this is ooc!
since i've taken Range on as an NPC until he's adopted, he shall be joining us! <33 and thank you for replying!
It was an impossible task, the roof. Or perhaps not, since Saul had already built his own roof over the cabin. And if he could do it now, with his family around him, it would just be something more to add to the building. In his gut, he'd felt nervous about this. What if the rest of the residents didnt put as much effort into it? What if he ended up doing everything and nobody helped him? He had more to do than fix the building up on his own, including the training of Hermes and Arete. He didnt want the same thing to happen that had happened at the cabin- Saluce had offered his help, but he'd left. And Gideon was perhaps not good at manual labour, plus the fact that he'd been injured and couldnt help. Saul had slogged his guts out finishing the cabin and although it was valuable in teaching him the skills he was using today, it was an unpleasent experiance to say the least. Standing in the middle of the destruction, Saul didnt know where to begin for the moment.
His brothers voice interupted him and he turned to see his dark brother in the door, a huge rock in his hands. Luckily, on his travels around Halifax to find building material, the male had picked up a variety of tools that would work better. A hammer that didnt seem in too bad a condition- a few spots of rust here and there. A screw driver that was just slightly bent, but useable. The list continued, down to the handful of rusted nails he'd pulled from quite a few of the planks of wood he'd collected for today's job. It would take more than a day to complete this roof, but he at least intended to get the supports up and secure. Gideon updated him on the whereabouts of a few of the family, and Saul gave a chuckle at Gideon's mention of Nayru. He remembered the 'conversation' he'd had with her about her and Gideon. She'd assured him that she wasnt leading him on and he believed they were now classed as mates... or a couple or whatever. Still, he was happy for the dark male and smiled towards him.
"If she isnt up soon, we'll drag her out to help pick up and stack these tiles. We can use them, since most of them arent damaged. But we really need to get the a-beams up today... which means removing all the old, rotting wood and replacing it. Luckily, I've built a roof before!"
He chuckled before turning back to mess. The roof had collapsed in on itself after the weight of the snow and the gale force winds had been too much for it. Most of the tiles had been encased in snow and had survived the fall from roof to floor. Most of the damage seemed over the living room/diner/kitchen open planned area, and the bedrooms were inaccessible but dry. The majority of the damage was in this central section. A movement to the door made him pause and he looked around. Now Gideon had moved into the room, he could see Eclipse in the doorway, completely unsure of what to do. Unbeknown to her, her cousin had come up behind her, Range in his optime form. "Eclipse, what are you doing standing outside the door? Go on in!" The energetic boy had bounded into the room before Eclipse had moved and he came to hug Gideon and then Saul. Saul smiled softly, griping his nephew in a tight hug. With the four of them, they would make light work of the mess first of all.
"Okay, we'll need to start clearing and stacking the tiles, neatly so they'll be easier to put back up again! Range, if you take the back corner... Gideon, you could start just here and I'll head over to the kitchen area. Eclipse, dear, if you could go anywhere in between and pick up all the broken bits of tile, it would really help."
He said with a smile before he turned towards the kitchen. Range had already taken up his mantle on the floor, clearing a space for him to sit and then stacking all the tiles in the immediate area around him. Saul liked his method and created some floor space for himself, beginning to clean away all the damage the snowstorm had done to the room.
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