Meatbag.

Lander!

meatbag.

Send in the meatbag.

Meatbags are always more fun.

Suggestion 2010/10/24(Sun)13:41 No. 247606 ID: 234bd6
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"Meatbag"

"Lander it is. There is... at least, a hundred thousand suitable subjects in our pool."

"Send in... someone with decent engineering skill, someone who knows something about living alone in the woods."

"That gives us.... a hundred thousand possibilities."

"Fine. Get some novice that'll need to be constantly monitored. The guys at the Bureau will be pissed."

"That still leaves us on the five digits."

"What do you want from me, a name?"

"Heavens, no. Just pick someone you like from the pool -- or someone you don't, I know I don't care. Browse pictures, check backgrounds, flip a coin, all up to you. Maybe some flat-chested girl?"

"Fuck you."

"Hey, we all know about the noodle--"

"Fuck. You."

Well, you might as well go for some flat-chested girl to show him that you're not affected by said noodle incident anymore.

Or at least fake it.

How about ensign seventh class Floyd? He's the perfect candidate.

>>247606
Yeah, you'd better pick a flat chested girl in order to prove you're totally over that whole thing and you are totally secure about it.

How about recruit No. 6172-531-541, she has a flat chest.

Let's get a girl with HUGE TITS instead. GIANT KNOCKERS. That'll show em.

Suggestion 2010/10/24(Sun)16:13 No. 247678 ID: 361d44
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"Hmn. Who do we have with huge knockers?"

"Seriously?"

"'Course not. Get me an A-cup, with a serial around... 6172."

"Hmn, let me see.... What about this one?"

"Hmmn..."

"We can start on her loadout while you think. Gotta pick what she'll take to the planet with her. The standard is one plankpack and food for two days."

".. how am I supposed to know what she'll need down there?"

"But you're supposed to choose."

"But how can I make an informed decision?"

"Welcome to the world of middle management. I can only assign her three containers, though -- are we gonna swap anything here?"

>>247678

If the girl knows how to live in the wilderness and is dropping into a wilderness area, why would you give her food-she could scrounge that. Tools that are difficult to make or find are another matter.

Although she'll need food and water for at least a day.

swap a food thing for another tool.

Suggestion 2010/10/24(Sun)18:53 No. 247771 ID: 361d44
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"Take away one of the MREs. She 's supposed to be able to live off the wilderness. We'll send a tool in its place."

"We are feeling merciful today, I see."

"I have a soft spot for pure, virginal DFCs."

"Let's see... We can send her with a weapon-- we can choose from any possible kind of gun or blade around, but we cant send extra ammunition. This girl doesn't have any specific training on record, so I assume she can do basic firearms and blades."

"What else?"

"We can send her with one of the basics -- shovel, axe or saw, pick. We could send her with some specialty kits like an Eden pack, medipack or micro-elec package, but those aren't very useful at an early stage."

"She'll need the bucket."

"She can order it later."

"True. What else?"

"We could send her with a spacer's power tool, but I think only a chainsaw or jackhammer would fit her hand. Besides, they wouldnt run forever."

Trench Shovel.

Weapon AND Tool.

hmmm, that does sounds useful. okay, trench shovel it is.

>>247774
>>247774
YES, So useful!

>>247771
An axe would be nice.

>>247801
trench shovels usually double as axes.

i had this spiffy youtube link of a chinese army shovel that only lacked toilet paper and eating utensils to do it all.

 

oh. i found it.

Suggestion 2010/10/24(Sun)20:28 No. 247830 ID: 361d44
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"What about one of those multitool shovels?"

"... we are not in good terms with Imperial Peking."

"... right. Well, load her with a regular trench shovel."

"Understood. Are we finished here?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure? I'll give you a moment to think if you want to change anything. If not.... give her a callsign, and we're done here."

>>247830
SQUIGGLY WEASEL.

Wonder Wall.

>>247831

not SQUIGGLY weasel, how about red weasel?

How about LAWANDA KOMPLEKS

weasel is right. she is a engineer after all.

if she is laying grounds for a future base, why not something like Mother Weasel?

How is weasel related at all engineering or groundwork?

Kompleks can be taken to mean both complicated, and a building.

>>247868
from the weasel bar.

Am I missing some larger meaning of weasel in construction, or is the plan taking a code name from a sci-fi crowbar?

>>247884
...
I just kind of thought it sounded funny and slightly humiliating.

I figured no one would get the reference 'Urinating Flounder'.

Red Weasel.

Suggestion 2010/10/25(Mon)03:10 No. 247913 ID: 361d44
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"No, that's good. Send her as soon as possible."

"Allright. What'll be her ca

Suggestion 2010/10/25(Mon)03:12 No. 247915 ID: 361d44
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>> KR-KRASH! <<

Status: Commlink established. -- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)03:16 No. 247917 ID: 361d44
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[Objectives]
[Main: Acquire a bucket of magma.]
[Primary: Establish an outpost.]
[Optional: --- ]

Mnnngh... my head...

Operator, are you there?

yeah, we're here, what you need?

no, we are not here.

and a bucket of magma? gog damm, what are the superiors thinking, are they dwarfs?

>>247921
Can we get a look around you?

-- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)04:33 No. 247923 ID: 361d44
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Three Operators? The Bureau must have a reason...

Humn, I.. can't really show you around, see? These pods have an 80% failure rate after landing.

I think the latch is down too, can you... open it from your side?

we'll try, if it fails then you will need to bash it open.
[open latch]

>>247923
Yeah, one of the other guys is on it. Seriously, are the lights busted or something?

>>247923
Yeah, sorry. It was pretty hard to bring it down even to 80%, or so I heard.
I bet none of the designers ever tried landing in those.

By the way you speak it seems your body is intact.

Ah'm givin' it all she's got, cap'n!

Uh. Sorry. Opening...

-- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)05:49 No. 247940 ID: 361d44
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The lights are the least of my problems -- I feel like i should be lucky this entire thing didnt go off on my face after the land. Hmnph.

Yeah, I can feel my to--

[Acknowledged]
>> K-KNK--rrrrrrrrrr-KHK <<

Augh, LIGHT!.

... and by the sound of it, the door's buasted. Nice.

>>247940
Can you get out okay?

oh my goodness she's adorable.

it just needs a helping hand, or should i say boot? kick it open.

-- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)06:42 No. 247952 ID: 361d44
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Ack... NOWLEDGED!

>> K-RRNNHMMPH! <<

good job, now let's survey the area.

oh shit. chekc if the gear is intact as soon as you secure the area.

how heavy is the pod? we may need to use it as a makeshift shelter if weater gets too bad too quickly.

-- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)07:23 No. 247956 ID: 361d44
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Now? The pod should be something like a quarter ton of charred broken material. I wouldn't bother with it too much.

The plankpack seems ok. Let's see.... wow.

>>247956

Holy shit you're in Minecraft

>>247957
i figured that out when the item was a bucket of lava
forgive my college, he can get a bit excited.

well, let's get out that shovel and dig a modest hole in the side of a hill, wont be much for comfort but it beats being outside. at least until we can dig into the rock easy.

>>247959

In addition to this operator's suggestion, you might want to get on using that plank pack on a tree. You might also want to note this planet's strange gravitational phenomenon on leaves and branches.

This being that the branches, for a short duration, stay up and can even support weight.

>>247959

I didn't read any of the quest until this panel, and that was just a random guess. Congrats on spotting something you didn't point out, I guess.

As for the quest, I dunno, punch a tree or some shit.

Get to the tree and start cutting it and then start to dig a hole and look for stone to build a dwelling.

-- Weasel 2010/10/25(Mon)10:27 No. 247979 ID: 361d44
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[Time: Day 0, Noon]

Wow, hey, calm down, wait-- how many Operators are there? And what's all this talk about punching trees?

And who would name a planet 'Minecraft'?

no freaking clue, but that is what it says here "minecraft", want me to ask the higher ups why they named it that?
anyway, sorry about that, again, some get a little over excited.

>>247979
Not us, that's for sure.
The first order of business is to chop down a tree and collect the lumber. You've going to need the lumber.
Second order of business is to dig a shelter into the side of a dirt cliff and leave a hole that's both wide and deep in front of it.
Third order of business is to create a crude wooden pickaxe, use that to chop up some stone, and use that to create a crude stone pickaxe.
Fourth order of business is to look around for any exposed coal veins and dig them out.

If at any time you see something you can eat then gather or kill it.

You need to get this done by nightfall, because the nocturnal creatures here are the stuff of nightmares.

Heck if we know. Check the position of the sun, and look around, see if you can get to higher ground to see what's around you.

First order of business is to see what you can scavenge from the pod. Any wires, metal plates, or well... pretty much ANYTHING you can carry will have some use in a survival situation.

>>247979
Hope you know how to dig girl, becasue there is going to be a lot of it if you plan to just survive here. Some basic architecture might have been be a good idea too.

>And who would name a planet 'Minecraft'?

I think it's due all the iron-y deposits we have on file. Incidentally, there should be a shovel in your kit.

You should also have food for one day, and a plankpack. If you have any questions, direct 'em our way and we'll do our level best to confuse you.

>>247979
You're going to need to start working fast, most of the dangerous stuff comes out at night. Try to build a simple shelter along the cliff, then when the sun goes down seal all potential entrances and get ready. Tomorrow we'll work on a more permanent shelter, maybe even gather materials for tools.

BTW guys, we already have a steel spade which we can use for digging the first few levels

What makes this minecraft? I'm not seeing it.

>>248008
>And who would name a planet 'Minecraft'?

:V

>>247982
we do not have a axe, and the trench shovel seems to be specifically designed to dig only.

we can make a shelter on day zero, but day one will need to include foraging for food. it seems a small outpost is out of order due to lack of tools as well.

if the droppod cant be harvested for anything useable, we may have hit a bottom line. after digging for shelter and crap ores.

welp, never played minecraft due to time restrains. will abstain from posting DF related stuff.

>>247979

See if you can find some Coal.

Look, I'm going to level with you. Rather than give you a proper operator, your boss installed a direct communication terminal in the mess hall and gave everyone access. We've got a betting pool on how long you live, and what's going to kill you.

I'm one of maybe 3 people who bet on you living.

Don't listen to this nonsense, Weasel. Some people here at the comm have a bad sense of humor. This is a very important mission, and all of us assigned to you really care about your well-being.

Most of us.

Okay, some of us do. Honestly.

Please don't make this a /quest/ reenactment of Minecraft. I'd hate to be locked out due to not having played it.

>>248319
Some things in Minecraft are pretty common sense, yo.

<spoiler> I agree in the hope that isn't a minecraft centered game. </spoiler>

-- Weasel 2010/10/26(Tue)05:05 No. 248392 ID: 361d44
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Wow wait, so many-- they WHAT-- what is-- oh my-- What was the glorious Reconnaissance Bureau thinking-- GAAAH!

Okay, okay, calm down... Look. Mess hall or not, I can't spend an entire shift trying to figure what i'm supposed to do first. So we'll go one step at a time.

Some say getting some lumber is pretty important; but I cant take down a tree with my own hands. I can spend the [rest of this shift] [salvaging the pod] for things I could use.

By the way, I've got my loadout-- they're in perfect shape. The plankpack is working perfectly, it may have a few hundreds of cubic meters of space available. This spade is kinda small for [digging a shelter], but beats digging by hand. Seeing any good places for that from the satellite? I think I made a crater here.

Case else, well. I can [explore the area], get a better sense of the surroundings. Maybe find a better place for the shelter. And food. I don't get why you insist the night is dangerous, the flora seems pretty earthlike, and so far I haven't met the fauna -- but, you're the Operators...

>>248392
On the upper-right of our map -the other side of the pod to you- there's a dirt cliff-face. Dig into that so you can have a shelter that doesn't require vertical movement to access.

No we should go to the northwest as there is a stone cliff there and we have a stable place where we can build a shelter on.

>>247979
here i can see a seam of dirt in a cliff, would be a great place to dig as seams usually extend a bit into the rock. would also let us dig up a bit and make a window and seal the door so we don't need to worry about... things.

I think we would need a reinforced window so that if anything attacks the hut, it can't just break in.

>>248417
and where the hell would you get that?

>>248420
Ignoring that we don't even have a hut

>>248392
The forrest a bit east of you seems like a good place for a shelter. Should be some decently dry deadwood there that you can collect to make a fire. Then chop off some decently sturdy and long branches for building an easy wind shelter. As it's only you it won't have to be very big.

For making the shelter just dig down maybe 30 to 40 cm. Fill the bottom with either leaves or pine boughs, then get two Y shaped sticks. Them down at the shortend of the hole, place stick in between them and then stack the longer sturdier branches so that they cover the hole. Get something to cover the sides and then you have a very basic wind shelter.

That should take up most of this day, but it will give you a solid base to work from. Then the next day we can explore and see if there is anything good that edible in the river and stuff.

Camping out a few nights shouldn't be a big deal, so you should begin scouting for a decent place to begin building. To reduce the amount of time involved in flattening the ground, I recommend finding somewhere flat. You'll need a landing pad as well as space for the groundwork, remember. This should double as scouting for food, I don't know why the boss thought it would be funny to send you down with only one ration pack.

And don't be too frightened by the public terminal thing. Couldn't possibly be worse than the time Ensign Cadet First Class Blather put you on grotch cage cleaning detail. Plus, you are becoming famous around here. Live through this and you'll have about 130 people here waiting to buy you a drink (and about a dozen who are pissed because they bet big on you dying the first weak).

I think you lot ignore the fact that she hain't got an axe, saw or tools of any kind bar the shovel. Kinda makes chopping down trees or doing woodcrafts a bit tough.

Ma'am, just salvage the pod for anything that could end up being of use. If we're going to be discussing where you should dig in for the night, you might as well do something useful in the meantime.

>>248440
it's a trench shovel, it doubles as a hatchet. so small branches are easy.

>>248441

Thanks f'stating the obvious, pestle-'ead. Anything else you'd like to add? Maybe "You can use the plankpack to store lots of stuff in, derp derp derp."

You've seen the gal's scores. She's not a bleedy moron, so you don't 'ave to explain every nuance of SHOVEL UTILITY to 'er.

Jaebyz.

>>248442
what?

this >>248394 first. a small housing is needed for future woks and safekeeping. outdoor camping is a no, as wildlife may kill weasel.

while >>248429 seems right, we may be able to use the dropod's door as a actual door, even if just with its weight. the dropod would need to be salvaged after the shelter is built, anyway. im hoping it wont sink in that water. get to diggin, and make a visible sign in the outside, case intelligent lifeforms exist.

i am hoping that >>248441 is right enought. weasel has already stated that she does not have tools to take out whole trees, so we will have to make due with branches. we should make a fire at night if we cant get the drop pod door. i dont wanna discover a creeper or a skeleton around with no light or fire to face them.

oh, the plankpack should be made into a workbench and possibly a bed. we will figure a cloth bed or a string net for you to sleep soon enought.

Guys, she's asking which one of those three options she should take.

If salvaging the pod won't take all day, do it. So long as we have a proper shelter to stay in overnight we'll be fine.

>>248503
if we can come up with a better solution we should say so =c this isnt a computer game with solid rules

also we are already past noon. by nightfall we need shelter, thats why i suggested digging now and salvaging later.

Building a shelter without exploring a bit for a suitable site is foolish. Begin exploring and foraging for food at the same time. Keep a sharp eye out for suitable places to set up.

What kind of home do you plan on building, anyway? Digging is an option but I find most people don't living in caves.

>>248751
we are making a temp place to sleep until a good spot is found. just in case we need to hide somewhere.

>>248751
well we have a sattelite takin pics. just sayin.

>>248754
indeed, we need to build a outpost. build barehands. with no proper tools.

-- Weasel 2010/10/27(Wed)20:26 No. 249122 ID: 361d44
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Hmn.... Ok, starting on the shelter. The dirt here isnt a problem; if I just let it fall here into the pack, I can make maybe eight metres per shift...

-- Weasel 2010/10/27(Wed)20:33 No. 249136 ID: 361d44
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[Time: Day 0, Afternoon]
... but by the end of the shift, all I manage to dig is five metres or so. The soil is pretty clay-ish, but soft. If I take care, it won't collapse on me.

But the problem is this stone. I reached it pretty quickly. Its.. somewhat loose. Some kind of sedimentary rock. I think I can handle it with hand tools.

you only need to make it as deep as you are tall, and then salvage the door off the ship as a door for it. this will only be your shelter until we can get something much better going on.

Exactly what kind of instructions did they leave you with? Are we supposed to dig the groundwork for a subterranean base, or are we supposed to lay groundwork for future crews to build a new above ground base?

>>249136
Begin salvage of the pod.

>>249136
That should be enough for now. Start salvaging the pod and looking for ways to light a fire.

Hmm, is it possible to dig an ventilation hole without collapsing the entire thing?

>>249136
salvage the pod. if you can dislocate some stones, it would be time to make some stone tools.

Salvage your lander, ma'am.

>>249136
Salvage the pod. If nothing else you need something to cover the entrance with.

-- Weasel 2010/11/06(Sat)08:26 No. 253064 ID: e44934
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[Time: Day 0, Sunset]

The pod is unsalvageable, except for base materials.

I manage to scrounge [seven sheets of metal]; they're postcard-small, but can be made into something else. There's also lots of broken, useless electronics, a plasma cell holding [two units of Energy]. Everything else is wrecked beyond usability.

About the [Outpost], I just know I need somewhere to sleep, I guess. Sooner or later, we'll have to build a [Drop Target] too, how else are you sending the bucket?

The specifics, how to build, what... well, you're the guys with intel.

>>253064
Sunset. Hole up for the night.
Block off the entrance to your shelter. Don't leave any cracks around eye level.

I would recommend constructing an outpost in an elevated position, easier to defend. And finding your way back will be easier with navigational lights on top of it. But yes, you have no time for that right now, get underground and seal the door. Keep a low-powered light going if you must.

And for fuck's sake LEAVE A HOLE FOR VENTILATION. You would not believe how many rookies' corpses had to be dug out.

i suppose a good thing to work on is turning that metal into a makeshift axe so that you can start gathering wood.

We aren't the guys with the intel. I don't think a single one of us has read your mission dossier.

The hole will make a decent shelter to start, but I think we should head into the wooded area to the west and cut down some trees, start to work on a cabin. You'll probably be gathering most of your food there (unless you can fish in that river).

What did you do to piss the boss off anyway?

if it gets too cold can you rig the plasma cell and broken eletronics to heat you up?

well it looks like the day is almost over. sleep close to the shovel just in case whatever you closed your shelter fails.

- Player 2010/11/06(Sat)12:26 No. 253126 ID: e44934
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[Time: Day 0, Evening]

Another few hours of work.

Door's ready. Its the right size to cover the entrance.

I dig up a shaft as you requested, roughly three metres in length. Something like an egg hit me in the face when I reached the surface, but otherwise, I'm fine.

The evening isn't particularly cold. The jumpsuit should keep me warm for tonight without any surprises. Yes, I can make an emergency heater if comes to it.

An axe... I can nail some of the sheets together and sharpen to make a blade. But I lack the room for that in here. And it would take another bunch of hours.

I don't remember angering anyone important in my lifetime, actually.

... and find very disturbing nobody there was briefed on me. That... won't be a problem, right?

>>253126
Nah, should be fine. But you should get a fire started. Not only for the heat, but the light, and to keep predators away. It gets really fucking dark out in the woods away from civilisation. And if you can keep the embers burning through the night then you have a much easier time to start it up again in the morning.

if you are tired then get some sleep, if not then you can start on that axe and get it done in the morning.

>>253126
Close the door. If you want to you can use the shovel to widen the hole a bit. It'll also make it easier to maneuver when we begin digging into the rock.

wood gathering in the dark. thats insanity.

id say to sleep and wake up possibly before 5 AM.

Well, we don't know what they want you to build down there, but other than that we should be able to provide you advice on building anything you want. Sort of seems pointless since we don't know what you are supposed to be building, but oh well.

Oh, and tomorrow you should arm yourself. I imagine you aren't going to want to forage for all your food, so hunting will be necessary.

-- Weasel 2010/11/08(Mon)08:16 No. 254004 ID: 79c5ec
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[Time: Day 0, Midnight]

... the night's very quiet here. No engines humming in the background at all times.

I use all that sheet metal to fashion a very crude hatchet blade. It might be enough to fall a tree, but I doubt it can be used twice.

I attempt digging some more in here, but after removing another three meters of dirt I stopped. The clay here.. is suitable for building, but not without some kind of structure.

Very little moonlight comes in, so I cant really get anything done. I still can't see how its dangerous outside, I can't hear any wildlife...

...

I think this is my first time spending the night on land.

yeah, can't help you with that, can only use hollow words. but yeah, hope you can get a good sleep.

>>254004
I hear watching the stars can be soothing.

>>254004
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssssssssssss

>>254004
HHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

well, what do you know of safety? its your first time on land. even more so, on these lands...

by the way, if you see a green dude, dont get near him.

-- Weasel 2010/11/08(Mon)17:17 No. 254165 ID: 79c5ec
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Well, I know the basics, pay attention to sounds -- I've listened thousands of sound recordings, can fight off a tiger-sized predator, both real and simulated... I rated averagely in the hunting practices at the biosphere. I'll remember about your green guy.

Eh well. Operators, this is Land Operative Weasel, logging off for the night.




... its odd... in Vila Brasília I'd see the stars every day, but... it's so different from the atmosphere... I wonder which ship are you guys from...

-- Weasel 2010/11/08(Mon)17:25 No. 254171 ID: 79c5ec
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[Time: Day 0, Night]
[Target 'Weasel': no change]


[Time: Day 1, Sunrise]
...

beep beep beep.
rise and shine ms weasel, rise. and. shine. not to imply you have been sleeping on the job.

RISE AND SHINE DEAR LISTENERS TODAY IS A FINE SATURDAY ON KANSAS CITY AND you are not on kansas anymore.

also its not saturday. its monday. git up, eat ya rations and scrub, we gon get sum wood and tools for gathering food.

>>254171
Also, please tell me that suit isn't going to get worn constantly for weeks on end.

wait... what is that in there with you?

>>254248
hahahaahah a chicken fell in there.

Breakfast!

-- Weasel 2010/11/08(Mon)19:10 No. 254266 ID: 79c5ec
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But.. am I not deserving of some rest?

Hah, what I wouldn't do for some radio... and ugh, you're right. I've got spare underwear in that shell of a pod (one thing that pod did right was to keep all its contents safe), but I really cant be in this jumpsuit all the time. But how am I gonna get cloth to...

... chicken?

space chicken, see what it does. may be able to raise them like livestock.
anyway it hasn't tried to eat you the whole time you were out so i don't think it's hostile.

>>254266
You rested all night. You can make yourself some breakfast to help you wake up, it's low-impact and monotonous.

After breakfast, go chop down a tree. We need to get started on your house, or a proper pick (do you have any metal left? Might help.) to dig deeper/wider. We could use the wood to make supports for the dirt, instead of for a house... that might prove more efficient.

introduce friend shovel to soon to be fried space chicken.

>>254266

If you don't need the temperature control or UV shielding from the jumpsuit, then you can save it for when you do need the protection. It's not like there's anyone else around but us anyway, and we're professionals.

Did you really just find a chicken? Make a chicken coop by tying down a mesh. You can get eggs from it, instead of one meal.

>>254311

Most definitely agreed.

-- Weasel 2010/11/09(Tue)03:18 No. 254361 ID: 79c5ec
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... no, I don't, but I'm not going to spend all day in my skivvies, you know. This operation is going to the Bureau's archives.

And I don't even know how many of you are there.

Hmn.... this thing... I don't know, have you ever seen a quadruped bird? It's odd. And if it came from the same egg that hit me earlier, it's just a chick. Too little and too small to start a coop. I still can spend these first few hours building the coop, the pod's wiring should be good for that much.

It doesnt fear me. At all. I hope that's not because it is naturally aggressive.

>>254361
Eh, build the coop. Try and capture more of the little blighters if you see them.

As for the clothing thing, I'm sure you can find some animal that can be shaved for the neccesary materials, if need be. Or some thick fronds. Or something. Health issues will arise with constant use of the suit.

Either way, we need wood, we need food, and you got the means to get both.

Chop chop, Weasel.

I think its lack of fear has more to do with the lack of humans.

>>254370
Animals are more likely to be afraid of new things. In fact, it's pretty common for animals in areas full of people to grow more and more bold around people.

I've had a squirrel leap into my apartment and steal my damn bagel.

oh no, wait, it hatched with you, it thinks you are it's mommy.

>>254382
That must have been a HELL of an egg, then.

>>254361
The lack of fear is probably because it has no references to you. It doesn't know enough about humans to fear humans.

Now lets see, start off by gathering firewood in the forest, get a nice small fire going, make sure the embers don't go out if you let it die down.

After that we can start checking the river for fish and stuff. We're probably going to have to experiment a bit with different roots and stuff to see what's edible and what's not. Do you have any testing kit that can see if you can eat and digest stuff?

so wait, a egg hit you from god knows where and it just so happens it didnt cracked, but rather, hatched.

yeah we gon start a lil farm. pig riding is nextm i guess?

Yeah, build the coop. If it's too small to lay eggs it's too small to be a decent meal too. You are going to be there for a while, so might as well raise the damn thing.

Of course, then we need to get to work in the woods. Of course, you need a better tree cutting solution than a one shot improvised axe, unless you plan on living in a hole and not having fire when it gets cold.

If you want its feathers, you have to KILL IT. ITS THE ONLY WAY DO IT DO IT DO IT

-- Weasel 2010/11/09(Tue)09:55 No. 254441 ID: 79c5ec
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No, I don't think this thing hatched near me. That egg I mentioned before splatted against my face.

I think it doesn't makes much sense to trap a chick (sorta, its ... more like a lizard, I think) to start a coop, but if you want it built, I'll build it.

I can get wiring from the pod, and branches from a nearby tree. Give me a 'where' and a few hours, and it will be done.

>>254441
Not in the sand, it'll dig out, but how about on the dirt ro the left of your hidey-hole?

And this is less for the chicken and more for any chickens we might find later.

>>254443
Ditto.

Right outside your hole should be good. Don't overdo it with this, just whip something together quickly so we can start scouting those woods.

Then again, if it is a lizard you don't have much use for it. Chickens produce food and feathers (and I imagine you'll want to produce a bow for hunting animals), but if this thing is a... lizard, it won't be quite so useful.

How about this, block it into your hole in the ground for now and close the door. Priorities are to see what food is going to be available to us, and to get a decent scouting of the nearby area done.

it's a combo creature, lizard with feathers.

im not sure you will be able to do that indoors. they seem to be quite agile and a coop may not really hold them.

>>254496
chilizard? lizken?

>>254487
>>254496
>>254511
>My face when people forget that dinosaurs eventually, at least some of them, evolved into birds.

Seriously? No one here knew this? There is such thing as feathered lizards, folks.

>>254524
oh fine

we shall call the new species Tyranosaurus Gallus and this one shall be known as Rex. or any female equivalent.

- Player 2010/11/10(Wed)06:39 No. 254827 ID: 79c5ec
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[Time: Day 1, Morning]

I salvage enough wire to build a fence around a piece of land under the larger tree, and spend the next few hours building the coop. I think there's a problem in your clever plan.

And yes, its.. kind of a feathered lizard with a beak, or a quadruped bird, its hard to tell. It reminds me of a big feathered newt.

I don't own anything but my wits to judge if something is edible or not, but I can take a few educated guesses. The air here is breathable so far, the 'lizken' has a familiar enough structure, and the grass tastes like grass; therefore, things here should be fit for human consumption. Or, at least, follow familiar rules about what I can eat.

That sums up to not gorging into anything new, and... experimenting stuff until I get sick, I guess.

>>254827
Let's down us a tree!

Let's hope that these trees are like normal trees!

>>254827
Ah yes, we may need a covered area rather than a simple fence to hold those things. You may or may not end up getting a breeding plan going with these things, but you want a way to keep them around when you need them. Just finish this up as best you can, doesn't matter if its a small holding pen. For all the time and energy spent here, imagine having to hunt one down every time you need some meat? At least this way you can catch and keep them handy.

I recall the rules for eating unfamiliar things. As long as you take the time to slowly smell, touch, taste, etc you should be fine. It's easy to forget to wait long enough if you're already hungry and you're as far as swallowing bits of it.

you may be willing to keep the wires until we can make a proper hole in the ground to contain them.

also those openings on the fence are definitively too big. for now, lets get to tree harvesting, we have to get wood tools to make stone tools.

Yeah, It'll have to be completely enclosed. Why not just tie it to one of the posts for now. You can finish a little wire roof for this some other time, for now it's time to go exploring and foraging.

-- Weasel 2010/11/10(Wed)10:39 No. 254861 ID: 79c5ec
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Tying the critter up with wire kinda works. Electric wire is rather rigid, and the lizchick demonstrates how much it disapproves.

Well, what's next? [Milling a tree] will take time -- lots of time -- but there are trees nearby. Going out for foraging and [exploring]... just give me a direction.

And I'm always open to new ideas, you're in charge.

hmmm, let's try east. just go wherever the sun came up from.

we should get a tree down. how is your food supply? im hopin you can make due till about later afternoon, when we finish foraging for a bit...

>>254861
When do Land Operatives get to order another droptank with supplies again? We should send you some more tools I guess.

I made a wiki article. Somebody please add author.

>>254829

Hey, can we get a zoomed out aerial shot of the surroundings. It'll help us decide which direction to send her.

-- Weasel 2010/11/11(Thu)04:47 No. 255149 ID: ea628e
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Well, I start trekking East then. Let's see where I can get after a few hour's walk.

I've got my MRE at what 's left of the pod. It might be a bit tasteless, but its enough calories for a day. I.. really should look into it when I'm back, I might start feeling hungry soon.

Funny, I haven't seen any other wildlife around yet.

Uh... when I get supplies? Aren't you supposed to be managing that?

Turn around and look up some. I see coal!

Keep walking, look out for natural caves.

>>255149
In front of you, to your right. Is the yellow plant something you recognize? Possible harvesting material? Might be worth taking a look.

yeah, that golden strand looks like wild wheat. some more to the right and behind you.

What's that red stuff on the cliffs? There's two red... Things. Can't tell what it is at this distance.

>>255213
Probably flowers, but I also see coal up there.

Guys, we need to focus. First priority is to get some wood so we can make tools. Second priority is to get some coal so we can make light sources.

If you look behind you on the cliffside, you can see some black patches on the stone; those should be coal deposits. Make your way there, but be sure to chop down at least one tree along the way. From the wood, you can make simple wooden tools like a pick; it'll be crude and won't last terribly long, but you should be able to harvest some coal and stone. You can make torches with some wood and coal, and the stone will make longer-lasting tools once you add some wooden handles.

That should keep you busy for the rest of the day, so be ready to retire to your bunker and enjoy your well-deserved night light!

-- Weasel 2010/11/11(Thu)15:03 No. 255338 ID: ea628e
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Well, I don't know if its 'wheat' -- alien planet and all that stuff -- but sure is some kind of cereal. Probably cultivable, but cereals can take anything between a month and a year to become cultivable. And I don't think they'll authorize an Eden package.

Speaking of which, supplies?

Hmn. If you guys mean atop the cliff... I just wonder how I'll get there to take the coal.

The red spot doesn't looks like anything from here. Might be a flower, might not. Isn't moving, for sure.

And if I might add as a note, there's a distinct lack of fauna around here.

yeah it's kinda... creepy. ZING
anyway, we'll need a ladder first, unless you think you can make a staircase. get the pack full enough and a ramp would be doable, just dump the several kilos of rock :P.
whelp, doesn't seem to be much else that is lvl with the ground, may as well go to town on that tree.

>>255338
We're trying to line up another drop pod for you, but the red tape, you would not believe.

This might take a bit, can you throw together a wish list?

ALSO CUT DOWN A TREE, MAKE PLANKS, ETC

is that a cave or just a darker rock?

im thinking that the fauna may be entirely underground. it would make sense considering our goal is a bucket of lava.

anyway get to wood choppan.

Uh, guys? Let's try and secure a source of food bfore we do anything else. We only have enough to get us through today, and chopping down a tree would take a while.

I thought she brought a plank pack. How much hardened cellulose do you want this girl carrying?

No fauna? That's always a bad sign. Implies something is keeping animals away. Did command do an environmental check before sending you down? It'd suck if this were a plague world, or if there was some subtle background radiation.

As for supplies, you need to set a drop target first.

Personally, I'm more interested in what your priorities are. You've got shelter, but a hole in the dirt isn't a comfy place to live for six months. As it is, you are going to need some real tools, at very least a decent axe, but I'd like to know if you plan on digging a place to live, or building one using wood.

- Player 2010/11/12(Fri)07:57 No. 255575 ID: ea628e
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[Time: Day 1, Midday]
Sun's high, day's rolling and I really really need to get out of this jumpsuit.

I take down one of the smaller trees -- some kind of softwood. The hatchet didn't break yet, but it can 't take much more wear.

This tree net a rather heavy log, and two particularly sturdy branches, great for tool use. Its odd the tree seems to have no fruit, seed, flower or stem where these would grow from... in any case, I store everything in the plankpack.

... personally, I don't have any plan on what to build and how, I just...

Wait, what do you mean by building a target?

What? Player? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be killing weird things in dungeons? Tell the nice lady to start making tools out of that there wood.

>>255451
>subtle background radiation.
Don't worry about this. There's always subtle background radiation. It's the non-subtle radiation you need to worry about.

a target, a big ass X marks the spot. from orbit the whole area looks green. so a big ass X or something to lock on to would make sure the pod lands somewhere near you, and not days of hiking away.

>>255575
Well, you wouldn't want the drop to land on your contructions, would you?

Craft a weapon, real quick. We need to find some goddamn wildlife.

>>255575
A target that could be seen from above that says IM HERE, in case there is a drop or something like that. But no rush.

Yknow, orbital drops are pretty complicated. We can't just launch packages at the planet and hope you find them (or we can but aren't going to because that's dumb.) Making a target we can use as a reference is a requirement unless you want us to guess and then hike for hours to pick up every delivery (or days, if we are off by much). I'd suggest you split the log into smaller useable planks, 4X4s should do, but I'm not sure your axe is capable of it. Might as well try, since I really don't think you'll be able to haul the entire log back to your camp.

>>255575
more specifically, we need a area somewhat clear to prevent the new drop pod from hitting water or crashing at trees.

but enought of that, how is your inventory/plankplak? its time to plan for tomorrow, now you are going to forage for food.

I've already filed a drop pod request for your operative number. I've no idea how long it'll take to get all signs and approvals, but no request, even unofficial, that I've had to deal with in my time here, has taken less that a day. So we've got at least that much. After that all we have to do is file a request for supplies and another one for a spot in the delivery department schedule.

Does anything look like it's artificial? I mean, that's silly, but the absense of animals and the seedlessness is even sillier.

>>255575
Basically, we don't want to risk destroying the contents of the supply drop by hitting, say, granite, so you need to find and mark another spot where the ground's soft enough to not completely destroy the pod.

-- Weasel 2010/11/12(Fri)13:56 No. 255664 ID: ea628e
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No, seriously. You want me to do what, build something that can be seen from space? Just lock on the pod's signal. There's a crater there already and everything, I'll just build away from it.

If possible, send a set of steel tools with the package. How much budget do we have available?

And I can carry the log just fine, I just stuffed the entire thing in the plankpack.

fine, we'll try to launch another thing down to you. if it lands too far away it's your own fault.

[send down an axe, a saw, and a pick]

>>255664
Ok, lets shoot for the stars and hope we hit the moon.
[Requisition 60 MREs, a set of steel tools, a 40kj sniper rifle, 1000 rounds of ammo, and a suit of powered environment armor rated for everything from 0PSI to magma diving]

jegus x-ing. dont you get it? there will be no new drop pods for at least 15 days.

go back to your shelter, we need to process the wood to make stuff for you.

oh wait. you need to forage for food. good to know your makeshift axe can still be used, but we need to save it for the wood log. for now, if you can use the shovel to forage for food, it would be perfect.

>>255664
Hmm... look at that hill to your left. Is that sky under it?

>>255725
That would be water, I think.

>>255664
[Requesting a steel axe, pick, and hand saw. If you still have enough room, also send down an extra ration or two, a rifle, and some extra ammo.]

Let's be realistic, this is Minecraft. We need a pick and an axe right now, and we're going to need a decent weapon later on when trouble comes. We also don't have an infinite budget, so no god items.

-- Comm 2010/11/13(Sat)06:03 No. 255866 ID: ea628e
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Huh? What do you mean by
[blip]

Recon? This is Thatcher from Warehouse and Traffic Control. One of your Operators requested an equipment order to a... supposed target located in Persson Four, do you copy?

We copy that.

A saw, some rations, stuff like that.

>>255866
["Confirm. Also, somehow a bucket was left off the requisition."]

Who's getting the call? Us or the girl?
Hi Thatcher. Copy that. We need an axe and a saw. If there's space left, some rations for a couple of days, there's a bit of a problem with food sources here. If there's still space left, send some explorer outfit. Put it in a bucket, of possible.

>>255866
and the drop location is a beacon on the planet, i belive the old drop pod is till active.

And a Pick, dont forget that.

-- Comm 2010/11/13(Sat)08:38 No. 255902 ID: f717f2
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Hmn. How can I put this.
As you should know, the Wartrack has no obligation to comply with any orders referring to unmarked planets without authentication. Specially when they´re being sent by a public terminal in a Tetha-Gamma-Chi frathouse.

Do you understand what I'm saying here?

yes we understand but we have lander 6172-531-541 down there, codename Weasel. and she could really use some stuff.

Dude, we are hired by the Bureau, don't make us bring up what the budget cuts have done to us. Our lander needs those supplies to complete her mission, so can you please help us out?

>>255902
Yeah yeah, but look you guys put her here and she does need something so can we at least get a single drop with a few common gear and supplies, just for her to get by? Sturdy shovels and pickaxes and a set of standard building tools, extra rations, and some changes of clothes. Oh and a bucket, seeing how part of her mission is to put something in one.

>>255902
[I understand that if you know where we are then you'd have somebody to blame.
Assuming you can even access the records to check authorization, then we're assigned to 6172-531-541.
We're taking our job seriously because, shit, have you seen her? She's too cute to die horribly.

Honestly? We were picked because somebody was assigned to get a bucket of lava off of some backwater planet and wanted to piss off the Bureau by sending somebody so green they'd need constant observation, and the Bureau assigned her to us hopping we'd fuck up and get the guy in deep shit.
The entire organization runs on spite and mismanagement, and you aren't being paid enough to put up with this. I give you 50:1 odds that nobody ever bothers to check your shipments unless somebody files a complaint, so if anything doesn't check out then send us the bill.]

-- Comm 2010/11/13(Sat)10:55 No. 255927 ID: 847103
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Look, I'm not even going to bother.

I don't know how you heard of that op, but I suggest that next time, you're more careful about the names you choose for your pranks. Maybe you'll appreciate the attached file.

>>255927
What the flying fuck in a jesus-shaped handbasket made of nonsense

>>255927
[Remember what I said about mismanagement? Here, let me send you a file.

>>255927
See that screenshot? There's the file received notice in the corner, the conversation we are having right now, and oh, look, the person you're calling dead right there and very much alive. Want us to have her strike a silly pose or something?
Is this the first time you've encountered a clerical error or something?

Look, just do it and bill the frat. We'll work things out from there.]

>>255927
[The record appears to be falsified seeing as how she was talking to us when we called :V]

Suggestion 2010/11/13(Sat)11:15 No. 255933 ID: fba40f
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[Proof attached]

Ohhh dear.

[Attempt to verify whether we are, in fact, legitimate Operators, or whether the possibility exists that we are deranged AIs, psychotic voices in Weasel's head, or bored frat kids who hacked the advisory system for a lark.]

We've been roleplaying being certain people in this universe without even considering the possibility that we might not be those people... or in this universe.

[well i was kinda right on my little foresight.]

[operator Thatcher, is there how to patch us to mission control? it seems we received the wrong operative. im imagining someone is being burned alive somewhere else?]

[i swear, we have a live agent here. she claims to be very alive and asking for supplies to build a outpost and to peform a dig operation.]

curse my drunkness.

-- Comm 2010/11/13(Sat)15:25 No. 256022 ID: 847103
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... I cannot say this honestly never happened.

Right. As you can see in her file, she's dead. There's no signal from her pod, or radio exiting the planet. The last transmission suggested it burned up in the atmosphere, which proved to be much denser than the original calculations.

.. I'll do this by the book. I'm sending an Eye to try to find her location, after that we can talk deliveries.

This better not be another prank, Recon.

[thank you, over and out]

so, weasel, we have bad news and good news. the bad is someone said you died on contact with the atmosphere and your pod isn't transmitting. good news is by trying this now instead of later we managed to get them to dispatch and eye probe to confirm you are alive so you will be able to get some things after it finds you.

[Whoa whoa wait, it's great you're sending cameras, but she really does need tools. Perhaps there are unknown environmental factors here that are as of yet undocumented? If the same thing happens to the eye, you might just receive the same false signal again.]

So uh, weasel. Base says you're dead.

Don't worry though, we can sort this whole mess out. I think.

>>256022
Good news: You might be able to get another supply drop soon.

Bad news: Somebody falsified the records and claimed you died on entry. I don't like the looks of this, either control is far more incompetent than I anticipated or somebody is trying to get rid of you. Either way, they're sending out an eye drone to confirm that you made it down safely.

>>256022
[We are too bitter and jaded for pranks, Thatcher. There must be some kind of comm traffic since we've got a live two-way feed here, but at this point I'm thinking somebody screwed up and swapped the mission profiles or something.

Oh, here, have a shot of her face. That will give you a positive ID.
>>256022

How long ago was her pod supposed to have been launched? She left her pod about 24 hours ago; couldja have somebody check the other drops around that time?]

Weasel, was the pod's beacon working last you checked?
Also, do you know your pod's ID? I'm going to be honest here; your mission seems to be rife with clerical errors. You're clearly more alive than they think.

weasel you may need to rebuild the drop pod's circuitry.

operations claims that they are not receiving any signal, and that you burned in the way down.

Dear god weasel. You know, I thought this whole public terminal thing was a gag on the part of the boss, but he's officially killed you off in the eyes of the bureaucracy. He knows god damn well you are alive (we all do, obviously), the fact that your mission profile says deceased means he's trying to get rid of you, or maybe hide that you are there.

Are you sure you don't know what you did to piss him off?

-- 2010/11/14(Sun)04:58 No. 256207 ID: 5f368f
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Before anything is done we need to verify if 615 is alive or not. Standard procedure, folks. The satellite should take a few days to give the results, keep her safe in the meanwhile.

615 was launched from Vila Brasilia, right? She must have spent two or three days in cold sleep before re-entry.

This is Thatcher, over and out.

--

... public terminal.
... dead, huh?

... I think ... I should... What's... going... What do I do now?

>>256207
First, stay calm. There's some kind of bureaucratic blip going on. You can do nothing about it, we can. We can't hunt chicken-lizards to supply you with food for the next several days, you can.
Don't worry that pretty head of yours over this. We'll figure it out and get you a drop pod. What you should do is keep looking for something to eat. If there's one lizard, there must be at least two more.

>>256207
Right now, just head back and make sure your pod is still transmitting its position.

well how about we begin with a nice bed, a few windows and hopefully a small farm?

altho today we need you to forage for food.

Allright, don't panic. Looks like you'll be camping for a few days. Food became a much higher priority, and setting up became significantly less important. The lack of local fauna other than the lizken is problematic though. Continue foraging, to the west this time. Our initial view showed it to be slightly less hilly.

Well, they think you're dead! Supposedly burned up on entry. Ah, the wonders of bureaucracy!

They're workin' on it though. Building something big and visible might be a good idea.

think best thing would be an effigy of your face. would be hard to ignore.

-- Weasel 2010/11/15(Mon)05:55 No. 256588 ID: 5f368f
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... ok. Right. Foraging first then. Trekking west.

I can stop to check the pod when I actually stop to eat... which will be soon, I hope.

And something big and visible.... well, a shelter would be visible? Somewhat? I don't know, I'm

-- Weasel 2010/11/15(Mon)05:56 No. 256589 ID: 5f368f
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Wha-

Wait.

Uh..

Just...

.... what?

>>256589
WELLP

Looks like we're not alone.

Don't suppose you happen to know how to build an M41A Pulse Rifle from wood and rocks, do you? No, didn't think so. It's really an underrated survival skill.

Time to build a ladder.

Welp. I do believe that's big and visible enough. And I do believe I see some iron ore up there. Go and see.

quickly verify how that cut was made.

how are the forest sounds?

is that sand in the bottom? did it acumulated due to gravity, weather or water?

also dont check on ores yet. we will keep track of it, just ignore until we have the tools needed to harvest it.

you may be in the precense of hostiles. heads up.

>>256604
Heads on a swivel, people!

I need an opening to work Titanic and Terminator references in. Maybe True Lies if I can swing it.

Ok, so this planet isn't or wasn't always uninhabited. No reason to believe whatever did this is hostile though.

What are those yellow things on the far side? And what are the orangish things? Is that darkened spot a hole, or just stone?

Quickly survey the area, we may need to come back here, but top priority remains obtaining food for you.

>>256589
That's... odd, but not too far out of the ordinary for here. This planet doesn't follow the normal rules of geology.
I mean, natural or artificial it's still below the water table and bone dry.

>>256589
Is the sand in that area flattened? If not, that means it's recent, which means RUN.

Yellow could be flowers, orange could be iron.

I suggest not walking directly on that sand, in case of sinkholes.

-- Weasel 2010/11/16(Tue)10:03 No. 256983 ID: 242832
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... see, you're not making much sense again, except the part where I dont go in there -- and I agree with that one.

.. and I have no idea-- imean, this doesnt seems.. man-made, or alien-made, the rock doesn 't has any... marks of...

Theyellowthingsontheothersideseemstobemorewheat.

Uh, what now?

now? now we pick another direction we haven't tried.

Hmm, the aerial shot didn't give us a good idea of how deep that was.

It must be man made, the canyon is a perfect square cut into the surroundings. That doesn't happen naturally.

It's more wheat? Are you ok? You don't normally talk without pauses...

Priorities haven't changed though. Go around if you can, keep exploring. If you can't, head off in a northeasterly direction, get an idea of whats north of the current camp.

>>256983
Step back, try finding somewhere to climb down. Perfect rectangles like this just don't form naturally, something has to be up.

>>256983
Remember what I said about this place not conforming to normal rules of geology? This is actually the kinda thing I meant.
Don't touch any new areas of sand without throwing something heavy on them; we're not worried about quicksand, we're worried about sand that has no support underneath to keep it up.
Keep exploring, it's safe to walk on grass, dirt, and rock.

Go around it, continue exploring the general area. With a decent food supply we can start making some better tools.

>>257014
But don't trust gravel. Believe me on that.

aw man

i wonder if this square was made by a teleport and how this relates to weasel being KIA'd

>>256589
Looks like iron and coal down there.
If you can set up a forge, you can make steel.

-- Weasel 2010/11/17(Wed)07:24 No. 257426 ID: 242832
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[Time: Day 1, Midday]
Northeast. Right, going there.

Hmmn, red button flowers.
The forest sounds like.. wind. Leaves rustling, maybe something that could be an animal calling kilometers from here... a very faint buzzing... insects? At least the plant life is healthy.

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if the animals around here have ultra-sonic calls or anything, are there any precedents? This is unnervingly quiet...

Oh, that! Teleportation! That's a theory I like! Ancient precursor tech! Anything!...
Well, teleportation would sure make drop-pods obsolete...

Hmn.... I'm starting to think that my best bet for a while is living off these raw cereal things.

An idea occurs. Save some of that for the Lizchick. We need it alive and healthy. Otherwise, chow down.

Also, in what direction do you hear the buzzing? Maybe we can get a better view of what's attracting them from above.

well, if you want to start a bakery or a farm, it would be good to know.

we still need some basic tools. what can you make with the wood axe and that tree? can you get some chipped stone to make any tool?

Let's continue exploring the area near the pod. Get a good look at nearby places before we set out for a real scouting mission.

Might want to save and plant some of those raw cereal things that we'll call wheat for convenience. Who knows how long you'll be down there, considering they think you're dead and all. And even if they see you, bureaucracy!

>>257426
Gather some grain at your camp. We can try setting up some traps tonight, hopefully they'll catch another bird for us to eat. Also keep an eye out for loose rocks and exposed flint, we really need both if we don't get another supply drop soon.

One of the most basic of teleportation devices can actually be made using natural materials, but its pretty difficult to get done.

First, we're going to need ourselves a decent base and some nice tools. We'll have to move up from what we have now to stone ones.

Next, we'll need to mine until we find diamond. Those should be near lava. We'll make a pickaxe from that, and then we'll have to make some obsidian with the lava by pouring water on it.

For now, let's worry about getting all that done if we ever want to move on to building the teleportation device.

Guys, let's not tell her where it's going to lead. For shits and giggles. And lanterns.

>>257569
I honestly have no idea what you are referring to.

>>257573
Play moar Minecraft

-- Weasel 2010/11/17(Wed)19:05 No. 257577 ID: 9b7e5c
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Hmn. Yuck. These flowers taste like a tulip raped a rose. Most flowers aren't meant to be eaten raw anyway, so I'll be avoiding these.

Hmn, true. The lizken has a beak, I can lure more with the grain now known as wheat.

In any case, I try to continue northeast to circle that hole... the buzzing is definitely coming from here.

From those trees, to be exact.

uhh, spit out your tree and break a stick off to poke with, then stuff the tree back in. then go poke it.

>>257573
we will most definitively NOT make a portal to hell.

>>257577
bees? honey? maybe mother lizken?

>>257569
>>257573
>>257574

That is exactly why >>248319

-- Weasel 2010/11/18(Thu)03:26 No. 257694 ID: 9b7e5c
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[Time: Day 1, Afternoon]
I don 't need to break the log apart (besides, that would take a few hours). I can just use one of those heavy branches.

... darn. As soon as I come anywhere close, it's swarming me. They're too fast, some green, bloated small insects... if these are nests, they completely infested these trees.

These things seem very aggressive, but they're not trying to sting me. Maybe it's like with the lizken, I smell too weird or something.

... building stuff with obsidian? What are you -- you know what. Nevermind.

>>257694
Bah, avoid them for now. If you piss them off much more they may actually begin stinging you. Go uh... south!

Boy, it's really suck if some managed to get into your suit, huh?

>>257694
this can problaby do as lizken food. we should consider getting your pet/emergency rations here.

>>257694
Probably some kind of gnat or something. Is there any ways you can go around this particular group of trees?

-- Weasel 2010/11/18(Thu)16:49 No. 257866 ID: 9b7e5c
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I'm just going back to the pod.

Good thing this thing's clung tight against my skin, no free rides for these insects... Now I think of it, I really need to change my--

ACK-- HEY!

... thr fuck just happened? RUN!

What

Did it just ram you hard enough to swat itself?

>>257867
>>257868

Gentlemen, Ladies, I'm afraid I have some distressing news. After reviewing the information (small, bloated green insects) and reviewing the tape of the incident in question (*splak*), I believe we are dealing with a type of miniature flying creeper. Not very strong, but still enough to catch one off guard. I had my hunches at first contact, but I wasn't sure of my intuition until now.

>>257924
This is a distressing hypothesis. However it would in important data about their lifecycle we had till now lacked.

>>257866
We suggest you leave quickly and perhaps consider fashioning some means to defend yourself at range later.

hopefully they don't get any bigger. or you are going to have a bad boom on your hands.

-- Weasel 2010/11/19(Fri)05:29 No. 258011 ID: 9b7e5c
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Agh! Ow! These little creeps are extremely aggressive! A few chase me off, but are finished killing themselves by the time I reach the dropsite.

How am I supposed to defend myself against them? I can't just throw rocks at the lot.

Ugh, my hair feels like yuck now. At least whatever they're made of isn't corrosive...
At least its over... Don't know how they did that, but it hurts! Now what??

Gross, better wash your hair before it hardens or gets stickier.

>>258011
Hmmm...

Yeah, wash your hair.

They probably don't have much nutrition on them, but maybe we could harness them, somehow.
Eh.

im still hoping lizken can feed off them

well if that was the smallest creeper we got, it could be interesting to analyze those nests later.

ah, if removal is needed, i belive burning the tree with a flame arrow would be the most efficient and safe method

-- Weasel 2010/11/19(Fri)20:10 No. 258181 ID: 9b7e5c
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Ugh, I'm really going to have to wash it....

So far I've met two species of the wildlife, one is just plain weird. Hmnph.

Allright... what we'll do with these last hours of sunlight? Ideas?

>>258181
Eh, not much left to do. You can't exactly expand your home, can you?

Try to make something that can cut through rock, or at least dislodge surface deposits.

im guessing foraging was a absolute failure. next time we should check if lizken can feed on those bugs.

well, time to start a fire near your shelter.

can you get flint?

-- Weasel 2010/11/20(Sat)04:43 No. 258373 ID: 9b7e5c
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Breaking rock. Hmn.

I cant expand the hole, the clay isn't hard enough. For that, I'd need to stop and do something out of that log. With a bad hatchet. That's doable.

Rock.... a spike and a hammer would do it nicely, actually. Could make those ith the wood...

... flint. Heh. Really could use some to make a few tools... I didnt stumbled upon any nodules yet. You guys saw coal, did you see any flint?

... wait, you had a name for those bug things. You... have you seen those things before? Are those bugs on record?
... I'm starting to agree that whoever sent me here hates me.

well, we called them creepers, but we are REALLY hoping those are as big as they can get and not some larval form. cause otherwise blowing that nest will get bumped up a LOT in the priority list.

>>258373
Nah, the bugs are new to us, they just reminded us of one of the most terrifying examples of native wildlife we've seen in our entire career. A creature that makes seasoned men break down and cry after an attack, or scream like a little girl after hearing their evil warning hiss.

But this is probably something completely different, so don't worry about it! And we'll keep an eye out for any likely areas for finding flint.

>>258373
Their behavior is identical to that of that creature we kept warning you about earlier, the difference being that the creature we were thinking of is the size of a human and explodes with the force of several hand grenades.

>>258389

Several hand grenades? Hardly. My experiments with this creature have concluded that the explosive output the creeper creates is equivalent to at least one small crate of TNT.

Further experimentation with cobblestone, wood, marble, various metallic elements, and even dirt have all led to a similar blast radius report. Which may mean that the internal explosive functions of the creeper are limited despite the force of the explosion.

Above all else, it's recommended that we keep the 'nest' of these possible larval creepers under observation.