fourteenth snare

[fanstheflame]

[with Ino and Allen gone on their trip to Lastlook, Gale's feeling vaguely lost about what to do with his time. today finds him sitting at the kitchen table of Casa de Guts, with a blank sheet of paper spread out in front of him and his open journal off to the side]

Has anyone here ever built anything outside the castle grounds? I mean ... building-wise. I'm thinking we need some renovations here at the house, and ... I'm trying to figure out where to start. We're a little low on space, and I kinda want to fix that.

[he taps his pencil against the page in thought, then takes a sip of the coffee that's cooling at his elbow] I mean - I've built some things before, back home in Panem, but ... they weren't anything fit for people to actually live in. I could get some books on how to do it, cut the trees, saw the boards myself. I'm not against working for what I want to do. But if there's a fair, quicker way to do it, it might be a little better.

[with that, he'll just start sketching ideas - a crude plan of the house as it stands now, first, and then little concepts for add-ons or changes to the current space.

off to one side there's a doodle of a crooked-on-purpose little building that he labels "CAT SHED".]

[Lastlook Expeditioners Filter]

Hey, how's it going out there?

[/Expeditioners]

[Ino]

Hey, beautiful.

[/Ino]

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[wolfchild]

Yes.

[fanstheflame]

[someone doesn't mince words. he can appreciate that]

What method did you use?

[wolfchild]

Hammer and nails.

[fanstheflame]

Fair enough. Did you split the logs into boards first, or no? Did you do anything for insulation?

gale 5ever

[ino]

Hey, handsome.

[even though he can't see her, it's clearly said with a bit of a grin]

How's it going back at the castle?

[fanstheflame]

It's going. I'm not a hat rack anymore. .... [if he could hear her grin, she can definitely hear him rolling his eyes] I'm sorry I couldn't go. I wanted to.

[ino]

It's alright, you aren't missing much. Though it is warmer out here.

Crowley didn't hang anything weird on you, did he?

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley is so bored. So very very bored. So he's just wandering around the house, looking for trouble. And Gale's plans are at least a welcome distraction]

A cat shed? Really?

[fanstheflame]

You've got enough of them. [he glances up with a smirk]

[onlyanapple]

Actually, other people have enough of them, they just keep leaving them to me.

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[the_effect_she_has]

I am. So. Bored.

Katniss

[fanstheflame]

Did you at least get to the river where the fish fly, yet?

Re: Katniss

[the_effect_she_has]

Not yet -- but can we eat those? [Because those should be pretty easy to hit with an arrow ...]

[courageous_wit]

I believe that some have built a few things. The onsen and the outdoor stage are two examples that come to mind, though I think they were constructed some years ago now.

[fanstheflame]

So whoever built them probably isn't around to give out tips. I know I could just wish for boards and stuff, but ... it doesn't seem right.

[courageous_wit]

Didn't someone from your world build a cabin in the woods? ... Johanna Mason?

[i_got_this]

One of the Spartans built the hangar that's out there with all the UNSC gear in it. I think she went home, though.

Why don't you just hire tomeone from town to do its

[fanstheflame]

Because if I can do it myself, it gives me something to do, that's why. [the remark is smartass, sure, but he doesn't sound pissy, he just ... sounds like Gale.]

And the people in the town are ... they creep me out.

[i_got_this]

Well, good luck, then. You'll probably need it.

Yeah okay, point. What is their problem, anyway?

[legacydeck]

I haven't tried, though it certainly sounds possible. And while it's been a while since I raised something that large from scratch, it's entirely possible, though you might want to do the wiring yourself.

[fanstheflame]

Yeah, I'm not gonna be starting from scratch, more of an addition... But I haven't done much with electricity. If I need your help, would you mind?

[legacydeck]

Certainly, though I can't guarantee results. Particularly as I think my knowledge of construction is a little outdated. But I haven't done much creation since I arrived - it would be good to flex the mental muscles some.

[Yes, he will help you build a house. With magic. Because magic.]

[heloise]

Brock Samson built a cabin.

[fanstheflame]

I don't think I know him. ... Think he'd take visitors?

[heloise]

Perhaps a note on the journal before a knock on his door.