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The Oregon Trail Commentary Meme

Ah, who can forget Oregon Trail? It was that one game in elementary school that was supposed to be really educational or something, but everyone was too busy laughing at the horrible ways their friends died. So let's keep up that tradition with a meme!

STEPS:
- Go here!
- Pick a team of unwilling characters!
- Chronicle their misadventures in as little or as much detail as you want!
- Laugh at the misfortunes of other teams!

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Now with 100% more correct placement.

[staturity]

onas (party leader cause he’s freaking invincibly), Cassie, Nate, Kate, and Big Zero

April 1, 1848 leave Fort Independence.
April 9th, Big Blue River Crossing, party waited for conditions to improve for two days, after which time they got sick of waiting and had no problems crossing.
April 13th, Nate has cholera.
April 16th, one of the oxen is injured.
April 17th, the party waits a day at Fort Kearney.
Aprill 22nd, lose the trail and lose a day.
May 11th, broken wagon wheel repaired.
May 18th, Big Zero has broken a leg, and there was much rejoicing.
May 19th, find wild fruit.
May 21st, find more wild fruit.
May 23rd, lose the trail and lose 5 days.
May 28th, the wagon tips over at Green River Crossing. The party loses 416 pounds of food and Nate and Kate drown. Ouch.
May 29th, a thief comes and steals 25 bullets.
May 30th, Jonas goes hunting and brings back 65 pounds of meat.
June 24th, Cassie has broken a leg.
June 29th, severe thunderstorm, lose one day.
July 5th, Big Zero has cholera.
July 6th, Cassie has a broken leg. Find wild fruit.
July 8th, impassable trail, lose 2 days.
July 11th, heavy fog, lose a day. Find wild fruit.
July 17th, Cassie has died.
July 19th, Big Zero has a fever.
July 21st, Big Zero has died.
July 22nd, Jonas has dysentery.
July 25th, Jonas has a broken leg.
July 26th, heavy fog, lose one day.
July 27th, stopped to rest at Dalles for seven days.
August 8th, Jonas has died 57 miles from the end of the trail.

Take Two, let's see if they actually make it.

[staturity]

April 1st, the party leaves Fort Independence. I decided to see if they could make it going as a banker, since they failed on carpenter.
April 7th, the wagon tips over at Kansas River, they lose 533 pounds of food and Cassie and Nate drown, perhaps because they were busy engaging in some BDSM at the time.
April 11th, resupply at Fort Kearney.
April 20th, Big Zero says something bad about Cassie. Jonas's laser vision gets out of hand. Fire in the wagon.
April 28th, Big Zero keeps talking smack, gets arm broken.
April 29th, a thief comes and steals 16 oxen. falkfdlsdfaw WHAT
May 9th, broken wagon tongue. Have to trade one ox for one wagon tongue. Now down to one ox.
June 1st, finally reach Fort Laramie. Restock supplies and buy oxen.
June 18th, find wild fruit.
June 19th, ox wanders off, lose 2 days.
June 25th, wagon tips over at Green River.
July 1st, find an abandoned wagon, collect wagon parts.
July 2nd, stop to rest for one day at Soda Springs.
July 5th, Big Zero has typhoid. No one cares.
July 12th, Big Zero has died. And there was much rejoicing.
July 14th, Kate has a broken arm.
July 8th, rest for 2 days at Snake River crossing. Wagon tips over.
July 24th, fire in the cabin. Lose 1093 pounds of food. Jonas brings back 160 pounds of food from hunting expeditions.
July 29th, Kate has dysentery.
August 1st, wrong trail, lose 3 days.
August 5th, repaired broken axle.
August 7th, Kate has a broken arm.
August 17th, impassable trail, lose 5 days.
August 27th, party takes Barlow Toll Road. Kate has exhaustion.
August 28th, Kate has died.
August 30th, Jonas has typhoid.
Jonas sees his alternate's gravestone.
August 31st, Jonas died.

...DAMN.

[ggmoonycrisco.livejournal.com]

My god, you get all the way there and then drop dead at the finish. Twice. That SUCKS.

Take Three

[staturity]

Substituting Billy for Big Zero because they'll need his magic to get through this.

April 14th, crossing the river the supplies get wet. Lose one day.
April 24th, Nate has cholera.
April 29th, wait two days at Chimney Rock.
May 10th, Nate has a fever.
May 11th, lose trail, lose 3 days.
May 15th, find wild fruit.
May 16th, Cassie is lost. Lose 3 days.
May 24th, wrong trail, lose two days.
June 1st, rest 6 days at South Pass.
June 8th, Cassie has exhaustion.
June 12th, Cassie has died. Nate and Jonas go have a breakdown. Also damn it Cassie, you couldn't wait till we got to Fort Bridger? Kate and Billy find wild fruit while Nate and Jonas are having meltdowns.
June 14th, Billy has dysentery. Find wild fruit.
June 15th, rest 8 days at Fort Bridger.
July 12th, one of the oxen is injured.
July 13th, Billy has a broken arm.
July 20th, Kate has a fever.
July 28th, Kate has died. The health status said good!
July 30th, rest 4 days at Snake River.
August 6th, Nate has exhaustion.
August 8th, Nate has died.
August 13th, Billy has dysentery.
August 15th, resupply at Fort Boise. Rest 8 days.
August 28th, find wild fruit.
August 30th, Billy has cholera.
September 1st, stop to rest at Blue Mountains for four days.
September 5th, Billy is lost. Lose 3 days.
September 9th, impassable trail. Lose 5 days.
September 20th, rest 3 days at the Dalles.
September 23rd, take the Barlow Toll Road.
September 29th, arrived at Williamette Valley. Jonas and Billy are in poor health and have 537 pounds of food and 296 dollars. Jonas is going to go lock himself inside their new house and never leave.