61st Trial of Ymiden, 722
The evening after this
The evening after this
They had lists of people and what they could offer - this was good as far as Vega was concerned, but this was only the beginning. She had spent time that afternoon working on setting up a tent where they could oversee all this sort of stuff. Vega had learned the hard way the importance of getting organised , and so she knew that she had to not only get together all the information on the people who were here and what they could do , but she also had to give that organisation a space.
Vega had been part of something similar in Hopetoun, and she had learned a lot there. She hoped to pat that to use here and improve on it, if she could. So, she wanted the administration tent to be comfortable and somewhere that people wanted to be. They wouldn't want to linger somewhere uncomfortable, cold or wet after all , and so Vega considered the best placement for the tent. There was a logical place where people would leave the settlement, there was a sort of trail in the woods, and so she decided to put it there. Vega had taken her time and made sure that the tent was in the optimal place for set up. This way, it would be comfortable no matter what the weather and so she made sure of that. The admin tent inside was large and comfortable.
But what she needed now was someone who had a head for such things. For now, she'd do it and get others helping she thought, but then it occurred to her. They should all take turns in doing this. A shared sense of community, of responsibility, that would help. Once she'd got it as set up as she could, and as comfortable as she could, Vega went and sat with Wren and the settlers who were with him. They were working on the lists and Vega looked at Wren with a slight smile. "What are you doin' little bird?"
Wren's serious eyes gazed on her and Vega felt a swell of love for the boy. He answered carefully, thoughtfully. "We have all the lists here. We went through them and counted, and everyone put their name in. So, now, we're trying to make lists with the heading as the..." he paused, searching for the word. Vega waited, not interrupting him. "With the skill or talent they can bring at the top of the page, and all the people who can do it in a list. So we'll have a page of hunters and a page of cooks."
Vega nodded. "That's a very good way of doin' it," she said, her voice showing that she was pleased. "Thank you, Wren. Thank you everyone." It was easy enough to join in with this and, while Vega wasn't a quick reader - nor would she ever be - this was straightforward enough. Joy spoke up then, and Vega watched her daughter with pride in her eyes. "I thought that we could ask people if they'd like to learn these things," she said, gesturing to the skills or talents at the top of the pages. "An' make a 'have got' an' a 'would like' list." Vega nodded her head. "I think that's a fine idea, Ipi, but we'll get the 'have gots' first, a'right? An' then folks can sign up to the 'would likes' if they want to?" Joy nodded, pleased to have contributed.
It was relatively quick work because they all worked together. Vega was pleased that the sense of community was already building and, once done, they had pieces of parchments with lists underneath. "I'm thinkin' that the next step," she said, "is to work out what jobs we need to do as a community, an' then divvy them up. Maybe we can have a meetin' this evenin' round the central campfire, an' discuss it an' eat stew an' bread, an' sing songs an' tell stories?"
There were general noises of acceptance and nods of heads. Vega grinned. "Right. I'm goin' to go fuss my children till they give in an' shower me with love," she said with a grin at Wren and Joy. The three of them went back to their camp and she spent some time with the children, making sure that they were happy and had plenty of attention.
