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<blockquote data-quote="ptolemy" data-source="post: 9262176" data-attributes="member: 1412"><p>At Audamu village </p><p></p><p>Week 1</p><p></p><p>We spent the week getting to know the villagers and resting. We hadn’t really understood how much weight we were losing. Apart from Noreena who has gained mass in the 7 weeks of travelling. So we are calling her “Fat-Nor” (at her instigation). Lucy is much improved and everyone is starting to relax. We can sleep without a watch. We have been loaned a run down house in the village. Lucy and Noreena have gone to stay with a family so Lucy can be nursed back to health and Noreena can be “kept decent!” (which we all laughed at).</p><p></p><p>Week 2</p><p></p><p>We are trying to contribute to to the village as best we can. An old man (Birger m, 59) has taken me under his wing and is showing me how to use his longbow and hunt. V, P and myself are all selling labour in exchange for skills - we don’t have a joiner amount us so we need villagers to help. They might give us an empty house but they aren’t going to work for freeloaders. So I am Birger’s hunting apprentice in the mornings and in the afternoons I am mainly chopping wood. Helena has scrounged some painting materials and is enjoying being an artist. I think the locals can tell she is high nobility even though she is very down to earth and perfectly happy to get her hands dirty. The villagers are a mix of Imperials and Sword Worlders so the gender roles are quite strong. Not enough for people to be shocked at Vasquez but enough for people to expect Helena to be cooking. She’s not bad and obviously is turning on the charm so all the women like her. We have been starting to drop hints about the usefulness of a fusion reactor. The wreck of the ship is legally ours as there were no survivors and we don’t think we count having ejected. So the ownership falls to use. We want to get them to help us move it to the village and we will set things up. Apparently, ships only come through every few months at best. So we have to make the best of it. We know there are power tools which survived and I think it is likely that we can repair some laptops. We could definitely set up a bath house in town and lights in every house. But we need them to want it too, so they contribute labour to move the bloody thing.</p><p></p><p>Week 3</p><p></p><p>Things have settled into our new normal. We have generated sufficient interest in the reactor for the village to call a meeting next week. Noreena has been forced to go to the local school, which is pretty basic and she is not happy. They don’t seem to really believe that she is a local noble. Lucy is being reasonable and has volunteered to teach, undoubtably to be near her charge.</p><p></p><p>Week 4 + 5</p><p></p><p>The villagers have agreed to help us move the reactor. We went out to check on it and scavenge. We brought back a lot of equipment. We don’t know how much works, but we do have 2 fully functioning vac. suits and some power tools. We also brought back quite a few engineering tools such as adjustable spanners and screw drivers. I think the villagers regard these tools as making the work help worth it. We are planning the move. I will go out there with V and P to start dismantling sections and we will set off one of our remaining flares when we are ready. It should be 2 or 3 weeks but not too long.</p><p></p><p>Week 6</p><p></p><p>Out at the reactor. It is more work than we feared, but not ridiculously so. We brought out a decent amount of supplies and Birger and a couple of others came too.</p><p></p><p>Week 7</p><p></p><p>Continued work on the reactor. We have also salvaged a considerable amount of equipment.</p><p></p><p>Week 8</p><p></p><p>Slipped and cut myself badly yesterday. Fortunately no one saw so I could use awareness. A storm blew up so we didn’t get much done this week. We did have a job tying things down and we used a couple of the pod parachutes, which we had brought, as tarpaulins.</p><p></p><p>Week 9</p><p></p><p>We finished dismantling the reactor as much as is safe. It is still going to be a hard task to move the core on rollers. I think it is pretty solid so it shouldn’t come to any harm.</p><p></p><p>Week 10</p><p></p><p>Rebuilding the reactor in the town centre. Work was delayed for a few days after some large groups of Razormouths were spotted and we all went on amass hunt to kill or drive them away. The villagers can actually make them taste nice! We had a meeting and they are constructing a barn around us as we work. It’s been amazing to see the entire village come out and work on getting the reactor here and now this. They seem very lively. A few of the elders in the village understand that technically we own the reactor and equipment and are a little suspicious, but on the whole people are excited.</p><p></p><p>Week 11</p><p></p><p>We fired up the reactor and it works! We have put it in “sleep mode” and now we have to bring back the fuel processors. Another big job but not as big as the jobs we have done.</p><p></p><p>Week 12</p><p></p><p>Work was interrupted as there is an annual festival this week. It was nice to take a break. P got the emergency transmitter going which means if any ships jump into the system for fuel they are legally obliged to come and check on us.</p><p></p><p>Week 13</p><p></p><p>We moved the fuel processors back to the village. They are in a bad way and I am not sure we can fix them. We are going to give it a damn good try. Noreena is scandalising the village by slipping out to hunt or getting covered in grease helping one of us with the work we are doing on the reactor.</p><p></p><p>Week 14</p><p></p><p>We have been working with the smith to make some parts but it doesn’t look good. We are using the computers built into the vacc. suits to run diagnostics on the processors as we can’t get either of the laptops we working. We looted the suits and made a verbal interface with a P-HUD and this is working fine. The PRIS goggles we found are not working properly and without them I can’t even be sure what is wrong. Somethings are obvious but I am not sure about some systems. I am trying to by-pass the obvious.</p><p></p><p>Week 15</p><p></p><p>I can’t do it. The tools and equipment which does work is very gratefully received. The power tools will last a long time if the reactor is only used to power them. But our broader ambitions are thwarted. The villagers are pleased with us, though. They have seen us work hard for weeks and they appreciate people who will contribute. So we have been told we are welcome to stay.</p><p></p><p>Week 16</p><p></p><p>I’m becoming a fair shot with the longbow. Birger said he is willing to admit I am his student now. He said it with a grin. My time on uncle Vlen’s start ship has given me a few more useful skills in a village than I realised. More with pieces of metal than wood but still, we can all help out. We are a little low, apart from Noreena and Lucy. Noreena is adamant that her father is scouring the Chartered Universe to find her and it is only a matter of time. Everyday starts with a bleary-eyed Fatty-Nor asking “Are they here yet?”.</p><p></p><p>Week 17</p><p></p><p>They arrived! Not Noreena’s search parties. We were jumping form Melior to Pagaton en route from Glisten to Flammarion when the jump went wrong. So no-one knew where to look. Lucy didn’t like the look of the travellers who landed near the village. She said they were pirates. “Why else would they be re-fueling on the sly when they could have jumped straight to Caladbolg?”. I’m not so sure. They looked a scruffy lot but we would probably happily save money swimming a gas giant if we didn’t have business in a star port. Lucy and Noreena refused to ship with them. Instead, Noreena and Lucy both wrote letters to the Baron and Norneena transferred 5,000 credits to the spacers to deliver it via her comm. They said they will go straight to Caladbolg but I think they will just drop off the message at the next starport they visit - after all they have the girls money. They said they are on the way to Mertactor so that might be a few weeks as they are in a far trader. We’ll see.</p><p></p><p>Week 18</p><p></p><p>We have settled down to our routine, waiting for our rescue. None of us wanted to leave without Noreena and she was determined. The locals who make use of the power tools are volunteering to help work on our house, their wives are popping rond saying things like “… Just baked and had some extra.” or giving us old furniture.</p><p></p><p>Week 19</p><p></p><p>Noreena is furious. She thinks the spacers took her money and ignored our predicament. That’s something only the vilest pirate would do. It is much more likely that they have carried on their way and, if they went to Dawnworld first jump out it might not have been possible for them to find a reliable way to get the news to Caladbolg. Something will turn up.</p><p></p><p>Week 20</p><p></p><p>We have been on this planet for over 6 months now. Noreena turned 15 this week and the village came out to celebrate. It was quite the affair. With the usual singing then set out dances and we had a huge feast. Turning 15 is a coming of age birthday here and more than one hopeful lad was turned away with the spirited disdain only a born noble can muster! There was a lot of laughter. Even the lads saw the funny side eventually. I’ve been teaching her Reginan ju-jutsu and Vasquez has been teaching her boxing, so it’s a good job all the boys stayed polite.</p><p></p><p>Week 21</p><p></p><p>The village was shocked to awaken to voices coming over a tannoy! A squad of Starship Troopers in full battle dress and armed with fusion weapons had been deployed by an Imperial heavy cruiser with was in orbit above the village! People were pretty scared, myself included. The message had finally got back to Noreena’s father and he had demanded the navy respond appropriately. A heavy cruiser! Noreena was whisked away immediately and arrangements were made for us to pack up and leave. We left most of our equipment with our new friends. I gave Birger our survival gun and he gave me his longbow - which I was pretty pleased about as it is a nice bow! We promised to be back to repair the fuel processors but we could see that no one believed they would see us again. It was a sad parting. I kept my snub pistol. It had been very useful and it was the first gun that I have ever felt was my own. Noreena was kept in her quarters for the jump back and we didn’t even see her as we disembarked. There were representatives of the Baron at the Highport in the form of Imperial security who immediately detained us. So much for doing the right thing, eh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ptolemy, post: 9262176, member: 1412"] At Audamu village Week 1 We spent the week getting to know the villagers and resting. We hadn’t really understood how much weight we were losing. Apart from Noreena who has gained mass in the 7 weeks of travelling. So we are calling her “Fat-Nor” (at her instigation). Lucy is much improved and everyone is starting to relax. We can sleep without a watch. We have been loaned a run down house in the village. Lucy and Noreena have gone to stay with a family so Lucy can be nursed back to health and Noreena can be “kept decent!” (which we all laughed at). Week 2 We are trying to contribute to to the village as best we can. An old man (Birger m, 59) has taken me under his wing and is showing me how to use his longbow and hunt. V, P and myself are all selling labour in exchange for skills - we don’t have a joiner amount us so we need villagers to help. They might give us an empty house but they aren’t going to work for freeloaders. So I am Birger’s hunting apprentice in the mornings and in the afternoons I am mainly chopping wood. Helena has scrounged some painting materials and is enjoying being an artist. I think the locals can tell she is high nobility even though she is very down to earth and perfectly happy to get her hands dirty. The villagers are a mix of Imperials and Sword Worlders so the gender roles are quite strong. Not enough for people to be shocked at Vasquez but enough for people to expect Helena to be cooking. She’s not bad and obviously is turning on the charm so all the women like her. We have been starting to drop hints about the usefulness of a fusion reactor. The wreck of the ship is legally ours as there were no survivors and we don’t think we count having ejected. So the ownership falls to use. We want to get them to help us move it to the village and we will set things up. Apparently, ships only come through every few months at best. So we have to make the best of it. We know there are power tools which survived and I think it is likely that we can repair some laptops. We could definitely set up a bath house in town and lights in every house. But we need them to want it too, so they contribute labour to move the bloody thing. Week 3 Things have settled into our new normal. We have generated sufficient interest in the reactor for the village to call a meeting next week. Noreena has been forced to go to the local school, which is pretty basic and she is not happy. They don’t seem to really believe that she is a local noble. Lucy is being reasonable and has volunteered to teach, undoubtably to be near her charge. Week 4 + 5 The villagers have agreed to help us move the reactor. We went out to check on it and scavenge. We brought back a lot of equipment. We don’t know how much works, but we do have 2 fully functioning vac. suits and some power tools. We also brought back quite a few engineering tools such as adjustable spanners and screw drivers. I think the villagers regard these tools as making the work help worth it. We are planning the move. I will go out there with V and P to start dismantling sections and we will set off one of our remaining flares when we are ready. It should be 2 or 3 weeks but not too long. Week 6 Out at the reactor. It is more work than we feared, but not ridiculously so. We brought out a decent amount of supplies and Birger and a couple of others came too. Week 7 Continued work on the reactor. We have also salvaged a considerable amount of equipment. Week 8 Slipped and cut myself badly yesterday. Fortunately no one saw so I could use awareness. A storm blew up so we didn’t get much done this week. We did have a job tying things down and we used a couple of the pod parachutes, which we had brought, as tarpaulins. Week 9 We finished dismantling the reactor as much as is safe. It is still going to be a hard task to move the core on rollers. I think it is pretty solid so it shouldn’t come to any harm. Week 10 Rebuilding the reactor in the town centre. Work was delayed for a few days after some large groups of Razormouths were spotted and we all went on amass hunt to kill or drive them away. The villagers can actually make them taste nice! We had a meeting and they are constructing a barn around us as we work. It’s been amazing to see the entire village come out and work on getting the reactor here and now this. They seem very lively. A few of the elders in the village understand that technically we own the reactor and equipment and are a little suspicious, but on the whole people are excited. Week 11 We fired up the reactor and it works! We have put it in “sleep mode” and now we have to bring back the fuel processors. Another big job but not as big as the jobs we have done. Week 12 Work was interrupted as there is an annual festival this week. It was nice to take a break. P got the emergency transmitter going which means if any ships jump into the system for fuel they are legally obliged to come and check on us. Week 13 We moved the fuel processors back to the village. They are in a bad way and I am not sure we can fix them. We are going to give it a damn good try. Noreena is scandalising the village by slipping out to hunt or getting covered in grease helping one of us with the work we are doing on the reactor. Week 14 We have been working with the smith to make some parts but it doesn’t look good. We are using the computers built into the vacc. suits to run diagnostics on the processors as we can’t get either of the laptops we working. We looted the suits and made a verbal interface with a P-HUD and this is working fine. The PRIS goggles we found are not working properly and without them I can’t even be sure what is wrong. Somethings are obvious but I am not sure about some systems. I am trying to by-pass the obvious. Week 15 I can’t do it. The tools and equipment which does work is very gratefully received. The power tools will last a long time if the reactor is only used to power them. But our broader ambitions are thwarted. The villagers are pleased with us, though. They have seen us work hard for weeks and they appreciate people who will contribute. So we have been told we are welcome to stay. Week 16 I’m becoming a fair shot with the longbow. Birger said he is willing to admit I am his student now. He said it with a grin. My time on uncle Vlen’s start ship has given me a few more useful skills in a village than I realised. More with pieces of metal than wood but still, we can all help out. We are a little low, apart from Noreena and Lucy. Noreena is adamant that her father is scouring the Chartered Universe to find her and it is only a matter of time. Everyday starts with a bleary-eyed Fatty-Nor asking “Are they here yet?”. Week 17 They arrived! Not Noreena’s search parties. We were jumping form Melior to Pagaton en route from Glisten to Flammarion when the jump went wrong. So no-one knew where to look. Lucy didn’t like the look of the travellers who landed near the village. She said they were pirates. “Why else would they be re-fueling on the sly when they could have jumped straight to Caladbolg?”. I’m not so sure. They looked a scruffy lot but we would probably happily save money swimming a gas giant if we didn’t have business in a star port. Lucy and Noreena refused to ship with them. Instead, Noreena and Lucy both wrote letters to the Baron and Norneena transferred 5,000 credits to the spacers to deliver it via her comm. They said they will go straight to Caladbolg but I think they will just drop off the message at the next starport they visit - after all they have the girls money. They said they are on the way to Mertactor so that might be a few weeks as they are in a far trader. We’ll see. Week 18 We have settled down to our routine, waiting for our rescue. None of us wanted to leave without Noreena and she was determined. The locals who make use of the power tools are volunteering to help work on our house, their wives are popping rond saying things like “… Just baked and had some extra.” or giving us old furniture. Week 19 Noreena is furious. She thinks the spacers took her money and ignored our predicament. That’s something only the vilest pirate would do. It is much more likely that they have carried on their way and, if they went to Dawnworld first jump out it might not have been possible for them to find a reliable way to get the news to Caladbolg. Something will turn up. Week 20 We have been on this planet for over 6 months now. Noreena turned 15 this week and the village came out to celebrate. It was quite the affair. With the usual singing then set out dances and we had a huge feast. Turning 15 is a coming of age birthday here and more than one hopeful lad was turned away with the spirited disdain only a born noble can muster! There was a lot of laughter. Even the lads saw the funny side eventually. I’ve been teaching her Reginan ju-jutsu and Vasquez has been teaching her boxing, so it’s a good job all the boys stayed polite. Week 21 The village was shocked to awaken to voices coming over a tannoy! A squad of Starship Troopers in full battle dress and armed with fusion weapons had been deployed by an Imperial heavy cruiser with was in orbit above the village! People were pretty scared, myself included. The message had finally got back to Noreena’s father and he had demanded the navy respond appropriately. A heavy cruiser! Noreena was whisked away immediately and arrangements were made for us to pack up and leave. We left most of our equipment with our new friends. I gave Birger our survival gun and he gave me his longbow - which I was pretty pleased about as it is a nice bow! We promised to be back to repair the fuel processors but we could see that no one believed they would see us again. It was a sad parting. I kept my snub pistol. It had been very useful and it was the first gun that I have ever felt was my own. Noreena was kept in her quarters for the jump back and we didn’t even see her as we disembarked. There were representatives of the Baron at the Highport in the form of Imperial security who immediately detained us. So much for doing the right thing, eh? [/QUOTE]
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