User:Monopolator/Taskforce Flour

Hey! Mono here. This story is based on the idea of the Flour Spirit, created by Poisonshot, on the Spirit_(SR_Compo_Item) ideas page, and the idea of a task so minor that it's not even really worth writing about quickly escalating into a major ordeal. This will be my first true story on the site!

Chapter One
On the quiet, still, empty island of Areana, in a tiny, unnamed settlement peeking out of the long grass just off the sandy coast, a small band of creatures sits in a prefabricated tin house they quickly erected as a temporary meeting hall until the next shipment of building supplies. The short, freshly paved airstrip out back is one of the few roads and about the only real sign that this is intended to be a permanent settlement. Mono, the leader of the recognized political entity "MONO", is giving a presentation to the group, talking about their goals for the next month.

"With Dad handling our power concerns, the only real pressing issue for us at the moment would be housing. The next supply ship is due in around two weeks. At the very least, this place isn't cold, but I am sure we'd all like to stop having to sleep in here. I have a few plans for how we can start to fix that." They gesture toward the projector screen, pointing to the first on a list of bullet points. "Number one. We've got seawater, we've got dirt, we've got branches, and we've got very, very long grass. From what I understand, back in the day, if you had that you could make a pretty sturdy, if not very waterproof house, using a "wattle and daub" technique. We're not getting much rain out here, so I think it'd be fine until we can get either real houses or some form of water-proofing. I'll explain all this in more detail to folks who want to work on that." They pause for a moment, waiting for volunteers, but then realize that they didn't actually ask. "And, uh, anyone who would like to work on this project, we will... I guess pass around a sheet of paper for you all to write your names on." As Reskull, through frankly quite scary means, prepares the signup sheet for the housing project, they continue their presentation.

"Ok, so, point two: We will not be able to build these houses, assuming we get that done, fast enough to house everyone that needs one right now. So, to lessen that load, I will be sending people who aren't working on the housing projects on missions to gather various things." As they say that, almost immediately there is a shift in the energy of the room as everyone looks to the housing signup sheet. "No, uh, don't worry. It's just going to be easy stuff, just, things we could use that we don't have here yet. We'll be sending people out on the plane and you'll be given money for hotels or whatever. I am not sending you all out to die."