21st Transmission [Video/Written/Action] (Forward Dated to March 17)

[thefinaljedi]

[Well it's about that time of year, when the weather begins to shift and it's beginning to get to the point where cultivating and preparing to for planting season is becoming a necessity. And to get all this started, Luke needs your help. He opens up the journal and smiles at the camera.]

Good afternoon Luceti,

For those of you that don't know me, my name is Luke Skywalker. For the last couple of years I've been tending to some of the farmlands outside the village, trying to build up emergency stores as well as bringing a bit of self-sufficiency to the enclosure. And as some of you may know, within the last year both Nami and Applejack have both departed, leaving the orchards near the farmland untended. I've been tending to them as best I can, but the vast majority of the help I had with the work has also returned home.

In the interest of better utilizing the space I'd like to request the help of anyone willing to volunteer their time with a bit of manual labor. I'm afraid it's simply not going to be possible to manage it all by myself, and any help would be greatly appreciated. It's beginning to near the planting season, after all. I'm happy to offer whatever services I can provide in exchange.

[There's a pause, and he seems to look somewhere off camera.]

On a related note, if there's anyone who knows anything about building irrigation systems, I'd appreciate any advice.

Thank you for your time, and may the Force be with you all.

[Shutting off the feed, he sends out two private messages.]


Written, Filtered to Loki
Loki, I know this is much less interesting than musical theater and cookies, but I was hoping I could get your help with a bit of magical work on the farm.



Written, Filtered to Trafalgar Law
Law, I figure we should probably revisit some of those supply caches and check on them. Possibly restock and take care of a few other things down that vein.

Comments

[thefinaljedi]

Rationing, obviously. But no one group should receive preference.

[It's a quick answer, and one Luke fervently believes is the only one.]

[deathsdoctor]

Nobody receives preference, no. It's bad enough when one group just thinks another is ahead of the queue.

[That Kin'corran playdate. Those rumours that had come out of Vaskoth.

Troublesome with a capital T.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Sound enough. Even the appearance of preference can grow resentment, and with resentment comes other problems, things no one needs when things are stressful enough.]

Since I'm already collecting honey and other non-perishable food for the clinic, I can bring some here too?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke looks to Law, deferring on this cache to it's keeper.]

[deathsdoctor]

Of course.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Easy enough to do with all the time she spends down by the Battle Dome.]

Anything else to discuss here or should we move on to the next spot?

[thefinaljedi]

I've seen all I need to.

[Luke shrugs, waiting on the pirate.]

[deathsdoctor]

I think we're good to go, yes.

[After you folks. He'll lock up once you're out.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Ginia steps out of the room and to the side, taking a moment to type up some notes in her phone.]

[thefinaljedi]

[And Luke isn't long after, waiting on Law.]

[deathsdoctor]

[Just locking up and following.]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Onto the rec center then! Just a hop, time skip, and a jump away.]

[thefinaljedi]

[wooooosshhhhhh, time vortex!!!]

[deathsdoctor]

[Hello Rec center! Hello teleporter! This journey to you has probably been brought to you with 100% less crows]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Thank you for traveling via Luceti Fast Travel, where we're almost FTL. Always on your side, because you're fighting the Third Party on our side.]

[Hello, hot springs. A nice, familiar sight as Ginia frequently comes up to soak in the pool.]

Think we should stop for a quick food and drink break, plot things from here to the labs?

[thefinaljedi]

Up to you, I could eat.

[deathsdoctor]

Eating sounds good. [Hey, let him get to that sack tied to his sword.] I'm up for a picnic.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[While Law unpacks the food, Ginia takes another look around the hot springs.]

It's remarkable this place was built by people here. I can't imagine it was easy. Were the hot springs something people were told about or was it discovered?

[thefinaljedi]

[Again, Luke turns to Law. He doesn't know the answer to that one...]

[deathsdoctor]

Discovered way back before me. You'd have to ask Miss Raine the story of how that one came about. I've only heard bits of it.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

I take it Raine is one of the best resources in the village for the general history of Luceti.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke nods.]

Her, Sheena, or Albert Silverberg, yes. Since Yuan's gone now.

[deathsdoctor]

Yeah, any of those three can tell you a lot. [Who likes onigiri? Because Law does. There's an assortment to choose from - ones stuffed with seaweed, tuna, salmon, unagi, and okaka. Some are toasted, some are not.] We've tried to keep a written record of the past before, but that's not gone through for one reason or another. History and knowledge are passed on orally or not at all. It's a good thing people are so free to share here. Or a lot would have been lost.

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[People to visit and talk to. It helps two of them are easy to find, Raine at the flower shop and the school, Sheena at the tea shop. And Ginia helps herself to a tuna onigiri. Mmm.]

The guide does a good job of covering things too. Though I feel like for the facts that fall between the wayside, some kind of written record would be good. Perhaps something summarizing the month?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke reaches for seaweed, preferring the simple, salty taste. It reminded him of a kind of flatbread Aunt Beru used to make, a salty concoction native to Tatooine.]

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