>>6437631
>Ernie Goins- Older, spent his life as a handy man. Jack of all trades. Age 58.
>Eric Quine- Civil engineer. Intelligent, good at planning and building. Natural planner and innovator. Age 42.
>Butch Holt- Retired special forces, security guard. Loves to hunt. Excellent shot. Age 65.

>Kelly Liu
>Molly Hertz
I'm split on either Goins or Holt.
Don't want any younger men to have to compete with, & both old timers have solid practical experience. Both women as well. A lawyer & an influencer are of no use to us.

>>6437631
>Eric Quine- Civil engineer. Intelligent, good at planning and building. Natural planner and innovator. Age 42.
>Butch Holt- Retired special forces, security guard. Loves to hunt. Excellent shot. Age 65.

Not gonna lie, the woman suck. I made one up.

>Valentina Villalobos- Computer Whiz. Knows electricity and electronics up, down, back, forth, and side-to-side. Long, straight, black hair. Average weight. Size 36F breasts. Age 15

>>6437655
+1

>>6437631
>Anthony Pierce- Fellow chud. Big muscle-head, strong as an ox. Decent shot. Warrior mentality. Age 26.
>Kelly Liu- Daughter of a Chinese oriental doctor. Knows a decent amount about traditional medicine, botany, and mushroom foraging. Knows how to make fermented foods. Age 23.
>Molly Hertz- Third year medical student. Intelligent and careful. Good at sciences and, obviously, medicine. Age 25.

>>6437631
>Kelly Liu- Daughter of a Chinese oriental doctor. Knows a decent amount about traditional medicine, botany, and mushroom foraging. Knows how to make fermented foods. Age 23.
She's an automatic pick. These skills are a godsend in a situation like this.

>Eric Quine- Civil engineer. Intelligent, good at planning and building. Natural planner and innovator. Age 42.
>Butch Holt- Retired special forces, security guard. Loves to hunt. Excellent shot. Age 65.
These two as a pair will be instrumental in any efforts to organize survivors into a settlement.

>>6437651
trust me, old men are going to compete too. in this type of world, there are no rules, and all men are enemies.

>Kelly Liu- Daughter of a Chinese oriental doctor. Knows a decent amount about traditional medicine, botany, and mushroom foraging. Knows how to make fermented foods. Age 23.

>Cindy Knowles- Health and fitness influencer. Has gardened for most of her life. Age 35.

>Valentina Villalobos- Computer Whiz. Knows electricity and electronics up, down, back, forth, and side-to-side. Long, straight, black hair. Average weight. Size [A, B, or C] breasts. Age 15

I change Valentina's breast size. I don't like big boobs.

Will update when I'm off work

>>6437631
>Cindy Knowles- Health and fitness influencer. Has gardened for most of her life. Age 35.
>Eric Quine- Civil engineer. Intelligent, good at planning and building. Natural planner and innovator. Age 42.
>Butch Holt- Retired special forces, security guard. Loves to hunt. Excellent shot. Age 65.

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Ernie- 1.5
Eric- 5
Butch- 5.5
Kelly- 4
Molly - 2
Valentina (not a real option) - (amazingly) 3 votes
Anthony - 1
Cindy - 2


Party is:
>Kelly
>Butch
>Eric

In addition to some other basic provisions, they each bring something special:

Kelly brings three earthenware crocks with her, which can be used to store and ferment food.

Butch brings his Remington 700 with a scope and 200 rounds of .308. He doesn't plan on sharing it.

Eric brings a ham radio base station 100W transceiver, solar panel, charge controller, deep-cycle battery, wire antenna. A delicate system.

All in all, between the four of you, you have the following supplies:

-Enough lumber for a small structure
-Tool kit with hammers, screwdrivers, nails, etc.
-Non-perishable food for one person to eat well for 4 months.
-Bottled water enough for one person to stay well hydrated for 4 months.
-5 bottles multivitamins
-1 bottle antibiotics
>First aid kit
>One AR-15 Rifle
>6 AR Magazines
>Two Glock-17 pistols
>4 Glock magazines
>One .22LR rifle
>1,000 rounds of 5.56
>1,000 rounds of 9mm
>2,500 rounds of .22LR
>Gun cleaning supplies
>Swiss army knife
>Large pocket knife
>Bowie knife
>Machete
>Wet stone
>Two fishing rods
>Tackle box
>Assorted medical text books, survival guides, and other printed-out internet resources.
>Rope 100 ft.
>Water proof matches, 10 boxes.
>Ferro rod
>2 hatchets
>1 Ax
>2 saws
>2 shovels
>Wheelbarrow
>Seeds- Tobacco, pole beans, tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkin, kale, potatoes, cabbage, and corn.
>3 Flashlights
>24 batteries
>Water purification system
>Cookware set (1 stock pot, one skillet, two sauce pans, one medium sized cast-iron dutch oven)
>5 jerry cans
>Salt, 10 lbs.
>2 tarps
>10 fire starter blocks
>Clothes for all seasons
>3 pairs of work gloves
>soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and other hygiene items, to last 1 person 4 months with moderate use.
>5 boxes of pens
>20 composition notebooks
>4 sleeping bags.
>2 tents (fits 4)
>3 Earthenware crocks
>1 Remington 700, .308 Win+ scope (Butch’s)
>200 rounds .308
>A ham radio base station 100W transceiver, solar panel, charge controller, deep-cycle battery, wire antenna


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>>6437980

(One addition to list in prior post- You also have four vehicles-
>A Tesla Model Y with 22% battery remaining (Kelly's)
>A Toyota Corolla with 1/4 tank of gas (yours)
>A Ford F-150 on Empty (Butch's)
>A Honda Civic with 1/2 a tank of gas
>No fuel reserves).

It's about 1 p.m., there are seven or so hours of daylight left. You have some big decisions to make.

How to approach relationship with companions:
>Authoritative- Emphasize that this is your land and you are in charge. If they don't like that, they can go find somewhere else.
>Communal- De-emphasize any notion of authority, try to frame everyone as equals.
>Pragmatic- Welcome their input, but at the end of the day someone has to be in charge, and that's gonna be you.
>Democratic- Suggest that you should vote for a leader now, and again every month.
>Write in.

What tasks should everyone prioritize for now?

You:
>Build something (specify)
>Help someone else (specify)
>Start clearing trees and gathering wood
>Look for food sources
>Make sure no one else is on your land.
>Write in

Kelly:
>Food prep.
>Study medical textbooks.
>Organize camp.
>Help someone else (specify)
>Look for food sources (gather/ forage)
>Write in

Eric:
>Build something (specify)
>Start clearing trees and gathering wood
>Help someone else (specify)
>Organize camp
>Write in

Butch:
>Help someone else (specify)
>Start gathering wood.
>Look for food sources (hunt)
>Make sure no one else is on your land
>Write in

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>>6437980
>Valentina (not a real option) - (amazingly) 3 votes
>(not a real option) - (amazingly)
lmao you're alright quartermaster. Hopefully you can make her real.

>>6437982
>Pragmatic- Welcome their input, but at the end of the day someone has to be in charge, and that's gonna be you.
Authoritative would be better if we could back it up, but we're a college dropout with no real skills. The fact we had the foresight to prepare, plan all of this, and gather everyone together should carry us through, and so long as we can get some good decisions in, with no major fuckups, and/or take care of difficult problems, that should cement our status as leader for a good long time. Plus it's our land.

You:
>Build something (specify)
>Help someone else (specify)
>Start clearing trees and gathering wood
This would be with Eric and the fence. We'll clear the trees and use the wood to help Eric build the fence.

Kelly:
>Food prep.
Obvi.

Eric:
>Build something (specify)
A fence.
A perimeter is the best option against the fey, zombies, humans, and whatever monstrosities are out there in the woods.

Butch:
>Make sure no one else is on your land
Doesn't make sense to have a fence with other people on it. Plus, there's no one to sneak up on us while we're building the thing.

>>6437982
>Pragmatic- Welcome their input, but at the end of the day someone has to be in charge, and that's gonna be you.

You:
>Help someone else (specify)
Help out Eric.

Eric:
>Build something (specify)
Level the foundation for a shelter.

Kelly:
>Food prep.
Best to get meals for the foreseeable future sorted out while we can. It will be easier to forage for food on a stable food supply.

Butch:
>Make sure no one else is on your land
He's the one with the gun.

>>6437980
I have some questions.
- Which way does the river flow? This is important as we don't want to take shits nor wash laundry upstream.

- Should we expect any friends or relatives of our companions to arrive?

- What time of the year is it?

>>6438000
>Hopefully you can make her real.
>15 years old
You know what kind of website this is, fuck no.

>>6437982
>Authoritative- Emphasize that this is your land and you are in charge. If they don't like that, they can go find somewhere else.

You:
>Help someone else (Eric)

Kelly:
>Look for food sources (gather/ forage)

Eric:
>>Build something (specify): a fence

Butch:
>Make sure no one else is on your land

>>6438150
>15 years old
What's wrong with 15 years old?

>>6438150
>Which way does the river flow? This is important as we don't want to take shits nor wash laundry upstream.
North to South (North being the top of the map I posted here >>6437980)

>Should we expect any friends or relatives of our companions to arrive?
You sent out online invites to everyone mentioned in my first post. It's possible some of them will show up later. As to your family, you didn't invite them. Doesn't mean they won't somehow find out and show up. But you don't know.

>What time of the year is it?
Mid-March.

>>6438224
>What's wrong with 15 years old?
Nothing inherently, but the anons requesting it aren't doing it in good faith. The original vote requested a 36F cup size.

>>6438276
Thanks for the info, QM!

>North to South
Looks like we'll be doing our cleaning, bathing, and shitting at the South end of the river.

>You sent out online invites to everyone mentioned in my first post. It's possible some of them will show up later.
We should give Butch the heads-up then, and have everyone in our group list people they are familiar with so we don't shoot the wrong people.

>Mid-March.
We have to prioritize building shelter while the temperature is still manageable. Again, I think we should have Eric level the ground and set the foundation for our shelter. The next thing we should do is secure the North end of the river as our supply of water. Once we have water and shelter secured, we can get to sourcing food from the area. We should also make sure that each of us has layered clothing for cold swings and removes layers when the weather is hot.

Would I be correct to assume that we're somewhere in central or eastern Kentucky?

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>>6438304
>Nothing inherently, but the anons requesting it aren't doing it in good faith. The original vote requested a 36F cup size.

>>6438304
Yes, you're in Eastern KY (Appalachia). Steep, rugged, rocky country. Lots of game to hunt and easy to stay hidden. But the low ground and hollow bottoms flood, the heavy timber slows any large-scale building; and the soil will take real work before it'll take most crops.

Rolled 64, 54, 13, 94, 18, 5, 77, 75, 81, 78, 27, 97, 70, 72, 50 = 875 (15d100)

Ok, here we go.

>>6438000
>>6438150
>>6438224
Approach to talking to group
>Pragmatic
Rolling for your charisma in delivering your stance on the relationship
>1d100, Bo1

You
>help Eric
Rolling for assistance
>Planning fence: Insufficient skill to help a civil engineer.
>Building fence: Moderate assistance.

Eric
>Build a fence
Rolling for his effectiveness
>Planning fence: 1d100, Bo3
>Building fence: 1d100, Bo3 (2 + 1 from your assistance)

Kelly
>Gather and prepare food
Rolling for effectiveness
>Gather food: 1d100, Bo2
>Prepare food: 1d100, Bo3

Butch
>Make sure no one is on your land
Rolling for effectiveness
>Perception: 1d100, Bo3

>For future reference, you can expect about 1 post per day from me, and around this time. On weekends, if the thread is active enough, I may post twice.

>>6438456
Writing

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>>6438457
>>6438456
>Rolled 64, 54, 13, 94, 18, 5, 77, 75, 81, 78, 27, 97, 70, 72, 50 = 875 (15d100)

They rolled in one at a time throughout the morning. First Butch, a mountain of a man. Tall and fairly vigorous despite his age. As it turns out, he doesn't live too far away. The two of you didn't talk much besides introductions. Next, Kelly, attractive and bubbly, who tried to strike up a conversation with the stoic Butch and the socially-awkward (you) and wound up twiddling her thumbs, perhaps wondering she'd made some big mistake coming out here. Finally, Eric arrived, giving Kelly no cause for comfort. The man might be in the dictionary under "Egghead." You notice from the get-go that he has some trouble keeping his eyes off of Kelly. Not that you can blame him too much. She's certainly easier on the eyes than the rest of your crew (yourself included). Nonetheless, something to keep an eye on.

The four of you waited around for a while until, finally, mid-day arrives. No use sitting around any longer. You draw a deep breath, causing the rest of them to look at you, and say, "Hey everyone, I'm [(you)]. I'm glad you all could make it. I was pretty selective with who I told about this place. I picked you three because you each have skills that I thought would be valuable in this situation.

"Now, none of us know each other. And we're all probably going to have different ideas about how to handle different situations. We should all try to respect other people's areas of expertise... You pause, you need to stick this landing. "But this is my land. If disagreements arise... My word is final." You want to wince. Asserting yourself like this isn't your usual M.O. But you stay composed and are pleased to see that the others don't react negatively at all.

Kelly nods along, as if everything you're saying sounds reasonable to her. Butch gives a grunt in response that sounds vaguely affirming. And Eric eyes flicker side-to-side for a moment, as if registering the meaning, before he gives a single, accepting nod.

You suppress a sigh of relief. "With that settled, we should get down to business. Butch, I'd like you to patrol the area, and keep an eye out for any late arrivals." You rummage through your bag and grab a pen and notebook. You write down the names of the others you gave the address to, tear out the page, and hand it to him. "If their name isn't on the list. You can assume they're uninvited. If they strike you as harmless, you can bring them here and we can figure out what to do with them. Otherwise, well..." You swallow, struggle to say the next part.

"Fill their ass with lead?" He asks with a wry smile.

You relax a bit, "Yeah. Pretty much."

"Sure. But I need a pistol too. Not using this beauty unless I have to."

"You got it."

You get Butch his pistol, and he ambles off to go secure the area.

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>>6438508
Next you turn to Kelly. You struggle a bit to maintain eye contact with the attractive girl. "I need you to be in charge food today. If you have time to look around for food sources, great. But the focus should be on having nutritious, filling meals ready for everyone. And, respectfully, well…”

She nods, “I get it. I’m the only girl.” She shrugs. “I figured I’d be on kitchen duty. Better that than having to shoot anyone.” She says, trying to lighten the mood a bit.

You nod. This is going well so far. She never struck you as an overly feminist type online, but you can never be sure. “Great. Thanks.”

Finally, you turn to Eric. “Eric, I think our first order of business should be a fence. We need to establish a perimeter. And a fence can help keep out bears, other animals, people, and…” You swallow, “Well. Anything else that’s out there.”

Eric gives you a skeptical look. “Um. Not to uh.. question your authority or anything but… a fence in an area like this is a pretty big project. We definitely won’t get it done today. Honestly, probably not even this week. Are you sure you don’t want to build a dwelling first or something?” He stammers out awkwardly, avoiding eye contact.

You think it over for a second. “It’s a fair point. But we have tents. So, I think we need to try to focus on our security for now.

He nods, “Alright then.”

You hand him the pen and notebook. “If you can plan it out, I’ll help however I can with building it.”

“Alright then.” He repeats, taking the materials and walking off.

You go ahead and put up the tents, getting a fire going for Kelly, and spend some time unloading some other supplies until, at last, Eric returns.

“Alright, I’m ready.”

The two of you go off as Eric explains his plan. Once he explains it, it seems obvious, but you’re not sure you’d have ever thought of it yourself. Rather than waste lumber and labor planting fence posts, you’ll use some of the thicker trees surrounding the main campsite as fence posts. Apparently, there’s a pretty simple method to do so without killing the tree. He explains that without having to deal with the fence posts, you can probably get the fence up in about 2 weeks of dedicated work. It won’t last forever, depending on the wood and the weather, it may struggle to last more than a year or so. But it will give you some semi-secure space to rest and keep your things.

The two of you spend the rest of the day marking the trees that will serve as the fence posts and start gathering large branches and logs that you can incorporate into the fence, leaving them next to the post-trees.

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>>6438508
>>6438509
When the sun finally starts to set, you all reconvene at the campfire. And it actually smells… pretty good?

“No body brought any plates or utensils so… I guess we’re eating with our hands.” Kelly says, sounding disappointed. “I cooked up some veggies and canned chicken. I hope it doesn’t taste too bad.”

The four of you sit around and give your reports for the day. You start, “Eric and I are working on the fence. We can probably get it done in a week or so. Hopefully after that, we can feel a little more secure when we’re in our campsite.”

Kelly looks relieved. “I looked around for anything to edible. Sadly, there isn’t much this time of year. I found some oyster mushrooms, but not a ton. And some edible greens that we probably really don’t want to eat unless we’re really starving. I had some extra time before dinner, so I started looking through some of the seeds you all brought. There are some we could probably go ahead and plant. Some of the others we won’t want to plant for another month or so, we still might get some cold weather.”

There are a few seconds of silence before Butch speaks up. “I guess that leaves me. Nothing happened. No signs of anyone but us.” That’s all he says.

There isn’t much chit chat over dinner. You can tell it’s bothering Kelly a bit, but no one else seems to mind.

Votes will cover the next week or two unless an event arises:

How to handle sleeping arrangements. You have two tents that fit four people each.
>Suggest that the men share a tent, give Kelly her own space.
>Give Butch and Eric a tent, try to shack up with Kelly
>Share a tent with Eric, put Butch with Kelly.
>Share a tent with Butch, put Kelly with Eric.
>Tell them that, as leader, you get your own tent.

Kelly’s tasks (in addition to daily food prep):
>Start a garden
>Daily foraging
>Get the water purification system going
>Write in

Butch:
>Focus entirely on security of the camp until the fence is done
>Help out with the fence
>Hunt
>Write in

Eric:
>Focus entirely on the fence
>Spend some time planning other structures for the camp (specify)
>Spend some time working the radio
>Write in

You:
>Focus entirely on the fence.
>Find some time to help out Kelly.
>Find some time to help out Butch.
>Write in

You can feel free to write in more complex directives with priorities. I am just providing some options for the sake of simplicity.

>>6438510
Excellent character portraits and character descriptions. I'm surprised Kelly is so upbeat, but Butch and Eric are like I'd imagined them to be.

But honestly, using the trees as fence posts is pretty brilliant. Let Eric know that too. Thank Kelly for the food. Thank Butch for patrolling.

>Suggest that the men share a tent, give Kelly her own space.
Kelly might go along with sharing a tent with anyone of else, but Eric already has eyes on her and would get offended if we try to pair up with her ourselves or put her with Butch trying to imply something.

Best play to everyone's strengths.

Like Kelly said, early spring isn't the best time for foraging. Summer~Autumn is peak picking time. She doesn't seem capable of setting up the water purification system either, at least not by herself.
Kelly’s tasks (in addition to daily food prep):
>Start a garden
Majority of her day should be gardening. It's gonna be tough by herself, but everyone should be able to help once we get the basic logistics set up.
>Fermentation
No idea how this would work.
>Organize camp.
When she has time.
So beginning of her day should be getting 2 hours: breakfast going for everyone and lunch/snacks we can carry while we're out, then 1 hour: work on organizing the camp, followed by 1 hour: fermentation for a bit, 3 hours: gardening, and 2 hours: finally getting dinner going; with more hours spread out evenly or as much time as needed for each task. That's only 9 hours I laid out.

Butch:
>Help out with the fence
>Hunt
>Write in
Butch should first become familiar with the land, finding any weak spots, ambush sites, choke points, hiding holes, animal gathering spots, etc. then set up a schedule to effectively patrol the area in the morning, hunt a quarter of his day, help with the fence for a quarter of the day(including advice on how to make it better), and then finish with an evening patrol.

Eric:
>Spend some time planning other structures for the camp (specify)
>Spend some time working the radio
>Write in
Eric is definitely a thinker and needs to use his mind; a honey-do list will keep him occupied with goal-oriented tasks to complete, have purpose, and self-worth. Challenging enough to stroke his ego, but still realistic enough that we can manage to create it. 1. A house we can live with: 4~8 rooms in case anyone comes or to have extra space, a bathroom with bath/shower and toilet(outhouse if need be), a fireplace, basement, and kitchen. 2. A food storage building. 3. A garage for the cars. 4. A relay station for the radio. 5. A workshop for the guns 6. Medical tent 7. Watch towers 8. A barn for animals. 9. Any buildings anyone else might come up with.
Morning-Building
Mid-day-Building
Afternoon-Planning
Evening-Free time/working on radio/organizing the camp/ asking the others for building suggestions

Us:
>Focus entirely on the fence.
>Find some time to help out Kelly.
>Find some time to help out Butch.
We're the gophers. We help everyone else. First, fence.

>>6438539
Crap, hold up. Include in the evening time for Eric to setup the purification system with this as a top priority.

Once we get the fence up, we help Kelly in the morning, Butch in the afternoon, then Eric in the evening. Butch should absorb fence time into hunting time and change it up if/once we have too much food into help with building.

We should also set-up a night patrol, but there's not enough people/too much to do for now. Maybe a crude alarm system with bells and strings or something similar could suffice.

>>6438545
>Once we get the fence up, we help Kelly in the morning, Butch in the afternoon, then Eric in the evening. Butch should absorb fence time into hunting time and change it up if/once we have too much food into help with building.
Just until the water purification system is set-up. Then we switch to
Help Eric in the morning, Butch in the afternoon, Kelly in the evening.

>>6438539
>>6438545
>>6438551
Before I forgot, also ask Eric to think about the feasibility of converting the solar panels to double as a charging station for the Telsa during one of his evening thinking sessions.

>>6438510
>Suggest that the men share a tent, give Kelly her own space.
It would be wise to ensure Eric isn't around Kelly long enough to get any dumb ideas. We should help Eric or Kelly with their tasks going forward to make sure of that.

Kelly:
>Get the water purification system going
Water is THE priority right now. We have enough food to last us for a month, but we can't last more than three days without purified water.

Butch:
>Help out with the fence
Chaos in the towns and cities should keep intruders occupied for at least two or three more months. Once the fence is finished, it will be easier for Butch to do his job.

Eric:
>Focus entirely on the fence
You:
>Focus entirely on the fence.
With all these hands on deck, the fence should be complete in the next week or two.

>>6438545
This doesn't sound like a bad idea, but hunting should come after the fence and water. Remember that shelter and water are the first two priorities.

>>6438556
I don't think portable solar panels are going to charge a Tesla, mate.

>>6438510

Sleep
>Give Butch and Eric a tent, try to shack up with Kelly

Kelly should definitely not be left alone at night, or Eric will make his move on her. I'm pretty sure he's going to attack her at some point. Trying to "appease" him will NOT work and will only result in Kelly getting attacked. A horny man is never appeased. There's only one woman and it should be clear she's the leader's woman from the beginning.

Kelly
>Get the water purification system going
This is the highest priority as anon said.

Butch
>Help out with the fence

Eric
>Spend some time working on the radio

We probably don't need him much anymore for the fence. He needs to complete as many complex tasks as possible before we kill him and use him as meat supply (if we don't kill him, he's going to attack Kelly soon).

You
>Focus entirely on the fence

>>6438510
>Suggest that the men share a tent, give Kelly her own space.
Kelly
>Get the water purification system going
Butch
>Help out with the fence
Eric
>Spend some time working the radio
You
>Find some time to help out Kelly.

My plan is a bit slow, but it’s necessary. Kelly needs socialization and mc needs a backbone.

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>>6438733
>>6438733
>>6438733
>>6438733
>>6438733
Eric begins the long work of setting the camp's fence;
Butch goes on a walk to consider how to get the water purification system going
Kelly retreats into her private tent to rest from foraging
we turn our attention to work on the radio

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let me know if you want or need anything taken away!

>>6438841
>>6438843
Neat. How did you generate these?

>>6438841
>>6438843
Looks great

>>6438885
>>6438868
>>6438885
>>6438868
thanks frens i use a combination of Gemini & Copilot+ copy and paste lel

>>6438576
>>6438664
What's going on with you guys? I'm not trying to get the MC to hook up with Kelly, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna cockblock Eric either. And who cares that Eric has eyes for Kelly? He's a grown ass man and she's a grown ass woman. You guys are acting like he's planning the perfect moment to rape her or something. If he can get some in in this post apocalyptic nightmare by talking with her, more power to him. It's pretty fucking ridiculous, especially shit like this
>He needs to complete as many complex tasks as possible before we kill him and use him as meat supply
Like what the fuck? Who even thinks like that?

>>6438733
MC is fine. He'll come into his own. For socialization, we should make it a point to open up at campfire dinnertime to talk about ourselves and maybe the others will do the same.

>>6438841
>>6438843
Pretty nifty trick.

>>6438958
Eric gives me the ick

>>6438960
>>6438960
>>6438960
>>6438960
thank you im really enjoying this, and very grateful i got time to practice before attempting to bring it over here

Post will be a bit late tonight.

>>6438664
>He needs to complete as many complex tasks as possible before we kill him and use him as meat supply
You're nuts.

>>6438958
You requested a 15 year-old girl with massive breasts at the beginning of the thread. Anything you say in defense of Eric is probably not in good faith.

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Rolled 93, 3, 30, 53, 16, 80, 88, 11, 29, 15, 89, 51, 96, 34, 33, 90, 27, 85, 29, 24, 24 = 1000 (21d100)

Sleeping arrangement -
>Suggest that the men share a tent, give Kelly her own space.

Kelly
>Garden, 1d100, bo3 (2 (Botany) + 1 (you))
>water purifier, 1d100, bo2 (no relevant skill, but has instructions)
>food, 1d100, bo3 (Food prep)
>organizing camp, (no roll)

Butch
>Help with fence (included in Eric's roll)
>Occasional patrols 1d100, bo3 (Perception)

Eric
>Work the radio, 1d100, bo2 (Electronics)
>Work on the fence, 1d100, bo4 (2 + 1 (Butch) + 1 (You))
>Start thinking about other improvements, 1d100, bo3 (Engineering/planning)

You
>Work on the fence (included in Eric's roll)
>Make some time to help out Kelly

Final roll- Event Table (see image).

>>6439104
>Rolled 93, 3, 30, 53, 16, 80, 88, 11, 29, 15, 89, 51, 96, 34, 33, 90, 27, 85, 29, 24, 24 = 1000 (21d100)


Sadly, I won't have time to write the post up this evening, had a late night at work. So I'll get it up tomorrow. Very good rolls over all, and amazing that it happened to add up to 1,000.

Sorry for the one day delay!

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>>6439065
So? What's wrong with fifteen year old girls with massive breasts?

>>6439106
S'all good, man.

>>6439065
moralfag

>>6437631

Kelly seems relieved when you suggest that she gets her own tent. No one else really reacts. After all, how could they without immediately outing themselves as a creep?

The next two weeks go pretty smoothly for the most part, but somehow they feel like an eternity. You've spent the better part of the last few years like a lab rat: half your day facilitating the delivery of packages with unknown origins to their unknown destinations, and the other half hunched in front of your computer screen either reading some grim report of the state of the world or preparing for this very moment. To be outside having real stakes in your life and to witnessing the fruits of your labor overwhelms your mind like god put the sun itself in some dusty decrepit cellar. Each moment feels so rich. And your once constant and intrusive thoughts sound alien and abhorrent. Is that really who (you) were? Who are (you) now?

--

The three men dedicate a substantial amount of time to building the fence, and your efforts are rewarded. After two weeks the thing is practically done. It's not pretty by any means. A mess of the sturdiest logs and branches you can reasonably find, stabilized by ancient Appalachian trees. It's only enough to cover the main campsite and your supplies, but it'll provide some security from the unknown elements out in the woods.

You, Eric, and Butch find time for other tasks besides the grueling work of building the fence.

Butch goes on occasional patrols, and he fortunately reports that nothing of note has occurred on his patrols. Yesterday, he actually took the.22 instead of his rifle (which he has reiterated none of you are to touch), occasionally firing off to [I forgot to roll for hunt, so take a freebie.] He actually brought back a couple squirrels, prolonging your supply of non-perishables.

Kelly still has a ways to go with learning to cook squirrel. Nonetheless, she at least makes it edible, and alongside some of the small foraged salads and minimal intrusion into your stockpile, you're able to all eat three square meals a day.

She's also successful in getting the water purifier going. Unfortunately, one piece wasn't secured properly, causing it to break after about a week and a half. It's probably fixable, but Eric will need to do it. [24, minor misfortune]

During your breaks from fence-building, you help her with some of her tasks. Mostly with getting the garden ready. You help with collecting enough soil to make a couple of twig-surrounded raised beds, into which Kelly sows the more cold-resistant crops like kale, cabbage, and potatoes.

You also help her organize the campsite a bit. Putting the mess of items pulled from everyone's cars into sensible places within the fences perimeter, and moving the cars themselves into the area between the campsite and the river.

1/3

>>6439452
(forgot my trip)

[Scene]
"Soo... umm.. How are things so far?" You ask Kelly as you haul a bag of rice over from the haphazard pile of provisions everyone unloaded and into the designated food corner.

She can no doubt sense your extreme social awkwardness, but despite that, she perks up at the opportunity for some conversation. "All things considered, could be a lot worse!" She declares, squatting down and throwing some greens into a pan to steam. "What about you?" She seems desperate to keep the conversation alive.

You shrug. "Is it weird that I feel kind of happy?"

She tilts her head thoughtfully, "A little but... I kind of know what you mean. No bills, no stress from work or parents. Just life. At least for now, it feels like a weight has lifted."

You're a little surprised she's so understanding. "Y-yeah! Exactly." Your thoughts race as you think of what to say next. "Y-you know, you're not really what I expected." You say, feeling immediately like you just put your foot in your mouth.

She stands up and raises an eyebrow at you. "What does that mean? When you heard my last name was Liu were you expecting some delicate cherry blossom, quiet and focused? Demure and submissive?" She says with a shit-eating grin.

Kinda, yeah, honestly, but you don't want to say that for obvious reasons. "N-no, not at- I just- well." You stammer.

"Chill, it's ok. I came here when I was pretty young. My dad does oriental medicine in California. I've always been kind of a free spirit I guess. So, I've never really fit into people's expectations of me." She shrugs. "Sorry if you're disappointed."

You hope you didn't piss her off to bad. You hole up a bit, focusing on your tasks.

After a few seconds she breaks the silence. "So, where did you grow up?"

You feel a little relieved.

[Scene end]

Eric oversees the fence construction along with providing some manual labor. He also finds some time to work the radio, listening for anything. All is silent for a while. But after about a week he starts finding some signals. Mostly people soliciting a place to go.

He also uses a notebook to start sketching out some other plans for the campsite. Dwellings, a proper cooking area, a smokehouse, and other buildings you'll no doubt need eventually.

All in all, things are going well. Will everything always be this easy?

>Fence complete!
>Food: ~60 person-days (~15 days for four) · garden 3–6 weeks out · hunting begun (2 squirrels) · river still untapped
>Water: reserve ~110 person-days frozen · purifier down, routine Eric fix
>Hygiene: ~2 weeks — wall hits next block
>Ammo: .22LR ~2,495
>Infrastructure: fence ~done (campsite only) · beds sown · camp organized · plan bank (dwelling, cook area, smokehouse) ·
>radio: voices heard, no outbound comms.

>>6439460
What's next?

(From now on, I will just post the status quo with each post, i.e., daily tasks, consumption levels, etc. I'll leave it to you all to change, if you wish, but won't make everyone vote on it every time, and instead we'll focus votes on bigger events and decisions).

Current Status Quo: Only vote if you want to change Consumption or to Add/Remove daily tasks

Current consumption
>Food consumption: Three square meals
>Water consumption: Well hydrated
>Hygiene: Daily cleaning

Current routine tasks (can have up to 3)

You:
>Help out Kelly
>Help out Butch
>Help out Eric

Kelly:
>Daily foraging
>Daily food prep
>Organize camp

Butch:
>Hunt
>Patrol

Eric:
>Continue planning new structures and expansions for the camp
>Continue checking radio
>Fix water purifier

POLLS

Focus on getting to know anyone?
>Kelly
>Butch
>Eric

Any larger projects/ expeditions/ events
>None, just focus on slow, sustained growth
>Put all of the gas into one car and take an expedition somewhere to learn the lay of the land. [Specify who goes]
>Start clearing trees [who]
>Start speaking to people on the radio for potential invites to the settlement [Who does it?]
>Start building another structure [Specify structure and workers]
>Write in.

>>6439462
Kelly's pretty cool. Looks good. I would add to Butch's Daily Tasks to start clearing trees for wood and get to know him. Unless clearing trees is part of a larger project, then have him fish instead. But I would like it if he taught everyone to shoot the guns. That sounds good.
Trees if he can do it
Fish if he can't
Guns once he set up some netting or checked the river for any good fish.
This is also a reminder as not to forgot down the road.

For larger projects
>Start building another structure [Specify structure and workers]
A cabin like described here.
>>6438539

I'd say Eric to plan it, and everyone takes so time to help build it.

>>6439557
+1

>>6439460
Kelly seems chill and patient, which is a welcome element in the group.

>>6439462
You:
>Help out Eric

Kelly:
>Organize camp
Formalizing how things work at the camp will make things easier in the long run.

Butch:
>Patrol
We can focus on hunting/foraging once the water is sorted out.

Eric:
>Fix water purifier
I can't stress enough how much we need to guarantee our water supply before we commit to any other plans.

Get to know:
>Eric
Might as well, given that we would be helping him out with the water purifier. It will also help see if we need to worry about keeping an eye on him and Kelly or not. Obviously, we wouldn't bring that topic up; we'll just get a gauge on his character.

Any larger projects/ expeditions/ events:
>Start building another structure [Specify structure and workers]
Let Eric plan and build the structure, us and Butch assist him with building it, and Kelly handle the lighter monotonous tasks. We can start after the water purifier is fixed.

>>6439462
>Food consumption: one meal per day

We need to cut out the food consumption immediately. We are going to starve very soon if we keep going like this. We need to gain more time until we find a reliable food source, which will not be easy.

POLLS
>Focus on getting to know Kelly

Any larger projects
>Put all of the gas into one car and take an expedition somewhere to learn the lay of the land [I go, because my tasks are only helping others]

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>>6439452
>>6439452
>>6439452
>>6439452
>The three men dedicate a substantial amount of time to building the fence, and your efforts are rewarded. After two weeks the thing is practically done. It's not pretty by any means. A mess of the sturdiest logs and branches you can reasonably find, stabilized by ancient Appalachian trees. It's only enough to cover the main campsite and your supplies, but it'll provide some security from the unknown elements out in the woods.
corrections/additions are welcome!

>>6437688
Nah the 65 dude is a liability.
>special forces
Probably ptsd
>security guard
Didnt transition well after the army so probably wasnt an excellent soldier
>loves to hunt
Ok but you dont need to love something to do it when your survival is at stakes
>excellent shot
Ok maybe that one but still, 65 means he’s probably not as good as he used to be

The chud the asian girl and the engineer are the best picks.

>>6437631
Thanks for running.

Ok, about to tally and write. Sorry for delay. Will try to be as consistent as I can but life won't always allow.

Rolled 82, 17, 65, 56, 100, 90, 64, 24, 2, 68, 22, 50, 17, 16, 47, 66, 32, 30, 90, 73 = 1011 (20d100)

Eric
>Fix purifier
Bo2
>Radio Watch
Bo2
>Start building cabin
>bo4 (2d+1 (butch) + 1 ((You)))

Butch
>Hunt
Bo3
>Help with cabin (clear trees)
above
>Teach shooting
Bo2

Kelly
>Forage
Bo2
>Food Prep
Bo3

You
>Keep helping out
Above
>Get to know Kelly
Bo1

Event: Bo1

>>6440052
Looks cool, thanks!

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>>6440841
Two weeks pass, and now you're in a routine. You feel stronger

>Purifier (82)
Eric is able to fix the purifier without much trouble.

>Radio (65)
Eric spends an hour or two each day listening to the radio. He keeps a notebook and starts jotting down recurring patterns. No major breakthroughs. But he's beginning to get a sense of the survivalist economy: People advertising and soliciting goods, looking for refuge, warning about scammers and other dangerous elements.

>Cabin (crit success)
Eric operates like a sort of savant when it comes to putting the cabin together. He uses some of the lumber you brought and, with Butch and your help, you do over a months worth of work in just two weeks. By the end, you have a weatherproof, single room dwelling complete with a floor, a door, and a window with a shutter.

>Hunt (68)
Butch uses about 65 rounds of .22 and brings in a steady stream of small game.

>Teach shooting (50)
Butch spends some time teaching you all how to shoot. No one really gets the hang of it yet, but you all get over the initial jitters of holding and shooting a firearm.

>Forage (47)
Kelly brings back a modest amount of vegetables and mushrooms.

>Food prep (66)
Kelly continues to cook solid, efficient meals.

>Hang out with Kelly (90)
You spend some more time hanging around the camp getting to know Kelly. You're starting to learn her sense of humor. You banter with each other and, sometimes, it even feels like you're flirting. By the end of the two weeks, it seems like her face brightens up a bit whenever she sees you coming.

(Milestone- Charisma. You now roll Bo2 for charisma due to your experience with Kelly).

>Event (76- Mild Fortune)
While foraging, Kelly locates a yarrow patch not far from the campsite. Yarrow has several medicinal properties. She makes a habit of starting to harvest it while out foraging.

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>>6440855
Current Food: Three square meals
>Maintain
>Decrease (specify)

Current Water: Well hydrated
>Maintain
>Decrease (specify)

Hygiene: Frequent use
YOU ARE OUT OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Current Tasks:

Eric:
>Radio
>Plan

Butch
>Hunt
>Teach shooting
>Patrol

Kelly
>Forage
>Food prep

You
>Help out where you can

POLLS
Any new daily tasks?
>Specify task
>Specify who

Next bigger project?
>New structure (Specify)

Expedition?
>Who?
>Where?


QM Note: If you would prefer I make the polls less open-ended, just let me know. But at this point, we're kind of reaching sandbox mode.

waiting for great minds to solve this

>>6440860
Maintain food
Maintain water

Add to eric tasks fishing

Add to kelly tasks make hygenie products
Soap from animal fats , shampoos from plants , her needs from plants

New structure
A bathroom: bath/outhouse

Expedition
Eric and butch to survey the surrounding area