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[notvitiligo]

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[Jessica's recovered slightly from the horrible failure that was her first attempt. Now it's time to show the gardens she means business! With the aid of a lot of dirt and a small pile of draft paper.

Comments

[brustriese]

What's the canopy made of? Aerial attacks are the bane of the traditional fortress, and they can muster quite a bit of firepower.

You've also left yourself with quite a few ingress points to defend. Every gate increases the number of warriors needed to defend the facility, so I hope you have a lot of friends.

I can't speak for your storage or plumbing without inspecting it thoroughly, but as this kind of fortress is designed to withstand a siege, consider the security of your water and food storage.

I also might recommend a building material other than stone, but metal fortresses require a radically different design in the first place.

Finally, I'd point out that there's a perfectly good fortress already, but as the Queen provided it, I can understand not trusting its security.

[Yes, this person you've never talked to before is 100% serious when it comes to castle design, apparently.]

[notvitiligo]

[This is exactly what Jessica was going for so yay! Even if she does not register anything yay-ish on her face.]

It's a thick plastic for now. I wanted something that allowed reasonable visibility.

I thought it might be good to have multiple entry points for people who got caught outside by a sudden attack. Hopefully multiple people could man the door areas at the start, and then have them locked down once most of the population is inside.

Please feel free to come check it out; I've tried to keep everything as secure as possible, but I'm definitely a civillian here.

I could possibly reinforce the stone. I'm afraid I worked with very scanty knowledge of this sort of thing, and I'm pretty sure that we'll be mostly up against things like the murderplants, rather than, um, tanks.

I'm also just trying to go along with the order to build. I would feel safer with something I know I designed. Plus, y'know, strategy. Helps to know where all the nooks and crannies are.

[brustriese]

Honestly, you're probably going to need magic above my pay-grade to make a canopy that can withstand a serious attack...if all you're worried about is the wandering monsters, though, hardened polymer might work.

I've never seen an amateur castle design before, but you seem to have the right general idea. I'll have a look at the interior when I'm, er...off-duty.

[notvitiligo]

I was thinking the whole thing could also be reinforced with spider silk from Yamame, though that would probably take a while.

Thanks. I really appreciate the help.

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[no_hometown]

Hello, Jessica. [Sephiroth appears in her usual sudden way. This time, she is carrying a large chest. The chest looks as if it must be quite heavy, but she carries it with no effort. She gazes up at the fortress approvingly.] I'm glad this attempt was a success.

I brought you the healing and defensive items I mentioned. [She glances down at the chest in her arms.] I'd also be happy to inspect your fortifications.

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[notvitiligo]

Oh, hey. Thanks! I'll just- [she starts to reach out to take the chest, then makes a quick mental calculation of the likely weight versus what she can carry and immediately rethinks this plan] -open the door for you.

I would appreciate it. I know there's probably no way to deter everything, ever, but hopefully this will be enough to keep people safe from most of the crap here.

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[no_hometown]

You're welcome. [She continues to hold the chest.] I can demonstrate them. They're exceedingly simple to use, so it will only take a moment.

I think it's a good idea to keep the design relatively simple, considering the unpredictable nature of the Gardens and the fact that the fortress is meant to shelter those with little or no experience defending themselves. [She politely avoids mentioning the fact that she could easily reduce the fortress to rubble.]

An overdesigned fortress could easily become a trap.

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[notvitiligo]

That would be good, yeah. I might have to make a poster or something, too, in case people need them for emergencies.

I'm all for simple designs, as long as they get the job done. I'm pretty sure most stuff like this has been basically the same floor plan, anyway.
[Jessica is already assuming that Sephiroth would make mincemeat out of just about anything because Sephiroth is awesome.] As long as it can stand up against what the garden throws at us...

[Action]

[violent_archery]

Huh... not bad. Not bad at all.

... not that I'm an expert on fortifications or anything, but still.

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[notvitiligo]

You know more than I do, I assume. Thanks.

[Action]

[violent_archery]

Er, not really...

Never built anything like this back home. Didn't have anything for it.

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[notvitiligo]

Well, yeah, but I'm assuming you've at least had some experience fighting things off in a building and all. That counts for something.

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[ebony_bone]

A place of defence and refuge is a good idea. I have no experience with true fortresses, but I could give advice on the building of a good safehouse.

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[notvitiligo]

Sure, lay it on me.

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[ebony_bone]

You must check for good escape points, preferably different to entry points, and hidden. Stocks of dried and preserved food and medical supplies, as well as simple things such as blankets, cots, these should be kept inside in a safe place, and replenished. Water is the most important. And there should be form of warning system, to alert the people within that someone is approaching. Something more foolproof than the human eye.

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[notvitiligo]

Gonna be getting the supplies in once I'm sure the design's okay. I think the plumbing's safe enough as it is, though I guess emergency water'd be a good plan. [She notes that on one sheet of paper.]

I'm not sure the rest applies here, since it's more a "everyone run in and take shelter when things come to kill us" thing, instead of a "hide and hope we don't get found" thing.

You could probably set up something good around the gardens, though. For the probably inevitable surprise attacks.

[peachhat]

...

[Tenshi was torn. On the one hand, Jessica clearly put in some effort.

On the other hand...]

Should I be nice, or honest.

[notvitiligo]

Do you mean honest honest, or "trying to pick a fight" honest?

[peachhat]

In that case, there isn't a difference between the two, I think.

[notvitiligo]

Well, I'll put up with you being a pest if it'll give me something I need to fix.