hadriel | 003 | Video + Action

[ The video starts out shaking, the view beginning with a brief shot of Sharon's stained boots (brilliant red spatters) and the dirt floor beneath, but it's soon shifted up. The focus settles on a fire engine red box, nearly a foot in length, that rests against the wall of one of the buildings. The lid has a strange symbol painted on it, a triple moon, and after she's certain people have gotten a good look, she kicks open the box, lid flopping back. The workmanship on the box is shoddy at best, but that's not what you're supposed to be noticing.

No, what you're supposed to be noticing is that the rectangular box is filled with a variety of items. There appears to be cloth, canned goods, a blade, and a canteen stuffed within, among other things. ]

There are a handful of these caches throughout the city. You spot the symbol [ She kicks the box again, and it rattles as the lid falls shut, the symbol back into frame. ] You'll find a box nearby. In it should be enough goodies to help you survive if you're ever caught off guard when the shit hits the fan here. There's also a healing trinket in each one, thanks to Kate and Carlisle, along with instructions on how to use it.

[ She pulls back, lifting the camera up to show another of the triple moon symbols on the wall in red paint. It's not large, but the bright red is enough to catch an eye or two. She doesn't turn the camera to her face as she continues to speak, leaving everyone to enjoy paint drying. ]

You use something from it, you put it back when you can. I won't be doing rounds to check on these things often, so if you fuck someone over by being a dick, that's on you. [ This is obviously the perfect place to end the post. No goodbye. No sign off. Yeah. She's good at this. ]

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[ And, for those who wish to encounter Sharon in person, she can be found throughout the city, painting the symbol on various walls, about eye level for those of an average height. She may also be found stocking any one of the red boxes. So, come over, have a chat, or criticize her on her shoddy workmanship. ]

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This is a good idea. Can we add to the boxes too?

[ Have a shot of the wall she's currently painting. ]

Yeah, if you think something will help, definitely. I'm sure I couldn't have thought of everything. [ She tried, but there are others far more capable in the field of emergency supplies than she is. She got the basics. ] ...I'd appreciate it, too.

We'll all appreciate it. [Jo knows it could come in handy. There's no knowing when people might need something around here.]

I'll add what I can. The healing trinkets were a good idea.

They're Kate and Carlisle's creations, I figured we could put them to use in more than just the clinic. [ And with so many people, it's not like Kate has the energy to make one for every person and then keep them charged monthly. ]

We'll just have to make sure people remember to put them back. [ Something so useful can be easy to pocket. ]

That's gonna be the hardest part. [Most of the time here, it seems like when there's trouble one has to keep moving. Putting things back might be impossible.]

Maybe we can set up a rotation for checking the boxes?

There have been a few people to offer to keep an eye on the ones nearest to them, and I know Nick Valentine will be checking on those in his patrol area, but given how they're spread out... [ The locations, for the most part, have been strategic. There may be one near the stores and clinic, but she's kept each cache in areas where supplies are limited or nonexistent: the parts of the city where people will need them the most. ]

A rotation wouldn't be a bad idea. Or even something like assigning one person to one cache. You interested, Jo? [ Jo had been an invaluable asset against the possessed Mello, and she knows she can trust the other woman to something like this. ]

Yeah, I could watch over one or two of 'em. [It'll give her something productive to do with her time, sometimes.]

That'd be a great help. I've kept them fairly spread out, so checking on them all the time on my own would be time-consuming. [ She really does appreciate the help, even if it's so strange to have people offer. ]

Let me know which ones I should keep an eye on and I'll do it. [For sure.]

[ Sharon sends a quick image of a hastily drawn map. It's not as detailed as the one near the city's center but each blob-like building as what it is written on it in large, blocky letters. Among the blobbity buildings are red marks, ten in all. There's a fairly even scattering, though the block around the clinic lacks them. ]

Just pick a couple closest to where you stay. No need to have you wandering all over the place, right?

[Jo eventually sends the image back with two of the dots circled in blue. Look at her figuring out the phone.]

I'll take those two.

All right, great. Thanks a lot, Jo.

You're welcome. We might as well all try to help out, right?

[ Jo, why are you so cute? ]

Yeah... Yeah, I guess.

[Wow, she is not cute. That's rude.]

I'll see ya around.