinter and after Danzik looks it over and cleans it up, she recommends you spend some time helping with the barricades to keep from getting another [SWITCH GRIDS]
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demon_pachabel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:16 pm
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magnadearel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:19 pm
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Tsunake rolled 1 10-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:22 pm
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demon_pachabel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:24 pm
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[Josen, Cleaning, 2/3]
Quote: 4 - Woah! Look at you flex! There's a larger piece of driftwood sticking out of the sand which ends up being bigger than it looked when you yank it out. Sure, it's light, but the sand doesn't give it up easily!
Well Serrekhar wasn't around to do all the manly heavy lifting anymore, so Josen figured he'd try his hand at a larger piece of wood that was sticking out of the sand. It didn't budge.
"Oi, move," he grumbled at it, leaning his weight into the pull. This time it gave, sending him tumbling onto his butt and sending sand all over. He sat for a moment, then flexed an arm proudly. Hmph! Now he just needed to drag this over to the pile.
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magnadearel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:29 pm
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magnadearel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-10)
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demon_pachabel rolled 1 10-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:39 pm
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Tsunake rolled 1 10-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:40 pm
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Smerdle rolled 1 10-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:40 pm
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