11th Transmission: Seasonal Shifts [Video/Action] (Action Forward Dated Oct. 13)

[thefinaljedi]

[In the mid-morning Luke broadcasts a Video feed through the journal system. He stands squarely in front of the camera and speaks in a clear voice. It was a simple, fairly quick message that was open to anyone willing to listen. The seasons were changing and the first real cold snap couldn't be too far away. That meant...harvest time.]

Good morning everyone, this is Luke Skywalker and like usual I've got quite a lot of things to address. Please bear with me, this might get a little lengthy.

First, as this New Feather Cycle comes to a close I would like to welcome every newcomer to our little purgatory. I know things may seem confusing, and I'd like to offer my help to anyone that needs it. I'm willing to help however I can to make your transition as easy as I can, should you require medical assistance, need help moving heavy things, or even just need someone to talk to, feel free to contact me.

Secondly, I would like to thank Doctor Eggman for his instrumental assistance with the farm. He has been an invaluable help towards keeping everything watered and growing smoothly. His hard work has kept the farm running while I have been preoccupied.

Third, if anyone is available to help this weekend, I would greatly appreciate assistance in bringing in the final harvest of the farm's produce. We managed to actually grow quite a lot, and I'd like to make sure it all gets brought in before the frosts set in. I'll be out there all day on Saturday, and while I have some mechanical aid, more hands or hooves would definitely speed the process up quite a bit. Related to that, the food harvested will be added to shops, as well as preserved and stored where we can manage to find room. I've always felt that it's better to have too much food set aside for emergencies than just enough. [He chuckles]

Finally, I'd like to close with a question, as so many people often do. How do people prepare for winter in your world? I admit that this will be my second winter in Luceti but I've never actually been present for a seasonal shift from autumn to winter. I'm from a desert world, so we have very little in the way of actual winter weather.

Thank you for bearing with me, and may the Force be with you.

[End Transmission]

Action:

[Saturday, Luke and Eggman are out and about at the farm, doing their best to collect the harvest with a small flotilla of heavily modified training remotes that have Eggman-style arms attached to pick things. Eggman, of course, is doing zero manual labor, but he's programming robots and maintaining them. A Bantha with large buckets is used to transport the food to the village for storage and consumption, as well as a repulsor-sled. If anyone wants to help with the harvest, the Jedi and the Inventor would definitely appreciate the help.]

(OOC: Tag wherever you'd like and if its an action portion feel free to tag around or thread hop like its a log. I can't promise I'll answer every harvest tag with Luke, but I will try. If you'd like to handwave that your character helped harvest, thats fine too! Lets get all Harvest Moon up inz!)

Comments

[Voice]

[selphie_t]

Alright, I'll be there. Definitely not relying on the Malnosso for everything sounds like a major plus to me.

Yep! Ya gotta keep moving during the winter too. If you stop, you'll just get cold all over again.

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Thanks, Selphie. I appreciate it.

I plan on doing more in the spring, actually trying to get grain to grow and such. More full on farming rather than just what we have now.

And yea, I know that. Keep up bloodflow

[Voice]

[selphie_t]

That's really awesome of you Luke. It'll help with our independence in the village quite a bit.

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Right. Its not a good idea to rely on the unreliable for necessities. Next year a bigger harvest will be on the menu.

I was honestly surprised nobody bothered with it before.

[Voice]

[selphie_t]

I'm not too sure either. I can't speak for everyone but maybe we've gotten too used to the handouts.

Well, the farmlands weren't always there though. They only showed up during a shift that changed everybody's memories and they left them when it was over.

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

I think we have. Its better to be as autonomous as we can.

And I know they're not originally here, but they went unused for more than a year.

[Voice]

[selphie_t]

Ahehe, I don't know what to tell you on that one.

At least it's being used now, right?

[Voice]

[thefinaljedi]

Yep. We've managed to get most of it back to use, and Applejack kept more of it up. It's coming along pretty well so far. It's really a shame that Giovanni went home. His Pokemon were a lot of help in terraforming it.