Heart and Soul/Atlas: Forest Muscle

Atlas: Forest Muscle - C

Anna	Now, just to confirm... You need one thousand planks of lumber, right? I have to say, that’s quite the request!
I’m fully aware of how impossible it is, but please—can you help me? Since I arrived here, I’ve seen so many families who’ve lost their homes to war...		Echidna
Anna	Ah, that explains it. You’re trying to put a new roof over all their heads, aren’t you? Right, well... I never said it was impossible, but I will need some time to check with my sources.
I already asked the other—erm, Commander Anna, but it seems like she has her hands full. But Anna & Company is famous for its connections. I’d be thankful for any help you could provide!		Echidna
Bartre	Gahaha! Sounds like you’ve got a job tailor-made for the Community of Hatchet-Operating Persons!
Oh. I should also mention that we need all thousand planks as soon as possible. Ideally, tomorrow. So, can you do it? Rumor has it a skilled woodcutter joined CHOP not too long ago.		Anna
Atlas	That’d be me, I guess.
Hm? Oh, you must be the Hero who was just summoned here from Valentia... Atlas, right?		Anna
Atlas	Yes, ma’am. Before all the fighting started back home, I used my axe to feed my little brothers. I can handle myself in a fight, but my true calling is cutting down trees, not people. I say we take this job, Bartre.
Agreed. It’s up to us and our hatchets to hack Askr’s problems down to size! With CHOP on the case, you’ll have no less than ten thousand planks on your plate before sundown! Gahaha!		Bartre
Anna	I, uh, appreciate the enthusiasm, but one thousand should be more than enough. Let’s start there, OK?

Atlas: Forest Muscle - B

Bartre	Everyone ready? We’re gonna chop enough lumber to rebuild a whole village’s worth of houses!
Giving back to those who’ve lost everything—I can’t think of a better definition of a hero!		Arthur
Osian	So, uh... We just hack away at the trunk until the whole thing comes crashing down, right?
I pull whole tree out of ground before, but...I never try hitting with axe. That good idea.		Gonzalez
Legion	Uwe hee hee! We goodses at chopping fleshses. Never practiced on barkses.
I used to catch fish for a living. Can’t say I’d be much help sorting out a pile of wood.		Darros
Atlas	In that case, I’ll bring you all up to speed. Combat experience helps a bit, but there’s a lot to learn. But believe me: everyone in CHOP’s got the muscles required to become a heck of a woodcutter.
You’re not the only former lumberjack around here. I’ll help teach everyone too.		Barst
Darros	In that case, I think I’ll take you up on your kind offer. Never hurts to learn some new skills, right?
Uwe hee hee! Times to cuts some woodses! Choppity-chop!		Legion
Atlas	Strength is important, but it ain’t everything. You can’t just hack the tree to bits. Think about the angle of your swing. You control the tree, not the other way around.
I am...not so good at thinking. But... I will not give up.		Gonzalez
Darros	Hrk! Trees are a lot tougher than they look, huh? Guess I need to put more power into it.
Hmm... Don’t focus so much on your arms. Let the momentum flow through your whole body.		Atlas
Legion	Uwe hee hee! We getses it! Hackity-hack!
Good, good. You’re all making excellent progress. Keep it up and you’ll be pros in no time.		Atlas

Atlas: Forest Muscle - A

Libra	It seems like you all are working up quite a sweat. Why not have some chilled tea to cool off?
Hey, thanks!		Osian
Barst	Let’s take a break, then. Fatigue is as much a danger here as it is on the battlefield.
I am...trying my hardest. Can I really be...a good woodcutter?		Gonzalez
Atlas	I don’t see why not. You’ve got the right attitude for it, that’s for sure. I’ve never met someone willing to do some good old-fashioned hard work that wasn’t cut out for woodcutting.
Oh, I... That makes me very happy. People almost never say...such nice things to me...		Gonzalez
Legion	Uwe hee hee! And hows about Legion? We dids a real number on these treeses, huh?
Right, about that... You might want to be a little less...aggressive. A tree’s no good beaten to a pulp. Try to think of this as an exchange with nature, where we gladly receive Mila’s bounty.		Atlas
Legion	Bounty? We knows bounties! Gets paid lotsa monies for those, yes, yes, yes! Uwe hee hee!
You know, there’s something oddly peaceful about quieting your mind and simply swinging away.		Dorcas
Arthur	Well said! It certainly beats having to pay attention to every little detail in the thick of a frenzied battle. Though that’s not to say you can completely zone out—I was almost crushed flat a few times!
I like to think I’m pretty good at spotting potential CHOP material. You, however, have surpassed even my loftiest expectations in no time at all! Gahaha!		Bartre
Darros	I had planned to go back to fishing once the fighting died down, but woodcutting isn’t too bad. It’s...actually pretty great, now that I’ve gotten used to it.
If you’re looking to use your axe to create instead of destroy, there aren’t many surer options than woodcutting.		Atlas
Dorcas	Create instead of destroy, huh? That does have a nice ring to it. I’d like my family to see me as someone who gives, rather than takes.
Right then, there’s only a few trees left. The people of Askr are waiting on this lumber, so let’s get to it!		Atlas

Atlas: Forest Muscle - S

Anna	...998, 999, and...1,000! Great, it’s all here, right down to the last plank. Pleasure doing business with you!
I’m just glad we were able to find enough wood to fulfill the order.		Atlas
Echidna	Wonderful. The people won’t have to wait much longer for new housing. Thank you for all your help, Atlas.
Aw, shucks, but we couldn’t have done this without the help of all the CHOP members, new and old. We had a few first-timers to woodcutting, but at this point I think it’s fair to call them seasoned pros.		Atlas
Echidna	Ah, so it was you who taught them? In that case, thank you for sharing your knowledge with them. You’re a true master of your craft, in more ways than one.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say everyone’s new favorite hobby is cutting down trees! Gahaha!		Bartre
Anna	Hey! Where’s Bartre? Has anyone seen Bartre?!
Hello there, Commander. Did you need something from me?		Bartre
Anna	I’ve been getting reports of CHOP members deforesting the nearby mountainside! What’s the big idea?!
Say what?! This is the first I’ve heard of it!		Bartre
Darros	TIMBERRR! Phew, watching it fall never gets old!
Choppity-chop! Hackity-hack! Wes gonna gets the most bountieses ever! Uwe hee hee!		Legion
Gonzalez	Everyone was...happy when I did my best. I’m not going...to stop now.
I’m almost clean through mine! Get ready!		Ross
Atlas	...I have no right to call myself a teacher. Not when I forgot the most important part.
And that is?		Anna
Atlas	No woodcutter worth their salt should be cutting down trees without good reason. People and nature depend on each other to survive, but we’ve gotta keep a healthy balance.
True enough. There’s an entire ecosystem out there depending on those trees.		Echidna
Atlas	We’d better rein them in before it’s too late. Come on, Bartre!
Agreed. Not a moment to lose!		Bartre
Atlas	Whether we’re talking Valentia or Askr, the same principle applies... A true woodcutter gives back just as much as they take—or better yet, more!

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