week 1 ( tuesday );

[reidentify]

[So, at some point, if they volunteered beforehand (or, in the case of Lucina and Katara, if Lelouch volunteered them) Lief will have located your character and ask if they're available for a meeting to discuss the food situation. Assuming the answer was a yes, they'll be directed towards the longhouse.

Once everyone is there, he'll begin.]

Thank you, everyone, for volunteering to help. I deeply appreciate it, and I am certain that those who need help will as well.

There are details we need to confirm, though. First, where the food will be kept or how it will be distributed. Second, Lelouch would like to pair everyone off for gathering, unless any of you are unwilling. However, given our situation, he is uncertain as to whether to have rotating groups or not—but he may speak on that himself.

[He pauses.]

Third, if you do not have the skills to gather food but would like to learn, Bellamy and I are willing to teach. [...] And fourth—he and Raven would also like to have a few words with everyone, I believe?

And of course, anyone else who wishes to speak may do so. We are all in this together, after all.

[ooc: Yo, so this is an open mingle, so feel free to top-level/threadjack/etc. as you please—also, even if your character wasn't invited, they're free to crash the party anyway! You're also free to handwave your character being here, etc.]

Comments

[hypertoxic]

I mean, yeah, but that's not really what I meant?

[ shrugs!! and talks to lief again bc jacopo is a dick ]

To answer your question, yes, basically! If they don't want to contribute, they will need to do all their own hunting and foraging, and they will not be allowed to access the communal food stock at all! That is another reason why we will have a group of people keeping a gander bulb on it. If they ever change their minds and want access to all our awesome edible loot, then they can start contributing!

[reidentify]

[Lief frowns. Also, shut up, Jacopo.]

And what of those who are unable to gather? I realize that you and Jacopo may disagree with giving food to those who cannot contribute—and I may agree with declining to help those who refuse to even try—but the original purpose of this was to help those who do not possess the skills themselves.

Teaching them was merely an idea that came afterwards.

[hypertoxic]

[ Vriska considers him thoughtfully, tapping her fingers against her lips. ]

We will have to find other ways for them to help the effort that are within their skill set. Like organizing, or guarding our stock, or even cooking! They could also do things like make or maintain the supplies we need, like nets, bows, and fishing rods. As long as whatever they are doing ultimately helps us! Does that sound fair to you?

[reidentify]

[Lief doesn't really look convinced, though that's in part because coming from a land wracked by famine, he doesn't want to see anyone starve.]

And if they are injured and cannot move easily?

... In any case, perhaps we should have a consensus as to how to proceed. This is not a decision for anyone to make alone.

[hypertoxic]

[ Now she frowns at him. ]

We take injuries on a case by case basis! Since if you ask me, it'll depend on how they got hurt and how much they've contributed so far. You have to draw a line somewhere, Lief! I know you're a nice guy, but you can't go around just handing all our shit out for free. That would be spitting on everyone else's hard work!

[ A sigh. ]

However, I am fine with putting it to a vote. This system won't work if it's not voluntary.

[reidentify]

I can put in the extra work if it would be an issue...

[It's not the first time he's been told that he's too nice, but ugh.]

But let us do that, then.

[seaclipsed]

[ she raises her hand. ]

I'm with Lief on this one, actually. Especially because different people might have different opinions on what actually qualifies as helping. Someone think I think is actively contributing might not be doing enough work by someone else's standards, so it seems a little unfair to base a system on something like that.

[jokered]

Seconded.

[everyone can be his mouthpiece for him, good job silent protag.]

[sylfied]

Thirded.

[ ... on a yawn. ]

[completelycrazy]

Yeah, I'm with Lief, too. Otherwise we're just setting up a system where some of us have more power than others. The point is to work together.

[theheirin]

I agree. There's a lot of children on this island too - they shouldn't be punished just because they've never had a chance to learn skills that would be useful here. I doubt any of us were prepared to suddenly survive months on a deserted island with no warning.

[A pause.] Of course, if someone's out there being Sir Murdery Stabbydeath, then we can reconsider.

[hydrazine]

I'm with Vriska on this one.

[Probably unsurprisingly.]

[chessking]

[ here he's going to butt in. ]

That was my original intention, actually, and why I was approached to help organise the entire group.

[ a slight pause. ]

Because I for one, cannot hunt and have never had the chance to hunt, but I can make traps and organise our supplies. Even if someone had brought up that they couldn't do the actual, physical work, i would have found something to allow them to contribute to the group.

[ THAT'S HIS ENTIRE SKILL SET THAT'S WHAT RUNNING A REBELLIONS ABOUT YO. also is he actually agreeing with vriska. ]

[hypertoxic]

Yes! That is exactly what I'm talking about. Thank you, Lelouch. We will find a way to make it fair!

[ They're actuallly being civil. Incredible ]