20 - Day 24-27

{{SessionLog |ID=20 |Title=Day 24-27 |Subtitle=One to guide them, one to feed them, one to protect them |Author=Lincoln |DatePlayed=16-06-2024 |DateInGame=Day 24-27 |Log= We're called to the top of the Ark where we learn the Elder has died. I think it would be a good idea to notify the inhabitants of the Ark and I think in a situation like this all three bosses need to form a unified front to guard the continuity of our Ark. Elona sighs somewhat but agrees to this, so she sends out Longhorn to go and get him. While waiting for him to arrive, Elona and Octavia already prepare a bit of the ceremony to cremate the Elder.

As harper arrives, we discuss our options. I propose that Elona focusses on keeping the Elders culture alive. I've been working on food and water already so that will be my focus, while Harper remains busy with our defenses. I keep steering the discussion away from Harper bashing Elona and I'm glad he seems to 'fall' for it. We conclude with our input for the ceremony after we all go our way, as there's enough to take care of. Harper is expecting the same as the Pure-Ones did, that the women from the tower will try to attack us a retribution for freeing part of their workforce.

The next day we have the ceremony for the Elder. A large pyre has been build. All inhabitants have gathered around it. Octavia has a very nice speech prepared about the lessons she has learned from him and what we should take away from that. I conclude the speech with a word about the continuity of the Ark and how Elona, Harper and me will all play a role in this. This seems to convince some of the doubters who were really worried about the future of our Ark.

During my part of the speech, Harper all of a sudden is gazing of in a random direction. I notice Bolt is having some giggles at the side. What's going on there?

Now it is time for Octavia to light the pyre. As she does it's ablaze instantly. Something or someone must have added some fuel to the wood as dark clouds emit from the fire, creating a huge column of smoke which can probably be seen miles and miles away. Whoever did this put a big bullseye on our Ark for the tower women to find.

As I'm kinda worried about our smoke pillar I check up with the watchtower guard. He's startled by my question and quickly returns to his lookout task. I'm glad there's nothing to be seen for now. Rianna also worries somewhat and toegther with a scout, she heads of the the building with the high spire to see if someone is approaching us in attack. When se see two busses appear on the horizon, she quickly gets down and runs back to the Ark calling out we're under attack!

Harper really shows his skills in setting up the defenses. After a quick situation report with Rianna he starts arming all abled bodies, sending the weak and defenseless into our housing to seek cover. Inside i direct them to safe locations. Octavia meanwhile is setting up an infirmary in case many injured need to be treated.

From the watchtower we now see both busses approaching us. It must be the two vehicles from the tower. One of them now has a gun mounted and as they are within firing range, they open fire. I use the gun we disassembled from our buss to return fire. I aim for their gun and the driver, quickly stopping the bus in its tracks. The other bus speeds up and is on a ramming course with our makeshift gate barricade. As I look down I see Bolt running for his vehicle and setting up a ramming course with the incoming bus. He successfully stop it before it completely tears down our wall.

Meanwhile there's a lot of fighting going on, gunfire being exchanged, fugitives being pursued and killed by [[Harper]s men. resulting in a big massacre. I bring out our tower hostage and threaten to kill her of the attackers don't stop, but apart from being spat in the face by the hostage, they completely ignore my threat. Ok, than she'll die... Too bad, I was hoping we could be more civil about this.

In the end we've got quite a few wounded on our side, but it seems Harper indeed did an awesome job preparing for this attack as we haven't lost anybody but Krin who came to my rescue as I was jumped by quite a few attackers when I got rid of our hostage. }}