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Zangaro1

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“Tired,” Zach replied, complementing his response with a stretch and a yawn. James was walking carefully over the steep, root covered terrain, but Zach kept a brisk pace, walking haphazardly over the lumps and bumps. One of the few things all his martial arts had in common was some degree of focus on balance. That wasn’t to say he was gracefully evading everything that might snag his feet, but when he did stumble he caught his balance before face-planting. His lazy, relaxed posture also aided him a bit, making it easier for him to adapt his center of balance more than if he were tensed and carefully taking each step.

As he stared off into the surroundings, he spotted a long, straight branch that looked to be in fair condition; it did*’t have any visible rot or fungus growing on it. He was a little ways ahead of James now, so he broke off to take a closer look, awkwardly readjusting his containers so they were between his chest and one arm. He picked up the branch and found it about as sturdy as it looked, a hardwood perhaps. A piece of wood like this would probably make a better tool than firewood, so he shifted it into his arms so he could carry it with the containers as James closed the distance.

31-Jul-2015 17:01:35

Mark Argon

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Mark quickly grabbed up a couple of canteens and followe after James and Zach off into the woods towards the stream.

"I'm alright I suppose. Well, as alright as you could be right now; I might not be so alright after another couple of weeks of seeing the same people... we might start to grate on each other a bit you know? From being tired and stressed out." Mark said in response to James' question.

As ever, Mark occasionally flicked his eyes to the ground and the shrubs around him to look for anything useful: edibles, medicinals, or anything of use like well-shaped pieces of wood.

"So I'm thinking we'll need to move eventually. There's only so long you can spend in one area before you over-expend the resources. I think if we do move eventually, we should follow the stream so that we always have water, no matter where we are." Mark suggested to the pair.

31-Jul-2015 19:18:01

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"You're moving quick," James said in surprise at Zach's ease of movement down the - as it seemed to himself - hazardous and steep slope. James conversed with Mark as he descended, "Yeah I know what you mean, maybe we'll find some other people though but if not it could get a bit difficult to get on with everyone I guess. I do agree with moving at some point, it might not be ideal for both resources and exploration to stay here forever although for now it is a good secluded area and offers good protection from the elements, as well as... well, who knows what happened to everyone else..." James thought for a minute, he considered some kind of species of monster, mutant or alien destroying the planet overnight and it was worrying to think they might still be around. On the other hand, monsters and aliens are silly and there could be a much more logical explanation. "It offers protection from other people a least, people aren't gonna stop doing bad things now this has all happened; in fact they're probably more likely to do bad things."

By the time James had finished speaking he had pretty much reach the stream and he clambered down the last bit of slope to the waterside. It did worry him drinking from the stream, he was used to clean tap water which had been filtered and sterilised, but he had to realise that for thousands of years beforehand humans didn't have that luxury. Didn't people say running water was okay anyway? He started putting the bottles under the water and filling them up slowly. I'm just a Smiths try hard

03-Aug-2015 22:46:22

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Ashlyn chuckled at Allen’s joke, pretending to swoon in response – complete with exaggerated sigh. However, moments later, his tone returned to seriousness and she listened intently. “
Well, I guess that’s true… But we’d have to send people to go grab supplies when we need it, and at some point we’ll need to start rationing it so we aren’t using it faster than we can find it,
” she sighed. She’d been losing some sleep since the discovery, and it was starting to affect her mood.

Tucking a bit more firewood into her bag, Ashlyn looked up at Allen. He was saying it would probably be a bad idea to split the group up – that something might happen to one of the two halves. It was a worrying thought for sure, but she’d always been a risk taker. However, for now, she tried to dull the urge to do so and clenched her teeth as she turned to continue looking for firewood. No sense arguing and causing fights with someone who could very well be one of her only companions from here on out. Frustration raced through her body as she clenched her teeth harder, trying to relieve the effects of the lack of sleep.
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04-Aug-2015 02:39:35

Zangaro1

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Zach shrugged at James’ comment, “We’re going downhill. I just let gravity do most of the work for me.” He dropped his containers to ground by the creek, catching one with his foot when it tried to roll away, and set them in a pile. He sat next to stream and took bottles from the pile one by one, filling them with water before setting them on the other side of his body from the pile of empties.

After filling all the containers from his load he took some of the larger cartons that had handles and slid them onto his branch. Zach then tucked the rest under his arm and hefted the branch over his shoulder. He held the stick at an upwards angle so the cartons would slide down to rest on the back of his shoulder.

“Why don’t we just go commandeer a farm or something?” Zach chipped in, “We could probably find some abandoned land stocked with seeds and whatever else they use to grow crops and just live it out there.”

04-Aug-2015 16:30:17

Mark Argon

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Mark reached the stream and begun to fill up recepticles with water. "This might look clean but I'd still give it a boil back at camp. There could be a corpse or something upstream contaminating it." He said

Mark stuck the full bottles and canteens in his pockets and held a few in his hands. "Yeah a farm could work well but what if there are other groups like us out there who might come and take our crops and seeds, maybe by force? But I do see how that could be more reliable than a hunter-gatherer lifestyle" Mark commented on Zach's statement.

He then turned and, as he'd filled everything up, began to move back up the slope, using tree roots and shrubs as footholds and climbing aids.

04-Aug-2015 21:28:02

Mimring149

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"That's a bit grim, I wouldn't bet on it but best not to take chances. I agree with the boiling," James said as he collected the last water he could fit in his bottles. He stuck a few in his coat pockets and held the others under one arm (just about). James also turned to start climbing back up the slope using his free arm to balance and hold anything to aid his climb, struggling to keep the bottles from sliding out from the grip between his arm and body.

Although it was true that the camp was not ideal for permanent living, neither would be a farmhouse. Every building he had so far seen from scouting the area looked damaged and structurally unsafe (although he was not an expert) with only a few exceptions, and these exceptions would be strongly fought for if there was more people out there.

"Maybe we could continue running both? Have a small group at the camp site continuously who could hunt and gather, and another group at a farmhouse - if we find one suitable - who could farm and try to set up a more permanent base?" James suggested. Of course he expected that there would be debates and disagreements between group members but he still thought his idea could possibly work. I'm just a Smiths try hard

04-Aug-2015 21:40:30

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