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[camouflage]

Not gonna begrudge anyone who wants to pander to over-inflated egos, but while we're stuck here we should be doing something useful to ensure everyone can survive.

- first-aid: Do you know it? Do you have a kit prepared for an emergency? Is there anyone here who has ACTUAL medical training?

- food & water: What's safe to consume? Has anyone encountered something that made them sick? Have we figured out how to safely use the apartment appliances just in case other people get trapped here?

- surroundings: Do we have a map of the area? Has anyone run into any other dangerous places besides the arena?

- defense: Are you capable of defending yourself if you're attacked? If not, I can at least help with that. If anyone else has any experience training personnel in combat, you should make yourselves available for people who need help.

Comments

[theresolve]

I am available to train others that have a need of it. If we could have some practice swords it would be easier but I can also make some given materials and time.

Twice so far when new people have arrived there have been beasts that show up along with them. Once with my group which seems to be the first, and once again with the second group. It is my suggestion then that we keep careful watch on the coliseum - if a third group shows with monsters as well perhaps we can predict a pattern that follows and have a guard ready for when it occurs. Some can defend themselves, but there appears to be an equal number of those that can't. With a guard at the ready we can ensure their safety.

[camouflage]

[swords???? the only thing that pops into his mind is machetes, and yeah, you can make crude ones, so that must be what he means.]

I agree. If we let anyone die in there, we're only losing out on potential bodies to strengthen ourselves as a whole. But can you find enough people to keep a dedicated watch on the arena? More people may not come through for days or weeks, if ever.

[theresolve]

[Yeah that's gonna be fun when Rainier has to find out what a gun is.]

That's why we need to look for a pattern, if there is one. I've set up camp next to the area before, I can do so a second time. I was brought here prepared for a several week journey so I've got my tent and everything I need for it.

If a third wave arrives, compare it to the amount of time between the first and second and see if we can deduce if there's a set length of time or a variable we can account for. Best case scenario, we can narrow it down to only a scant few days we actually need to keep a guard up and ready. Worst case scenario, if enough people are willing, we can set a rotating single watch to the area that alerts others as soon as there's activity. The phones should make that easy - no need to wait for ravens or messengers.

[... In spite of the 'buffon meat-head fighter' archetype some of his team are determined to set him in, Rainier was once a commander in one of the most feared armies in his world, and a dammed good one at that. Also one used to working with tech that involves scrawling out a long note by hand, attaching it to the leg of a bird and praying for a favorable wind. Phones, Boss. Phones. This shit is a fucking cakewalk.]

[camouflage]

[big boss would be impressed that you know how to handle a phone blackwall except he thinks EVERYONE knows how to use phones. or they should at least.]

Sounds like you got a pretty solid plan, then. I'm willing to volunteer myself, if you need the extra hand. I don't have much else going on at this point, and I'm still not sure how I want to tackle the issue of these "gods".

[theresolve]

[He's got a scrawny teenager from Virginia to thank for the tech lesson.]

Right now I'd just suggest daily check-ins to the arena. I think it'll be a big enough commotion when it happens again, if it happens again, but maybe someone can catch something early.

[camouflage]

Alright, I'll keep an eye out. If I see anything, I'll make sure to put out an alert.