Hotaru pounced on the plans and Tal blinked, a little taken aback at her enthusiasm. Then he grinned as the realization of what he'd accidentally done set in, and gave Sunjata a wink, trying to look as if he'd totally planned it that way all along. At that point adding Hadama to the blueprint session was mostly just to keep the Tidebreaker from feeling left out, but when Hadama took the plans and made his corrections and additions the Messenger ended up grimacing and ducking his head, feeling a bit ashamed of making the Merfolk just an afterthought.
Interiors and exteriors were adjusted, lists were made, and blueprints were redrawn several times as ideas came together and shifted between compromises on style or function, but by the time the worst of the afternoon heat was past they had an entirely new interior and a Mer-friendly addition to the skyport edited in.
"Right, let's start workin' on th'framin'," Tal called out to those who had returned, woken up, or been helping the demigods all along. "I figured we could start buildin' it in pieces while th'foundations set. I need a crew t'start buildin' sections o' the spiral stairs, an' another t'start movin' th'big base stones into position." The latter would take either brute strength or clever engineering to place the largest of the stones that would support the tower's weight above the sturdy foundations they had poured. Most of the stones' weight would be supported by the earth outside of the foundations, with only a few feet of them overhanging the curing concrete walls still in their plywood cladding to help them keep their shape. Meanwhile the former would take more in the way of skill and careful measurements. "An' a third t'start diggin' a canal from th'river," he added a little sheepishly, with a bob of his head towards Hadama.
Breaktime is over and there's still plenty of light left in the long Longheat day!
There's no limit to who can join which crew since there are plenty of NPCs to take up what's left, or help out where needed.
1. Work on building sections of stairs that can be fitted together later
2. Move the first, largest, and most important tier of stones into position at the tower's base
3. Start digging the canal to connect the river to the skyport
Interiors and exteriors were adjusted, lists were made, and blueprints were redrawn several times as ideas came together and shifted between compromises on style or function, but by the time the worst of the afternoon heat was past they had an entirely new interior and a Mer-friendly addition to the skyport edited in.
"Right, let's start workin' on th'framin'," Tal called out to those who had returned, woken up, or been helping the demigods all along. "I figured we could start buildin' it in pieces while th'foundations set. I need a crew t'start buildin' sections o' the spiral stairs, an' another t'start movin' th'big base stones into position." The latter would take either brute strength or clever engineering to place the largest of the stones that would support the tower's weight above the sturdy foundations they had poured. Most of the stones' weight would be supported by the earth outside of the foundations, with only a few feet of them overhanging the curing concrete walls still in their plywood cladding to help them keep their shape. Meanwhile the former would take more in the way of skill and careful measurements. "An' a third t'start diggin' a canal from th'river," he added a little sheepishly, with a bob of his head towards Hadama.
Breaktime is over and there's still plenty of light left in the long Longheat day!
There's no limit to who can join which crew since there are plenty of NPCs to take up what's left, or help out where needed.
1. Work on building sections of stairs that can be fitted together later
2. Move the first, largest, and most important tier of stones into position at the tower's base
3. Start digging the canal to connect the river to the skyport
