We built this city on rock and roll...

[is_the_motion]

It is early in the morning in at least one time zone.

A giant flatpack hut has been set out ready for the Scouts and helpers to help assemble*, barn raising style.

Able to lift stuff? Able to hold stuff while it is attacked with a nailgun? Able to hold a paintbrush? Able to make cold drinks and bring them to the sweaty builders? There is a role for you!

Once the building is up, they can start on the rest of the playground, but one thing at a time.

There's also a gramophone in one corner of the site, playing some suitably inspirational barn-raising music.

[*Assisting in completion in any way will earn your Scout a Construction badge.

OOC: Have at, party post style :)]

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Barn-Raising

[is_the_motion]

It's a group effort to raise up the A frames, and then hold them steady while they're fixed in place. Bonnie moves around with her heavy duty power tools making sure everything is being attached securely.

Once the frames are up, you can help hold and attach the panels.

[bigarmy_strangepants]

Ragnar comes out of the bar, wandering out into the sunshine.

"Good morning Bonnie," he says. "Want some help?"

[is_the_motion]

"Yes please." Bonnie grins. "Your financial aid has got us some good wood."

[bigarmy_strangepants]

"Great!" Ragnar says. "There's more where that came from. Athelstan and I found the treasure from Lindisfarne on the way home from a hunting trip."

Re: Barn-Raising

[sunbaked_baker]

Rae may not have much experience with power tools, but she can hold things steady like a pro!

Or at least a really enthusiastic amateur!

Re: Barn-Raising

[herr_bookman]

"Hey, Rae," Autor says, beaming at her. "Would you like to help me attach a panel to the frame?"

Re: Barn-Raising

[sunbaked_baker]

"Sure!" she says, coming over. The panel is big, but isn't hard to lift one end.

Positioning it properly - straight and even and flush with the frame - takes a couple of adjustments.

Re: Barn-Raising

[a1enzo]

Enzo's happy to help with whatever needs it, of course, but one thing he's definitely well-suited to is heavy lifting. Need a hand?

Re: Barn-Raising

[is_the_motion]

"Hey Enzo, thanks fer comin'." Bonnie waves.

"If you can grab that rope there, we'll get the frame up, there should be enough bigger people now."

Re: Barn-Raising

[a1enzo]

"Hey, Bonnie! Sure thing." He takes hold of the rope and gets ready to haul.

All the fiddly bits

[is_the_motion]

Fancy constructing a door? Good at fitting windows? Want to learn to do either? A bit of additional varnishing? There's a climbing wall to attach to the back too...

Re: All the fiddly bits

[fry_sandhu]

Fry is actually quite handy with a screwdriver; though generally he uses them to dismantle stuff and as such is usually not allowed access to them.

So after Bonnie pre-drilled the holes for him, he's helping attach the climbing wall pieces to the back wall. Well, the ones that are less than a metre and a half up.

Re: All the fiddly bits

[runningred]

"Hey, you must be Fry." He doesn't hold his hand out because he knows most autistic kids don't like to touch.

"Bonnie said you're really good at measuring things. I was wondering if you could help me put together some of the playground equipment."

Re: All the fiddly bits

[fry_sandhu]

Fry glances round, without eye contact.

"I have to screw this on first or someone might climb on it half screwed." he says. "Then I can measure things."

Beat.

"I don't know who you are."

Re: All the fiddly bits

[like_quicksilver]

Gyda wasn't really used to dealing with power tools, but like Fry she could handle the other kids. She was also taller, so whatever he couldn't reach, she could follow up after here.

"This is supposed to be the climbing wall?" That's certainly what it looked like, but she's not seen anything like it back home-not that that's much of a surprise.

Re: All the fiddly bits

[fry_sandhu]

"Yes." Fry says. "Bonnie drilled holes where the lumps go."

Taking a break

[is_the_motion]

There's a table of refreshments, and a gramophone in the corner with a record playing (the current LP reads 'Top Barn-Raising Hits of the Universe')

Re: Taking a break

[sunbaked_baker]

It's not terribly hot out, but building is thirsty work.

Sunshine has a big glass of cold lemonade.

Re: Taking a break

[fry_sandhu]

Fry is eying up the drinks cautiously, looking for surprise bubbles.

"Is that fizzy?"

Setting up the playground

[is_the_motion]

In addition to the giant climbing web that Jay's been setting up, there's enough kit there to construct swings, a see-saw, and other stuff. Just watch those sharp edges.

Re: Setting up the playground

[wild_colts]

Almanzo is used to working with wood, so he's helping set up some swings.

Re: Setting up the playground

[herr_bookman]

Autor lifts his hand in a wave as he approaches. "Hello! I'm Autor," he says by way of introduction. "I don't think we've met. Need some help with those swings?"

Re: Setting up the playground

[daringyoungman]

Dick is used to constructing playing equipment.

"Hey,'Manzo! You need help?"

He's getting it anyway, so.

Re: Setting up the playground

[runningred]

Jay has a giant spool of very thick rope and is measuring out lengths, clipping them together with metal shapes. Anyone want to help?

Re: Setting up the playground

[daringyoungman]

Yeah, yeah Dick will help.

"Hey," he says as he strolls over, giving the layout a quick look over to figure out what it's going to be.