Taking stock.

[ferengineer]

[Nog's on the mirror with a few sheets of paper and his crayon, writing something down.]

So, with a group this size sooner or later we're going to start needing keeping an inventory of what we have on hand. Food, weapons, ammunition, medical supplies and who has what, that sort of thing. Strictly speaking it's not exactly necessary at the moment, but otherwise there's no reason not to do it.

[Nog pauses. There's probably going to be at least a couple of objections, and Nog wouldn't blame anybody who had some. There's no reason to trust him or anybody else at the moment.]

This voluntary, by the way. If there's something you don't want me to know you have, I'll respect that. As long as you aren't planning on using it to hurt anyone here.

Comments

[credit_not_blame]

I think Kon took charge of the meat situation, so if he doesn't chime in here, I can chase him down for you. Also, we should find a way to be very clear what water and food has been sanctified verses what's safe for Crowley -- and apparently Tommy -- to consume. Crosses on the containers maybe?

[Helping!]

Oh, also: Bags. We're going to need bags to carry things. My romper has functional pockets, but they're not trek-through-the-wilderness pockets.

[unsealthecatbox]

There are many leather bags left abandoned in the market. We could take them.

[It's not like anyone else will be using them. Let's scavenge from the market and its abandoned contents]

[ferengineer]

Sounds like a plan. Let me know how many you find. Part of why I'm doing this is so we can distribute things like that evenly.

[ferengineer]

Honestly, the sanctified food is why I decided to do this now instead of later.

[unsealthecatbox]

Sure. I'll keep you updated.

[Good, someone is taking charge of inventory and goods distribution and stuff. For a ragtag bunch without a solid leadership and varying levels of skills and abilities, we're not doing too badly, she thinks]

[wheyoftheadept]

[Saturday ticks things off as she speaks]

I've got a bedroll, firestarter, maybe a week's worth of rations left, an' some assorted odds and ends, all outdoorsy stuff. Fishing line, hooks, that sorta thing. Not sure how to use most of it yet, but Guts is teaching me.

No medical supplies, or training.

Magic sword, many years of training.

That's about it.

[credit_not_blame]

Yeah, that's a good reason.

Thank you for taking this on, having it all written out is a good idea.

[Thanking and acknowledging people: the grease that makes the wheels turn smoothly!]

[ferengineer]

Don't worry about it. I used to do this kind of thing in my uncle's bar all the time.

It's also kind of how I got into Starfleet in the first place.

[ferengineer]

Got it. Any of that sanctified?

[credit_not_blame]

Hey, it's still work; and if you're doing it then I don't have to try to do it myself. So thanks.

[Stacia grins.]

Ooh, I love hearing about people getting somewhere unexpected using completely regular skills. That a story you want to tell sometime?

[wheyoftheadept]

Nope. Sword's magic, though, so it will touch the monsters.

[ferengineer]

It's not really that interesting? I had a bit of a reputation on DS9. Petty theft, general lack of discipline. But I asked Captain Sisko, Commander then, for a chance to prove myself in order to get a recommendation to the Academy.

He had me inventory a cargo bay. The whole thing, by myself, no help. Mostly to see if I could handle the workload, but in retrospect it was probably also to make sure I didn't backslide into any old habits.

I did it in five hours and even found some things they missed during the first check. It didn't get me the recommendation by itself, but it did get him to take me seriously.

[okayimin]

[ She doesn't know what this dude is, but she does immediately like him. ]

I've been working on rebuilding my medical supplies. Okay for bandages and stitchings, but I'm gonna need folks who are familiar with the local flora to help pin down what we can for medicinals.

We're fucked if we gotta do anything bigger than stitching up and bandaging though, unless we got an idea of how good our mage healers are.

[rambles_on]

I got about a dozen containers of Holy Water. They're all completely sealed, so the chances of an, um, accident... is unlikely.

[Dean has been keeping quiet for a while, still feeling awkward and embarrassed over the whole 'demon outing' thing that most people got a front row seat to, but he figured this was one way to make a show of good faith.

Not that he's completely sold on the not-exorcising-the-literal-demon thing, but he figures he has a little time to figure that out.]

[ferengineer]

Always good to have on hand.

[Nog jots all of that down.]

Talk to the Easter Bunny about plants. They're kind of his thing.

[ferengineer]

I'd mark them just to be safe.

[Nog puts the holy water on the list, and then pauses for a second. Pressing Dean for help may or may not be a good idea, but it is the quickest way to get a particular bit of work done.]

Can I ask you for a favor? You'd probably have the best idea of what food was consecrated. Can you track down what's left and keep it separated from the rest? I'd appreciate it.

[They could still use the food, they just needed to make sure it didn't get mixed in with anything Crowley or Tommy were going to eat.]

[rambles_on]

...Yeah, I can do that.

[the_hit_list]

I have a bo. It’s just a normal staff, and it’s not up for grabs.

[ He also has lock picks and a belt with ten pouches, but as they’re less explainable than the bo (which he can ascribe to being a teenaged edge lord who takes martial arts), he’s keeping them to himself. ]

[slowmotionbuscrash]

Tales of my demise were greatly exaggerated.

[konman]

It's gonna be impossible to tell what meat was consecrated or not. Dean was like "hey let's use this water for the brine" and I didn't exactly think anything about it.

But it'll be hard to tell which jerky was brined or not. It'll taste a little saltier but we can't just taste test all of it and the smoking kinda masks that.

We should probably hunt something else and just smoke some more meat individually for the guy. And then put markings on that container.

[hellbentley]

[He doesn't want to punish Dean for what happened. He really doesn't. He gets it. He does.]

[He tries to be diplomatic about it.]

Not that I think, ah, that the lad would be dishonest about it at this point but it'd be easy to have some slip through. I also don't know if we'll ever have anyone else here that tries to slip me something.

Even if this current group doesn't have anyone like that, someone new might come along, the way I joined you all later.

If possible, I'd like to maybe keep an eye on my own food supply. You know, hang around when it's being prepared to see how it's being made or... [He pulls a face, thinking of having to actually do gross things with his hands] Help? With...whatever it is you do to make it edible? With your hands?

And maybe just take whatever's mine to keep close at hand. You can always look at what we have total and decide what's my fair share. I can take it up front and just ration it for myself.

You know, demonic farm to table.

[It's not that he distrusts everyone...but he distrusts everyone.]

Starting now. With...anything else I eat.

[greyerrant]

[ Well, this xenos seems harmless enough and is actively trying to be helpful so loken will treat him decently. ]

I have been collecting some small game with snares. I personally have three swords, though only two of them are possessed of any real functionality at the moment, my chainsword is more like a bladed club until we can find it a power source.

[garmr]

[ huh. the ears on this guy are kinda wild, but he does not comment ]

My sword's good for cutting monsters, even if they're made of smoke or something. Also got some fish traps running with Saturday if we need back-up food.

[ferengineer]

That is a better idea.

If you need any food before then, I've got plenty of dried grubs and crickets on hand. Of that's the kind of thing you'd find appetizing, anyways. I know for a fact they never touched the brine.

[ferengineer]

That will work a lot better now that you mention it.

I still want to separate out as much as we can, though. It might come in handy against something out there later.