OO2 }{ AUDIO }{ CALLSIGN: MZ114C }{ MORNING 25

[somethingintangible]

Hey... does anybody know if there's anything to make shoes from here? Like, real shoes. I'm tired of walking around barefoot.

I mean like, real stuff. Not nasty animal hides.

I can try to make you something too if you want. I guess. I'm at the airfield. Hit me up. Or... there's this guy K? He's like a robot or something? I think he can sew too.

You guys all need to dress way better. This is sad.

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BT612L; voice

[ichoosefight]

Does anyone here even know how to tan leather?

Actually, come to think of it, I'm not sure anyone's really hunting that regularly. There's no game around the airfield, at least.

voice

[somethingintangible]

Who knows? But you can't be too careful. Like, what if somebody just finds a hide and brings it to me? That would be ew.

There's boars... right? I don't know if you can make shoes out of boars though. Probably not. [ ???? ] I guess I don't actually know...

voice

[ichoosefight]

I think if it can be skinned it can be made into shoes.

[ Don't think too hard about that statement. ]

It'd actually be really useful if someone could make any kind of fabric. I spent like, four hours picking the threads out of a bib I found.

voice

[somethingintangible]

Ewwwww...

[ TOO LATE. ]

Yeah. Where does fabric come from? Is it made from, like, plants? [ Maddy really doesn't know. Maybe Steph does? ]

voice

[ichoosefight]

[ Is that... is that a serious question? Oh lord it is. She does her very best not to sound condescending. ]

Well, cotton is a plant. So is linen. Otherwise they're mostly from animals. Sheep's wool, alpaca fur is really soft, rabbit hair, s-- [ No don't say silk, you'll have to tell her it comes from bugs. Don't force that knowledge on her. ] --sssoft stuff is always popular. I think cashmere is a kind of goat?

[ Nice save. ]

[somethingintangible]

That's so cool ! [ Maddy is SO impressed. She's never actually thought about any of this, and she doesn't know very many people who have. She knows more about how to make stuff with different types of fabric, but not really where it comes from. ] How'd you learn all of that?

[ichoosefight]

[ That's a good question. ]

I dunno, history probably? Cotton, linen and wool played pretty big roles in the development of civilization.

[somethingintangible]

Like... what do you mean? [ Maddy feels out of her depth sometimes here. She keeps thinking about how Lexie would love all of these people. ] Guess I should've paid attention in school after all... I didn't think I'd actually need any of that for anything.

[ichoosefight]

For starters, cotton trade was one of the driving forces behind slavery in the United States...

[ But she could give an entire class on this question, so she should probably stop here. ]

I wouldn't say you need it. The knowledge is interesting, but knowing what the process is and how it works doesn't make it any easier to put it into practice. I dunno what kind of materials are available here, either. Or how to spin thread, weave, or anything like that.

[somethingintangible]

Mmmmm. I mean, I can sew. Do you think weaving is a lot harder? Probably, right? [ She's thinking about it. ]

[ichoosefight]

I had a hell of a time trying to weave a basket. Sewing skills really don't apply.