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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[the_effect_she_has]

Anything in particular about these two people? Something that the bugs might have wanted? Technology, information?

[Because she'd been inside of their ships, she'd grant them enough sentience to have a serious plan.]

[vesania]

[He shakes his head softly] I don't think so. One was a housewife, the other was a film student. They led absolutely normal lives before coming here, and lived through the same events as the rest of us.

[the_effect_she_has]

And where do your people come from? [Because if they weren't the First Gens, then she had no idea who or where these folks were dropping from. And it made her wonder how many groups had been torn from their world, to this universe.]

[vesania]

We're from other worlds, just like you are. Our castle brought us here, too. None of us are natives.

[the_effect_she_has]

[She stared for a moment, her voice going a little sharper.] You came from a castle? Which one?

[vesania]

Draconis. It was on an island just off the North East coast.

[the_effect_she_has]

Why did you leave?

[Because that was very important to find out.] And if you're going to stay here, are there other Castles where people are going to be coming from? Maybe a communication network?

[vesania]

Our castle went insane and released a virus which caused the infected to attack the residents without it. We were led on a wild goosechase, to try and find a cure and were left with almost nothing. Only a small group of us got out alive.

[He shakes his head] I thought all the castles were empty, up until now. The people who left there own are wandering about, much like we've been doing.

[the_effect_she_has]

Has that happened to all the other castles? They've gone insane and tried to kill the people they've brought here?

[vesania]

I wouldn't know. I know Paradisa emptied a while ago, but the residents who were there don't talk about why they left. The others were already empty.

[the_effect_she_has]

[She quietly took note of that.] How many have you met from the former Paradisa? And have you met anyone, from the other castles?

[vesania]

Not really. [None that he's willing to talk about, it seems] I met a few of the different bands from Paraidsa.

[the_effect_she_has]

All right ... [She doesn't have to be a mind reader to see that he's hedging around something, but she's not sure. She's always been mistrustful. Even of first friends.]

So, have you sorted with the others what sort of help you need?

[vesania]

We have, we have building work going on, mostly. But any help at all you can provide would be welcomed.

[the_effect_she_has]

We can run patrols around the town, make sure everything is secure. Maybe set up some guard towers, or at least good lines of sight.

[vesania]

That would be very much appreciated, thank you.

[the_effect_she_has]

How many among you have weapons training? Guns, maybe knives? [She said, considering the training program she'd have to run some of them through.]

[vesania]

A small handful, maybe ten. We've got plenty who are willing to learn.

...Just don't let Heath near any of them, okay?

[the_effect_she_has]

All right, get them together, and I can run them through some weapons basics.

...Fair enough.

[vesania]

Thank you, I'll try and get them to come out to learn.