un: flora // video // open to stars & moon // forward-dated to 10/27

[foxlore]

⟪ for just a moment, the anxious fear that comes with knowing everyone can see her and hear her right now overwrites the urgency of her task. it passes quickly enough – flora takes a deep breath, straightens her apron, and begins her explanation: ⟫

Uh, some of you might already know me. I'm Flora –– ⟪ wait, it says that as her name on this compass... thing, so it's not really necessary to start with that, is it? ⟫

Not so important right now, is it? ⟪ she straightens her apron again. ⟫

I know it is unwise to go out. But I also know many of you are setting out regardless, to fight these monsters and to escort those home who relied on the mirrors for safe and quick passage. I... I wanted to support those efforts.

⟪ now that she has reached the core of her reason to address everyone at once, she seems a little more at ease – tension is easing out from her shoulders, her voice sounds a little less nervous-high in pitch. ⟫

With the help of the natives, I am preparing bundles to ease survival. They contain a few rations of food, a spare cloak, for the winter can kill as swiftly as any beast, tinctures for healing, bandages –– nothing to fully replace a proper healer, but perhaps enough to carry someone over until one can be there. Oh, and a small container, so snow can be melted into water.

They're meant to lightweight, you see, and they're meant to save you time, so you really only need focus on your task, so you can move about your task swift and be back home –– or back in shelter – by nightfall.

⟪ she's offering a smile, but even she looks worried. ⟫

Some are packed already, and you're free to come pick them up at Court. And some of the natives will help me distribute them to anyone who won't be coming out to Court today –– but we need more distributors, and if others are staying back, I'd love their aid in packing the bundles.

⟪ she nods, having said her bit. ⟫

Thank you for listening. And please, everyone, stay safe.

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⟪ ooc info: hullo everyone! i've talked about this on plurk a lil, and here it is, in... actual game canon! everyone's free to assume their character picked up or was insistently handed a survival package (or two, or three) to take on out to escort/fighting missions. as it says in the ic bit, fellow helpers and distributors are needed, and since flora's only in the court of stars right now, she'll icily be looking to have people haul quantities of them to neutral lands. bonus points if someone in moon stars a similar thing!

while this felt most sensible to do as a network announcement, i'd be happy to do some log threads surrounding the packing & distributing. c: so we can either have network threads turn into logs or you can pm me/pp me (nehelenia) and i'll write starters!! ⟫

Comments

Text | @coraline

[primordialerebus]

Could someone possibly pass me one? I'm kind of... out already.

voice // 1/2

[foxlore]

You went out there?!

⟪ her voice is so ripe with worry –– ⟫

2/2

[foxlore]

Where are you? Perhaps one of the natives distributing is heading this way already, and if not –– I'll find a way.

video; un: sallyface

[sallyfaced]

Hey, Flora.

[A little enthusiastic wave, as per usual. However, there's something a little more...concerned, about it. He definitely wants to help her in her efforts, as they're important in a time like this, but first...]

You're getting enough rest, right? Don't overextend yourself. [Not wanting to come across as a lecturing mother hen, he chuckles a bit.] Every time I see you, you're working or something. I'm getting tired just watching you.

[PLEASE REST.]

video;

[foxlore]

Don't you worry about me, Sally. ⟪ but her smile is so genuinely, and she's so deeply touched by his concern for her well-being. ⟫ I'm used to working lots more than I do here.

⟪ most of the work she did started before the sun rose and ended –– well, if she minded very young children, she usually tended to them even at night. ⟫

What of you? Are you well? Are you safe?

video; un: sarah

[notimefordreams]

At Court? I'll swing by some time then and try to hand them out. There's definitely plenty of need for them down this way anyhow.

[Not that she'll ever scoff at supplies again after this month.]

video;

[foxlore]

Down in the kitchens.

⟪ she's beaming at the offer. ⟫

Thank you for your help. Are you headed any particular place?

un: lalli

[lallipop]

i can distribute
i can't go to court though

voice;

[foxlore]

⟪ reading... well, she knows her letters. she has had a little practice here – in fact, she has had more practice in her short time in this place than she's had in the past fifteen years combined. still, it remains a challenge each and every time, slow-going as she sounds out her words and takes her best guess. ⟫

There are two ways –– I could ask those headed for neutral lands to meet with you, bring more bundles, and leave some with you to distribute. The other option would be that I am headed for Forsvar as soon as I can, to start up a similar effort there, for shorter ways. We could meet there and work together?

Are you, by chance, with the Temple?

vide; un: mercedes

[nuncommon]

What a wonderful idea! I'll likely be heading out, but before that happens, I'd be more than happy to help you pack.

[ Because there are a ton of foolhardy people out there who could stand to use some helpful items, and what better way to guarantee that they're prepared? ]

[foxlore]

⟪ is there anything in the world as contagious as mercedes' smile? probably not. ⟫

You won't be going alone, I think? We'll make sure your group is well-staffed, and I'm looking forward to your aid.

video | un: natasha

[lie]

I'm near Kyst. If you can get to me, I can help distribute from there.

[ Red-haired, sort of a serious expression. Kind of unblinking. The scenery around her moves -- mostly because she's on the move. Her look smooths out a little, after a beat, with a wry turn to the set of her mouth. ]

Natasha, by the way.

[foxlore]

⟪ it's easy to tell the sigh of relief breathed at the introduction – she can guess her way through words perhaps not with the highest of speeds, but with some relative certainty. names? especially the kind that would be rare back home? nearly impossible to know if she guesses them correctly until she hears them. ⟫

Thank you, Natasha.

⟪ kyst. kyst! ⟫

How long will you be there? I meant to head to Forsvar tomorrow, and could make for Kyst next –– if you remain in the surrounding area?

⟪ still thinking out loud: ⟫

Of course, I believe some natives raea headed in the direction sooner than I am, with plenty packages to spare.

⟪ she presumes it's in aid of lost people of their own faction, but surely an otherworldler could persuade? ⟫

video | un: clary

[enkelis]

That's... really, really nice of you to do that. ( It's obvious that she's surprised, though she shouldn't be; Otherworlders have surprised her since the beginning in how resourceful they can be, and how kind and willing they are to help those in using that resourcefulness. )

I can distribute, if you still need extra hands. I can move around even without the magic mirrors, so I can get them into Kyst and the surrounding area. ( And probably sneak a few to Nero, Lightning, and Clarke on the Moon side, but- Probably shouldn't be saying that, even if their leaders are MIA. )

[foxlore]

It's all I can do. Everyone here has been kind to me since my arrival.

⟪ old peg would likely tell her to lay low, but old peg isn't here to be the voice of semi-hiding reason. she claps her hands together at the offer for more distribution. ⟫

That would be so good, thank you muchly. The earliest I could get anything out there myself is by tomorrow, since I plan to mostly work here today –– and while there's natives heading out, if you can be that much faster without the mirrors -– ⟪ this might actually really work! ⟫ I'll set some aside for you right away.

⟪ a pause, hesitating. ⟫ Clary, it is? ⟪ dear lord, don't let her meagre reading fail her now. ⟫

un: arcade

[exclave]

[ You better believe he's been taking advantage of these, as easily as he's been able to get back there. Day by day he and a smattering of other Otherworlders extend themselves further out into the more vulnerable lands, hoping to get as many townsfolk into Forsvar as possible before nightfall.

It could be going better. ]

Thanks. I mean it. It's reassuring to know someone's still holding down the fort.

[ It probably would've been smarter to stay behind, tend to the wounded in a safe haven. He's a doctor, dammit, not a no seasoned warrior, and admittedly there's a non-zero chance he could get himself killed out here. Maybe once this is all over he can do some soul-searching about just what makes him rush into the epicenter of danger, but now is not that time. ]

Listen, if you go into the storage room by the infirmary there should be a decent stockpile of the tincture we've been using to prevent infection. Make sure that gets to whoever shows up seriously wounded back there, would you?

[foxlore]

I –– ⟪ she's not used yet to being thanked. ⟫ I'm trying to do what I can.

⟪ her smile brightens up at the piece of information. medicines are a rare and precious good – a doctor's visit already comes up to a whole penny, and some charge for what they hand out on top. homemade remedies are the way to go, and thus, flora knows her way around herbs.

knows, too, how much time this can take. ⟫

I'll be most careful with the resource, but anyone who needs it will have it.

⟪ and then, sincere: ⟫ Thank you.

⟪ still, her expression turns a little more concerned. ⟫

You are outside? Are you safe?

[identifier]

[ she'd wasted no time delivering HIS package. he noticed!!!! ]

You're very quick. [ he's not used to this. it's kind of cute? flora out here singlehandedly ruining his dickish reputation. ]

[foxlore]

Yes! The better to make sure you're not leaving without one. The cold is as insidious as anything, and few have eaten properly while the famine ran rampant.

⟪ flora has never heard of the option to simply say 'you're welcome'. ⟫ I hope this will help everyone stay focused on their task and a quick return to shelter.

⟪ this would be the plan, at least. ⟫

Ah... If this is invasive, I hope you will forgive me. But if I you head out there – you won't be going alone, yes?

video; un: klaus

[channellings]

Hey, Flora! You said you need help putting things together? I'm staying behind and could use something to occupy my time. [and his hands so he'll stop nervously fidgeting, but details.] Maybe I could even deliver some if necessary? My only request is that it be during the day because I'm not stepping foot outside after dark.

[if it can be helped, anyway. let's be real, if someone's in trouble and klaus happens to be there, he's... gonna do whatever he can. like he is now.] Hey, are you alright? Sounded a little nervous there at the beginning... and you look worried.

[he's just saying, you know?]

[foxlore]

Klaus! 's nothing, I'm not used to being seen and heard by so many at once. Good to see you, though.

⟪ she's beaming at the sight of him, though, glad to know him safe and well after the night's horrors. ⟫ I'm with the Court tailor right now, for spare cloth, if you'd like to join me?

⟪ still, what he says next resonates: ⟫ Got plenty of distributors, and people who help for a bit and then move out with the goods. So if you'd like to stay back, that would actually be ideal? 'tis where most our resources are, and you'd do well coordinating! In general, though, if you'd like to carry some to further-off settlements, it'd be nice, but I told all the natives helping to distribute the same thing, too: there's no use in getting caught after dark, no one's helped then.

video; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

That's really thoughtful of you— if you still need people to distribute, I can lend a hand.

[foxlore]

You are kind to offer! ⟪ that is a resounding yes –– ⟫ There are two dozen awaiting for distribution right by the castle gate, if you are in Dziban –

⟪ wait, wait, no, she remembers now. ⟫

And I'm finishing some in Kyst, as we speak.

⟪ for those in neutral lands. or... those from the moon region, who may be the enemy according to a vanished emperor, but who still shoudn't starve or freeze to death. ⟫

un: reynir (video also)

[reynir]

❰ the video turns on, and he's immediately all up on the camera because: ❱ I want to help. ❰ he really, really does. ❱

[foxlore]

⟪ she makes a noise that sounds rather like a startled animal at the sudden proximity, but her surprise turns to laughter quickly enough. in a way, she'd needed that. ⟫

Good! ⟪ all the better because it means he's not out there with whatever else is making hunt on them all. ⟫ Someone here mentioned a few rarer medicines, I'm a-hunting for them now if you'd like to join?

un: eircordelia

[shieldandbanner]

[ Wait. Is that an Éire accent? Eir immediately holds her compass to speak! ]

To Flora! I am a knight from Éire, and received the title in Fellden just a week ago. Due to the dangers that exist in the world and the incoming winter, me and my page can aid in either escorting villagers or carrying resources.

[ But... there comes the word that feels as if a wall was formed in front of her, away from the thing that reminded her of her homeland. The Court. ]

I cannot come to the Court of Stars due to my allegiance. But hamlets and villages still need resources, regardless of faction.

[foxlore]

Éire. ⟪ 's still used, of course, even if the british don't like it none too much. it's the true name, and the old one, for her country, and it, with the accent in tow, fills her with some warmth. ⟫

No matter. We can meet in neutral lands – as you said, no villages should starve and suffer in this time. ⟪ not with both the leaders, or so she's gleaned, curiously absent. ⟫ I'll supply you with as much as you and your page can carry.

⟪ she can likely hear the hesitation, but flora longs for kinship in this time. ⟫ When you say Éire – like Ireland?