hadriel | 004; Video

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By now, I imagine that everyone is aware of the shortages we currently face. With Sorrow dead and Hope still in recovery, our food supply may be insecure for some time. And without electricity, it will be difficult for some of us to prepare what we do manage to find.

Under these circumstances, it seems both precarious and inefficient to let everyone scavenge for themselves. For now, I propose creating some kind of communal cooking space were we all can bring what we hunt and gather. An outdoor fire pit might suffice for now, although if someone else has a better proposal I would be glad to hear it.

Would anyone be interested in helping me to set something up?

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Children?

[she wishes she could be surprised at that. it seems that no awful place is without its innocents.]

I'm good at fighting. [more than she'd like to be sometimes.] My father, he taught me, and I have his blade. I can do my part here.

I'm afraid so. The Door does not test for age before it snatches us away from home.

[And the Null feel no compulsion to spare children purely on account of their youth. It is a very bad set of circumstances all around.]

You're brave to volunteer, Naoto. [You must make your father proud, is on the tip of his tongue, but if she has his blade...well. One likely explanation springs to mind.]

I will be glad to have your assistance with hunting, and you might also consider joining the guard. Has anyone spoken to you about it?

It's not brave, it's just what needs to be done.

[and she's the best equipped to do it, more than most children. they're the ones who give her something to fight for.

naoto blinks and lifts her head again when he mentions a guard.]

Like a police force?

It is. That does not meant that offering to act is not brave.

[Fingon smiles a bit at her interest.]

A group of citizens come together to make sure the community is protected, let us say. My cousins and I have been part of it for some time.

[so they really do have to rely on themselves. not necessarily a bad thing.]

If they need another blade, I'll offer mine.

Every blade we have is valued, Naoto. In an emergency, we can never have enough.

The men you need to talk to about the Guard are Henry Percy and Nick Valentine. Either or both should be at the construction site for the new headquarters. Have you happened to pass by it yet?

[OOC: the sign-up page is

undermanned, if you're interested.]

[the thought of fighting as part of a team is...strange. but she did largely the same in the underground, her underground, whether she wanted to admit it or not.]

I haven't, but I'll make my way there now.

Thank you.

‘Tis no trouble, Naoto.

If you need any other aid in getting on your feet, feel free to call.

You're very kind.

[she means it, and is a little surprised still, if only because she's not used to it.]

I hope you'll do the same if you need my help with anything.

[It's natural to Fingon. He was lucky enough to have friends and family in the city when he arrived; it's only fair to make sure that people who don't have that advantage get looked after too.]

My thanks, Naoto. I will keep the offer in mind.

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