[OOC] After the Asteroid-Closed

[Wick]

@Aeternum

So... the entryway, what is it like? A vestibule, surely? Yes.This bunker is underground, so it's like a shaft that leads to the surface? Possibly with multiple heavy sealed doors in case of disasters perhaps?Yes

The entryway leads to a cleared area, enough for 154 200 people probably. Is it a completely open space? NoDoes it have other uses? How far back does the entryway go, and is it something like an open room that leads to a hallway at the back that leads to the living quarters, cafeteria, etc?

Or is it more like a... hub? With halls that lead to the different sections? Yes, there is a large cafeteria which serves multiple purposes. There are four sections where there is living quarters. There is one section where the rooms are 8x9 for married couples.

Perhaps there would be several living sectors, and the cafeteria would possibly have lunches in shifts or more like an open buffet? Hm.. then I assume there's storage spaces for gear/rations, supplies etc.Yes

Let's see... how is air filtered here? Plants? Charcoal/synthetic filters in a closed air system? NO wait... hum... there'd have to be something to make sure there's oxygen, and I'm not sure filters alone would cut it for that. Uh...There are lots of plants and they have to recycle air and water. All filtration systems are in place for this.

[Wick]

@Kyrisse

LMAO yes he is keeping me on my toes for sure. I've made a hider above on OOCPG1 labeled bunker.

[RumikoOhara]

I love how people missed the intro where we were all told "I can't help but feel like I am sending you out to your deaths. I very well could be. I do know that without food we WILL die in here. No question about that. At least out there we have a chance. It might be a small chance but that is better than nothing. I wish all of us a lot of luck and may God bless us all."

I am assuming by the above statement that the commander made that we are all meant to go out and try and forage for ourselves and to find shelter

Add to that the first sentence "A year ago all 154 of us were thrust into a position to try and save the human race. I'm not sure if we can actually do that. There isn't enough food to feed everyone for more than a few days. That being said we are opening the bunker doors."

Taking this as meaning that we face starvation I also assumed that we would have been on half rations at least two weeks before the commander would have resorted to such drastic actions

I could be wrong but I see Kwan as a survivor and she will make it no matter what stands in her way

[Wick]

@RumikoOhara

Yes he meant that they needed to do something before there was no food left. Opening the doors was supposed to give them the chance to go look for food and find a way to survive out in the new world. The part they didn't look at was people dropping dead right away. I love Kwan. She cracks me up. I'd be running from the snakes not eating them. lol

Okay guys it's bedtime for me I'll catch you all tomorrow.

[Kyrisse]

@Wick

Good night. I should have responses to all our rps ready for you by the time you wake up.

[RumikoOhara]

@Wick

As I said she's a survivor and the thing she is presently concentrating on is the acquisition of knowledge of her local area and where food is found within it and possible shelter.

She’s hungry and she is driven as well as a highly practiced Martial Artist even if she is without any practical experience outside of the Gym or the Movies

[Aeternum]

<Snipped quote by Aeternum>

Oh, don't worry. There was no rush there.
And yep, palpitations and a feeling of his whole body heating up is definitely gonna make him more than a little unsteady. He's gonna think that he's dying.

@Kyrisse

Time for Robert then I suppose.

So... the entryway, what is it like? A vestibule, surely? Yes.This bunker is underground, so it's like a shaft that leads to the surface? Possibly with multiple heavy sealed doors in case of disasters perhaps?Yes

The entryway leads to a cleared area, enough for 154 200 people probably. Is it a completely open space? NoDoes it have other uses? How far back does the entryway go, and is it something like an open room that leads to a hallway at the back that leads to the living quarters, cafeteria, etc?

Or is it more like a... hub? With halls that lead to the different sections? Yes, there is a large cafeteria which serves multiple purposes. There are four sections where there is living quarters. There is one section where the rooms are 8x9 for married couples.

Perhaps there would be several living sectors, and the cafeteria would possibly have lunches in shifts or more like an open buffet? Hm.. then I assume there's storage spaces for gear/rations, supplies etc.Yes

Let's see... how is air filtered here? Plants? Charcoal/synthetic filters in a closed air system? NO wait... hum... there'd have to be something to make sure there's oxygen, and I'm not sure filters alone would cut it for that. Uh...There are lots of plants and they have to recycle air and water. All filtration systems are in place for this.

@Wick

Thanks!

Wow, you have so many detailed questions. Makes me question my descriptive capabilities.

@Kyrisse

LMAO yes he is keeping me on my toes for sure. I've made a hider above on OOCPG1 labeled bunker.

@Wick

Hey! I just like to be able to know what I'm dealing with so I don't do something completely nonsensical!

I love how people missed the intro where we were all told "I can't help but feel like I am sending you out to your deaths. I very well could be. I do know that without food we WILL die in here. No question about that. At least out there we have a chance. It might be a small chance but that is better than nothing. I wish all of us a lot of luck and may God bless us all."

I am assuming by the above statement that the commander made that we are all meant to go out and try and forage for ourselves and to find shelter

Add to that the first sentence "A year ago all 154 of us were thrust into a position to try and save the human race. I'm not sure if we can actually do that. There isn't enough food to feed everyone for more than a few days. That being said we are opening the bunker doors."

Taking this as meaning that we face starvation I also assumed that we would have been on half rations at least two weeks before the commander would have resorted to such drastic actions

I could be wrong but I see Kwan as a survivor and she will make it no matter what stands in her way

@RumikoOhara

Actually, I didn't miss that, but I assumed that the commander would have had the foresight to send us out without having put us on half rations. Being thrust a few days early into a vicious world without having to starve first would be a better option after all.

As such, my assumption was, when they realized we were going to run out of food in a couple weeks or so, they'd send us out early to go find food on the off chance we wouldn't be able to bring in enough for a few days.

After all, the people they dragged in are strangers who perhaps don't have hunting skills or tracking skills. For all we know, the outside is a wasteland with barely anything alive within a mile of the bunker. As such, it would be wise to send us out early, without having us starved and weakened to try to supplement the supplies until we can sustain things ourselves.

There was no prospects of resupplying without having to leave the bunker. As such, I would have thought we'd be sent out before we were all weakened from starvation or our supplies got too low to feed us for another week.

I didn't realize the commander would have starved us first and then send us out knowing well that it would be a long time before the radiation settled, regardless. To be honest, I certainly didn't expect people to go stumbling over snakes within minutes of opening the bunker doors.

I was pretty sure it was going to take quite a bit more than that to get food. At least half an hour of hunting and foraging was my thought. Especially because snakes would normally get out of the way of loud large creatures tromping around before they were seen, unless they were busy sunning themselves after catching a meal.

I was very much aware that the commander wanted us to forage, but why couldn't we continue to shelter in the bunker and make it our base of operations. It already has walls, entranceways, beds, some filtration and plants, and well, something of a water source.

[Kyrisse]

@Aeternum

It's all good. And I enjoy reading your posts.

[RumikoOhara]

@Aeternum

I live in the West and have been to Oklahoma and they have a lot of snakes there from my memory because the barn we used for the event had six killed in it the week we were there

Here's a List of Snake breeds found in Oklahoma

Snakes

Non-venomous snakes
Arizona elegans—glossy snake
Carphophis amaenus—worm snake
Cemophora coccinea—scarlet snake
Coluber constrictor—Southern Black Racer
Diadophis punctatus—ring-neck snake
Elaphe guttata—great plains rat snake
E. obsoleta—black rat snake
Farancia abacura—mud snake
Heterodon nasicus—western hognose snake
H. platyrhinos—eastern hognose snake
Hypsiglena torquata—Texas night snake
Lampropeltis calligaster—prairie kingsnake
L. getulus—speckled and desert kingsnakes
L. triangulum—milk snake
Leptotyphlops dulcis—blind snake
Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake
Nerodia erythrogaster—yellow-bellied and blotched water snake
N. fasciata—broad-banded water snake
N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake
N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake
Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green or rough green snake
Pituophis catenifer sayi—bullsnake
Regina grahami—Graham’s water snake
R. rigida—glossy water snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei—long-nosed snake
Sonora semiannulata—great plains ground snake
Storeria dekayi—brown snake
S. d. texana-Texas brown snake
S. occipitomaculata—red bellied snake
Tantilla gracilis—flat-headed snake
T. nigriceps—black-headed snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis—black-necked garter snake
T. elegans—wandering garter snake
T. marcianus—checkered garter snake
T. proximus—western ribbon snake
T. radix—plains garter snake
T. sirtalis—red-sided and Texas garter snakes
Tropidoclonion lineatum—lined snake
Virginia striatula—rough earth snake
V. valeriae—smooth earth snake

Venomous snakes
Agkistrodon contortrix—copperhead
A. piscivorous—cottonmouth or water moccasin
Crotalus atrox—western diamond-back rattlesnake
C. horridus—timber rattlesnake
C. viridis—prairie rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus—western massasauga rattlesnake
S. miliarius—western pigmy rattlesnake

[Kyrisse]

@King Tai

Kai ate a cockroach. O.O Gaaaah! -dies-



_{Yes, I hate cockroaches with all my heart.}

[RumikoOhara]

@King Tai

Kai ate a cockroach. O.O Gaaaah! -dies-



_{Yes, I hate cockroaches with all my heart.}

@Kyrisse

Dam Ninja'd LOL

[RumikoOhara]

@Aeternum

I could be wrong in my view but unless I'm told I'm not I'll go with what amuses me
I wasn’t making a dig at you just being my Chaotic self, please forgive me if I have come across that way

[Aeternum]

@RumikoOharaI live in North Texas. Knew kids who liked to catch water moccasins for fun. Also knew a few ponds and streams that were pretty much filled with the creatures. Was kinda terrifying seeing so many of them writhing around in the water. Still, it seemed a little too early for people to step on them. No I'm actually not referring to your character btw.

So we're going with the whole, we're all starving deal? Dammit. I'd have rather gone with the, we got let out early when supplies were beginning to run low since we'd have to do it eventually and it's better to do it while we still had regular full meals than half rations deal.

@Kyrisse I'm glad you like reading my posts. As for cockroaches... I wouldn't normally recommend bugs raw. Especially when you don't know what they've been in. Locusts though, those would be pretty good eating. I know how to prepare that too. Think I heard they had a nutty flavor when roasted? Something like that.

[King Tai]

@King Tai

Kai ate a cockroach. O.O Gaaaah! -dies-



_{Yes, I hate cockroaches with all my heart.}

@Kyrisse

Hey....this is hard times....gotta try something. He could've easily came upon peyote thinking he's simply get water and vegetation...well....if any would have survived. :D either way, yeah....he gave roaches a shot. lol

[Kyrisse]

@Kyrisse I'm glad you like reading my posts. As for cockroaches... I wouldn't normally recommend bugs raw. Especially when you don't know what they've been in. Locusts though, those would be pretty good eating. I know how to prepare that too. Think I heard they had a nutty flavor when roasted? Something like that.

@Aeternum

Bugs. T_T No. Just no. T_T I'm gonna run away from them even when they're cooked.

[MissCapnCrunch]

I've been having a hell of a time tonight guys >_< I'm sorry.
I have half of a post ready- still working on it. I'm just distracted.

[RumikoOhara]

@Kyrisse

Locusts are the most commonly eaten insect in the world or I think that’s what I read somewhere

If you were starving I am sure your squeamishness would evaporate as your stomach tried to eat your backbone

[RumikoOhara]

@MissCapnCrunch

Again No worries Captain, I’ve been seeing you in the guild now for at least 5 years now and would love to actually get into an RP with you

[King Tai]

I've been having a hell of a time tonight guys >_< I'm sorry.
I have half of a post ready- still working on it. I'm just distracted.

@MissCapnCrunch

Take your time darlin.

[Aeternum]

Posted, don't know how well done it was, because yeah, I should be asleep. I don't recall what it was I'd meant to say here. Oh right, possibly something about Robert saying more words than I expected. Robert surprised me.

@Kyrisse Same here actually. I'm squeamish as hell about bugs.

I've been having a hell of a time tonight guys >_< I'm sorry.
I have half of a post ready- still working on it. I'm just distracted.

@MissCapnCrunch

Heh, I've been at my post for a few hours now. Don't worry about it. And in the past, I used to take days to post.