UN: Reeve T., Text, OTA

[plate_builder]

Good afternoon all, my name is Reeve and I thought it would be prudent of me to share in a bit of good fortune which I have awoken to this morning. I do not know where it came from, but it seems I was the recipient of a box containing some supplies I have noticed are a bit lacking around here.

Which is to say paper.

A lot of paper.

In fact, a full two reams of white paper. That's 1000 pages for anyone who has not spent the majority of their lives in an office environment.

A thousand sheets can go a rather long way, and while I intend to retain a portion of this for my own work (among other things I'm a trained architect and city planner and hope to put this to use for our betterment), I would like to share in this bounty. So the question is whether there is a call for paper for anyone? I will admit I'm woefully short on writing utensils and cannot as easily let those out of my possession, but I'm sure we can improvise a suitable solution. I do not doubt that creation of ink will be possible, and from there the creation of at least quills may be viable.

And there I am, getting off subject.

Basically I have paper to spare and would be happy to see it used. Would anyone be interested in such?

ETA: Ah, it occurs to me that while I have attention, I am happy to share my services with anyone who might require them. Are there things that may need built or designed for building? I could also help with drawing up designs for other devices if you have a knowledge of how they should be shaped/function. I cannot guarantee those as high of quality, but my assistance is yours.

Comments

[fooloftheking]

When I was a child, those things never existed, so you found ways to get around what you couldn't buy. I can try it, see what I can manage. If nothing else, soot is fairly readily available.

[plate_builder]

Well then you would be a rather wonderful man, if you were to do that. Paper without something to write on it would be of little use.

Is there a means by which I can assist you with that?

[fooloftheking]

Well there's words I've never heard.

I have the tallow for candles and they'll create more smoke. Collecting it on plates is the longer process. So could use help with that.

[plate_builder]

We'd probably want to collect with metal plates, but accelerating the use of finite resources for ink seems less than intelligent. I can be patient.

[fooloftheking]

Makes sense. Could use anything metal, honestly. Pans or bowls. Whatever we can scrounge. Not as if it changes the use of them.

I will work on the tallow candles over the next day or two and should be on our way to a supply of ink fairly soon though.

[plate_builder]

If we had a few small metal plates and volunteers we could gather it faster.

[fooloftheking]

I've got a few I can talk to. We'll see what we can do.

[plate_builder]

Wonderful plan. Thank you so much sir. Would it be appropriate to get your name?

[fooloftheking]

I'll get on the candles tonight.

Bobo and you can find me at the butcher shop in the south village.

[plate_builder]

We have a butcher shop? How did I miss that in my mental maps?

[fooloftheking]

It's a small unassuming place. We butcher what we catch, what others catch, contribute to the inn for meals. Some make soap from the supplies, and we keep the tallow. Also working on a smokehouse which is nearly done.

[plate_builder]

Ah, so in part I can thank you for the lovely bits of meat in the stews? Well my gratitude is to you as much as to the hunters.

Perhaps sometime I can pick your brain on what a smokehouse entails? I have never had to work on one before, and if it is ever needed I'd like to know what is required of it.

[fooloftheking]

Give it to Margaery, Wanda, and the others in the inn. They work really hard to keep people alive here.

Sure thing though. Most of it right now is just woodworking.

[plate_builder]

Which is to imply the woodworking part is Not the core of my interest.