The way I see it, the team needs to move away from making their home - as a unit - on the island. It'd be fine if individual members lived wherever they wanted to. But the thing is, sooner or later some sort of operations are gonna have to take place. The guys are still interested in taking jobs and helping people, right? If that's the case, then why have the base of operations - which seems to be a target for just about everyone lately - in the midst of a heavily populated area, endangering civilians and difficult to defend without risking collateral damage? The way I see it, moving the team's operational assets (or what's left of them) to the little island will not only make them easier to defend, but will keep any fight away from La Perdita and its innocents. If there is an incident on La Perdita, the island and its facilities can be reached in ten minutes by boat or just two by helicopter.
The zoning of the island for individuals is an optional thing. I'm aware not everyone will live together, but if there are some who want to live near the team's equipment, weapons, and other tools, there's plenty of room for everyone. I assumed that the island would probably have several older buildings on it, such as the observatory in the center, the manor at the eastern point, the lighthouse at the northern point, and the dock to the west. These can all be used to some extent, and on the surface won't change from what they've always been. The important assets can be hidden within and beneath these structures.
The development plan I gave you was a pretty ambitious one; it would obviously take some time to put all that together. But I wanted to spark your imaginations and give you an idea of what we could put there in the future. I may lay out a simpler plan this afternoon sometime. There's plenty there people can use - Ceej can have a lighthouse, Griss can build a house on the west beach, the east manor can go to whoever wants to live there, and so on. Why not use all that stuff to our advantage?
P.S.: I know some stuff will prolly be built on the island; Phil will want to move there, and Griss and Bri might want to also. Phil will be building a house for himself there, most likely, and he and Grissom - the two pilots - may build an airstrip there to avoid the hassle of flying out of an international airport (with high-tech military hardware they're probably not supposed to have). You don't have to put everything on the little island. Just think of it as a potential launching pad for missions.
Last edited by Captain Sammitch; 2004-09-055:21 PM.
