camp fortitude in character

Hey, so, if any of our medical professionals are around and not completely swamped with something else, I have - a minor issue. That I could use a little help with. When you get a chance. Out behind the eastern greenhouse.

Some weather, huh?

[ FILTERED TO CHARLES XAVIER ]

Hey.

Would you mind helping me with something? If you have a little time.

( cut for length )

Spring’s still a long way off but from the info I’ve been able to find in the library, some plants should be started in the greenhouse for later transplant outside beginning in late February.

So I guess my point is that when the teams go out, start looking for seeds? It says leeks, lettuce and spinach should be planted earliest, but of course all seeds would be great.

[Raven]

How’re you doing? Settling in?

Hey. I'm Sara Lance. Been here a few months.

We've had a lot of new folks express interest in helping with the defense of this place. Which is good, because the more people we have here, the more important it is that we don't allow monsters to breach our walls.

That being said, we need to make sure you are actually capable of defeating said monsters if they attack the camp. So I'd like to know about your experience and we're going to set up a training regiment to make sure we're all on the same page.

And those of you who have no fighting experience? We're going to set up some basic self defense lessons for you. This is not a happy, sunshiney place and everyone needs to be prepared for whatever might come at us.

Greetings, Camp.

After a long day trying to create some sort of order in the library (a daunting task, I might add), I have several thoughts about the matter.

First. If we are truly the last humans alive in this version of our Earth, something must be done to protect and preserve this intellectual history. Leaving these books disorganized and strewn all over the ground to collect mildew and insects is absolutely unacceptable. Our legacy as a species must matter more than that.

Secondly, what are the education levels of the people here? I’m aware that some of you are quite educated and I would ask you to join me in setting up some sort of educational system for those who are not. On the off chance that this group is able to persevere through multiple generations, we would also need to think about educating children, although that is, obviously, a quite distant concern.

Thirdly, I think someone should begin a chronicle of our time here. We should record our names, origins, our experiences since we have arrived...whether we fail or succeed this will be a priceless volume for those who come after us.

Lastly, I believe the library should return to its original purpose. These books should be available to all, but only on loan. No one should be able to hoard them, and reserve their knowledge only for themselves. Knowledge must be public and accessible.

[Telepathic to Natasha]

AHA! I have found a cookbook that claims to be ‘for dummies’. Surely we could succeed with one of these recipes?

[Dr. Watson]

I...may have overreacted yesterday to your announcement. I was a bit overwhelmed at finding myself here. I still am. And I spent too many years as a lab rat; I do not want that to happen again.

Can you promise me, and I mean promise that if you find anything...unusual in my exam that you will tell absolutely no one?

[PUBLIC]

This place is not that large. What happens as more and more people arrive, and we have to ration more? Will there come a point when we have to turn people away?

We have some new people in camp, so I ought to introduce myself again. I'm John, and I'm a doctor who is also a Captain in the British Army, trained to deal with injuries sustained on the battlefield. So, I'm able to treat just about anything from heartburn to bullet wounds.

Some time in the near future, I'd like to give everybody a complete physical evaluation and collect your medical data to have on hand, in case of an emergency. It will also include a living will for what you want done with your body and belongings should you die. Yes, I want this to be mandatory. Yes, everything will be strictly confidential - nobody will know your personal data besides you and I.

Besides that, I have zero interest in being the Camp Mother. If somebody is wounded and they don't want to get help, or think they can fix themselves up, be my guest. Just don't bleed everywhere, and know that Sherlock will probably want to claim your body for research purposes. The only thing I'm serious about is if you have something contagious that you make sure you contact me and come to the Infirmary immediately to have it taken care of. Don't try to solider on and keep doing your job, all the while spreading whatever illness you have around. This shouldn't be taken lightly. It sucks to be sick, but it would suck even more if everybody in camp comes down with the flu, or typhoid, or the bubonic plague because of you.

( Private to Sherlock )

( Private to Jesse and Noctis )

How does this Ruinous magic talking device wo- ah.

So pardon the late introduction, but I needed a few days to recover after I got in here. And thanks for letting me stay, it was getting lonely out there.

Waxillium Ladrian, although simpler just to call me Wax for short. I've volunteered to help with Defence, but if there's anything else I can do around here, more than happy to. Ain't going to be any use with the electric things though.

[Caroline, Natasha, Poe, Promptus, Sam, Sherlock]

So I know I'm the kid among the group—totally eyeballing you Natasha :p—but I can't be the only one a little worried by the rate our camp is growing...

Especially since the two that arrived today are teenagers... at least they look a bit like teenagers... either way, they are young... apparently survived in a place a lot worse than this, so that's good. But we're going to have to double our supply runs if the food and supplies aren't going to run out...

Also, I have a boyfriend. :D Wanted you guys to be the first to hear.

Update: I spoke too soon... there's three from that place now... Arkadia. I forgot Finn's from there. It's apparently popular place... Murphy did say that they were in space and then displaced back to earth to see if it was livable... because they were expendable criminals... well, he said Raven wasn't but... maybe that's why three came from there... I really hope their whole group doesn't all arrive today... I don't know their exact numbers... but our camp will definitely not survive...