Winchester/Fairfield Expedition - The Town of Fairfield

[winfield]

[You saw the towns some time ago, but it still took a good couple hours of treading past the farmland around it before you actually reached it. They have a distinctly "old western" type of feel to them, with their dusty, unpaved dirt roads and the collection of buildings-- most of them obviously wooden-- sitting side-by-side along either side of the road.

More observant residents may notice that the nearer they come to the town, the more people that look up and notice, and subsequently hurry off or head inside. And even if you didn't notice it as you closed in, it sure becomes apparent once you step under the archway of the town; there's no one around. The tumbleweed that rolls by almost seems to be mocking the residents.

Another thing that becomes apparent is the state of the town. Besides having gone eerily quiet, some of the buildings have been wrecked. There are gouges in the wood, where it hasn't been punched through or torn apart. Rails are broken, and a few of them even have damaged or missing doors.

Are they too late?]

DR. BREWER | HEATH | RECONSTRUCTION

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Comments

[vesania]

That radio's the only piece of working tech we've come across in a while.

[He shakes his head]

Not many, only a handful. Draconis was a mess, not a lot made it out. The only reason Heath did is because he's not exactly an average kid. You just can't tell right now because we're in the dead zone.

[kungfuwitch]

[Way to break her heart, dude. She nods, making a conscious effort to focus on the task at hand and not think about how many didn't make it out. Her gaze turns to Heath]

I'm not your average person, either [She smiles slightly] so I know what you mean. [Turning back to him] This place doesn't look like it could withstand much more at all. You should come back with us. All of you.

[vesania]

[Heath sends her a flirty grin, apparently he has no yardstick when it comes to that]

I'm sorry, but we can't do that. We're done with castles, after your own goes crazy and tries to get you all to kill one another, you never want to go into one again.

[kungfuwitch]

[She'll pretend to ignore that, Mister. She's a married witch! She gives him a warm smile back, though]

Okay I can understand that... even though it makes us look pretty loony for staying there, ourselves. [she chuckles] Is there anywhere else you can think of where you guys can go?

[vesania]

We'd like to stay here, actually. If we get the defences right, this would be a brilliant place to settle. We have houses, farmland for crops, it'd be perfect.

[kungfuwitch]

If it weren't for those pesky aliens, right?

[She smirks]

Well we'll see what we can do about that.

[vesania]

[He gives a soft, humoured smile] They do show up when you least expect it to turn everything upside down. [He might not be talking about the Collectors right now]

Great, thanks, it'll mean a lot to all of us.

[kungfuwitch]

Story of my life. [She snorts, thinking of how many times demons had shown up to ruin some event]

How many of you are here? Could all of you fit inside one building? It's easier to defend one than a bunch of them?

[vesania]

Thirty, give or take a few. And yeah, if the building was big enough, there's a town hall here, we could use, or the saloon.

[kungfuwitch]

[She nods, her eyes roaming over the buildings]

Okay. How are the structures? Are the doors and windows still in one piece? [she pauses, thinking] We should probably board up at least some of the windows either way.

[vesania]

That's a good idea, and it's one of the few building's that's held up, thank god,

[kungfuwitch]

[She looks back at him]

Building up the fence and fixing up the defenses overall is a good idea but I honestly think putting everyone in one place and focusing on that building is the best defense. That way we can take more time to fortify that one structure instead of dividing the effort between a bunch of them.

[vesania]

That's not a bad plan, we can do that. I'll see if I can convince some of the others to come out and help.

[kungfuwitch]

[She smiles warmly]

I hope they will. We're only here to help.

[vesania]

They've just had a rough time of it, they'll come around.

[kungfuwitch]

[She pauses, thinking for a moment]

How long have you been in this world? [Wait, that sounded rude] I'm sorry. It's just that I've been here for a couple of years and we know so little about the place. I'm just curious.

[vesania]

Since home? I've been here... [he scrunches his face up in thought, glancing upwards] coming onto nine years now. I lived in Draconis for a good while, before it eventually crumbled.

We're more than happy to give your whatever information we can. We don't have all the answers, but we've travelled along here enough to know a thing or two.

[kungfuwitch]

[She whistles]

Wow. I can't imagine. Was there ever anyone else from your world here? [She pauses, realizing what a personal question that is. Looking down she adds] My family was here when I got here but they've all gone home. I've been the only one here for almost a year, now... I guess I'm wondering if that gets any easier.

[vesania]

[He shakes his head] No, no one from my world. [There's a delicate pause, then a sigh] I've got a family back home. Wife, kids. It doesn't really get any easier, being away from them.

[kungfuwitch]

[She reaches out to touch his arm]

I'm sorry. Truly I am. I think the cruelest thing this place does is take us away from our loved ones.

[vesania]

[He'll offer her a small smile] No, what's crueller is when it make us forget them.

[kungfuwitch]

[Her face falls and she looks down]

As someone who's been forgotten more than once I completely agree.

[vesania]

I've been lucky enough not to forget anyone, but some people in our group have...lost people. Some haven't even managed to find out which person has been taken from them.

[kungfuwitch]

[She nods] My loss isn't a memory, either. I've known enough people who have. Personally I think it's the worst loss this place can give to people.

[vesania]

I agree, it's taking a part of you that's supposed to be sacred.