Paradiso

[posted Tuesday around dawn]

So that wasn't just some fucked up dream. Cool. Been a long time since I've been on a real vacation. Place looks just as sweet as that hot chick that gave me the invite.

Hey there, ladies. Name's Alan Hammond. Tell me these signs will lead a guy to some water that isn't filled with salt? That stuff's not much good for open wounds or leather jackets. And if I could bum a smoke off someone I'd really appreciate it, I thought I had some in my pockets but I guess they fell out when I got body slammed into a table.

Jenny if you're here I'm

Fuck it

Yes! We now officially have sports equipment. I've got the sports balls for...let's see...soccer, volleyball, football, lacrosse (I also have two sticks, so now that we've got models, I bet it'll be easier to make more of them. I feel like it'd have been harder to just have at it by memory than it would to compare right in front of us when the only guy who's good at weaving has never even heard of lacrosse before here), baseball — also there's a bat and two gloves — and tennis (but no rackets, so that's...I don't know, I guess we can throw them against the walls of our shelters and catch them?). So yeah, if anybody wants to play after work today, just saying.

FINNICK.

There's also Frisbees. I'm gonna teach you how to play and then we're going to get together a group to play Ultimate Frisbee and it's going to be awesome.

Since it looks like we're going to be rained out, does anyone have any fun indoor games/activities we could try?

Besides that. I mean, that's fine too, but I'm trying to look beyond the obvious.

[Cam]
You especially. You seem to be kind of the go to guy for games.

Okay, so I've been thinking since the bonfire that right now, all we really have going for entertainment is...sex. I mean, don't get me wrong, that's great and yeah, we can go swimming and stuff, but I was thinking after talking to Finnick about Ultimate Frisbee and soccer and how I have no idea how to craft nature's equivalent of a Frisbee or a ball that would work for soccer, but there's other stuff, right?

And I got thinking about this little game my sister and I had when we were kids, like a bean bag toss and that would be really easy to replicate. We'd just have to make the boards and then someone who can sew would just have to make the six little sacks that we could fill with sand instead of beans. It's not the most fun game of all time, but it's not too bad, either. That line of thought reminded me of all the other little games we played that didn't require equipment at all, like Capture the Flag.

And then I was also thinking about the time my college buddies and I went out to my roommate's lake house and how we made up dumb games to play out on the floating platform his dad made and anchored out a little ways in the lake and we could totally do that, too.

I know the medical facility is first priority, obviously, and I don't want to take man hours away from that, but I also think benign fun is important, too, to keep morale up, right? Would anybody be interested in helping me work on a couple of side projects to that effect in the down time before we start construction and maybe in the evenings...? Or, you know, feel free to tell me to shut up because that's all lame as fuck, too, there's always that option, as well haha.

Guess who woke up in a bed this morning?

Either or both of you want to come over and help me break it in tonight?


[Sara]
I think you're a bit more muscular than me, but I also got some clothes from home and I'm willing to share if you want to try them on.

[posted early Monday morning]

Well. It looks like we're doing something right. The gods and goddesses have gifted us with a rather impressive amount of supplies overnight. A quick glance shows me that we have a large amount of lumber, an array of tools, the necessary items to set up electricity, and plumbing supplies.

I suppose they approve of our plan to erect a medical facility since we also got a number of medical supplies, including a portable ultrasound machine.

Who all has experience with construction? I can handle the planning portion and direct the project since I've actually built a cabin and outfitted it with electricity and plumbing before, but I need to know who all here is able to assist and in what ways.

Obviously, I'm willing to help as much as possible and, if necessary, I can transform into my stronger alter ego to help with heavy lifting I hope.

Well. . . this is new. I suppose it could be worse. Who am I kidding, of course it could be worse. It has been. All and all, this isn't bad at all. All I need is a hot cabana boy and a drink. Preferably something fruity and sunny.

[MALIA]
I was wrong, I need to talk about

[CISCO]
Hey, what are you

[CAMD- CAM]
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[LYDIA]
How are you feeling, are you up fo

[STILES]
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I'm going to be playing around with some of the clays and dirts trying to find something that dries sort of like a cement for the shelters so they're sturdier. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great.

Who would be interested in having another bonfire this Saturday, but with a twist this time? Ray suggested we have some sort of cultural exchange. The idea is that people would take turns performing or sharing something from their home. Sing a song, teach a dance step, tell a story, that sort of thing. Whatever you want to share with the group.

Of course no one would have to participate in that part if they didn't want to, so don't worry if you have stage fright. No one's going to push you up in front of everyone if you don't want to go!

We thought it would be both entertaining and informative since we're not all from the same time and place.

So are people up for that?

Hey.

Yesterday I found a certain herb that has both medicinal and recreational uses, if you know what I mean. Adrian and I tried it out to make sure it's the real thing, and it is. I can show you where I found it if you're interested, but I don't think it's going to be that hard to find.
Our next bonfire just got a whole lot more interesting.
Also, I have some at my place if anyone's interested in stopping by for a smoke tonight after dinner.

Just out of curiosity, is anyone here interested in threesomes or moresomes?

Strictly for recreational purposes, of course.

Hopping on the bandwagon... I found some scissors when I woke up this morning. Like the hair-cutting kind. Anyone have experience with that? Pretty sure those will come in handy sooner rather than later.

[Ladies]
Ask and ye shall receive. I got a box of tampons and a package of pads too. There's not a ton, but I'm definitely willing to share. Maybe we use those only on the super heavy days and make do with other stuff on the lighter days?

[Sara]
Want a hairbrush? I got a couple of those too.

So I'm currently working on creating a makeshift deck of cards. Who's in for poker?

We've accomplished a lot in the week since we first arrived. I think we should celebrate and have a bonfire. It'll give us a chance to get to know each other better.


[Arva]

Lydia and I tried to make a baby last night. How will we know if it worked?

There have been a lot of posts with people introducing themselves and talking about how they can contribute to our new society, but I was thinking it might be a good idea to create some sort of central database of information. Just so we know who all is here and can ensure everyone is accounted for and also know who might be best to ask for help on various projects.

I'd be happy to compile that information if you all think it would be useful.

Okay so, I've seen people mention the thing about making clothes but do we know when that's going to happen? I don't want to rush anybody! I'm just wondering when that might happen because I've already sort of resorted to ripping clothes up to cover the most... important parts but that only gives me coverage for two or three days, tops. Fun fact everybody! Washing your clothes in a stream? Not the fresh jungle scent you'd expect.

And um, also... if someone might be able to show me how to build a shelter that would be great? Mine attacked me last night.

I'm so sorry, I'm already awful at this whole 'helpful part of the community' thing.

Wow, I'm starting to wonder why they brought me here with all of you guys. I have no doctorates, but if anybody needs help lugging stuff around, I've probably got that.

I made some soap. I figured that I couldn't be the only one in desperate need of a bath. It's not luxurious or anything, but it will get the job done and I added some orange juice to half of the batch and some lavender to the other half. It still needs a couple of weeks to dry completely, but if you don't mind it being a little wet and dissolving quickly, it can be used now. I'll keep making more so we can build up a good supply.

Also, has anyone figured out if we have any birth control options here? I mean, yeah, I know they want us to have babies, but they can't expect us to be constantly pregnant, right?

Hi. My name is Sydney. I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be here a trained chemist and have been fixing cars since I was little, so I'm fairly mechanically inclined. I definitely want to contribute however I can without having sex so please let me know where my skills will be most useful.

I don't suppose we've run across any coffee beans yet?