@sora.sky (ic date: november 18th)

[lighthearted]

Hi, everyone.

I know I don't know all of you, but I wanted to reach out and see who wanted to help. The worst of the danger from the EMP may be gone, but that doesn't mean the city isn't still suffering. There's still a lot of people who need us.

I went to one of the PRESERVE buildings and talked to someone there to find out if I could volunteer. I mentioned I had friends who might want to help too. They're open to it, they need all the help they can get!

We need to get food and clothing to people, and make sure there are places where they can sleep if they lost their homes. We can report to PRESERVE and they'll direct us on where to go and what to do. Some people need grief counseling too, and they said they'd offer training for that if anyone wanted to pitch in.

I found out what my power is and I think I can use it to help here, but I know that our glowing chests have people worried. So if you also want to use your power when helping, just remember to layer up.

Let me know if you're interested, okay? We can go together.

Comments

@marcos.diaz

[heliophilous]

[ marcos is about to be dealing with a lot of bad stuff but he hasn't caught wind of that yet so he can respond here without worry. ]

I'm interested.

You got an idea on where to put people who need shelter? I've dealt with finding places for people to stay before.

[lighthearted]

Great!

They mentioned they were working on setting up places for those people to go, but if we can scout out more places, I'm sure that would be a big help to them!

[heliophilous]

I'll take a look. Places you might not think of can make decent shelters.

What's your power, if you don't mind me asking?

[ his would be no help in something like this. ]

@rey.nolo

[forcevisions]

Giles Bell has kept me busy with the public transportation issue, but I'll help you where I can.

[lighthearted]

Rey! I hope you're okay. You're trying to get the trains working again?

[forcevisions]

Trains, buses, ticketing systems, any part of it that Giles Bell had a hand in developing, I'm on mechanical repair for.

@riku.masterson

[inherited]

Hey, Rey. That sounds like big work.

If you need a hand from me, just ask.

I can't do any of that stuff, but if you need it anywhere else in your life, just count on me.

[forcevisions]

Thanks, Riku.

[ People ? ? /showing up for her ?? ? ? offering help? Gonna cry here too.

It takes her a few minutes not to really cry but just to decide how to engage in this and figure out if there is a way she can let other people help her. That's an atrophied muscle for Rey. ]

I'll probably be too busy in the coming weeks to make it to our study time. If you guys have any meetings, will you send me the materials?

@riku.masterson

[inherited]

You know I'm there.

[lighthearted]

That was a given!

[inherited]

I guess so.

But I thought it wouldn't hurt to chime in, you know?

@xuanyu.mo

[laozu]

I wouldn't mind learning to counsel the grief-stricken if that'd help.

I was always surrounded with death and grief, before I came here. I think it'd be a good skill - could you forward me any information on that, young master Sora?

[ especially if he can do it digitally, meaning he can continue to lay low ]

[lighthearted]

It seems like it would be a really hard job. It's good of you to offer that!

I didn't get any information, but I can go back and ask them if they can send me some materials? Maybe they have stuff you can study.

[ More studying. Gross. But in this case it might be worth it. ]

@cassian.andor

[evasives]

My job involves a lot of repairs. We have been quite busy fixing up homes and buildings across the city.

If I find any locations that may work for shelters, I can pass that information along.

[lighthearted]

What's your job exactly?

And that would be really helpful! I don't think we've met before, but I appreciate you chipping in.

@alex.benedetto (x2 combo of sora interaction 👀)

[windowsills]

[ takes her 25 minutes to send this, because she’s fretting over the wording and what people might think. ]

What do people talk about in grief counselling?
I didn’t know that sort of thing existed

yes give it all to me

[lighthearted]

I'm not really that familiar with it either! But I think it's basically about helping people deal with having lost loved ones, so that they don't feel so alone.

@nill.klein

[culver]

Let me know when you go. I'll join you. I think I could do the grief counseling, too.

What's your power?

[lighthearted]

If people are upset and not feeling good, I can make them feel better.

And yeah, we can definitely go together. Have you done grief counseling before, Nill?

@ianto.jones

[torchwoodteaboy]

If you're still looking for helpers, I'll lend a hand. My ability might not be of much use out there, but I've still got the two hands and I figure they'll do, yeah?

[a joke]

[lighthearted]

Yeah, you don't need fancy powers to deliver food to people or help them into a shelter! The more people, the better.

But... what's your power?

@prom.argentum

[mercurio]

i'm not much good at counseling even with training, and i'm sure others will offer to help in the other departments...

but

i've been taking pictures and pining locations that are in a pretty bad state and haven't been looked at yet by the government or city officials
do you think i could send that info over to PRESERVE?

[lighthearted]

I think that would be a great idea! There's been so much damage, I think it's hard to even know where to start, and not all of those places might have been reported.

@ren.amamiya

[variate]

I want to help. I don't think my ability will be of much use, but I have two hands.

[lighthearted]

I think for a lot of this work, that's all you need!

You already figured out your power?