survival manuals, all of them.

grab my rifle, the few rounds i got, my survival gear (coat, greatcoat, Ushanka, general winter clothing), empty my pantry into my rucksack, throw my home medical kit in too.

>>232013
you have that at a bookstore?

Castaways 2010/09/19(Sun)19:07 No. 232016 ID: ea0b12
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You race to the books stacked off to the side. And find....well not much. Mostly copies of twilight, and various other fictional works. Amongst them the book Hatchet...

You are now drawing several stares from people and seem to not be the only one in the crowd that received the ominous message.

college bookstore man, though Im keeping that in mind for later.

>>232013

Oh fuck, i didn't read that. Durp

>>232019
it happens, though that does raise a good question. It is fall so, what are we wearing?

>>232016
Twilight? Huh.

Well, grab the closest one scared shitless and ask him what the hell did he do.

I run down my hallway to my "supply room" where I keep all my camping gear and laugh till the end of the countdown.

>>232020
Hoodie and jeans. 'Mordre for Emperor' T-Shirt. Nintendo Boxers.

Castaways 2010/09/19(Sun)19:25 No. 232027 ID: ea0b12
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The black Berry beeps yet again, its tone different from usual...more musical and complex and certainly not your normal ringtone.

The message is as simple as the last one received.

NINE MINUTES

find a female.

well maybe we need a bit more of agressiveness. what do we have?

does the counter attendant has anything? they usually have a gun.

i so wanted to go for a army swiss knife. nearby stores, what are they?

the girl, one of the people that is also madly running about the store tears free of your grasp as she races for what appears to be the shelves stocked with things suck as Campbels soup cups. Thankfully you're going to a college that is partly an ag. School. You make your way into one of the aisles and are promptly greeted with things such as water proof notebooks, small magnifying lenses, and one small jack knife behind a glass case.... It appears to be secure behind there thanks to a tiny lock.

we need a lighter or two, duct tape, superbonder and sewing kit for makeshift first aid kit, whatever cereal bars we can lay hands on, tools of any kind, any heavy mettalic object (a security flashlight would do, crowbars arent really that great), knives and bottled water. we may need cotton to make cleaning filters, but thick clean clothing can work for it as well.

i do not think we will need survival manuals considering how this quest is being played, if you have spare time try to get: walkie talkie, rechargeable batteries with a solar charger, guns and ammo, spare backpacks/purses, foldable barracks or at least one sleeping bag.

and i sure hope those clothes are confortable. tennis would be nice to have, but blisters will eventually "pop up", and so no new socks or shoes will be a step down for us.

>>232030
what a horrible find. continue to run if you dont want to shoplift for what seems to be a very unimportant item. are there at least spare batteries around? they could become useful.

coming to think of it, what are the guard equipped with?

You surprisingly see no guards standing around however you do find a rather large amount of clothing hanging on racks. Much of it simple things such as hoodies and sweatshirts but, you do see A few pair of socks with the Figthing Stallions(the colleges mascot) on them. Where the girl has fled you spot several boxes of cereal bars along with a few packages of Ramen noodles, oreoes. Alongside these are several containers of shampoo, and body wash along with products such as toothbrushes, combs and nail trimmers, you spot a couple containers of gorilla glue as well, just before your black berry goes off yet again.

EIGHT MINUTES

>>232036
I have your:
lighter
Duct tape
superbonder
sewing kit
first aid kit
flashlight
knives
bottled water
Cotton
walkie talkie
rechargeable batteries
solar charger
guns and ammo
spare backpacks
foldable cot(Belive that's what your talking about)
sleeping bag.

Why do I have all this stuff

Eagle Scout

>>232037
backpack the cereal bars, oreos and the socks, try to find bottled water now. get the nail trimmers too, they can work well since they have a small blade.

the gorilla glue isnt good foor 1st aid. if there is no duct take, scram and trhow money at the face of the store clerk.

im still waiting on inventory? if we have books they can be lit for fire, but we would eventualy need a notebook and a pen to make maps.

>>232043
we aint no terry bear man. we need trash.

>>232048
Need trash eh?

Castaways 2010/09/19(Sun)20:23 No. 232054 ID: e801ad
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you stuff the cereal bars, and several bottles of water into your backpack before rushing out of the door tossing money at the clerk in the process. they begin to speak but you scarcely hear them as you rush outside. Across the way maybe fifty feet is a dining hall. Given the quality of food, its safe to say some of it comes from cans or is precooked enough to be edible cold.

As you look around you realize that you are far from alone. People are rushing madly about shoving those who did not receive the message out of the way in the process of gather their supplies.

In your inventory:

Ten cereal bars
Six bottles of water
One pocket knife
a set of nail clippers
one backpack
two spiral notebooks
three pens(blue and black ink)
a mechanical pencil
your hoody
a t-shirt with some design on it.
a pair of pants
comfortable shoes
socks and boxers

well alright, how about this explanation:
lighter - fire, and we wont be dependent on dry leaves or hours of brushing wood on wood like a gay lumberjack
Duct tape - makeshift cast for broken bones with anything half straight, bandaind, useful all around
superbonder - makeshift badnaid
sewing kit - sewing wounds and maybe clothing
maybe i forgot a source of alcohol to clean wounds. how about some vodka or anything stronger, maybe absinthe?
first aid kit - if we happen to find one, yay.
flashlight - source of light and when uncharged, blungeoning object
knives - sharp and pointy, perfect for crafting
bottled water - yes. lots.
Cotton - with thin sand and a place to build a small open pot, we can make a water filter.
walkie talkie - so we may keep in touch with anyone at whoever we manage to make a base at
rechargeable batteries - for flashlight and maybe the walkies
solar charger - cuz trees and stones are known for having outlets.
guns and ammo - if we ever find, we would be armed.
spare backpacks - spare leather and extra holding space, if we find fruits and shit we can keep on them.
foldable cot - my engrish is good.
sleeping bag - add the above and you have instant outdoor trip.

>>232054
no other stores around? we may need more food anyway, but duct tape would be exelent.

sadly no, you're on a college campus fairly far from the town. You'd run out of time by the time you reached the nearest store front. However, the dining hall should have a few of those things at least.

>>232054
Run to Dining Hall, retrieve all possibly useful objects.

well darn. scamper around for frozen food, we have major holes there.

attempt to find any heavy blungeoning object or makeshifts weapons, but try not to break anything. a spare knife can be turned later on into a spear, but we would need a good knife to make both.

im pretty sure we can find sharpening stones in the wild.

also wait for 2 more suggestions to update? i feel like im hogging the quest.

Castaways 2010/09/19(Sun)20:55 No. 232066 ID: e801ad
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>>232064
>>232065
Rush through the doors of the dining hall making an impressive leap across the counter and land in the kitchen area, In the back you can see several gallon sized cans of fruit, vegatables and what might be meat...hanging on the wall is a small first aid kit, and pots and pans of all sorta along with a half dozen or so knives are scattered about.

"Hey! You can't be back here!" A womans voice squeaks just barely over the annoying chatter of the black berry in your pocket.

SIX MINUTES

>>232066
if you see any double bladed knife grab it. anything serrilated is good too. failing both, any large heavy-like blade will do.

grab the cans and 1st aid, forget the meat. attack kitchen manager with wallet, continue to scamper.

>>232066
If necessary, knock out lady. By the time you're gone, she'll still be out like a light.

>>232067
oh darn, grab a pot. we may need them to make stews and soups. a juice can is unlikely to work for it due to size and material.

since the 1st aid kit will most likely have disinfectant, this will negate our need for a strong alcoholic beverage, unless we need more anestesic. since you are in a college, im guessing booze is sold somewhere? try to get vodka or absinthe.

Castaways 2010/09/19(Sun)21:27 No. 232079 ID: e801ad
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With maddened strength you rip the first aid kit off the wall whilst tossing the wallet( containing a whole six dollars) at the woman. carrying the case you proceed to steal the largest pot you can find. A heavy steel thing that is easily able to fit three containers of canned fruits into it along with a serrated bread knife, a long general purpose knife and a rather hefty cleaver. in your rush you briefly spot what looks like a large container of cooking sherry.

Six minutes falls to three to quickly however and chaos seems to be taking hold across the campus as rather chubby figure makes a mad dash for a stand containing bags of potato chips...

>>232079
Tell him to leave them for someone who'll survive past five minutes. Retrieve potato chips. Grab the cooking sherry, just in case.

Then wait.

>>232080
lolno, lets keep it friendly. just ignore him if there is something else to do.

if you want to write a letter to someone, now is the time.

Castaways 2010/09/20(Mon)07:21 No. 232212 ID: cf2561
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>>232159
>>232080
Admist the chaos you manage to snag the bottle of Sherry without anyone causing a further fuss and slip back over the counter stealing a few bags of chips for yourself.

You've ignored your Black berry by now and simply pull out a single sheet of paper and a pen and begin to feverishly write.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

>>232212

REPENSUM EST CANICULA!

Castaways 2010/09/20(Mon)10:58 No. 232244 ID: f91d2b
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You scribble down your last words on the slip of paper before folding it up and tossing it into the pile of chip bags.

Your black berry, previously annoying has developed a shrill constant whistling that is echoed by numerous pieces of electronic machinery filling the area with an ear piercing Din.

Suddenly as it comes however it passes away. Silence fills the air as a single sound echoes as the shrill end.

ONE MINUTE.

hmmm, hmmmmmmm. what the fuck else can we get?

>>232247
you can see several people within arms reach. A few are carrying books bags, some have purses others have just trays with food on them.

The grognard you spotted earlier is currently shoving potatoes chip bags into his back pack while wrestling with people trying to pull him off still.

Heck Yea

Run back to kitchen, Claim butcher knife.
Run to storage room, Break it open, Get Janitors cleaning supplies.

Better yet, grab the cleaning supplies from the kitchen.

Castaways 2010/09/20(Mon)12:37 No. 232281 ID: a1bf0c
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Even as your legs press you towards the kitchen yet again you feel something not unlike a rope a snag you around your waist pulling at you with incredible force. Your vision blurs as lights begin to appear around you twisting and curling strands of light and energy that seem to take hold of your body. Your legs simply can fight at the forces working against you.

The building is filled with terrified screams as several others(oddly the fat guy near the chips not being amongst them) are caught within similar snares.

Your body twists and squirms as if possessed and for an instant you can see all around you something that looks vaguely like a machine of immense size. As quickly as it passes by though you are plunged into darkness and unconsciousness.

What feels like an eternity passes before you finally come to. The sensation of falling is the first thing you feel as your mind and body seem to wake from an oppressive slumber.

>>232283
Nope! Sorry man no zombies here.

>>232291

My bad then. :3c

Castaways 2010/09/20(Mon)14:42 No. 232298 ID: a1bf0c
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>>232297
tis fine. That being said back to the shooooow!

You awake with a dull thud and a jolt through your body as you impact the ground. No longer groggy you already can feel sweat forming on your forehead. The air is strangely thick, almost syrupy and makes you feel slightly light headed.

get out the gauze from the first aid kit and wrap it around your mouth so it filters the moisture.

Castaways 2010/09/20(Mon)17:56 No. 232324 ID: 146793
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You quickly pull out a small roll of gauze and wrap a strip around your mouth and face. this has the unfortunate effect of causing yet more sweat to form where its touching. As your eyes come to terms with being exposed to a rather bright sun, you slowly realize how far from kansas you probably are....The plants( if you can call them that) Are red and yellow, strangely colored compared to what you know. All around you see people waking up next to neatly stacked piles of gear. As you scan around you spot yours a few feet away, neatly piled and waiting for you.

>>232324
pack everything, be careful with looters.

how is the grass under your feet, maybe sand? what of the sky and horizon?

>>232328
the gear is easily stowed in your hoody, pot and backpack.

From looking about you realize that you're out in a rather hilly area. rolling hills seem to be quite common and the 'grass', a wiry mat of fibrous yellow plant life seems to be scorched from something. The soil beneath it is quite rocky however and is filled with small stones and pebbles as well rich dark loam.

>>232331
quite generic. how dreadful.

check the blackberry. if no reception nor GPS link, turn it off and disconnect the battery, we may be able to turn it into a electric lighter.

then look at everyone. leadership must come naturally, if noone has anything to say, ask for everyone to gather around and ask for main jobs.

>>232351
sadly the black berry seems to actually be quite dead and refuses to even turn on for you. A quick check makes you realize that many of the people gathered seemed to be still only just barely conscious. However, one man seems to be getting them up and moving about. He's dressed in a gray sweater and seems to be about forty. Barrel shaped his face covered in sweat a pair of glasses along with a salt and pepper beard.

Noticing that you are now actually moving he strides over to you and waves from a few feet away.

"hello! How're you doing?" he begins in a jovial tone.

>>232404
hello mister, i am 5Copper and im alone in this quest =c

greet him, introduce yourself to everyone and listen for awhile.

if noone seems to have any topic to the current situation, ask about the apparently burned grass, if the sun is rising or not, where we can find shelter and possibly why we are here.

agree. he seems to sorta know what's going on somehow.

Castaways 2010/09/21(Tue)07:22 No. 232525 ID: 19d946
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>>232524
>>232522
The man shrugs at your inquiries.

"In all honesty, not a clue. I've been here a few hours and saw a big flash from a couple hills to what we're calling East. By the time I got here I spotted you guys." He explains with a shrug. "If you're looking for shelter well, we managed to locate some its not the best in the world but it certainly beats being outside around here."

He shifts from one foot to the other leaning his wieght onto his left instead of his right.

'Either way if you had to call its a time its about midday which means we've got like eight hours till sunset. Names John Grackham by the way. Whats yours friend?"

"Bronson. Charles Bronson."

>>232525
"so you are a native? what is the name of this place, and what is your trade here?"

we may need to gather up everyone by uselves anyway.can you find a place to stand, like a almost flat stone or a conveniently lost soap box?

>>232536
where the HELL did you see that he said he was a native? he was just here a few hours more then us, that is all.

i second Charles Bronson as name.

The man nods as your name.
"A good name, mind if I call you Chuck?" he says cheerfully as he helps you with your gear. "Well for a place to stand. You may as well follow me back to the main site. Some of the other will be along shortly. If you're looking for a vantage point we've got on though its a tad messy at the moment."

Hefting the pot filled with canned goods the man motions for you to follow him. Cresting the hills are several more figures all of them stripped down to the waist and wearing hats. Their bodies are covered in sweat and bottles of water hang from strips of rope at their sides.

>>232541
so how many of us is there? and we have a small civilization already?

>>232537
enthusiasm and lack of good reading skills.

Grab your stuff, take out a notebook and make notes on things you see that may be of interest later.

"We?"

Castaways 2010/09/21(Tue)13:17 No. 232613 ID: 8fddda
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>>232576
>>232559
John shrugs.

"Right now, we're still getting a head count. Last I heard theres over two hundred people within just where I landed and it looks like another fifty or so right here." He makes a gesture towards the men coming down the hill. "As for the matter of civilization, I don't know about that, we're just trying to round up everyone before things get out of control. We've already ran into things that I guess, you could call dragons."

As you follow along you're body cries for cooling, the shirt underneath your hoody is soaked in sweat and you chest feels like its sitting inside a furnace. However as you crest the hill you scarecly notice such trivial things as you spot what looks to be a vast ruined city stretching out in near distance. Already you can see curls of smoke rising from the dilapidated structures and beyond the ancient edifice you can make out a hazy outline of what looks like mountains.

ask if he knows anything you can be doing.

Take the hoody off.

You pull the hoody off asking from within its rather warm sweat soaked confines if theres anything you can do to help.

Jack merely shrugs.
"Well, some guy managed to take down the...um...dragons.We're working on a name right now really. But yeah, once we get down into the main camp I'd say offer up and help carry and preserve what we can off the things. They're big enough that it should be at least a few more days till we have to really worry about food again."

As you walk through the fields of reddish colored plants you can't help but to be glad for being free of the hoody. Even without it the heat is incredible. Thankfully at least there is a cool breeze coming down from the mountains.

>>232673
ask about weather at night.

is there a map of the surroundings already? if not, ask around for directions and make one.

we may need to begin working on a tent for us. since it seems we have a foothold of some sort, we should look for friends and workmates taht could help us with that.living together will make this less insane.

hurr.

find their potable water fountain and where everyone makes their needs and shower.

if the water source is too close from the "toilets", we may need some major overhauling to prevent mass diahea.

Go to palace, stake claim.

At least get a room in one of the tower thingies

jack shrugs at the question.

"its hot and humid. Honestly reminds me of the time I went to Costa Rica. All you did there was sweat and drink." he explains as you slowly begin to work your way down onto the town or rather ruins.

All around you ancient stone structures half-stand half lean upon each other. their monolithic forms staring at you with dark windows even as voices bound and echo within its winding expanses for the first time in what must be centuries.

"If you're looking for a place to stay I staked a claim at one of the bigger buildings. The roof isn't all that great but, its got a pretty dry basement if you don't mind sharing it with me and a couple of the other old timers." he explains as he gestures towards a group of men working something easily fifteen feet long and rather mean looking.

"Till night rolls back around I'd suggest checking with those guys. They're butchering up the dragons and are gonna need the most help. Ill be in the courtyard a few blocks over helping check in all the supplies that are being offered up for the community."

thank the man, get settled in. ask around for directions, introduce yourself while making a map. be NICE.

and show us the map =3

(first time using the program it should get better....) Castaways 2010/09/23(Thu)07:41 No. 233120 ID: 0ac481
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As you walk through the ruined structures you constantly are running into people bustling about who, for the most part are being rather pleasent. As you draw near where Jack told you to go you can't help but to resist the urge of bile rising in your gut. The Stench of raw meat and gallons of blood makes your inside churn even as you hear the dull THWACK WHACK THWACK of people hacking apart the two monstrous beats laying on the ground.

Also, a crappy map till I can get some real time to work on it.

well this looks rather... not outlandish.

im guessing we do have basic infrastructure done. are there farms and cattle around or people still forage for food?

>>233120
>Few hours
I don't think so. It seems that they just found the place so I don't think they have anything but shelter.

Go get yourself settled in a nice big-ish building that isn't claimed.

>>233141
im pretty sure this is the sequel to the first island.

im also pretty sure they would have quite a developed organization since they are working in professions and arent squabbling among each other for resources or sweet spots.

we should ask the man for a leader/mayor and check shit out like what we can do to earn our worth.

also, what are our personal skills again?

>>233174
Never decided on. Also, its the spiritual successor. The squabbling will come soon enough don't you worry.

As you wander around trying to pick a good spot you run into a man holding what appears to be a cage full of chickens. His haggard face has a small smile on it as he sets done his noisy cargo.

"Looks like you missed all the fun." he begins gesturing towards the rancid mess that you just came from. " Hell of a show though."

Oh really? How did they take down those things anyway? You know anything about that light?

>>233211
The man with the chickens shrugs.

"I was hiding at the time. Should have seen them go at it though they were tearing the hell out of each other then, WHAM. A single damned gunshot and one of them hit the ground like a sack of bricks. The other bit it shortly after either from a bullet or from the injuries it had gotten in the scuffle." He explains as he motions towards the stinking masses of now dead meat."As for that light well, no idea to be honest, Just happened after I got that crazy message and I blacked out for a bit. The next time I came to, I was here."

okay then, so it seems it is staggered teleports rather then everyone at once. offer the services of your pot to make dragon stew.

>>233512
Offering up the pot you quickly are directed to nearby water source. It seems several of the structures were built to tap into underground water supplies. The building you enter is covered in a thin layer of moisture and in its center is a small pool that seems to be welling up from the ground. As you dip the pot into the rather cool, clear water you feel something supple and slimy brush against your hand....

>>233514
if it is a manboob, apologize and wait outside for her to finish.

if it is a regular slime monster, flip the fuck out and call for help. dont drop anything, porings are known for eating stuff

jump back and get out whatever it s we have as a weapon.

>>233519
>>233518
You quickly back peddle away as something slowly begins to lurch from the water. Several long rubbery tentacles stretch and curl from the top of the body as four muscular feet that simply Squish and flatten against the hard wet ground haul the four foot diameter thing from the pool. Its body is covered in a hard shell with opening for where the muscular bits poke free. Its face is a bit like a crabs and four dark glittering eyes peer at you.

For a few moments it sits still and then slowly begins to crawl towards the door as a dozen or so smaller versions each with maybe a foot long begin to creep out of the water scuttling around it bulk.

Pot in hand, you stand directly in the direction it is heading.

Step aside and apologize for getting in it's way.

get out of the way, since it didn't lunge at you i think it is not a meat eater.

You quickly sidestep the creature and give a slight bow to it saying sorry for feeling up its...um...feelers. You think...

as if in agreement it lazily waves one of the tentacles and promptly crawls through the doorway into the sun. The resulting screams and shouts echoing through the area as the troupe of...tentacled...turtle...things makes their way out in lieu of you.

yell out the door "it's okay guys, they seem to be plant eaters"

Castaways 2010/09/26(Sun)13:55 No. 234239 ID: a9dfcb
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and an image for kicks bear with me Im not a terribly great artist...

The yells die down for a second and quickly are resumed as the cluster of strange creatures make their way through the area. the noise finally draws your attention and you realize they are making their way towards the masses of recently killed flesh, tentacles waving eagerly.

"Hey! NO! Bad, bad tentacle crabby turtle thinges.... whatever! "

Get in front of them and grab a stick.

you scramble quickly from the structure, dropping your pot with a rather loud CLANG. Hurrying you manage to find a rather rotted piece of wood that you hope can be used to deter the creatures from your freshly earned larder.

As you race into their way, they begin to slow and finally stop. The largest of them standing before waving its tentacles in the air eagerly as its black eyes stare at you, or, more likely look for a way around you.

The smaller ones however, care little for your antics and simply scurry between your legs and around you, racing towards the large piles of fresh food.

Throw it some food, the bro is just hungry!

Carefully you reach into your pack. you see amongst your belongings what looks like a cliffbar, pulling it quickly out and unwrapping the tasty morsel you lob it at the creature, It stares at you as it lands by...you believe they are feet.

A tentacle gingerly snakes down and scoops the bar up shoving it into the beasts mouth.

Moments pass it thoughtfully tastes and tests the quality of the meal you have presented it before finally it gives something that may in fact have been a shrug. It slowly begins to turn away heading towards the chamber which it had just left.