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Curufin, son of Fëanor ([personal profile] so_dark_a_road) wrote in [community profile] hadriel2018-12-06 12:11 am

Water, wood, and fish! -- what more could you ask for? [backdated to 11/22]

[ Curufin stands on the frozen surface of the lake in front of a small wooden shed the size of your average ice-fishing shack. The door is open, and through it you can see a three-foot-wide hole in the ice with water and slush oozing out. It is easily large enough to dip a bucket in, maybe a washtub, too. There is a shelf built into the back wall which holds pails, plastic bottles, and other useful containers that he and helpers found in the shops. ]

I've got a couple of announcements. The Fire Brigade and the Elfhouse have collaborated along with some of our other friends on three projects to provide some useful supplies:

1) I've chopped a hole in the ice here, near the north bank of the lake. There's WATER available for anybody who wants to come down here and get it. If you come down through the city center past the Sewing Shop and head straight for the lakeshore, you can't miss the kiosk. You'll see it sitting on the ice, not too far from shore. We're going to come down every day and make sure the hole doesn't freeze over, so water will always be available. If you're having a hard time with the weather or are not physically able to tote heavy buckets or containers, let one of us know, and we'll fetch the water to you wherever you live.

2) WOOD for fuel purposes. Heat your house or cook with it. My brother Maglor and I and the Firefighters ripped up the planking of the piers before the gods moved us here. We dried it out and stacked it in several places for distribution: the currently empty units in Delight's Housing; the Firehouse; and in my forge shack. Let us know if you want some of this lumber for fuel or building, and somebody will meet you and help you carry it home. We also burned some of it to make charcoal, which is easy to use for cooking purposes, and that we put into sacks to hand out. My boat is drawn up on the shore of what was South Island a few days ago, and I'll offer it as fuel, as a last resort. Otherwise, I'm saving it for building purposes.

3) FISH for tasty, nourishing food! The Elves and Sansa Stark worked hard for a week preparing my last few boatloads of fish from before the move. Two fish products are therefore available. We salted and dried some of it, which you can pop in a pot of boiling water and make soup of. The rest we smoked, so it's cooked and you can therefore eat it as is. Come and get it at Delight's Housing #06. We'd also be happy to offer some of this cache to anybody who wants to help distribute it -- the Bakery? The Speakeasy? Anybody who'd be interested.

[OOC: And anybody who wants to say their character helped with any of these projects can let me know at [plurk.com profile] tangyminx and I'll edit your character into this post. Also, any character in the aforementioned list of collaborators can respond to those who comment here, if they feel like it.]
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[personal profile] such_a_teez 2018-12-16 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
It is. I'm rather durable and although enough cold will irritate me, it's not something that can actually make a difference. I'd sooner have my cold days with a warm fireplace and fine food, but I can make do out in the elements. [Tyki actually really enjoyed getting a little more information about Curufin's heritage. He's fascinated with him. He's a good man, and beyond interesting. So little details are more fun than most might find them.] I'd enjoy being able to raise my temperature. It sounds rather convenient. But enough of that, and of furs. I'm far more interested in what we might find beneath the ice.

[Tyki is excited for the first time in quite a while. This is his kind of adventure.]

I absolutely want to find out. Let's have a fishing trip. You and me, and the great frozen outdoors. And we'll discover what lurks under the ice. [Hopefully it's a massive fish. Tyki loves fish, and eating fish, and fishing. So although a monster would be interesting to find, he really does want the discovery to be a massive fish with succulent flesh. Especially if he can roast it and enjoy it well salted. That sounds good this time of year...

Tyki has to shake off the idea of fresh fish, and make himself focus.]
So when do we head out?