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driftfleet2015-02-16 02:50 pm
aberrant_type) wrote in driftfleet2015-02-16 02:50 pm
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Who: Zoe Hange
Broadcast: Yes, fleetwide video
Action: If you're on the Red Fish
When: 2/16 early afternoon
[Tap-tap-tappity goes Hange's finger on the mic, and the speakers pop-pop-pop in response. There's a moment's pause, and then Hange flicks the setting from audio to video and grins at the camera.]
Good afternoon, everyone! New arrivals and parties being planned, I see everyone's keeping busy. Good, good! The fastest way to get bored is to give yourself nothing to do!
Speaking of that - I've been working on a little something I'd like to rope the whole fleet into, if ships are willing! It'd be to the benefit of all of us, hopefully, and I think it would boost morale around here too. We aren't meant to be crammed in these cans with no sky and no trees around. So!
[Up pop some drawings, in front of the screen. It looks like a vertical setup of... troughs? Deep troughs with some other stuff thrown in there. Hange's voice continues cheerfully from behind her papers.]
What I'd like to do is get us microfarming! I took as many samples as I could from that forest, so we have some stock to start with. I'm looking especially at producing edible plants and those with medicinal purposes! Vertical arrangement would be more space-efficient then horizontal. I'm hoping to start things off on the Red Fish, and if we see success, build similar setups in the ships of those who are interested! One of our young engineers seems confident he can set us up with growlights, so that'd mitigate the lack of sunlight we see on these ships. And I know we have some people around who are excellent at working with plants!
[She drops the papers, grins sunnily at the camera again.]
Of course, they'd require tending to. That's why I'm broaching the idea to everyone!
[Kaneis]
Say! Introduce me to your botanically-inclined crewmate!
[Hiro]
You're still on board for this, right?
Broadcast: Yes, fleetwide video
Action: If you're on the Red Fish
When: 2/16 early afternoon
[Tap-tap-tappity goes Hange's finger on the mic, and the speakers pop-pop-pop in response. There's a moment's pause, and then Hange flicks the setting from audio to video and grins at the camera.]
Good afternoon, everyone! New arrivals and parties being planned, I see everyone's keeping busy. Good, good! The fastest way to get bored is to give yourself nothing to do!
Speaking of that - I've been working on a little something I'd like to rope the whole fleet into, if ships are willing! It'd be to the benefit of all of us, hopefully, and I think it would boost morale around here too. We aren't meant to be crammed in these cans with no sky and no trees around. So!
[Up pop some drawings, in front of the screen. It looks like a vertical setup of... troughs? Deep troughs with some other stuff thrown in there. Hange's voice continues cheerfully from behind her papers.]
What I'd like to do is get us microfarming! I took as many samples as I could from that forest, so we have some stock to start with. I'm looking especially at producing edible plants and those with medicinal purposes! Vertical arrangement would be more space-efficient then horizontal. I'm hoping to start things off on the Red Fish, and if we see success, build similar setups in the ships of those who are interested! One of our young engineers seems confident he can set us up with growlights, so that'd mitigate the lack of sunlight we see on these ships. And I know we have some people around who are excellent at working with plants!
[She drops the papers, grins sunnily at the camera again.]
Of course, they'd require tending to. That's why I'm broaching the idea to everyone!
[Kaneis]
Say! Introduce me to your botanically-inclined crewmate!
[Hiro]
You're still on board for this, right?
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Experience, more like. And knowledge of what types of plants work for medicines, which could also be handy aside from edible plants.
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Anyway, I suppose medicinal plants might be a bit redundant, since we have the labs... but it couldn't hurt to have a backup system. We might even be able to synthesize some new things. And it'd be interesting to study the chemical composition of those compounds if nothing else!
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If nothing else I know a hangover cure that I'm sure would be very popular for many people.
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Hahaha! We have some indulgent types on these ships, so I'd guess yes!
[Hange might be one of them...]
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In any case, just let me know what you need from me. I imagine some of the samples you grabbed might have some particular needs as far as water and sunlight go, so it might take a bit of experimenting to get them going.
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I took notes as best I could about the soil types I found them in, how much moisture was in evidence, and where they were... but I'm sure we'll have some error before things smooth out. So, I'd appreciate the help.
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Mmhmm.
Say, we've spoken before, haven't we?
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It's Ino.
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That was it! Thanks for your offer of assistance, Ino. I'm sure if we can get the fleet working together, we can set up some excellent systems.