Video; un: R.BECKET

[righthemisphere]

[Hey all, been a few months. You remember this guy. The shirtless guy with the giant mech. Well he's back. Clothed, this time. Though he might get more help if he were shirtless again, huh. Alas.

Raleigh is outside, sitting next to a planting bed, lush with vegetation. Like so much. It's a suspicious amount of plant life for Trench.

He smiles and waves. It's dark, but there are little torches all over so it's got a luau kind of vibe.

The camera pans so you can see the garden properly. It's two huge raised beds full to the brim on either side of the walkway to a huge, newly finished greenhouse . Lit from the inside, she looks something of a crystal palace.]

Do you all see this? This is the future.

I dunno about all of you but I'm sick to death of mushrooms.

[He pans through the veggies, all growing happily under warded netting. Lettuce, tomatoes, squash, beans, corn. Familiar for a lot of people. Very rarely seen in this world.]

Last month all my powers turned into plant stuff so I've been making and growing as much as I can. Things are hard here and the soil is awful, but it can be done.

[Raleigh moves towards the green house. Free range chickens dart around his feet as he goes, looking for food. He's the mama. Some of them are wearing little crochet hats. Inside the greenhouse is table after table after table of seedlings. The other side is all planting beds full of soil ready to go.]

I've been thinking about how important food is to all of us. Not.. well, obviously it's important, but I mean culturally, too. Making food from home.. having ingredients from home.. that's kind of our last connection.

[He sets his Omni down and reappears in frame. He looks tired, but when doesn't he.]

So.. Is there anyone out there who cares about this stuff? Because honestly I have the land but I'm learning as I go along and I could use the help. I'm not a gardener but I think we can scale this in a way that means we all get access to fresh produce. Like a co-op thing? I dunno. The land needs purifying, water, there's no sun.

I was part of a seed bank back in Deerington. Has anyone saved seeds from last month's growth? Would you donate them towards the cause?

Oh- also dairy. That's something I want to work on. This is a stretch but if you have goats or cattle let me know.

Yeah.. okay. Okay, thanks.

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audio; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

Dog, if you want sun then you gotta talk to Varian. He set up our whole house with grow lights so I don't wither. He even made me a parasol with 'em in it back in Deerington.

[In fact, he'll go ahead and send Raleigh a picture of it! Fern is so proud of his boyfriend.]

I can help you out with whatever you need. Growing stuff's kinda hard this month, but I can still try, and all this dumb dark hasn't touched my stupid power to understand plants.

[righthemisphere]

Fern, hey man. Don't stress yourself, I'm actually kinda proud of all these little things.

The sun lamp thing is incredible. Do me a favor and send him my way? Both of you if you've got the time.

video | un: sharpshooter

[azurestar]

[He actually looks more on the normal side, but lower level corruption symptoms are still visible.]

Food from home sounds great… my best friend would've cared a lot about this too. So I guess I gotta help out.

[He holds up his hand and makes a small yellow sun above it.]

I got your sunlight right here. Should be a better way to spend my month than what I was planning on.

[righthemisphere]

[!!]

Shit, Lance. Savin' my ass again. Can you actually get any cooler?

video | un: zing zang voombah

[spiritwalks]

Cooooool...

[Vyng's expression brightens as he takes everything in. The veggies, the birdies, that shiny building there...]

Impressive operation, pal. Those chickens are lookin' sharp. Lookit those lil' hats! Did you make those?

[righthemisphere]

[Well hell. He'll take the compliment.]

I did, actually. They're my fancy ladies.

Video; un: lothrat

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Oh hey, he is so here for this.]

This is my jam. This what I spent a lot of my last year doing. Ok, not the corruption part. Greenhouses, farming, herding goat like creatures and doing the dairy and wool thing.

I do have some seeds from last month. I haven't started the garden I meant to yet, because lack of sunlight.

[righthemisphere]

[Well, hello like minded stranger. Welcome to the Sleeper's Farming Association of Trench. There's squad jackets.]

Yeah, this is definitely a wrench in the plan. If I don't figure out something soon all these little guys are goners.

The wool thing you said is interesting. What do you know about that?

audio | un: username372199

[killtime]

Lived off the land for a long time before this. [ Centuries. ] Might know a trick or two that could help your yields.

[righthemisphere]

[Well hello mysterious lady.]

Hey. That would be amazing, actually. Anything you've got is appreciated.

audio - UN: CentaurTesticle

[alternia_strength]

Ruffage.

...

I will confess that, while I am certain that the advent of edible vegetative material that does not smile and dance on the table will probably please many [...that was actually a thing in his world, weirdly.] I am unfortunately a carnivore, and so ample stocks of protein are necessary.

Still, the effort is duly noted. It will likely help the spirits of some. But, did you mention dairy? As in Milk?

[It does a body good.]

[righthemisphere]

[Centaur Testicle. Who tf is this. His brow furrows as he listens.]

Right. Yeah, milk and butter and cheese.

The rest of the farm is poultry but I don't see why we can't branch out, you know?

video; un: lady

[dohaeris]

[oh! what a lovely glass garden! she recognizes enough of the vegetables to be able to tell that this is meant to be food.]

A glass garden! That's wonderful. I had one, once, but I was only a child. Have you put in any blackberries? They did very well. We also had herbs. Meadowsweet is very useful, and tastes better than willowbark.

[that's about all she has. except:]

I would put some of my bloodstones towards a goat, in exchange for a share in the milk. I can't make them very big or interesting, but they are still quite valuable and easy to trade.

Oh! I could make gloves for gardening, if you need any. And of course I would be glad to trade any clothes for the food.

[righthemisphere]

[Oh.. this is so pure. Raleigh smiles as he listens. This is great news.]

That would be amazing, yeah. I didn't think about berries, but that's a great idea. If you see anyone with the seeds let me know or I can ask Fern about growing some when the sun is back.

Are you a seamstress?

voice; un: dovahkiin

[fusrodaaaah]

I um. I know... how to grow things.

I don't... know a lot about soil but. I planted a lot of things that grew last month. In my shop.

[righthemisphere]

That's amazing. I'm still trying to figure it out. I had a garden back in Deerington but commercial agriculture? [He gives a low whistle.] No idea.

video; private; un: deku

[wannasmash]

[ The young man in civvies who hits REPLY on the video is a far cry from the energetic Hero who offered to be a test kaiju two months ago. His smile is dimmer, and his eyes are more restful with a permanence that hardly recalls a time he didn't suddenly have twice the scars. At least he looks healthy, and his hair has had a trim. ]

I'll be happy to help if you need any lifting. I've also got a pretty good idea of where things are currently growing in Trenchwood for harvesting seeds. Might be able to pick some up for you. [ He dearly hopes Raleigh won't ask how he, a Hunter who works mostly in the city, knows this. ]

This might be a long shot, but do you have, uh, chili pepper plants? [ Asking for a friend. No really, they're for a friend's birthday present. That he thought of just now. ]

[righthemisphere]

Deku! Hey, man. I've been looking for you. I'm really glad to see you.

[Not very well admittedly and then he got stupid busy and his memory is trash. Questions answered in a moment, there is now a more important conversation to have, not including that the kid looks like hell. Understandable. They went through it not that long ago.]

Someone was looking for you a while back. From your world? Ba.. Baku..go.. or something. Did he find you? He seemed a little sus so I wasn't sure what to tell him.

video; un bluebird69

[venatoris]

A co-op is a good idea. You know the stuff I've got. Not produce, but plenty of herbs and a greenhouse out back.

[righthemisphere]

Hey man! Hey, for sure. And we can work out whatever to supply the bar if you need. Once it's all up and running. Nothing goes to waste, you know?

Actually, how are you on time for your herbs and the bar? We could loop your stuff into the co-op if you're interested in expanding to supply the city.

action!

[lefthemisphere]

[ Chuck's fucking around in the garage, poking at his TV and wishing they had two, one for him and one for Ray, when he notices Ray's little announcement. Cute.

He abandons his task in favor of grabbing a few beers and heading out back to where they've set up the garden, coming up and nudging Raleigh's foot with his boot, offering the beer. ]

I'd kill for some bloody purebred Aussie Wagyu beef, mate. Christ. Here. [ He's just pushing the beer into Raleigh's hands. ]

[righthemisphere]

[A screen in the workshop sure would be nice.

He feels Chuck coming before he sees him and turns with a smile, waiting in his spot feeling very pleased with himself. He takes the beer and shrugs a little bit. Chuck knows how Raleigh feels about red meat, but he knows how Chuck feels and he can't begrudge a man his wants. Raleigh would kill someone for a steady supply of butter, so. He gets it. Still...]

These would be dairy cows, babe.

un: trienemybest; video

[droptheious]

Fern yelled at me that I needed to come here, so here I am.

[Summoning via boyfriend, you know how it is.]

Anyway, sure, I can make grow lights to make up for the lack of sunlight this month. I also have liquid compost I refined to help encourage growth and healing. Mostly I use it on Fern when he gets himself beat up too badly, but it works on regular plants, too.

[righthemisphere]

[He sure does. He suuuure does.]

Hey man. That would be amazing. The more light and feed we can get and regulate, the better change we have of keeping these things alive. They're about ready to give up on me.

I've been collecting and digging in seaweed and chicken manure as a fertilizer so far. Seems to be working but the big problem is the blood pollution. Any ideas on purifying the soil?

video; un: liontamer

[chickenchoicejudy]

You said it, man - do you know how hard it is to not eat mushrooms here? I tried to switch over to a no-mushrooms diet after last month and gave up after like, a week.

[Of course Raleigh knows, that's the point of this message. It's just good to whine sometimes.]

I don't actually know how to do like...any of this? But if it means getting cheese curds once you get a hold of some cows, I'm up for giving it a shot.

[He can't promise he'll be a good source of help, but he can pitch in now and then. Dig some holes, hang out with some chickens - how hard could it be?]

[righthemisphere]

[Raleigh smiles and nods along, agreeing with the gripe. He feels you, buddy.

And he likes Ryan's moxie. So how about this:]

What's your stamina like?

video; un: aeaea

[terraphile]

[ Nooooooo this is one of the many reasons why she loves humans so much: they're so innovative when faced with challenges. Sersi flips on her video and doesn't even bother hiding the admiration on her face. ]

This looks amazing.

[ She smiles a little more brightly. ]

I don't have seeds, or much in that way to offer... but I do have some- ah- powers that might be useful for something like this. I'd be delighted to offer any help you might need in tending to everything.

[righthemisphere]

[Raleigh smiles wide. He doesn't recognize the woman, but that's fine. Better than fine, even, it's great to be reaching more of the populace. (Also the praise is nice. He's worked so hard for all this since day one in Trench.)]

Thank you for the offer. Help of any kind of appreciated.

Why kind of powers are we talking?

un: AMMAKO (handwriting)

[brushy]

The sun is among you, dears. I know it may not seem that way when it's not in the sky, but I assure you nonetheless.

I shall come say hello to your saplings, your dirt and your water. And you, of course. What a hardworking young man. Hello!

[righthemisphere]

[This is so pure Raleigh honestly has no idea what to do with it for a moment.

Write back, probably. That's the polite thing to do.]

Hello! Thank you for your kind message and interest in our project. You're more than welcome to come to Trenchwood Farm and see what we're working on.

For safety please do not travel on foot, our lantern location will take you to the front gate.

See you soon!

video | un: younghuman | (sorry for the late tag in!)

[terriblepurpose]

[Paul's smile when his video feed comes on is soft but unfiltered, his eyes lately restored to a green that nearly matches some of the plants behind Raleigh.]

I did save seeds, and labelled them. I can't say if they'll germinate, but I'd be happy to see if they might.

That's an impressive greenhouse.

what's that? more cr? how dare you

[righthemisphere]

[Well check you out, mr. starting to look like a real human again.]

Thanks. You know what they say, go big or go home.

[Is that lame? Yes. Does he care? No. If anything he just looks even more smug.]

I appreciate the seeds. Imagine if this really kicked off, you know? It would change everything about living here.

video; un: LordExplosionMurder

[detonating]

[[ooc: rolls in here late as fuck whatcha gonna do fite me?????]]

[This time, Raleigh gets a face to put to the ridiculous name! A gruff voiced, scowling blond comes onto the feed. He's got faint bruising under his eyes and over the bridge of his nose--signs that it's recently been broken and is healing. Since he's never met this dude in person, he at least ain't gonna realize that Katsuki looks eerily pale compared to how he usually does...the only reason he's willing to opt for a video chat right now.

But who knows, maybe Raleigh is so familiar with corruption that he'll see it for what it is just on glance.]

Ain't a fuckin expert on gardening or anything, but it can't be that hard to figure out. I'd put in the work to get my hands on some of those ingredients.

[Because while Katsuki can make gold out of SHIT, he's eyeing that fresh shit like no other. Cooking has been really fucking frustrating for him.]

[righthemisphere]

[ooc: bish i might]

Well, that's the idea.

[He kind of recognizes the username, but Raleigh's memory is also trash and it's been a while with a whole lot going on in between. He doesn't seem to mind the gruff approach or the attitude. Kid looks like shit and Raleigh doesn't know who he is so he can only assume he's new and probably struggling.]

you don't have to know anything, just be reliable and do the work. How are you with animals? They're everywhere on the farm so if it's an issue you should be aware.

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

Well, when all of you plant-eaters end up starving to death from lack of greenery, my brother and I shall eat your bodies.

[Ignore Maul, he's here to offer nothing of value and instead just be an asshole.]

[righthemisphere]

[SNORT

Raleigh is laughing as he answers, shaking his head.]

Such a dick. Hello to you too, Maul. Thanks for taking such an interest in my project. You know I'm one of the biggest poultry producers in the city, right. The crops are just for everything else in the food pyramid?