video; un: Hob

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[The video shows Hob, sitting at home on a balcony of his apartment. He smiles, but there's a little uncertainty to his attempt at pleasantness. Something is bothering him.]

Hello, all. Uh, I don't mean to alarm everyone, but...

[That's usually how people cause alarm. Good work, Hob.]

I noticed something strange during my recent walks. I have a path I routinely take as I explore the city, walking different areas each day in case there's something out of the ordinary. Well, I typically stop in the same shops for some water or food, or to carry something home. When I went into one of the stores I frequent, I noticed the things I helped myself to previously haven't been replaced. It always was, before.

[It's hard to mask his concern.]

As more people typically arrive about once a month, if resources get scarcer... shouldn't we think of something?

[A quick smile.]

Or maybe it's all a fluke! A temporary disruption in services. That's all.

[That could be it, right? Hob doesn't have to eat to live, but starving is not a lot of fun.]

Comments

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[nerine]

Well
Community garden anyone?
You definitely raise a pretty good point though.

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It's a good idea, actually. Maybe we should start checking the shops for seeds.

[nerine]

We could also take out the seeds of the vegetables and fruits that have them and germinate them.
But I guess before getting ahead of myself, find a spot to do that.
Hell, I'm not sure if the dirt itself has any life.
Since if the graveyard has proven anything, it's not even full of corpses.

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You actually know a lot about this.

[He's surprised.]

Is that something I can help with?

[nerine]

It's all from some home gardening with my grandma and looking up basic info on the internet.
I'm no agricultural expert or anything
But thanks.

[Monts can at least keep some Italian basil, scallions, and other herbs alive in a kitchen and knows the basics. Thanks, biology?]

I can only hope that it's a helpful suggestion. Seeing how things are playing out, I feel better about having a plan that will go a long way.

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I hate to think we'll be here so long that we'll need to start farming, but it's a possibility we have to prepare for, I suppose.

[nerine]

Some plants won't need any of these but like
Still kind of stuck on the lack of bugs.
And birds.
Not that it isn't impossible to garden a bit without those but that'd make for a healthier environment if we want to go further.

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The lack of any animals, including bugs, is very strange.

[nerine]

And there hasn't been any signs of them during the time I've been here.
Although I hope I'm not speaking something awful into life.
Bugs are necessary but I don't think we want to wake up to, I dunno
Thousands of spiders?

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I would definitely not prefer that many.

[ But this place seems to like to scare them a bit, so he wouldn't count it out. ]

[nerine]

Maybe just a few spider friends 😉
But I'll see if I can experiment with like, idk, with strawberry seeds or something.
Or at least green onions.
Those are easy to keep going for a while without dirt or bugs.

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If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. I'm Hob, by the way. Same as my accout name.