By: Daiyu Tang
Well my dears. I’m not sure exactly how long we’ve got power for this time, but with my van chugging away to keep my internet going I’m doing what I can do for you. It’s wet. It’s windy. It’s a bit of chaos out there. So far so Hathian right?
Well, in this case, not Hathian, I’ve driven out the short way to CU to view the storm arrangements there. I went on the same day as the long and very difficult drive to Laveau to apologies it was a bit of a short visit. As I arrived, I met the CU President Mark finishing a class to a bored looking group of students (and one super model pictured in our header).
I asked Isabis, what she thought of the arrangements, as I have some concerns that the boxy square shape of the CU gym is all well and good, until the wind decides it has a can opener and peels back that roof.
Isabis: “We gonna be shacked up here in the gym for the duration. We got almost everything all set for it!”
What seemed to include, food, drinks, water (lots of it in big containers) and a huge array of bins for all the students and their waste. There was a camping area and a small medical facility from the CU clinic. When I arrived it felt a bit dark and glum, (and not just from me) but I am sure once the drink starts flowing and the wind really starts to howl that it will liven up. Maybe it was the fact they were still being taught despite the storm?
President Coletti: “We’re safe here”
I asked the President, who had just finished a class what he thought and whether he was worried about reported Gator attacks.
Mark: “No gators tonight, I promise. And if one does crawl in here, we’ll just enroll it in CU and make it pay tuition. But seriously, you’re right, safety in numbers. Storms can be unpredictable, but this building’s solid, we’ve got supplies, and we’ve got each other. That’s the best defence we’ve got against any can opener the storm might throw at us.”
When prompted that Zofia had almost been eaten by a gator last year and that perhaps there was a risk of a Lord of the Flies situation, he laughed and continued:
Mark: “Don’t worry, Daiyu, I think we’re safe from Piggy’s fate and I’ll do my best to make sure no one here decides to play Jack, secret or otherwise!”
Well don’t say I didn’t warn them! But be safe students. It’d be a shame if there were cheerleaders around to make fun off.
((For RP at this shelter just turn up and go! – located in the gym at CU!))
