glassBetelgeuse 2014/08/18(Mon)15:16 No. 590073 ID: 31099e
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We're out of food again.

that sucks. can you go shopping?

who's we?

>>590073
How about a hunt?

We're also out of milk. But you still haven't gone to get some yet, have you?

glassBetelgeuse 2014/08/18(Mon)16:56 No. 590090 ID: 31099e
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>>590075
There's a shop in town, but we ran out of money a little while ago. Our neighbors were keeping us afloat, but they moved late last month.

>>590083
My little brother Dieter and I live together.

>>590087
Depends on what you mean by hunt. I'm no good at hunting animals, I've tried that. I'm pretty okay at hunting for other things, though.

>>590088
You sound like my dad. But my dad would've given me the money to go get some milk, and then we wouldn't be having this problem.

Witty, I like that. You still haven't quite answered who WE are, however.

>>590090
Get a job, ya lazy bum.

Why did you run out of money? 17 year olds are generally considered old enough for part time jobs, right? Maybe get one in the food industry? That usually includes some kind of free food perk.

In the mean time, bakers tend to give away (or toss) day old/stale bread at the end of the day. Other food-shops tend to do so with food that's past their sell by date. Go scrounge. Bring your brother if he can be trusted to follow instructions and not wander off.

Why are you living alone with your brother?

glassBetelgeuse 2014/08/19(Tue)13:36 No. 590201 ID: 31099e
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>>590092
Thanks.
Since I was about nine, I've been able to hear voices from other planes. People always used to ask me if I could talk to their dead relatives and stuff, but I kept telling them that's not how it works. I just hear stuff. I can't ask for anyone specific. I ended up having to drop out of school because I couldn't focus well enough for my teachers. Most of the time the voices don't listen to me or give me advice, so this is a welcome change. I kind of feel like I'm on an interactive telecommunications broadcast.

>>590097
Like I haven't heard that one before. Our town doesn't have any jobs that are suitable for teenagers. All we've got is the fishery, and you can't even apply there until you're eighteen. I'd be catching fish, but I'm not so good at the whole "catching animals in their native element with my bare hands" thing.

>>590132
I guess bread is an option. The local shop run by this nice old couple tends to toss stuff every day, though people have chased me off from scrounging before. It's worth a shot, though. I can trust Dieter to follow instructions... but not so much to stay by my side. He'll be okay if he wanders, though. He always manages to make his way back.
About six months ago, our parents died in an accident. We weren't exactly popular because of my reputation--it's the whole "hearing voices" thing--so nobody wanted to take us in until we were capable of living on our own. So we've been trying to survive. Our neighbors were pretty nice, but they couldn't afford to take us in and they needed to move for health reasons. I don't blame them for prioritizing themselves over us... but it has been pretty hard since they've been gone.
Hopefully now that you guys are being constructive, things are going to get better.

>>590201
Well if you don't mind catching fish, you'd just need to get a good-length stick, a long length of wire, and a hook. You can just dig up earthworms for bait.

If you don't have access to wire or a hook, then I guess you can try scrounging for now. What DO you have access to? Have you scavenged any usable tools?

That's tough. I'm sorry for your loss. I suppose at this point it's better to focus on survival, though.

What's the local area like? You're on the coast? Since you mentioned fisheries, I mean. Do you have easy access to the ocean, or maybe some woodland? How big is the town? And do you have a local library, because you might want to pick up a book on hedgerow foraging or wilderness survival or something.

What season is it? Usually summer is good for wild strawberries and raspberries, there's apples and stuff in autumn, in winter you might find some rosehips if you're lucky and a lot of new greens are more palatable in the spring, like dandelion, the light green tips of European spruce, broadleaf plantain, sorrel and nettle.

Fishing is a good plan. Gathering shellfish might be good too and demands less resources, but you need to check the polution levels because they can be dangerous to eat if polution in the area is bad. You should be able to check that at the library or town hall or something, or at least find out where you can find out.

Oh, and do you need money for anything other than food? Rent or something?

Another question is what's left of your parents' belongings that may be salable, but isn't important stuff you may miss. I'm thinking particularly clothes that don't fit, jewelery, and such.

>>590201
Alrighty then!
Short term goals:
-Get you some way of getting food.
-Find a way to keep a steady flow of food coming

Long term goals:
-Get you back in school somehow so you can get employed
-A job to keep you in the green