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dubiouslychthonic[A post goes up middle of the first day of the Bellmare Mountains expedition -]
o)+ ALright, we've been out here a few hours. HoPefuLLy you aLL Paid attention to Lin's reminder about coLd-weather gear the other day.
o)+ Layers are your friends, PeoPLe. So is staying dry.
o)+ If you're not adequateLy equiPPed, one of us with hammersPace inventories can ProbabLy heLP, aLthough our stores aren't actuaLLy unLimited and there are new arrivaLs to think of.
o)+ With that PreemPtive Lecturing out of the way, Let's taLk a bit about the ways that coLd weather can mess you uP.
o)+ HyPothermia means your body is unabLe to maintain the heat it needs to work ProPerLy. KeeP an eye on one another - hyPothermia can sneak uP on a Person, and since the major symPtoms incLude confusion and drowsiness, it can be easy to overLook it in yourself. ALso be on the Lookout for sLurred speech, cLumsiness, and shaLLow breathing.
o)+ If you or someone you're with deveLoPs hyPothermia, get to sheLter as soon as you can, PreferabLy a building where you can buiLd a fire. Warm the Person uP and contact someone with medicaL training and/or heaLing magic.
o)+ ALso if you start to Lose feeLing or exPerience pain in your extremities, or if they start turning coLors they shouLdn't be, that's frostbite. It means your tissues are freezing, and you need to warm uP the affected areas as soon as you can to avoid Lasting damage. It may hurt more as bLoodfLow returns to the area. This is normaL - it means that the area is damaged but not dead.
o)+ Be safe, Look out for one another, and PLease try not to freeze to death uP here. It'd Put a distinct damPer on the mission.
o)+ ALright, we've been out here a few hours. HoPefuLLy you aLL Paid attention to Lin's reminder about coLd-weather gear the other day.
o)+ Layers are your friends, PeoPLe. So is staying dry.
o)+ If you're not adequateLy equiPPed, one of us with hammersPace inventories can ProbabLy heLP, aLthough our stores aren't actuaLLy unLimited and there are new arrivaLs to think of.
o)+ With that PreemPtive Lecturing out of the way, Let's taLk a bit about the ways that coLd weather can mess you uP.
o)+ HyPothermia means your body is unabLe to maintain the heat it needs to work ProPerLy. KeeP an eye on one another - hyPothermia can sneak uP on a Person, and since the major symPtoms incLude confusion and drowsiness, it can be easy to overLook it in yourself. ALso be on the Lookout for sLurred speech, cLumsiness, and shaLLow breathing.
o)+ If you or someone you're with deveLoPs hyPothermia, get to sheLter as soon as you can, PreferabLy a building where you can buiLd a fire. Warm the Person uP and contact someone with medicaL training and/or heaLing magic.
o)+ ALso if you start to Lose feeLing or exPerience pain in your extremities, or if they start turning coLors they shouLdn't be, that's frostbite. It means your tissues are freezing, and you need to warm uP the affected areas as soon as you can to avoid Lasting damage. It may hurt more as bLoodfLow returns to the area. This is normaL - it means that the area is damaged but not dead.
o)+ Be safe, Look out for one another, and PLease try not to freeze to death uP here. It'd Put a distinct damPer on the mission.
