sixthiterationlogs | Slow Rider, Slow Rider, Move On a Little More

WHO: Everyone
WHERE: 6I's Town Hall
WHEN: July 10th
OPEN TO: Everyone who wants in. There will be one subheader for welcoming back the group and one for the actual meeting
WARNINGS: Nothing so far; please add headers in the comment subjects if something does come up that could be problematic

The return is, when everything is said and done, uneventful. The group who went to explore the break in the canyon walks back into the village in the early afternoon, laden down with most of the supplies they'd brought with them and without any obvious injury. There's some scratches, a couple bruises, but whatever had happened to seal them away from the village for a week definitely didn't happen to them, and they're not buzzing with any news so world-shattering that everyone needs to be collected and reported to at once. There's enough time for the group to separate and grab showers, clean clothes, and something to eat, while the word passes from person to person that the explorers have returned and that there's going to be a meeting right after dinner for them to explain what they've found and answer questions.

At the appointed time, the five of them are there, looking less ragged, and ready to talk. They've brought a few things back with them to show the others in the village, but all in all there's just not a lot to show about the other side that's different - except for that one, giant thing. But the non-changes are going to be shocking enough for most people, and decisions have to be made about what to do with the information they have now.

Threaded | Flat

There's not a lot of fanfare when the five of them make their way back to the village, tired and a little run down but not injured or burdened with a lot of stuff they didn't take with them on the outward journey. Whatever they found over there, it wasn't life-threatening - and it wasn't anything they could drag back easily with them. All of them know people are worrying about them, for good reason, and they're all eager to return to their temporary home; there will have to be a meeting to explain what was on the other side of the breach, but hopefully it can wait for an hour or two for all of them to clean up a bit, since it's not a genuine emergency. Still, after a week of just the five of them in the group, it will be a relief to see their other friends and family and make sure everyone's all right in the wake of all the earth shakes.

When the meeting gets going, Bodhi, Clint, Helen, Mark, and Ned are at the front of the large gathering room in the town hall, looking better after a little rest, a little food, and a change of clothes. None of them are grim, which at least bodes well for nothing horrible being outside the canyon, but all of them have things they looked into and discovered, and so all of them have things to think about. They'll each speak their pieces, answer questions, and let the next of the company go. Guaranteed there'll be some surprises, which some people will be happy about, and some people probably won't, but what's new in the village?

The Return

The Meeting