Open | Building Plot

[the_effect_she_has]

WHO: The Inquisition
WHAT: Building!
WHEN: 28th of Cloudreach, through the first week of Bloomingtide
WHERE: The river valley below Skyhold
NOTES: See here for details.

Welcome to the Great Building Project of 9:42, Dragon! So you've come to help construct some living structures and barracks? Excellent, there are several areas in which everyone's help is needed.

Clearing

The Mage Council themselves have dedicated themselves to clearing out the valley, and flattening it as well, so buildings can be constructed. They'll need all the magical help they can get, honestly, and even that will include people to help clear away the wood to be used for building, as well as the stone and other materials. It will be a lot of heavy lifting, carrying, or being able to drive a cart.

Building

Of course there is the building. Holding up walls, hammer and nails, thatch on the roofs, cutting out awkward window where necessary. Putting together fireplaces and firepits. The deft of hand and light of feet are the ones who can climb the roofs, move around without any problems to haul up sod and other things to plug the holes on the roof to make for a snug small hut, or a long and clean barrack hall.

Healing

And of course, there are accidents. Someone accidentally hammers their own hand, falls off a roof, gets a splinter in their finger. The healers themselves are going to need fresh water and herbs brought in, as well as food brought to keep them going.

Fetching/Carrying

Messages need to be brought back and forth between the builders. Water needs to be brought to the thirsty, as well as food. There are a million little things that need to be done to complete this great endeavor, so feel free to help out whatever little way you feel you can.

Katniss

Katniss is everywhere.

There's not a place you won't see the slender young woman, dark hair pulled back in a braid that is coming out in wisps. Dirt smudges her face and hands, but there's a faint smile on her face and no matter what she's doing, she's humming softly. At her heel is the wolf pup, who trots along beside her faithfully, and stands guard while Katniss is up atop a roof, hammering.

She's carrying water to give to people who are building, as well as food. Lifting bundles of stick and rock out of the way, or walking with a builder, murmuring softly over the plans.

Need to talk to her? Just snag her. She'll be glad to stop and talk to anyone who is helping out here.

Comments

Clearing/Building

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin said she would be available, and it's a promise she fully intends to keep. Now that the weird plague issue has been resolved and her own health restored, the Vashoth woman is eager to demonstrate that wherever she can, and all for a good cause. For most part, that involves energizing wood or stone into bridges and walkways, stacking resource piles, loading carts, and clearing paths as needed, and however else it can find use. More often than not, she can be fond with her forearms wreathed in that bright green flame, items rising or falling at her will.

Break time isn't unwelcome, though if she has has to take one, then it's only fair to ensure that others get a respite as well. She'll go around and make sure that no one's overworking themselves, perhaps gently (or not so gently) shoving in the direction of food and water. Don't follow her recent bad example and be a collapsing moron, please. Katniss' wolf pup (and any other pets in the area) will find that jerky and other tasty treats tend to drop from her regularly. She has no idea how that happens, don't ask her.

Re: Clearing/Building

[the_effect_she_has]

"He's going to get spoiled if you keep doing that."

Is Katniss's dry response from above, as she finishes putting the thatch in place on the house that she is working on. She stands up, her shadow against the sun, as she arches an eyebrow down at her friend. It's not often she gets to be taller than Korrin, and it's a little jarring.

Still.

"He's not going to get treats in the wild, you know."

[gatheringstorm]

And of course Korrin's no more repentant than when she overfeeds Mal's mabari. "All the more reason to get them now, right? Enjoy the bounty while it lasts, because it won't be forever. Besides, he deserves a reward for all his hard work." Finishing sorting out another pile of supplies, Korrin grins up at Katniss, enjoying the novelty of not having to stare down at her for once. "How are you doing up there? Need anything from below?"

[the_effect_she_has]

Katniss rolls her eyes, letting out a soft snort, "All his hard work, keeping the squirrels away? Or just keeping you entertained."

She hummed as she turned to look at the roof, then back at her, "Do we have any more thatch down there? I just want to make sure I've gotten all the holes."

[gatheringstorm]

"Hey, he can do both. He's talented."

Glancing around, Korrin spots the extra thatch and reaches for it, handing it upward carefully to be sure that it won't be dropped. "Hopefully that ought to do it, I'm not seeing more about."

[the_effect_she_has]

"Well, he is a smart wolf pup, that much is certain."

She leaned down to grab it, balanced, and then moved nimbly up the side of the cottage. "No, that will do. Just have to get this one hole here ..."

[gatheringstorm]

"Smart and handsome." Korrin leans down to pet him, because she can. "You should get in a break, Katniss. You've been at this non-stop ever since it began. A few minutes to sit down won't kill you."

[the_effect_she_has]

Katniss sighed, as she wiped sweat from her brow, before getting her hands back into the thatch. "Just let me ... fix this." A few more minutes of grunting, and tying, and she exhales another sigh.

"There."

She climbs down to the edge of the roof, and as so well taught, jumps down like a cat. "We've got to get these done before the next rain, Korrin."

See? Good excuse to working herself into exhaustion.

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin just crosses her arms and stares, not buying it. "A short break won't make a significant dent in that, you know. Don't worry, we'll get it done. There are more than enough hands pitching in around here to ensure that."

She reaches to the canteen at her hip and offers it. "It's just water. I wasn't about to bring alcohol to a building party."

[the_effect_she_has]

Katniss rolled her eyes, but she couldn't deny it, they had enough people to get this done. So she reached over and took the canteen, before dropping down on the ground. The pup ran over to her, bumping against her legs and she scratched his head.

"Yeah, save it for when we're done." One corner of her mouth lifted. "Which ... isn't such a bad idea."

[gatheringstorm]

Once Katniss is on the ground, Korrin plops down to join her, taking the opportunity to stretch out since there's room available. No one needs the area directly before them, so she'll claim it until that changes. Watching the pup for a moment, Korrin smiles and once again there are idle thoughts of mabari pups as pets, but that's all they are.

"I think we can swing that. A lazy night at the tavern, with some drinks and maybe a game or two. Nothing wild, just a chance to unwind. I'd say we deserve it after all this."

[the_effect_she_has]

Katniss stretched out her own long legs, smiling a little as the pup hopped over both of their legs. Making himself a little game of it, probably. She stretched her arms above her head, thinking about it.

"I would agree. In fact, I'd kill for a good game. Haven't just ... spent time with anyone for awhile."

Her expression tightened. "I could stand some time with people who aren't tits."

[gatheringstorm]

Noticing that expression, Korrin doesn't dance around the subject. "This is about our trip, isn't it? Want to vent about it? I can take it, you know." She did for Sera and Twisted Fate, and would for the others. Even Nerva might merit a moment of listening, as her ties to Twisted Fate make Korrin more apt to give her a chance than usual.

[fleurdesel]

Between clearing paths, coordinating sweeps of magic to level the land or move building material for ease of assembly, circling around to check in with each group of mages assisting in the effort, Adelaide finds the time to find Korrin and offer a bobbing, green glow of a mana wisp, something to make the work she's doing simpler. "How is the work going so far?"

[gatheringstorm]

Taking advantage of the wisp's presence, Korrin finishes the last of her immediate work, propping up a walkway for the builders to ascend. Turning back to Adelaide, she wipes her brow. "It's going well, I think. No real complaints. After laying around forever in the healing tents or in my room, it feels good to be productive again. We're making good progress...perhaps even better, if Metaari and Sam weren't distracting people with their shirtlessness."

[fleurdesel]

"I think what is most heartening is not only how much work is being done- but that the builders are not flinching away from displays of magic." It builds a bridge between the two- builds confidence in the mages. A comfort that has not been lacking entirely, but has been strained. "If we continue at this pace the barracks by the Hold and the village here will be finished in half the time."

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin nods, smiling at both notions. "It's better than I would have thought, on both fronts. There have been some stares, but no real hostility. Maybe it's a sign that what I hope for is true; that with exposure, at least some people will come to see that mages aren't the boogey-men the Chantry paints us out to be." Granted, she's not expecting civilians to react well to fireballs, but utilizing magic to create a walkway? That benefits everyone.

[fleurdesel]

"It is far better than we might have been received a few months ago." There'd have been hostility, possibly some thrown rocks. But now? This is exactly what she'd thought would come to pass. Support. Appreciation. And they will think of the work done by mages to give them a home. "Depending on how well this goes? We might be able to petition to assist in the renovations of the hold proper."

[gatheringstorm]

"A few months ago...ugh, don't remind me." Anders surfacing brought all her fears about people turning on mages to light, and it was a long time before she could begin to relax about that.

That prompts a nod of encouragement, as Korrin rests her hands on her hips. "I hope so, there are still plenty of areas that need it. You'd think at some point that we'd run out of things to repair, but not anytime soon, apparently." Not that she's really complaining, it gives her something to do when not working at Knight-Enchanter drills or Rift Mage training.

[fleurdesel]

"Building and remodeling takes resources, money, and favorable weather. Carting what we need up the mountain will be difficult enough- I have no idea how to even begin to make any of the repairs to the stone of the Keep." That is best left to the dwarves that know stone best. "But we are making progress. By next winter we should have enough to prevent another rash of illness."

[gatheringstorm]

"Next winter...it's weird to think that long ahead, when we're dealing with that could tear Thedas apart. But life doesn't stop even for tears in the Veil, does it?" It's also weird to think about having settled in any one place for that long, if one could call using it as a home base between missions 'settled'. "Speaking of illness...sorry I was such a monstrous pest during all that. I'd like to think I'm not that awful a patient, usually, but...the Veil stuff on top of it was too much."

[fleurdesel]

"...I have not truly been able to think that far ahead since the murders at the Spire. It seemed too miserable a thing, to dare to look forward to a time when things might be better. I never would have imagined this." Where they are now, what they can do. What they are doing. "I have had worse. I, myself, have been worse Renot. You are forgiven but do not allow it to happen again, yes?"

[gatheringstorm]

After a momentary sheepish expression, Korrin promptly salutes. "Yes, madame. You have my word." If she has any coherency or willpower, she'll hold to that. Any sickness which would compromise either will hopefully be rare enough that she doesn't have to worry about encountering it again. "I never bothered to think that far ahead before; another road, another job. There's not much planning to be done, in that case. But I've already put down some roots, so it doesn't sound as weird as it did before."

[fleurdesel]

"I will hold you to it. Likewise...I give you mine to rest more." Not even 'when ill' just- more. She'd been running herself ragged, continued to do so even now, but she cannot ask of someone what she is unwilling to do herself. There is much work to be done but for the first time in a long, long while...she feels she is somewhere she can safely relax. With people she can trust. "It feels strange, calling this place home. But it feels just as right."

[gatheringstorm]

"Good." Glad that Adelaide doesn't place limits on that, Korrin smiles. Because she absolutely will take notice and encourage rest when there's not a crisis situation at hand. When there is, though, she won't be hypocritical about it since the Vashoth woman will be the same way. "It does, doesn't it? Never thought I'd say that about anywhere in the South, especially, but there you go. There are worse fates than having a decent home base, surrounded by people that more or less accept you for what and who you are."