Event Six.

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If you see this hairy creature Your first choice should always be to run Otherwise you had better hope You have silver bullets in a gun.

he full moon hangs brightly over the Town, hovering so low that it almost feels as though you could reach out and touch it. It should be comforting. But as the howl of wolves fills the air, it's anything but. There are werewolves on the prowl, and their target is very clear -- the Town won't be able to last without your help. Welcome to Awash's sixth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[brightlyshines]

I've got some matches at least, but I haven't found any lighters or anything in town.

[Unfortunately. Estelle hefts another armful of wood, a considering look on her face.]

Do you have any ideas?

[a_special_hat]

I'd normally suggest flint, but I am not sure everyone here would know how to use it nor am I sure where we could find enough.

[He was realizing quickly that things that were common knowledge to him were outdated to most others and as such, not something they had practise with.]

Perhaps we can keep torches lit nearby. It would also help others see where these piles have been set up. If we soak some cloth in oil the torches will be able to burn longer.

[Cloth and wood were things they had in abundance, after all.]

[brightlyshines]

[Cloth and oil-- oh.]

That's a great idea! I didn't even think of that.

[She looks at Mahmut from over her stick bundle, beaming in delight. As long as they were keeping the perimeter under watch, people could maintain the torches too.]

You're really smart!

[a_special_hat]

[He bowed his head a little in acknowledgement of the praise. The smile he returned to her was a small one, more a reflexive gesture than a happy one.]

Unfortunate as it is, I am accustomed to dealing with sieges and war. [It was his specialty, after all.] Though, the enemies I am used to dealing with are more human than this.

[brightlyshines]

....War?

[Ah. Estelle's expression falls slightly at that. She'd never been a soldier, but almost everyone in her home country had been touched by war in some way.]

You're a soldier, then?

[a_special_hat]

[War was a terrible thing, wasn't it? He nods.]

I am. I passed the exam to enter the military academy when I was twelve. Though a soldier isn't all I am, I have shown myself to be rather...skilled in the art of war. [Which was great because he could help, but also not so great because...well. He wished he was a bit better at preventing war.]

[brightlyshines]

Twelve? That's pretty young, isn't it? Wouldn't you still be going to Sunday school?

[No, Estelle, that's just your world's weird education system.]

[a_special_hat]

I was the youngest to pass the exam. For better or for worse, I ha done basically nothing except study and prepare so that I may become a pasha as quickly as possible.

[He said, 'for better or for worse' but there's definitely a sense that he feels he hadn't taken the best path in doing what he did/]

What's Sunday school?

[brightlyshines]

A 'Pasha'?

[Is that some sort of military rank in his world, or.....?]

Sunday School is Sunday School. You don't have it....?

[Er-- She looks a bit baffled, but she'll explain.]

It's... where kids get their basic education from the church? Until they turn about 16. Then you choose what you want to do, like keep studying somewhere fancy, apprentice with someone, join a guild-- that sort of thing.

[a_special_hat]

A general. But these days, it's not only a military title. In the Turkieye Stratocracy, men with the title of pasha are statesman, they build roads, catch criminals, sponsor schools and finance the building of marketplaces. Together, they have the power to decide the country's fate.

[He is just...so deeply proud of this position his foster father had.]

Oh. There's nothing like that where I am from. Some families do send their children to schools but it's as likely they will grow up learning a trade or learn skills from their family.

[brightlyshines]

Whoa... That sounds like a really big deal. Not just a general, but a politician....? Or... mayor?

[Politics weren't her thing, in spite of one of her best friends being the crown princess of her home country. But just the job description alone sounded like they did a lot to keep a country running.

And this guy was....?]

And you do all that back in your world?

[a_special_hat]

Politician might be the closest. Mayor is a different position.

And it's not as if I do it all by myself. There can be anywhere up to a hundred men with the title of pasha and then we're further divided into different areas of the government where we hold positions for three years at a time. It's a hard job, but we do not need to do it alone.