dokkalfheimr: (10.)
Freyja, Queen of Nightmares ([personal profile] dokkalfheimr) wrote in [community profile] unknownseas2021-02-06 04:50 pm

And we're all adrift together through the cold mist, 'til we're lifeless together

[The preparations hit differently this time.

Last weekend was at least an attempt at being festive, even with the light supplies they have; at being joyous, at giving people at least one nice thing to look back upon before things inevitably took a turn for the worse. And now two people are dead, and instead of trying to figure out structure placement and how best to keep everyone entertained and occupied and well-fed, the preparations now are given to much more practical purposes.

Large amounts of bottled water from the machine. Bagels and bread and muffins, light starchy things to avoid forcing anyone to keep meat or seafood down after seeing a corpse. Fruit for the sake of providing energy. Avoiding including bananas for any reason. Quietly pulling aside one of the first people she sees with any experience in the matter and asking them to help her make tea.

Once she's got one of the tables at the party zone set up and the tea is on its way to being prepared, she'll set around letting people know; the invitations are simple, written in Freyja's broad, elegant handwriting:

I think another gathering tonight would be beneficial. Not to celebrate, but to remember; perhaps more importantly, to ensure that no one is alone if they don't want to be.

Tonight is hard. There is nothing further to do but get through it.]
onlyyoucan: Worried. (we should be concerned.)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Flayn tried that once. It's a good idea to try, even if the Kraken and the ghost crew might be obligated to do something about it. We don't know. ...You can't move forward by being passive. Right?

[Thanks, Carmichael.]
oceangirlfriend: (determination)

[personal profile] oceangirlfriend 2021-02-08 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
No, you can't. And even if they intercept all our messages, we just have to find some other way to send them. Or a way to launch them further.

[Adeline voice: let's construct a trebuchet]
onlyyoucan: Taken aback. (...what)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
You're not suggesting a bottle gun?
oceangirlfriend: (considerations)

[personal profile] oceangirlfriend 2021-02-08 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
A catapult of some sort might be easier, since we wouldn't need any sort of accelerant or fuel, just basic mechanical knowledge. Though if we find the parts for a bottle gun, it'd be foolish not to try.

[SCIENCE]
onlyyoucan: Unsure lineface. (:|)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I don't know much about engineering.
oceangirlfriend: (determination)

[personal profile] oceangirlfriend 2021-02-08 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well...we'd still need to find the proper parts. And you can still help with putting things together, I'm sure.