[Video] Continuing to help out

[cartierfirstclass]

[Zack's pretty decent with tech since he needed so much of it for his previous job, so the charms are fairly easy for him to get used to. He just hasn't had much use of it since his arrival.

However, his conversation with Cloud hasn't left his mind so he wants to share it with the others.]

Uh, so, my name's Zack Fair. Before I got here, I was part of an organization that did a lot of fighting and protecting. It's been sort of peaceful here, but I know there're monster attacks that happen outside of town and a few of them have gotten pretty close from time to time.

And, well, some people weren't so helpful during our food shortage and the trading trip with the people of Rumpitur. If we want to keep good relations with the native people of Aldrip in particular and Expiation as a whole, we should probably be more involved in trying to keep the peace. I'm not the best person to run something like that, but I'm all for helping if someone else could. Guess it just depends on how many others are interested in helping out with this.

[He rubs at the back of his head, feeling a bit self-conscious as the charm continues to film him.]

I dunno. It was just a thought. If you're up for something like this, let me know. We can talk.

Comments

[cartierfirstclass]

It does seem like a lot of trouble, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. I just know that I can't be responsible for the whole thing. I can lead small groups, but all the stuff that comes with an organization what I think we need... That's too much for me.

[So, Zack will throw himself into the fray and be a body out there doing the hard grunt work, but he'd never be able to do anything like what Lazard did with SOLDIER.]

I'm not sure what sort of thing we could send to them, but everyone that I met there seemed really nice. So, a gift might not be a bad idea.

[suicideprototype]

When we went, they seemed most interested in ores, didn't they? We're right next to the caves, so that's something we have easy access to that they don't.

[Which is something to take advantage of.]

It'd be nice if we could get them something a little more unique — something that they could keep around that would make them remember us favorably. But failing that, we can always just give them material they can use for crafting.

[cartierfirstclass]

It makes it convenient. I know a lot of different stuff can be found in the caves around here, so that's a point in our favor.

Although, if we give them enough, we can maybe get more trading between Aldrip and Rumpitur so that if there's something else that happens in either town, it takes less time for help to arrive.

[suicideprototype]

Are you saying you're hoping you can get them to invest in a trade route?

[As is, the forest makes traveling in and out a bit of a pain. Would they need to clear away some of that forest to make such a thing viable? It feels like a task they'd need a lot of people on-board for.]

[cartierfirstclass]

I don't know, but wouldn't that help the local economies in both towns?

[Don't ask him. He's a farm boy from a jungle who went to get hit in the head by giant snakes and idiots with poetry fetishes.]

[suicideprototype]

...Well...

It's not a bad thought, in any case.

[Just probably one that'll take a while to make a reality.]

[cartierfirstclass]

It's gonna take some time, but I figure we have the time for it while we're here.

[And he's hoping to stay here for as long as he possibly can. All that he's facing if he returns is a trip to the Lifestream forever.]