Text, UN: husker Gonna build me a wall

[oldmanhusker]

We keep having animal attacks. Even with regular perimeter patrols, that's cause for concern. With people still living in tents, we're too exposed. I know people have been making efforts to construct other dwellings, but those piecemeal efforts can only take us so far.

One thing we have an overabundance of is trees. If we get everyone working together, we can build a simple stockade and increase the security of the camp. It's not complicated engineering, but we need bodies to get it up in a timely manner, especially with the jungle increasingly coming up with new threats.

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UN: Eleanor

[notyourutopian]

Why trees?

[oldmanhusker]

Easily available building material

[notyourutopian]

Right, but they're hardly very strong.

There's an entire broken ship we could be pulling hull pieces off of.

[oldmanhusker]

Metal requires a lot more tools than simple logs

[notyourutopian]

It seems like it would be worth the effort, since the wall won't accidentally burn down.

[oldmanhusker]

It's a good long term plan once we have basic defenses in place.

[notyourutopian]

I suppose.

Trees are pretty but they don't seem like they'll stop much.

[oldmanhusker]

Logs lashed together can form a solid wall fairly quickly. It's an old tactic, but a solid one for ground fortification.

[notyourutopian]

[She's just being a stubborn teenager who thinks she's right.]

Maybe.

I could knock it down though.

[oldmanhusker]

[Some days he really misses sergeants.]

If we did them in deep enough that'll be a challenge

[notyourutopian]

But we'd need equipment to do that, and I don't have a backhoe.

[oldmanhusker]

All it really takes is shovels and axes. It's a very old technique.

un: elsa

[coldhardy]

If you need a temporary wall, I can help. I don't think I can make it around the entire camp without affecting the climate, and I can't make anything permanent, but if there are areas that could use temporary defenses, I can do it.

[oldmanhusker]

We might need that if the situation gets worse.

How would it affect the climate?

[coldhardy]

It would be made of ice. I wouldn't be able to maintain such a large wall every second of every day without making the area around it cold, and it would feel cold anyway, even if the wall was melting. But if you don't mind it melting, I can make a few thick blockades every day or so until you build something out of wood.

[It's a good thing she's not talking: ice is obviously superior to wood, and her tone would show it, but wood or stone wouldn't need as much maintenance from her.]

un: sunflower

[muscovy]

We could build everyone treehouses instead.

[oldmanhusker]

That's a good longterm plan, but it would leave a lot of people unprotected while we worked on it.

[muscovy]

Building walls will take just as long, if they are strong enough to keep a strong enemy at bay, yes?

[oldmanhusker]

A stockade is fairly fast because we use large logs and dig them in.

[muscovy]

But you need to cover a lot more of an area. And with tree houses you don't have to dig.

[oldmanhusker]

A lot more walls because each one is enclosed. This is one wall around everyone. And getting material up into the trees is just as complicated.

[muscovy]

There should be many people who can make things fly, yes?

UN: Zoe

[sanguine_zoe]

I can help. Built lots of camp fortifications in the war.

[oldmanhusker]

Experience is a definite asset. We don't have a lot of people familiar with fortifications.

[sanguine_zoe]

Didn't do so much jungle fighting though. Trees here are awful big. What kind of tools have we got?

[oldmanhusker]

We have the ability to produce anything we need for a short span of time thanks to a few people who have advanced the Tranquility related abilities. Unconventional, but useful, which is the way of things here.

[sanguine_zoe]

Disturbing, but convenient. You looking to stack logs and then fortify from inside?

[oldmanhusker]

Exactly. Something to keep the animals out and then we can work from there.

[sanguine_zoe]

What kinds of animals are we looking at? Any climbers?

[oldmanhusker]

A few climbers, they're relatively small but were the first affected by the sickness recently. There was a stamped of larger herbivores a few months ago. We haven't seen any large predators yet but something must eat those creatures.

[sanguine_zoe]

Maybe stacked logs with spikes at the top, then. Pit seems like a lot of work if we don't have a big group.

[oldmanhusker]

SPike are good. The only digging we really need is to hold the logs in place.

[sanguine_zoe]

I think we can manage. You want to meet?

[oldmanhusker]

Yes. The old Shouting Rock is probably the easiest landmark.

[He prefers to discuss security matters in person.]

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[fulminants]

cool, where do you need me?

i'm good with the heavy lifting, and if you need an airborne someone, i'm your man