[Video]

[outtahere]

[Banzu comes on, having made an effort to look semi-presentable, which in this case means running a hand through his hair and putting on a clean shirt (in dark gray) and jacket (in black). No hat, tie, or waistcoat as usual, so he's kind of under-dressed for this, but it's better than nothing. The Warp Band seems to have been placed on something, since it's filming from about head height as he sits in a chair.]

Morning, everyone. I'm Banzu.

["Morning" being around 11:30, but it technically counts.]

By now I'm sure you've all heard about the island that was discovered recently, and you've prolly heard from the people who've been that it's a really nice place. Trouble is, if you ain't bonded with a Pokémon that can carry you there or know someone who has, you can't get there. I've got a solution to that.

[He reaches for the Warp Band and turns it to show a miniature steamboat floating in a large glass punchbowl of water sitting on his cleared-off workbench. It may surprise some viewers when they notice that the boat is made of metal. Science!]

This is a model of a boat that can safely carry people to and from the island. Not just the island either; when it's done I'll make it available to groups that wanna search for other islands or go farther along the coast. [For a reasonable fee, of course.] Since the water near the shore won't be deep enough for it, I'm going to have to build a small facility on the coast to be able to build and use it, otherwise people will have to swim out to it just to get on. If you're thinking this sounds like a big job, you're right. That's why I'm looking to hire help gathering materials and for construction. If you or anyone you know'd be interested, get in touch with me.

[He pauses to give everyone time to digest that before continuing.]

But since I'm building this place anyway, I wanted to make a suggestion to everyone:

What if we set up a permanent settlement on the shore?

This is more than just making it easier to get to the island, this could open up a lot of possibilities: a safe place to fish would bring Union more food, a permanent research facility would let researchers find out more about Pokémon that live in the sea, extra protected space would let Union grow its population, and a settlement this close to Union would make good practice for building settlements that're a lot farther away. I bet a lot of you could come up with other things to do with a settlement like this. Building this facility is one thing though. Building an entire settlement is beyond what I can do. There's a ton of details and questions I don't know to ask, and questions I know to ask but not the answers. For example, would a settlement need walls? The guys from Team Evolution say they don't have any; can we do the same without using their methods? Can we clear and secure a route between Union and the settlement so that people who aren't trainers could get there safely? That's something for the Rangers to answer. I'm gonna build this boat no matter what, but it'd be easier to build and use with a permanent settlement on the shore and it could be good for everyone to have it. This could be the first step into expanding beyond the walls. Start thinking about it.

For now though I'm looking to hire people to help me get iron from the mines, that stronger wood from the island, and some regular wood from the forest. I'll be looking to hire people to help me build stuff once I've got materials too. Anyone who's interested lemme know.

[He reaches for the camera.]

Banzu out.

[The video ends.]

[OOC: The plotting post for this is here. There will be a log for gathering the regular wood and logs for the other two if people want.]

Comments

[video]

[rejected_trash]

Nice to see someone ready to break the mold in safe ways.

Plus it's just good business to help someone that helped you, count me in.

[Video]

[outtahere]

No reason I can't "contribute to our society" by doing something interesting or different.

Got any particular skills or ways to get to the island?

[Video]

[rejected_trash]

Irata just evolved into a Fearow, she seems eager to carry me around.

But the beach is a little ways away from Union, have you thought about a place for people to stay if they plan on helping you build? Working from sun up to sun down on this thing'll be easier with a bed nearby.

video

[globetrotting]

You've made a good point... and really, it's probably been on some of our minds already in one way or another -- if we had a spot we could rest between locations, how much easier it could be collecting materials and expanding research. We've already been going so far out, and then even farther and farther after that.

...b-but! Anyway, I'm be happy to try and help you with your project. My name's Blue - I'm only a trainer, but I can help collect any wood. I don't have experience collecting iron, but I could give it a go too.

[Video]

[outtahere]

Like I said, I'm gonna be busy with building the boat and what I need to use it, but if enough people wanna do more I've got no problems with that.

Even if you don't have experience, bodyguards might be good if I run into any trouble. You got any Pokémon that can carry people to the island?

[Video]

[globetrotting]

I've got one that could fly a person over and another that can swim it, but the swimming one might get people a bit wet. She's only a wartortle.

I've never been there before, but I can find out the route and get them to learn it. When do you plan to start?

[realmenknitplushies]

Dude, that's...
...man. That's gonna be a hell of a boat. And a whole new place on the shore? Wow.

Sounds like a great idea, though! I ain't got any experience in this stuff, but I'm good at makin' things, and I don't mind gettin' my hands dirty collecting whatever...

[Video]

[outtahere]

60 feet long. Might be able to build a bigger one, but I wanna get practice with something smaller first, make sure my guesses about some stuff's right. First time anyone's done this in a few hundred years, ya'know?

Gonna need help with both of those, so that's good. You got a Pokémon that can carry people to the island?

Re: [Video]

[realmenknitplushies]

Sixty foot? Like, six-zero not one-six? Damn...!

But ... sorry, man. Ain't even got anythin' water- or flyin'-type.

[indy_wannabe]

I can lend a hand, I'm all for making a ship. It's very practical.

[outtahere]

Sure is.

You looking to help build or gather? Or both?

[outtahere]

Looks like there's enough people to head to the mine now, if you're interested in getting iron.

[Log is here.]

[Video]

[nighttimegps]

While I honestly don't know how much help I'd be gathering materials, if there's anything else I can help with, I'd be glad to lend a hand.

[Video]

[outtahere]

Gonna need help building stuff, so if you're up for it that'd be good. You know much about building machines or're you looking to help with the buildings and stuff?

[Video]

[nighttimegps]

I could probably help with building the machines, as long as you've got some sort of directions to follow.

[video]

[crimson_pinnacle]

I've got a bit of a thing with the Island, so I'll be happy to help with gathering, and exploring. Are you good at teaching though? I dunno anything about building.

[Video]

[outtahere]

Dunno. I don't end up doing much teaching. Some of the work'll be pretty simple though, so it shouldn't be too hard to explain. It's looking like the island'll be in a week or two and the mines'll hopefully be this week. You up for that?

[carrotandrod]

Huh. That'd be good for some deep-sea fishing. Though it looks like you got plenty of volunteers.

[outtahere]

[He's more than willing to be paid to sleep while you fish.]

More'll make this go faster, especially once I get to building.

[wolvenmemory]

What materials are you looking for?

[outtahere]

Iron, the stronger wood from the island, and wood from the forest.

You interested in helping me get stuff?

[notthatjason]

Sounds like a lot of work to do, that's for sure. [He smiles though. He's one of those that had to bum rides over to the island and he'd like to get away from that if he could.]

I wouldn't mind helping gather materials or with construction. Although, as a Ranger, it might be easier for me to gather materials when I'm out in the wild. I can't really answer your questions about settlements though, I'm still a bit of a rookie Ranger. I like the idea though.

[outtahere]

Yeah, it will.

[Well, soon he'll be able to pay for rides instead. That's an improvement, right?]

Might be hard, since I'm gonna need a lot of big beams. Help with construction'd be good though, if you can find the time.

[makeitquick]

I dunno, if you don't got walls, you at least need a watch tower to man for quick responses.

[ But this sounds very interesting... not the least because she's had no way to get to the island yet ]

[outtahere]

So looking at either walls or manpower then. Had a feeling that'd be the other option.