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Aye and Genea land in Frostpunk
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The wind is still howling, but the generator is burning steadily on coal found in the scrap-heaps, surprisingly quietly for a machine that large. Everyone is in the tents except for one person minding the giant machine.

The Generator-minders switch out throughout the night. When next morning comes, they let loose a steam whistle on it to wake everyone up.

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The previous days proceedings seem to have not turned out to be a dream. Nor have she and Aye reappeared back where they were before in the middle of the night.

She gets up.

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Morning, fore-citizen!

She summarizes what she got up to the night before, including all the teleportation misgivings going on.

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Well, better to know than not to...

What does it look like they're supposed to do upon having gotten up?

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Everyone is coming together for a meeting near the Generator. The Captain says they've all done a great job yesterday, and starts laying out the plan for today - workshops are the first priority, and then a proper cookhouse, and then starting on a steel mill and the beacon.

"Things are easier thanks to Aye and Genea, there, but not easy, so let's all eat up and then get to it!"

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Smile if people look toward her!

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Presumably the eating part included them. 

Follow wherever people are going for that.

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They're setting up a camp stove!

Two of the women in this crew come up to Aye and Genea.

"I don't think you've even properly met most of us yet, ma'ams."

"Anabelle and Mary Freising, at your service. We're sisters."

"We want to thank you for the help. The magic is frightening, to be sure, but you could have done anything with it and you're helping us. So, thank you."

"...Our little brother is on those boats somewhere, though. And we know that being in the advance party is where we're needed, if it's not too much trouble, we'd appreciate it if you could look for him and make sure he's alright if you go back onto the trail again. His name is Jeffery Freising. He's eleven. We think he's with a friend of ours, Taylor."

"Don't go to too much trouble on our account, mind! Everyone needs help and everyone is worried about their family right now. We're just one of many in that respect. But if you see him..."

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She returns a greeting.

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Well, she knows where the boats are, and they probably don't consider private things like 'what he looks like'. She pulls up her scrying water pane, searches a moment.

"This him?"

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"...Christ almighty. Yes, that's him."

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"We'll keep a look out."

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"Thank you. Is there anything you two need in return, to get comfortable 'round here?"

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"I would be rather more comfortable if those who have already satisfied themselves that we're the friendly sort of strangers would pass that on, so that people would do less of looking at my friend like she's" an evil spirit "going to secretly turn them to something."

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Aye gives a bit of a look. "I don't mind. We came out of nowhere and I really am rather scary. And going around doing things they'll never have seen before, on top of that. It's hardly something I'd hold against anyone."

And, to Genea privately, 

They can't hurt me, fore-citizen. Don't think they even know blood iron. Or even that it's something they don't know. If you weren't here, they could grab me in the night and murder me and do whatever they felt like with the body, and I'd still most probably be back just fine. Not that I'm going to let anyone do that, especially since you are here. But there's really no reason to worry about me.

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"I would - still be more comfortable," she says, out loud and in her mind to Aye both. "But we do seem to have everything we need, at the moment, otherwise. Thank you."

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"That might be a long time coming. People are stupid reactionary bastards sometimes."

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"It would still be more comfortable, if those with the being-looked-to, or just listened some to, who've already satisfied themselves enough would spread their take on it."

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"We're not going to get up to anything if that doesn't happen though. And I don't want anyone pushed over it."

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"Well, we'll mention it to people. We've got enough to worry about, no sense borrowing trouble by being suspicious of you two."

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"Thank you."

Have people started eating?

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People start eating as soon as they get their food.

"I'm sure we'll have police once things are a little more, eh, set up, and they'll look out for you."

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"Thank you." They also eat.

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(Aye tries Genea's food first again.)

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It continues to be bland and probably a little unhealthy but not poisoned or anything. People return their trays in a neat stack and file out towards the Generator as they finish eating.

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