Paradiso

[Private to Jack Harkness]
Just so we're clear, that is never happening again.


[Private to Oliver Queen]
I did something really stupid.

Would anyone happen to have a longer metal tube? about 2ft to 4 ft long and a couple inches or so in diameter? Or know how to make one?

Normally I'd be doing a lot more questioning about why the local wildlife hasn't been drawn in by this stuff but this is the longest I've gone without chocolate since the War, so I don't know about anyone else but I'm at the point where I would gladly risk needing to fight a bear for a bearclaw. The fact that doesn't seem to be a concern is just a lovely bonus.

These eclair things are magnificent! If messy. My fingers are sticky. I got chocolate in my hair and the cream filling dripped down the tshirt.

Strewth! Generally when a god-type comes around asking for favours, help and the like, I’m usually bollocks deep in fire, brimstone and blood by now. But oh, no. Apparently it’s all just tropics and sunshine here. Which, admittedly, did not expect. Not completely unpleasant for a turn. It’s right bloody humid though, innit?

So I guess I'm pregnant now? I don't know. I don't feel any different. A little tired maybe, but that's it so far.

Big thanks to everyone who has been working with Finnick on the house! I owe you guys, and no, Nick. We're not naming the kid after you so don't even start.

I have never been good with technology, but this seems useful.

Hello, island people. I am Nereus. Or Ned. If you prefer.

I understand that I am the first of my kind to come here. If you see me by the water, please do not be alarmed.

I will also try not to scream.

Hello all, I'm Phryne Fisher. New here, just arrived actually. The opportunity for casual sex as often as I like was really quite tempting.


Yes that's an open invitation for all of the males. Bonus points if you're blonde with blue eyes but as long as you're male I really do not mind.

Now for assistance on the island beyond sex I have training as a field nursr, private detective and circus performer among other things. I cannot cook or sew for the life of me though I can also fly a plane

Looks like Christmas Monday is back!
We got some more construction materials; looks like insulation this time.

Did anybody else get anything?

[CHLOE]
I saw what you got. Looks like the gods approve of our plan.

[CHLOE, SCOTT, STEVE, BUCKY]
Thanks to the extra help from Steve and Bucky we finished pouring the concrete a little faster than I expected. So let's take Monday and Tuesday off to let it dry, and reconvene on Wednesday morning to start on the box sill, sub-floor, and fireplace/chimney.

ADDED LATER TO ALL

Who's up for a game of Capture the Flag tomorrow?

I’ve done plenty of camping and roughing it in my time, but if I was being candid about things, I’d be hard pressed not to admit that I was really, really getting used to the technology of the twenty first century. It’s a heck of a lot harder to mess up food when all you’ve got to do is peel back part of a lid on a box and then pop it in the microwave. Microwaves: seriously one of the finest inventions of the current times. Past current times? Which is it?

My generation’s innovations included sliced bread and ballpoint pens. Just in case anyone thinks we were slacking.

Dad told me it would be a good idea to do some volunteering before I went off to college, you know, to give back to the less fortunate. We Bradys are lucky in so many ways, it's just the right thing to do. Well, I signed up for this thinking it would be like building houses or something, which would have been neato. I did working with my hands just as much as the next guy. No one told me the place would be this outta sight, though! It's even prettier than the time we went to Hawaii, but I haven't seen as many groovy chicks in bikinis sitting out on the beach as I did in Hawaii. And dig this kooky typewriter thing! Took me a while to figure out how it works. I thought the bracelet thing was like a Hawaiian lei, so I just put it on and it suddenly started doing things! Outta sight!

So what happens now? I've never been anywhere by myself, without the rest of my family. My Dad usually organizes our trips so I'm not hip to the organizing accommodation groove. Do we just bunk on the beach? Because I gotta tell you that wouldn't be the worst place I've ever slept. And do I need to talk to anyone about getting started on the building? Come to think of it, the place where I signed up was pretty vague on the details, so if anyone can tell me anything, that would be far out.

Well, I... say, I spoke too soon about the groovy chicks. I think I just spotted one!

Wow, and here I thought I'd at least get a confirmation number for my flight. No peanuts, no on-board beverage, nada. Oh well, at least I didn't have to suffer through a lack of legroom.

Ahoy, everyone, cue one new arrival to the island. Anyone care to show the new girl around?

PS these comm bracelets are really impressive.

With so many people deciding to leave, I've been working on taking stock of the supplies we have available and have a list of shelters with beds that are available.

Here's what I've found so far:

7 walkie talkies
7 maglite flashlight
7 flints
7 hatchets
7 canteens - though I know that these have been communally used at the construction site
shampoo & conditioner
razors
towels
ponytail holders
tampons
shaving gel
sunscreen
lotion

We also have 8 shelters available with beds - 7 of them are full size and 1 is queen size.

Can everyone who is still here check in? And let me know if you've got a stable shelter and/or a bed so we can try to allocate our resources as fairly as possible.

JACK!!! JackJackJackJack!!! JAAAAAACCCKKKK!!!

So I'm promised paradise, but when I arrive there are no girls handing out leis?

I literally thought I was going to get lei'd when I arrive. See what I did there? That's called a pun, people.

This is a handy little gadget. It's no JARVIS, but it'll do. We'll beef it up in no time.

Anyway, lead me to the party. Let's see how far civilization has actually gotten.

I have an exciting announcement to make.

Thanks to the hard work of everyone who has been helping shuck and roast coffee beans, I am about to brew our very first pot of coffee on the island.

We don't have sugar, but Ruby was able to get a little milk from the cows for those of you who don't like to drink it black. If you'd like a cup, please come to the main camp area and bring a coconut shell or something to drink from.

This is, by far, the best possible outcome I could have ever hoped for. Here I thought I was hallucinating and suddenly, sunshine. A breeze. A beach. I never thought that I would ever
I've been running around in circles for an hour like a bloody idiot and I can't stop smiling

Yes, hello, paradise? I'm never going home. I'm seeing little crosses posted around, I'm assuming they lead to everybody else?

Apologies. Sirius Bla
You would all know that I didn't
Would you all know that I

My name is Sirius. I think I'm going to like it here, very much. Is there food? I don't think I've eaten in at least four days, if there's food that would be grand.

You know... it's been more than two years since I was here. At least for me. But it doesn't look like much has changed since I left. I'm guessing I wasn't gone very long? Time travel gives me a headache sometimes.

Anyway, Sara Lance. Back again. What'd I miss?

Okay, so I just need to ask. If you're so selfish that you don't want to do things to benefit the group as a whole... why are you here? We were asked to come here to build a new society. That means we have to work as a group and think about what's best for everyone not ourselves. If that's not something you're capable of, maybe this isn't really the best place for you to be.

I mean, yeah, the whole sex thing is a great draw, but there is a lot more to be done here than just fucking and if I as someone who requires sexual energy to live can recognize that, why can't the rest of you?

You know, if I wasn't so good at working with what I've got, I might be a bit put out that I haven't been included in the bed-getting yet. Guess the gods don't think I need the beauty sleep anymore.

The razors are appreciated though, I haven't had a mustache since the 70s and in retrospect that was almost more regrettable than the mutton chops. And if anyone who wasn't quite so lucky needs a good shampoo and condition, I think I've got enough to spare for awhile.