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ph_logs2023-11-07 12:47 am
300kgbackpack) wrote in ph_logs2023-11-07 12:47 am
[Winter Open] | We'll be fine, you and I
Who Sam, Lou, and the island as a whole
What Construction and establishing connections
When Through the chilly season
Where [I've Been Everywhere plays in the distance]
Warnings: Canon-typical morbidity
1. The Routine
Sam has done well for himself, all things considered, when it comes to finding and then settling into the job that he's accustomed to, and yet doesn't require nearly the high capacity running that he was previously beholden to. He could do laps with the load that he carries now, comparatively. He doesn't necessarily need the skeletal upgrade that he had once kept on him at all times. Doesn't mean he wouldn't look into it when he and River managed to touch base again while he checked in on the progress on the non-static bedframe that the medics were thinking about, but that could come later. He could build back up from scratch, just like the last time.
With his pack in place courtesy of the village's couriers, Sam makes his way around the bulk of the island. He touches base with anyone that needs him for something, lifts a hand when he's greeted, and on days when he has a heavier load, a baby sling with his three month old child tight against his chest.
He might have an order for you, or you might have an order for him, tacked to the bulletin board that he passes by every day. Either way, he's fine doing business with you. He wouldn't even really argue against someone walking along with him if he's headed somewhere along their path.
2. Construction
In between work, Sam can be spotted taking heavy loads into the woods. Maybe it's all slung over his back, maybe he's managed to borrow a cart, but it all seems to be construction material; wood, stone, a hell of a lot of nails, screws, and some tools. He won't be particularly cagey about it if asked: he doesn't want to be as close to the village, not a fan of the bustle when he doesn't have a task at hand. He had, during his explorations of the island, come across some hollowed out, dilapidated cabins in Lockwood Forest and that, he'd decided, was exactly what he needed. He would not, of course, make any indication that he wants help with this project. This is his, after all, and he would happily shoulder all of the labor himself.
Most times, when he's actively working on the cabin, Lou is not there. He can't risk having her in the middle of this project. In those instances, she will be with Eddie over at his farm, or else with Sally, making friends with Gwen. He doesn't have a safe place to keep her out here yet after all, and trying to rebuild or make repairs with an infant attached to your body is almost harder than trusting someone to watch her.
He will be working on this from the outside in: Roofing, windows, porch and stairs, then heating, water, and mounting a few lamps. Fixing up the fireplace would probably require more hands than just his. At least he has access to the library and manuals on how to do the basic stuff, but other, more knowledgeable folks might want to step in to shore up what he's trying to do.
It will be cute, eventually. For now, it's a bit of a disaster area.
3. Porter Springs
There are times when Sam disappears for a bit longer than usual. Sometimes, there are stragglers out in the woods, up at the bluffs, other factions that don't come near the village proper but still need supplies or to send messages back and forth all the same. That's where he comes in, taking the jobs that the more skittish postal workers can't, or won't, do. It's part of what could ostensibly be called his mission, to provide for even the most remote preppers that otherwise refuse contact with the wider world.
This is how, after a longer trip out where he has of course taken Lou with him, he's found, at the western end of Crane's Ridge, a geothermal spring that smells very slightly of sulfur and immediately gives him some vestige of relief after the trek.
Sam doesn't care if there's anyone else around. He's going to offload his pack, strip out of the layers of his gear, toss it all off to one side away from the water, and sink right in. Lou is held at the edge of the water to acclimate to the temperature, then allowed to float along just over the top of Sam's stomach when he lays back. Very zen, very comfy.
4. Wildcard
Do you want to come and visit with Sam in his temporary home out on the outskirts? Perhaps visit with him when he's doing his rounds? Touch base for appointments or find him climbing trees, climbing cliffs, occasionally climbing buildings... Maybe you've spotted him sitting on the beach with his shirt off. Maybe you've spotted him sleeping somewhere inadvisable because he sat down for a few minutes too long. The world is your proverbial oyster, if it includes seeing Sam being Sam.
What Construction and establishing connections
When Through the chilly season
Where [I've Been Everywhere plays in the distance]
Warnings: Canon-typical morbidity
1. The Routine
Sam has done well for himself, all things considered, when it comes to finding and then settling into the job that he's accustomed to, and yet doesn't require nearly the high capacity running that he was previously beholden to. He could do laps with the load that he carries now, comparatively. He doesn't necessarily need the skeletal upgrade that he had once kept on him at all times. Doesn't mean he wouldn't look into it when he and River managed to touch base again while he checked in on the progress on the non-static bedframe that the medics were thinking about, but that could come later. He could build back up from scratch, just like the last time.
With his pack in place courtesy of the village's couriers, Sam makes his way around the bulk of the island. He touches base with anyone that needs him for something, lifts a hand when he's greeted, and on days when he has a heavier load, a baby sling with his three month old child tight against his chest.
He might have an order for you, or you might have an order for him, tacked to the bulletin board that he passes by every day. Either way, he's fine doing business with you. He wouldn't even really argue against someone walking along with him if he's headed somewhere along their path.
2. Construction
In between work, Sam can be spotted taking heavy loads into the woods. Maybe it's all slung over his back, maybe he's managed to borrow a cart, but it all seems to be construction material; wood, stone, a hell of a lot of nails, screws, and some tools. He won't be particularly cagey about it if asked: he doesn't want to be as close to the village, not a fan of the bustle when he doesn't have a task at hand. He had, during his explorations of the island, come across some hollowed out, dilapidated cabins in Lockwood Forest and that, he'd decided, was exactly what he needed. He would not, of course, make any indication that he wants help with this project. This is his, after all, and he would happily shoulder all of the labor himself.
Most times, when he's actively working on the cabin, Lou is not there. He can't risk having her in the middle of this project. In those instances, she will be with Eddie over at his farm, or else with Sally, making friends with Gwen. He doesn't have a safe place to keep her out here yet after all, and trying to rebuild or make repairs with an infant attached to your body is almost harder than trusting someone to watch her.
He will be working on this from the outside in: Roofing, windows, porch and stairs, then heating, water, and mounting a few lamps. Fixing up the fireplace would probably require more hands than just his. At least he has access to the library and manuals on how to do the basic stuff, but other, more knowledgeable folks might want to step in to shore up what he's trying to do.
It will be cute, eventually. For now, it's a bit of a disaster area.
3. Porter Springs
There are times when Sam disappears for a bit longer than usual. Sometimes, there are stragglers out in the woods, up at the bluffs, other factions that don't come near the village proper but still need supplies or to send messages back and forth all the same. That's where he comes in, taking the jobs that the more skittish postal workers can't, or won't, do. It's part of what could ostensibly be called his mission, to provide for even the most remote preppers that otherwise refuse contact with the wider world.
This is how, after a longer trip out where he has of course taken Lou with him, he's found, at the western end of Crane's Ridge, a geothermal spring that smells very slightly of sulfur and immediately gives him some vestige of relief after the trek.
Sam doesn't care if there's anyone else around. He's going to offload his pack, strip out of the layers of his gear, toss it all off to one side away from the water, and sink right in. Lou is held at the edge of the water to acclimate to the temperature, then allowed to float along just over the top of Sam's stomach when he lays back. Very zen, very comfy.
4. Wildcard
Do you want to come and visit with Sam in his temporary home out on the outskirts? Perhaps visit with him when he's doing his rounds? Touch base for appointments or find him climbing trees, climbing cliffs, occasionally climbing buildings... Maybe you've spotted him sitting on the beach with his shirt off. Maybe you've spotted him sleeping somewhere inadvisable because he sat down for a few minutes too long. The world is your proverbial oyster, if it includes seeing Sam being Sam.
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They stand, stretch a little, and bounce on their toes for a moment. "I gotta get back, though. You gonna be social for dinner, come to the Oak and Iron? I'll save a spot on my dance card for Lou."
While it's a playful suggestion, Chris could follow up on it. Lou does seem to enjoy being held in Chris's arms when they dance around their living room and sing to entertain her.
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"Depends on if I can get shit squared up here in time for that. Woman up at the ridge sent me off with soup yesterday, I've been eating on that slow but surely, so it's not like I'm goin' without." Because he knows that all of you worry about him and how much he doesn't eat.
The offer to take Lou again gets a small smile and a thumbs-up as Sam heads back toward the latter to get up to the roof again. "Keep on keepin' on, Freeman."
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"See you around, Porter. Take care."