Glen
December 16th, 2005, 04:27 PM
Well, we have spent our first week in 3000 BCE San Francisco and it has been an eventful time.
Day One saw our appearance with Ian's Apartment at dawn in the 3000 BCE version of the San Francisco region. Chaotic at first, efforts were made to organize the area into a camp on the roman style, with lanes for foot and hoof traffic and a large central area for meetings. Also a priority was establishing a latrine system and a separate area for the livestock. A medical aide station was established near the stream. Also organized were impromptu guards for the camp and a scouting party to a proposed site for the main settlement as well as our local environs. A few people set out immediately from the ISOT site to find their fortune, with varying degrees of initial success (and failure). Shadestorm rode off into the sunset on his Buffalo, at the last minute deciding to free himself from the drugs he had briefly considered using to start a slaver empire. Nappy had a wagon accident and was abandoned by his 'clone wife'. Intriguingly, many people noted that previous handicaps and ailments had disappeared with the ISOT, causing in some instances tearful jubilation, and in many relief that their first month would not also be their last.
That first night saw a general meeting of all the AH.commers and their families as publicized throughout the day by Doc Finney and his runners. A vote was called for confirming the 'Bill of Rights' and English/American Common Law as the guiding principles of the community for the year, with an age of majority of 16 years old being agreed upon and one adult = one vote being generally held as the norm (including 'clone wives'). Following this the proposal for a Council of heads of the various needs of the community was taken up, and after some debate eleven positions were agreed to. Glen Finney was chosen as Chairman for the Council. The Council was given authority for the first year. One of the first acts of the Chairman was to adopt a suggestion from the community for a census and inventory to be initiated. People with laptops and power sources were asked to report after the meeting to Chairman Finney and the Treasurer for a brief first meeting.
The Second Day was a catch-your-breath sort of day for the camp, as people began to get their bearings after the hectic first day. A snake bite case increased awareness that caution would have to be taken in the great wide open. Foraging parties were organized by our GWF councillor to collect edible foods (after a brief orientation using some books on the subject brought by several AH.commers), as were hunting parties. Fishing was a bit more haphazard at first, but several people were working on this downstream from the camp. Efforts to organize the collection of firewood and start logging both to clear some areas for further use and for the materials. A small market began at the camp center, based on barter mostly. The inventory was instructed to help with the transactions (as well as recording who was getting what for location later if needed). Plans were discussed to use jolo's cash as our community's money, which would be backed by the value of the community's goods. It will have to wait until the completion of our inventory for this plan to be implemented. Also, early attempts were made to record who was doing what, so their efforts could be credited in the records of the community. These early efforts had varying degrees of success, but at least something was being done towards that end.
Our scouting party by the end of the day made their first encounter with Native Americans of the period, with a fair amount of success. Fortunately, no one from uptime appeared to be sick to pass on disease to our new neighbors (it had not yet become apparent that communicable diseases had been removed by the ASBs).
On Day Three, tragedy struck on many fronts. Rommy went mad, trying to assault his 'clone wife' and then firing wildly into the crowded camp, resulting in two deaths, including a child's. Iron Yuppie brought him down and he was remanded to custody. After a busy day in surgery, Doc Finney examined the prisoner and found him to have had a psychotic break and to be incapacitated, ordering a suicide watch on the prisoner. The newly formed judiciary would be debating for the next several days whether to declare him competent to even stand trial, and this would carry over to the beginning of our first week. Our scouting party also had a member struck by an arrow, requiring them to return to the native village for assistance. Fortunately, that member would survive.
Disrupted by the dramatic events early in the day, the census and inventory made less progress than hoped, but continued.
On Day Four, it became apparent that there would need to be further measures taken to deal with safety issues. 'Criers' went out through the camp to remind people to wash their hands as often as possible, to use the latrines (which would have to be extended, as the initial ones were already starting to fill), and to wash clothes and bath at the far end of the stream from camp. A call went out for anyone with water purification materials to report to the medical tent, as the initial supplies brought by people Dr Finney had met on the first day were a beginning to become sparse. Also mentioned was a fire safety meeting, as there had already been several burn cases (several children) from fires, and at least one tent that had almost burned).
Also on this day, the scouting party returned with their injured member, and a native ambassador, taken under the wing of Doctor What.
That night, the council heard the scouting reports and other information and a general opinion of the council seemed to be to recommend moving to the previously proposed site at Berkeley.
On Day Five, word went out that a special general meeting would be held that night to hear the scouting report, progress reports and opinions from the council, and have a vote on the proposed move. The Chairman made a strong recommendation for the move, and the vote was over 90% for the Berkeley settlement. It was also decided at the general meeting, that based on continued encounters with predators and concern about the food supply, that a 'Great Hunt' would be held on the seventh day, and people were asked over the next several days to sign up for roles in the hunt.
Day Six was filled mostly with the continued work of survival, the census and inventory, and preparations for the Great Hunt. Work on wagons and other preparations for the Great Trek also increased. Plans were for a forward party to go as soon as possible, to be followed a week or two later by the rest of the camp. Also brought up this day were concerns about people (mostly clones) who had been abandoned in the first few days of the ISOT and were in need of food and shelter. Calls went out for people to assist in sheltering any who needed a home, and it was reemphasized that the work parties were open to all and food would be available through the community stores that were beginning to form from the foraging, hunting, and fishing efforts.
And Day Seven was almost exclusively filled by the Great Hunt and all the work of meat collection thereafter. It was perhaps the biggest workday for most of the camp, but led to a lot of excitement by the end of the day over the boost in the food supply. Also, this provided a lot of skin, teeth, claws, hooves, and bone for use in crafts. On the downside, there were several minor injuries during the hunt, and one serious gunshot wound.
And that is at least my brief wrap-up of the first week...
Day One saw our appearance with Ian's Apartment at dawn in the 3000 BCE version of the San Francisco region. Chaotic at first, efforts were made to organize the area into a camp on the roman style, with lanes for foot and hoof traffic and a large central area for meetings. Also a priority was establishing a latrine system and a separate area for the livestock. A medical aide station was established near the stream. Also organized were impromptu guards for the camp and a scouting party to a proposed site for the main settlement as well as our local environs. A few people set out immediately from the ISOT site to find their fortune, with varying degrees of initial success (and failure). Shadestorm rode off into the sunset on his Buffalo, at the last minute deciding to free himself from the drugs he had briefly considered using to start a slaver empire. Nappy had a wagon accident and was abandoned by his 'clone wife'. Intriguingly, many people noted that previous handicaps and ailments had disappeared with the ISOT, causing in some instances tearful jubilation, and in many relief that their first month would not also be their last.
That first night saw a general meeting of all the AH.commers and their families as publicized throughout the day by Doc Finney and his runners. A vote was called for confirming the 'Bill of Rights' and English/American Common Law as the guiding principles of the community for the year, with an age of majority of 16 years old being agreed upon and one adult = one vote being generally held as the norm (including 'clone wives'). Following this the proposal for a Council of heads of the various needs of the community was taken up, and after some debate eleven positions were agreed to. Glen Finney was chosen as Chairman for the Council. The Council was given authority for the first year. One of the first acts of the Chairman was to adopt a suggestion from the community for a census and inventory to be initiated. People with laptops and power sources were asked to report after the meeting to Chairman Finney and the Treasurer for a brief first meeting.
The Second Day was a catch-your-breath sort of day for the camp, as people began to get their bearings after the hectic first day. A snake bite case increased awareness that caution would have to be taken in the great wide open. Foraging parties were organized by our GWF councillor to collect edible foods (after a brief orientation using some books on the subject brought by several AH.commers), as were hunting parties. Fishing was a bit more haphazard at first, but several people were working on this downstream from the camp. Efforts to organize the collection of firewood and start logging both to clear some areas for further use and for the materials. A small market began at the camp center, based on barter mostly. The inventory was instructed to help with the transactions (as well as recording who was getting what for location later if needed). Plans were discussed to use jolo's cash as our community's money, which would be backed by the value of the community's goods. It will have to wait until the completion of our inventory for this plan to be implemented. Also, early attempts were made to record who was doing what, so their efforts could be credited in the records of the community. These early efforts had varying degrees of success, but at least something was being done towards that end.
Our scouting party by the end of the day made their first encounter with Native Americans of the period, with a fair amount of success. Fortunately, no one from uptime appeared to be sick to pass on disease to our new neighbors (it had not yet become apparent that communicable diseases had been removed by the ASBs).
On Day Three, tragedy struck on many fronts. Rommy went mad, trying to assault his 'clone wife' and then firing wildly into the crowded camp, resulting in two deaths, including a child's. Iron Yuppie brought him down and he was remanded to custody. After a busy day in surgery, Doc Finney examined the prisoner and found him to have had a psychotic break and to be incapacitated, ordering a suicide watch on the prisoner. The newly formed judiciary would be debating for the next several days whether to declare him competent to even stand trial, and this would carry over to the beginning of our first week. Our scouting party also had a member struck by an arrow, requiring them to return to the native village for assistance. Fortunately, that member would survive.
Disrupted by the dramatic events early in the day, the census and inventory made less progress than hoped, but continued.
On Day Four, it became apparent that there would need to be further measures taken to deal with safety issues. 'Criers' went out through the camp to remind people to wash their hands as often as possible, to use the latrines (which would have to be extended, as the initial ones were already starting to fill), and to wash clothes and bath at the far end of the stream from camp. A call went out for anyone with water purification materials to report to the medical tent, as the initial supplies brought by people Dr Finney had met on the first day were a beginning to become sparse. Also mentioned was a fire safety meeting, as there had already been several burn cases (several children) from fires, and at least one tent that had almost burned).
Also on this day, the scouting party returned with their injured member, and a native ambassador, taken under the wing of Doctor What.
That night, the council heard the scouting reports and other information and a general opinion of the council seemed to be to recommend moving to the previously proposed site at Berkeley.
On Day Five, word went out that a special general meeting would be held that night to hear the scouting report, progress reports and opinions from the council, and have a vote on the proposed move. The Chairman made a strong recommendation for the move, and the vote was over 90% for the Berkeley settlement. It was also decided at the general meeting, that based on continued encounters with predators and concern about the food supply, that a 'Great Hunt' would be held on the seventh day, and people were asked over the next several days to sign up for roles in the hunt.
Day Six was filled mostly with the continued work of survival, the census and inventory, and preparations for the Great Hunt. Work on wagons and other preparations for the Great Trek also increased. Plans were for a forward party to go as soon as possible, to be followed a week or two later by the rest of the camp. Also brought up this day were concerns about people (mostly clones) who had been abandoned in the first few days of the ISOT and were in need of food and shelter. Calls went out for people to assist in sheltering any who needed a home, and it was reemphasized that the work parties were open to all and food would be available through the community stores that were beginning to form from the foraging, hunting, and fishing efforts.
And Day Seven was almost exclusively filled by the Great Hunt and all the work of meat collection thereafter. It was perhaps the biggest workday for most of the camp, but led to a lot of excitement by the end of the day over the boost in the food supply. Also, this provided a lot of skin, teeth, claws, hooves, and bone for use in crafts. On the downside, there were several minor injuries during the hunt, and one serious gunshot wound.
And that is at least my brief wrap-up of the first week...