GATHERING UMBRELLAS Before the outbreak, people really only used umbrellas when it rained. These days, they are highly sought after, at least if you're looking to make your home at Clearview. Every resident must carry three things with them at all times: a key card, knowledge of the current Clearview Salute, and an umbrella. Sometimes umbrellas are lost. It is up to the community to keep their numbers up.
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While completing this quest, each roll you make spans one hour. You may only gather umbrellas for five hours at a time (so that's five rolls). Don't ask why; it's something about losing the ability to spot them over time that Zelda probably made up.
You may roll as many 8-sided dice per post as you like, as long as you don't exceed five. One per post might be nice if you're completing this task with others so you can alternate, but that's your call. Place and time are up to you, as long as it's not to far from the building, but be aware that venturing out at night by yourself might get you in trouble. Also up to you: the color and style of the umbrellas you find. Ooo.
You find an umbrella! Sorry, no umbrella for you. You find an umbrella! Sorry, no umbrella for you. You find an umbrella! You find an umbrella! Sorry, no umbrella for you. You find an umbrella! If you find three or more umbrellas in a single trip and post over 100 words in this quest, Zelda will reward you with two cocktail umbrellas back at the apartments! Please claim them in this thread using the faction quest point claim form locatedhere.
Rajni had always wondered why the ******** they needed umbrellas. It seemed way less useful than say, "everyone carry a knife" in terms of ability to kill zombies and what not.
At this point, too much time had passed and now she was afraid to ask, for fear of looking stupid.
Either way, she plodded behind the others, dutifully keeping with the group while also being separate. She gave the signal that she'd found one; she saw the handle sticking out of a pile of rubble. It was good the city had been so rainy before. Lots of supplies.
It didn't make a whole lot of sense to her either, but Mel was good about not questioning orders sometimes. She hadn't asked before and certainly wouldn't be asking now, either.
She was a little further ahead in the group, hollering when she finally spotted one of the contraptions. It was one of those with the someone giving the finger printed on it, wide open but held firmly between two pieces of rubble. "I think someone's trying to tell me something," she muttered to whoever was nearby before going to get it.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Petit, 5'5" and 114lbs. She is rather fair skinned with relatively soft facial features (compared to her parents) and curiously blue-green eyes. Her hair is a light shade of caramel brown and is naturally wavy, an asset she's rather proud of. [ ref ]
As she had learned from the scavenging, going in groups was so much more fun. Going with these sorts made her feel so young again. They were so full of energy, even in such an environment and times such as this. They grey sky didn't seem to bring their spirits down as much as one would have thought - she always saw such gloomy younger people online.
"We seem to have hit a very good spot with umbrellas," she laughed softly as she managed to find one right away under only a small amount of debris. It had Disney princesses on it, so pink and frilly.
And not too far away did she find one with green pokadots adorning it. She didn't even have to search through cars this time. So nice.
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umbrella count: 2
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Character's name: Juilette Carver Character's faction: Apartments Character's journal link:meep Character's survival stats: meep BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER 60, female, tall and lean, mostly grey long hair with bits of her remaining black. Misses her cats.
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Xaki rolled 2 8-sided dice:
6, 2Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 5:32 pm
Groups were safer.. and it definitely didn't hurt to be in one when scavenging in zombie ridden places. It also helped Sho became further acquainted with his fellow survivors, doing perfectly well in tasks that required group work. He was digging through the rubble in a nearby building, using a pole he found nearby to help. When he looked up to check upon the others, he caught Pomelo's sour remark. Shouichi contained a chuckle directed towards Pomelo's find. "Don't take it too personally. He called out, giving her a wave with a smile.
Meanwhile, he dug out the remains of his own umbrella.
6. You find an umbrella! 2. Sorry, no umbrella for you.
Alex was so excited! There was so many friends digging around here! Sou was probably his favorite to watch cause the man was so grumpy! And Rajni was more to herself, and Pomelo was just well...hanging out.
The other two he wasn't so sure where they disappeared. And he was keeping a closer eye on Juliette because....she was a crazier lady...
He grinned as he dug around and then coming up short, made a small sound.
Grant enjoyed the company of others, an extrovert to the end. He whistles a cheerful tune as he rummages through the trash, nudging aside miscellaneous debris and trash to pull out his first big catch of the day: A splendid, colorful umbrella with fish printed on it.
"Hey, check out what I found!"
+1 umbrella
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Character's name: David Grant Character's faction: Apartments Character's journal link:woop Character's survival stats: David GrantView BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER David is massive. You could even call him a big buff spicy grandpa, a 6'5" wall of muscle wrapped in tacky Hawaiian print fabric. His favorite color is orange. He wears square-rimmed glasses and has a neatly trimmed beard. Everything about him is an affront to human decency. He is the walking definition of loud and obnoxious. sketch
She kept digging in the rubble pile and found a matching set of frog umbrellas. Very cute, though Rajni still preferred her clear umbrella.
For a moment or two, she debated taking one as a spare. After all, if her umbrella got a hole in it or ended up getting too dirty, she'd be s**t out of luck.
Over the next few hours she hollered three more times, each time coming across an umbrella that seemed to be insulting in some manner or fashion. Including the last one; she hated neon pink for various reasons.
"I'm serious about this sign business," she muttered as she secured her last find before scuttling back over to the group.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Petit, 5'5" and 114lbs. She is rather fair skinned with relatively soft facial features (compared to her parents) and curiously blue-green eyes. Her hair is a light shade of caramel brown and is naturally wavy, an asset she's rather proud of. [ ref ]
For the next few hours, Juliette followed the group without much of a word. They were still working very hard on finding more umbrellas, and for the most part she was as well. But she was also keeping an eye out for more feline friends. After all, she had managed to find one on her last excursion out looking for umbrellas, why not on her next one?
So far, not much. Well, at least for more furry buddies.
Umbrellas though, she did find another one discarded by a few trash cans. At first she wondered if it was going to be of some use judging by where it was located but it didn't seem to be badly damaged or anything. In fact the simple white umbrella looked to be in working order. Perhaps it had just been thrown in haste.
Her findings went down from there, nothing else and no cats to add to her collection.
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umbrella count: 3
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Character's name: Juilette Carver Character's faction: Apartments Character's journal link:meep Character's survival stats: meep BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER 60, female, tall and lean, mostly grey long hair with bits of her remaining black. Misses her cats.
After five hours of searching with his fellow apartment people, Sho was at least glad to have found two umbrellas. After yesterday, when he had found none.. but then again, that was the name of the game, wasn't it? There were no guarantees after all.
"There's one more over here." He pulled out a gray umbrella this time.
2. Sorry, no umbrella for you. 7. You find an umbrella! 6. Sorry, no umbrella for you.
Character's name: David Grant Character's faction: Apartments Character's journal link:woop Character's survival stats: David GrantView BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER David is massive. You could even call him a big buff spicy grandpa, a 6'5" wall of muscle wrapped in tacky Hawaiian print fabric. His favorite color is orange. He wears square-rimmed glasses and has a neatly trimmed beard. Everything about him is an affront to human decency. He is the walking definition of loud and obnoxious. sketch
