Morning light reaches the refuge as Thomas opens the door with two covered bowls and the inspection clipboard. The radio reports no overnight breaches.
Thomas Roberts
Morning, babe. Maya is waiting at the second building with Evan, three recovered UV lamps, and the repair list. I brought everything we know so far.
The clipboard holds a rough floor plan, lamp inventory, wiring notes, and blank spaces for entrance checks, upstairs rooms, exits, and signs of infected activity.
Thomas Roberts
Maya and Evan are going in first with the lamps. Daniel, Luis, Mateo, and Ellie stayed at the refuge for water work and vehicle checks. Grant remains under medical watch.
At the second building, Maya stands beneath the secured awning beside three UV lamps and a tool crate. Evan watches the windows while volunteers keep the retreat route clear.
Maya Rodriguez
Exterior is secure, but that only means nothing has challenged the doors. We still inspect the entrance, trace the wiring, and clear every upstairs room before occupancy.
Evan Cole
There are fresh scuffs near the side entrance and a dead circuit inside. No movement yet, but we mark every room before anyone carries supplies in.
✓ Quest Accepted
Repair the second building’s dead circuit
✓ Quest Accepted
Install sufficient UV lighting for the second building
“Charlie thanks them over the radio and says he and Thomas will be over to investigate the circuit and start clearing rooms as soon as he finishes eating. He asks them for their opinions on the new routine and survivor roles roles they set up yesterday.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Investigation, rolled -1)
Charlie Moore
Thanks, Maya. Thomas and I will be over as soon as I finish eating. While we work, what do you think of the new routine and survivor roles?
Maya Rodriguez
It is working. People have clear jobs, children have supervised tasks, and nobody is being treated as disposable. We need daily check-ins so roles can change with injuries or fatigue.
Evan Cole
The routine makes movement predictable, which helps security. I would add a rotating route team and a written handoff whenever someone changes watch or maintenance duties.
Charlie finishes the warm meal while Thomas reviews the clipboard. They carry the bowls back to the refuge kitchen, collect tools and a lamp, then cross to the second building under the marked route.
Inside, Charlie traces the dead circuit from the side entrance, tests the breaker, and finds a corroded connection in the utility closet. He isolates it, replaces the damaged fitting, and restores power to the entrance line.
Maya Rodriguez
That gives us reliable light and a safer entry. I agree with Evan about handoffs, and I want medical watchers included in every assignment board.
With the circuit working, the team clears the ground floor, checks each upstairs room, and marks every exit. No infected are found, and the building is ready for a supervised occupancy inspection.
Quest Complete
Repair the second building’s dead circuit
Quest Complete
Expand the refuge into a second building
Attribute Upgrade: Health Good→Great
“Charlie agrees, and asks them to make the written sign off sheets. He readies his hammer and starts clearing rooms inside with Thomas.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Investigation, rolled +2)
Charlie Moore
Agreed. Let’s make written sign-off sheets for room checks, exits, wiring, lamps, and handoffs. Thomas and I will start clearing inside.
Charlie readies the reinforced hammer and keeps its head lowered. Maya opens a fresh clipboard page while Evan gathers a ruler, pencils, and the marked floor plan.
Maya Rodriguez
I’ll format the sheet with room number, condition, assigned checker, hazards, and final approval. Every change gets a date and initials.
Evan Cole
I’ll add entrance, exit, and radio-check sections. A written handoff means the next team knows exactly what was inspected.
Maya writes the first clean copies, and Evan posts one at the entrance while placing another on the upstairs landing. Charlie and Thomas enter together, following the floor plan.
Thomas Roberts
Ground floor first, babe. We clear each room, mark it immediately, then move upstairs without leaving gaps.
Charlie checks behind doors, beneath desks, and inside storage closets while Thomas covers the opposite angle. Each room is empty, its exits visible, and its condition recorded on the new sign-off sheet.
“They move up to the second floor and start clearing more rooms”
SUCCESS (Great Perception, rolled +2)
Charlie and Thomas reach the second-floor landing together. Charlie keeps the hammer lowered while Thomas checks the corridor, and Evan records the time on the posted handoff sheet.
Thomas Roberts
We take the rooms in order, babe. Check closets, bathrooms, and windows, then sign each one before moving on.
Charlie opens the first door and clears the room methodically, checking behind furniture and beneath the bed. Dust, abandoned textbooks, and a latched window are the only findings.
Evan Cole
Room two is clear. The window latch works, the exit is visible, and the radio check reaches Maya at the entrance.
They continue through the adjoining rooms. Charlie finds a loose ceiling tile, secures it against shifting, and notes the repair on the sheet before inspecting the bathroom and storage closet.
Maya Rodriguez
Ground floor remains clear. Keep the upstairs notes detailed, especially anything that affects occupancy or a fast retreat.
By the end of the pass, every accessible second-floor room is cleared and signed off. The team marks the loose tile for repair, confirms both exits, and updates the building map for supervised occupancy.
“Charlie cautiously leads them up to the last floor and starts sweeping through spaces with Thomas again.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Investigation, rolled +3)
Charlie leads Thomas up the final stairwell, keeping his hammer lowered and his steps quiet. Evan follows to record the floor while Maya holds the lower landing.
Thomas Roberts
I’m with you, babe. We clear the corridor first, then take every room in order and keep the stairs behind us.
Charlie sweeps the hallway, checking doors, closets, bathrooms, and window latches before Thomas enters each space. Dust and abandoned office furniture conceal no movement.
Evan Cole
All rooms are clear so far. The north stairwell is intact, and I’m getting a clean radio signal from both entrances.
In the last room, Charlie finds a locked storage cabinet and opens it with careful tool work. Inside are spare fluorescent tubes, extension cords, sealed cleaning supplies, and a building master key.
Maya Rodriguez
That key is a useful advantage. It may open the maintenance rooms downstairs without forcing doors, and the supplies make occupancy safer.
Evan records the final room as clear while Charlie marks the master key and maintenance cache on the floor plan. The entire building is now inspected, documented, and ready for supervised occupancy.
“Charlie starts installing UV lighting while Evan, Maya, and Thomas start moving in furniture and survivors.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Mechanics, rolled +1)
Charlie unloads the recovered UV lamps, brackets, conduit, and wiring beneath the second building’s awning. He positions the first fixture over the main entrance while the others begin moving supplies inside.
Thomas guides volunteers carrying tables and mattresses, Maya supervises medical equipment, and Evan directs survivors through the cleared rooms, keeping the marked retreat paths unobstructed.
Maya Rodriguez
Mount the entrance lamps high enough to cover the approach, but keep the switches reachable from inside. We need protection without creating blind spots.
Charlie secures the brackets, routes the cable through weatherproof conduit, and connects the lamps to the tested circuit. Each fixture illuminates in sequence, bathing the entrance and stairwell in violet light.
Evan Cole
Coverage reaches both approaches and the lower landing. I’ll update the map and add the switches to the handoff sheet.
Thomas Roberts
The rooms are filling safely, babe. Grant has a ground-floor place, and the families are settling in while you finish the upper corridor.
Charlie installs the final lamp above the north stairwell, tests its switch, and labels the circuit. The second building now has working UV coverage, documented controls, and enough furniture for supervised occupancy.
Quest Complete
Install sufficient UV lighting for the second building
Attribute Upgrade: Perception Great→Superb