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StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 30
Location : Georgia
She nods, "Yes. We get some sea water, put the shell over a fire, have the water boil, pour it out. We'll have a clean shell for a bowl. Can use both sides or just the one."
Werekitty39501- Admin
- Posts : 283
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 50
Location : The South
"Clever. Though I do have a mess kit," Celess observed. "I just need to figure out some form of distillation for salt water, since we haven't found a source of fresh water, as yet."
StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 30
Location : Georgia
"Just need a strainer of some sort. Could boil water in the turtle shell and strain it."
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
Willy lunged and slapped his hat down over the crab, effectively trapping it. He lay in the sand a moment before peeking under the had briefly before slowly rising to his knees and using the stick to keep the crab in his hat as he turned it upside down so he could carry it.
"Good news everybody! If you can get me a frying pan or something, I got the main course right here."
"Good news everybody! If you can get me a frying pan or something, I got the main course right here."
Werekitty39501- Admin
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Celess is currently facepalming. "Eliza," she said with obvious strained patience. "You can not simply 'strain' salt out of sea water... Oh and hello Doctor Farnsworth, I didn't know you were with us... A crab. You've caught a crab. Clever."
StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 30
Location : Georgia
Eliza sets the shell on the sand in front of her, "Do with it as you will, just don't not use it." She moves over and picks up her duffle.
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
Viper, for his part, kept wandering the jungles. He had found a small lake, but the animal carcass in it told him that gathering water from it was a bad idea. He marked it anyway. He could always dig nearby and gather water from there. He had better luck just a little further away. A running creek, with fresh water in it. He checked it to be sure, and marked it on his map, before gathering enough water to return with.
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
Willy put his crab-holding hat on the ground near the cooking area and went to where he had left his Gym Bag and a medium-sized suitcase.
"Well, yeah it's a crab. Do you know how much you normally would have to pay for one of these at a store? Hmmm. Did I remember to pack some cooking utensils this time?
"Well, yeah it's a crab. Do you know how much you normally would have to pay for one of these at a store? Hmmm. Did I remember to pack some cooking utensils this time?
Werekitty39501- Admin
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Celess grabbed the turtle shell and clamped it over Willy's hat to keep the crab from escaping. "I have a mess kit," Celess said calmly. I need some manner of tubing. Or a way to drill out the separations between the segments of a bamboo stalk." Celess pulled out the frying pan from her kit and set it by the turtle shell. "I will boil out the turtle shell, later. Also, I would need some manner of plastic sheeting, for an alternative to boiled distilling."
StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
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Eliza sits up against a rock, pulling out her Barrett and checking it again quietly.
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
Viper returned to seeing the camp in a scurry of activity. "Good news, Ah found some fresh water." He held up several large condoms, each one loaded with about a quart of water. Ah also found a dead animal in one of the lakes. Ah'll have to go back in the mornin' and get it outta there so it stops contaminatin' that lake." He sat back down, and pulled off his boots, checking his feet for any issues.
"So what's th'plan fer nightfall?"
"So what's th'plan fer nightfall?"
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
"Ok. Simple option is for me to boil the sucker and then make a soup from the meat afterwards. Any objections? ...from you guys. The Crab's objections are overruled right now."
Werekitty39501- Admin
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"I was intending to make torches, Mister Krebs has caught a crab, and I was going to make a stew out of some of my freeze dried vegetables and meats, but... It appears we're having seafood and stewed veggies, sans meat," Celess observed, picking up one of the condoms. "And you're familiar with the other uses for these things. Some people have no imagination."
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
Willy smiled and unrolled a leather pouch, displaying a modest assortment of cooking utensils.
"The land has bounty if you look hard enough for it. Granted my knowledge is limited but I did work in my mom's health food store growing up so I can recognise SOME wild vegetable products. Next time we're at those lakes you mentioned we can look for stuff like wild onions. No promises we'll find them, just a possibility."
"The land has bounty if you look hard enough for it. Granted my knowledge is limited but I did work in my mom's health food store growing up so I can recognise SOME wild vegetable products. Next time we're at those lakes you mentioned we can look for stuff like wild onions. No promises we'll find them, just a possibility."
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
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"Fair enough, but we'll have to clean up the lakes first. I found a carcass in one, and Ah wasn't game enough to dig it out without someone else ta make sure no accidents happened."
Werekitty39501- Admin
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"And of course somebody to watch your back in case of wild animals, and assorted other happenings and occurrences.'
StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 30
Location : Georgia
Eliza raises her hand from her position by a rock, "I could cover his back. I'd need a couple hours to repair my sidearms, though, they're pretty beaten up from the crash."
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
"Yeah, and Ah need to clean mine as well. We'll have ta pay a lot more attention to our weapons between the sand and the salt water. Rust will be an issue."
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
"Good point. The humidity around here's gonna change the game for a lot of stuff, and of course local plants and animals. There's no telling what we'll find out there. Islands can wind up with some really weird ecosystems because sometimes some guy thinks it's a great place to grow bananas, or to toss a few wild boar so he can come back and hunt them later. Next thing you know, the ecosystem has gotten REEEEEELY interesting."
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
"Looks like clothin' will be a concern too. We'll really have to work ta keep our powder dry here. Between the humidity, and the salt in the air, we're gonna have a hell of a time doin' any form of maintenance."
StormRebel- Posts : 286
Join date : 2013-07-23
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Eliza stands, picking up her bag, "We may want to set up a work area for such things later down the line, depending how long we're here. Preferably somewhere dry, with a flat, solid table to work on. It's going to be kind of hard to mend equipment on the sand, and it'll be hell if you accidently drop a small piece, and gotta dig through the sand to find it."
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
"Ah'm thinkin' we should check fer wreckage. How much y'all wanna bet that we aren't the first people heah? With any luck, we might find somethin' useful along the shores. Ah'm goin' back inta the jungles anyway so Ah can bring back some raw materials."
Werekitty39501- Admin
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"This is only a temporary shelter, for the night. I would suggest Going further inland, for anything permanent. We would need shelter from wind and waves, as well as a substantial clearing for any shelters, workshops, and other vital buildings we may wish to build."
Stormwarden- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-07-23
Age : 43
Location : Wherever I've been
"Then we'll need ta make some maps. But that sun is comin' down in a hurry. We'd better finish up the shelters then, and eat up while we have a chance."
Ryusukanku- Posts : 104
Join date : 2013-07-24
"Right. You want me to focus on dinner or do you people need a hand with the shelters?"
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