Video - Horseshoe 3

[adregem]

[ The ICP blinks to life from the newly revamped Library, and there is Roland standing about in his usual serious expression, only this time he's dressed with a new robe over his purple shirt. If his eyes look a little dull, or that frown refuses to turn upside down, it might just be your imagination. ]

Hey there. For the benefit of newcomers, or anyone I've yet to formally introduce myself to, my name is Roland. I’ll try not to take up too much of your time, here. But if you can lend me your ears, especially appealing to fellow Team Leads from other colors, I’d like to share a couple of important updates regarding the Voidtrecker’s mission supplies. This idea to allocate and consolidate resources came to our attention thanks to the initial efforts of Lightning from the Red Team, and Tidus from Purple. Please stay tuned here if this interests you. If not, then I guess we'll see each other around the train.

[ Roland nods, gives a breath, then smoothly continues. A practiced task for a tired mind. But nevertheless, professional. ]



Missions upon disembarking the Voidtrecker are filled with unexpected circumstances. Unfortunately, the train only gives us a small window to prepare before we begin work on other worlds, and we’re supplied with only the tools needed to get the job done. If you get hurt, or if you grow hungry, the train...won’t really provide. That’s going to be up to us.

[ He clenches a fist in determination. ] But thanks to the combined efforts of the passengers, we’ve now accumulated and bought a total of 453 healing and support items of varying types. We even have MRE’s – freeze-dried rations that can be rehydrated on the field for emergencies. We also have in stock a variety of supplies gathered from different worlds, like the seafood fished from Jema’grethy. That’s not all. [ Roland’s tone grows inspired. ]

Several of us have the ability to create supplies, or duplicate singles into multiples so points aren’t spent unnecessarily. Uta from Purple, I’ve heard, can make food worth ten pounds. Piccolo from Blue was responsible for duplicating lunch boxes and water canisters to two-hundred versions of each. After platform day, I’m sure we now have more people with similar skills and talents.

Team Leads across Red, Blue, and Orange. [ He nods as if addressing them individually, even though the ICP is broadcasted to all. ] These are resources which we would like to share when the time comes for our next mission. Purple already has volunteers to help ferry supplies and medicine, but this is a conversation that you may wish to hold with your own group of ‘treckers. Just one or two per team to help carry and account for resources per mission. It’s a big responsibility, but whoever volunteers, or is assigned to it, has nothing to worry about – they’ll never be alone. They have our support. All of us.

[ He reveals an item sitting nicely on his open palm. ] Supplies can be carried hassle-free in this nifty piece of equipment called an Arms Band. We have five in stock right now. With this, no one has to worry about bulky luggage; it keeps up to three melee weapons, one ranged weapon with unlimited ammunition of any kind, and an infinite amount of items. So long as you know what you’ve put inside, then you can summon it in and out easily. Please let me know if you’d like a demonstration. Additionally, they can be bought at the shop for forty-five points, but it would help us if you could distinguish buying the Arms Band for your personal use, versus buying one for mission usage only. If it’s the latter, we will need to audit it, what supplies are placed inside it, and we will need to ask for you to return it, post-mission. [ He hopes he doesn’t have to be explicit about why...If their names turn gold, then they’ll take the resources with them. ]

[ When this guy's on a roll, man is he on a roll. But! He's wrapping up. ]

This is just the beginning. Please, we encourage people who would like to volunteer to do so without hesitation. We still need people to make lists, keep necessities in check, and to help cook even, especially for long mission days. Even ideas on additional storage options will help, since the Arms Band doesn’t self-organize. Good luck to you if you thought putting a hundred bottles of different potions inside your Arms Band was a good idea. [ He might have cracked a smile here…But no. Barely. He is impassioned though, which is typical for a guy like him. ]

That’s mostly it. Thank you for listening. To those who volunteered already, be it their service on missions as quartermasters or supply keepers, or as passengers who decided to spend their points for shared resources. You all know who you are. We’re grateful for your support, because...

[ Roland only breaks eye contact briefly before he looks back at the monitor. There's something there which was absent, when he started recording. ]

...as someone wisely advised me, you gotta work with the team. That's the way to victory.

[ And with that, Roland flashes the only genuine smile he's made during his explanation. He salutes casually once to the ICP before he signs off. ]

I’m looking forward to our continued teamwork, everyone. Over and out.

Comments

[Video]

[light_of_willpower]

Um...hi Roland, it's nice to meet you.

[Trunks gives a little bow of his head.]

I'm Trunks, one of the new arrivals, and I can help with storage options if we can get stuff from my world. My mom and grandfather invented capsule tech. Basically these things.

[Trunks holds up a small case with three capsules in it]

These can store anything non-living in them, depending on the grade.

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[mtsilver_conquor]

Eva here. There's a chance I can get my Trainer bag after the next mission. It's... similar to the Arms Band, only it stores things by type.

I think Roro -my phone- might have a few images of it? though I'd have to check...

I've also been growing several berries from my world in the greenhouse, which can be used to treat all pokemon on the train and shift those potions back to people.

[laurefindil]

[Glorfindel smiled at Roland over the ICP.] You have done a marvelous job getting all of this organized.

If anyone wants to help bake prior to the mission, I will be doing some marathon sessions. Those MREs are... [he pauses] well, they are. And I am sure we will be glad to have them.

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[aluciner]

[You know those moments where you, like, realize you forgot to do something? Ronan is having one of those. Aw, shit. He forgot to introduce himself to Roland and then the shit with Tidus and the dreams happened and now he's fucked up about the heartbreak Tidus is feeling and -

Well. None of that's important, really.]

Did you need something specific? Tidus mentioned there were things you and Lightning might want. [Oh, right. He should actually introduce himself.] My name is Ronan. I can get almost anything, terms and conditions apply.

[The "terms and conditions" aren't something he's willing to get into over the ICP.]

[Video] Can turn this into Action or something if you'd like!

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Guess who's glad to see Roland? THIS wizard!]

I'm pretty sure if I don't volunteer, I'll be volunteered. But yeah, I'm on board.

[She might have to badger Dairine and her own silent partner into figuring out what had become of her temporospatial claudication, but aside from that she was set.]

[video]

[myblueskies]

Hello sir!

[A very excited looking Romeo is on the screen.] Teamwork is very important so it's really good that you thought of all these things!

[It's so much! Romeo would have never thought about all of this organisation but he's got it all sorted and knows what he needs people to do!]

I'm Romeo! I'm on blue team and I can help you! I got points! [Not as many as before, because he had spent a lot on art supplies, but he could make more, he is good at teamwork!] And I can cook too! I can make food for everyone to take on missions! And I know how to make eighteen different types of coffee, if people wanted that on missions. [Some people, Elfnein, thought coffee was a necessity.]

[fun_thementalist]

Hello there, Roland! Nice to see you again!

[ Gen's face is cheery over the ICP screen ]

I should mention, if you're looking for volunteers - especially those who can create supplies - our mutual friend, Senku, can create a variety of tools if he only has the materials to do so.

To be honest, given enough time and equipment, he can build rather complex items from scratch.

But I think tools would be most advantageous, and the most useful, especially if we're thrown out onto these missions with few resources.