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[the communicator flickers onto Sif's face, which settles into satisfied lines. she figured it out, this enchanted metal device, so now she can go back to what she was doing -- which is wrapping her free arm around a tree and casually hauling it out of the ground]

If we are to follow the whims of our captors -- which I'm of two minds on, myself -- we should at least begin by figuring out who is best-suited for what. [briskly]

So go on. [she drops the tree, also casually, and then goes to tear out another. she's not sure how much wood they'll need] I require knowledge of how many are here, and what skills you possess. We will want someone with knowledge of plants to forage, and someone with skill at fishing. We will need a source of fresh water, and likely vessels fashioned to carry and hold our supplies in. Those with strength or skill at construction who can put together the shelters, and those who might construct defenses around the constructs.

And those of you who are more accustomed to living in human cities, well... [a beat. trying to think of something charitable] We will probably need someone to -- gather sticks, and the like.

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[ drat ]

Mmmm. [ he turns his eyes on it, imagining. ]

So you vote for staying on the beach? [ vaguely aware that's good for if you expect to be rescued, not sure if it's good normally or not ]

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Our instructions require it, but it gives us the most flexibility besides. The jungle could be dangerous, so we do not wish to be too close; but we cannot take it too far back, as of course we cannot be sure how the tides work just yet. [a small shrug. what are you gonna do?]

[ do they? he should read those instead of skimming them. ]

Yeah, the tides are what I was thinking of. [ he keeps his attention on the jungle a while longer, then ] It'd be nice to get up off the ground. Go all Robinson Crusoe. [ like a tree house only a lot bigger. ]

[ignoring the part she doesn't understand] Are you suggesting building -- above the ground? Elevating the shelter? [she's thinking, maybe on a platform. in the long-term, if they had to stay on the beach, it would probably be ideal]

Yeah. If we can. Might be safer and more efficient than a wall, in the long run. Building anything right on the beach is tricky, but if we start as far back as we can...

And if we can get the right kind of materials. Maybe an outer layer, a few pillars and support beams across the middle, then lay the floor boards down on top of that. The rest of it doesn't have to be anything fancy. Thatched roofs. Maybe more than one structure with simple bridges between them, your standard rope ladders to get up and down...

[ rattling off ideas. yeah, he has a construction kind of mind. ]

That's an interesting idea. [to get completely destroyed if a flying flaming rock comes its way during the eruption]

But it seems perhaps like more work to begin with -- it would take longer before we had a roof over our heads. Perhaps simpler shelters at first, and then working on an elevated structure.

[ hey it's not like ground-level huts would fare better!! they just would've been less work to put together :|a ]

Sure. Priority one, get the sun off us so we don't all get heatstroke. Heatstroked? Whatever.

[ adding, more thoughtfully ] How "long-term" is "long-term", do you think? Are we actually staying here?

This is the problem with communicating by text message. No tone, no context. [ gesturing ] People get confused.

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[if a rock puts a hole in the sand, every structure on the sand doesn't collapse]

I wondered the same thing. If we are to remain here, with new tasks facing us where we must rely upon our previous fortification, then we will want to make sure the structure is enduring.

But it's possible... that when the timer is up, we will find ourselves still elsewhere.

And then we'll have wasted all that time and energy.

[ beat ] Not gonna lie, there's a big part of me that wants to see what happens if we just let the deadline expire.

I would like that, as well. But at least for now, their request goes in line with our needs. Going nearly seven days without reliable food, water, or shelter is a lot to ask, especially when it seems many of these people have scarcely fended for themselves.

Yeah? I didn't think that would really faze you. [ the being without food or water, he means. but he agrees comfortably ] Society does that to you, though. You get all spoiled by things like... running water, and air conditioning, and wifi.

It poses no problem for me, but there are obviously many here who are not as familiar with a life of adventuring. No doubt they would be much more familiar with your "conditioned air" and "wifi", but who knows how long before someone eats something your kind was not meant to eat?

Yeah, some of them. [ thinking of Allen and Lucina, for example ] Others? Might try to burn the witch if there was any actual tech around here for me to use.

[ sorry, was he completely tangenting? he comes back seconds later ] Pretty much all I remember from those wilderness survival videos in school was how easy it is to dehydrate yourself by drinking the wrong thing or freeze to death or poison yourself ten different ways. [ eyes flicking at the forestry ] The more tropical we are, the weirder the animals get, and the more poisonous everything is. Assuming we're even on Earth.

[ if it's not Earth, of course, it's damn similar-looking, but he glances at Sif. Asgard's gotta be hospitable if nothing else, but suddenly he wants to ask a hundred questions. ]

I have not been to a place on your realm that looked like this, but it is a large realm. At least it seems familiar to those of you who have traveled. [comfortably]

I've been to the Seychelles, does that count? [ he's traveled! to islands! that are extremely expensive and have awesome resorts. they might not count. ]

I haven't the faintest idea. You'll have to tell me.

They're a group of islands. Nice. A lot nicer than this, because. Running water, wifi, all that good stuff. You'd like it. I can get you a plane ticket once we're out of here.

I will make sure to pay it a visit. [although, after a beat, for no particular reason] You haven't -- heard from Thor since we awoke, have you?

[ we don't really socialize is on the tip of his tongue; with effort, he stops it, and says instead ]

I'll keep an ear out. And an eye. Calvin Klein models tend to stand out in a crowd, even one as weird as ours.

[she doesn't know what that means other than that the answer to her question is "no". composed] Thank you.

Hey, you're welcome. Get all your depressing news right here.

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