Description: Visit our curious little town in northern Finland - explore the workings of a family-run ski resort, discover a mysterious long-lost artifact, and have a semi-cursed season of magic and adventure!
Hello, everyone!
This time, it's something a little special. A favorite writer of mine, the wonderful Vyra Finn (on this site), is right now hosting the second of her fic sprees on her tumblr (vyra-finn)! She's been helping me and other writers with Nordic-related stories, and has been giving me amazing insight for—what?—months now. It's finally time, and I'm honored to play a part in the event, even if this is just the first chapter-and-a-half of my story. If you aren't already familiar with Vyra, please please check out all her stuff. She's a native Finn, super friendly, a marvelous writer, and speaks like a bajillion languages. You don't know half the awesome stuff you're missing.
With her help, I've tried my best to present what I'm presenting. This story won't be too long, but I'll do my best to also keep updates consistent. Leave a review if you like!
Company Minutes
Call to Order
The weekly meeting of the family-run vacation organization was called to order by honorary president Tino Väinämöinen on Wednesday at 19:00, in Nuoskajoki's local library.
Attendance
In attendance including Mr. Väinämöinen were secretary Berwald Oxenstierna, board chairman Mathias Køhler (along with a horrific-looking cake), treasurer Lukas Bondevik, and relations officer Emil Bondevik-Steilsson. No members were absent. No guests were present, but it must be noted that treasurer Bondevik made many glances and even exchanged a few words with an empty seat to his left.
Approval of Minutes
Secretary Oxenstierna read an abridged version of the minutes from the company's last meeting. President Väinämöinen motioned for their approval. The rest of the members unanimously approved through the use of grunts and nods. Chairman Køhler approved by obnoxiously babbling, "Just get on with it! You're mumbling again." He was not immediately thrown out, to the disappointment of some.
Treasurer Report
Mr. Køhler finally closed his mouth when treasurer Bondevik chose the moment to announce that the company was "as of this moment, plus the costs of the medication we'll have to take if we eat that monstrosity of a cake you brought, we will be exactly three thousand and forty-nine euros in debt." The statement was acknowledged with some groaning from the other members and an announcement of "No one asked, Lukas. Literally no one asked," from officer Emil. When Mr. Køhler retorted with, "Hey, I spent hours on this cake, baby!" Mr. Bondevik responded by saying, "Make that three thousand and fifty euros." There were no objections.
President Announcement
To everyone's relief, it had come time for the wonderful and very handsome Tino Väinämöinen (or Oxenstierna-Väinämöinen alternatively) to make his statements. He presented a very interesting and inspiring dialogue (captured word-for word by the very capable and also very handsome secretary on attached pages one and two) concerning the nature of what they would have to do to make up the money, and then encouraging the members to give Mr. Køhler's cake a try, saying it was "Not that bad! Really good, actually!" There was some dispute prompted by this.
Vote for the Cake
A vote was taken to decide whether or not the members should try the cake, and the outcome was a positive 3-2 decision. The entire cake was finished, but in secretary Oxenstierna's humble opinion, it lacked salt and definitely had too much icing.
Public Relations Officer Report
Officer Emil was prompted by his older brother, Mr. Bondevik, to give a status update about any current issues coming from the public. Emil went red-faced and said, "Wait, what current issues? I didn't have a presentation prepared! There is no status update!" Mr. Bondevik stared at his brother, then sighed out, "I guess that's for the better, then." Emil shook his head and motioned for the allowing of his earphones back.
Motion for Allowing of Earphones Back
The motion was declined by Mr. Bondevik, and the meeting continued.
Chairman Speech & Motions
Chairman Køhler delivered an unwarranted ten minute-long rant detailing the toils of his recent travels to Finland and trivial things he had noticed along the way. After he was steered away by the treasurer from topics such as, "I forgot to pack my special favorite red long underwear," and "I almost drove my rental car into a lake on the way here, it was horrible!" Mr. Køhler cut back to the point. He presented a handwritten plan for the next few weeks, a rough schedule detailing what would need to be done by each of them to keep the Nuoskajoki ski resort running smoothly. Each member took turns inspecting it, editing it, and approving their separate part, as they had done so for years.
President Signs Out
After modifying his schedule, Mr. Väinämöinen left the meeting early on account of having extra schoolwork to grade for his students before the night was over. He prepared himself a drink at the coffee station before heading out, and jokingly announced he was "handing over his honorary president authority to my husband for now." The chairman was the only one to comment, complaining "I've seen the stuff the Swede writes about me in the minutes! As secretary I think he has enough authority already—maybe too much!" Mr. Oxenstierna and his dignity declined to answer to this outrageous insinuation and instead moved on to present his report.
Secretary Report
Mr. Oxenstierna presented data he had meticulously gathered from other winter vacation resorts around the region—records of how many visitors they were getting, and of what type. He noted differences between them and Nuoskajoki, and gave ideas on how to compete. Relations officer Emil was the only one to respond with anything besides a thoughtful nod, issuing a distant, "Oh."
Other Business
The secretary announced that also a few of the snowmaking machines were in need of repair, and a few of the roofs on the stayhouses needed refurbishing.
Treasurer Bondevik announced he intended to purchase better sets of snowshoes for the new hiking trail before the week was over, and the south slope needed remarking.
Mr. Køhler leaned in and announced he was very much anticipating his upcoming date with Mr. Bondevik on Saturday.
Mr. Bondevik announced he appreciated the gesture, and offered for Mr. Køhler to trek the five kilometer champions' nature hike through the frozen wilderness with him if he was anticipating it so much.
Mr. Køhler refrained from accepting or declining. He said he had stuff to do in the restaurant.
Emil declared "Ugh, you guyyyyyssss…"
Final Announcements
There were no final announcements.
Adjournment
Chairman Køhler moved to adjourn the meeting, with an "Alright, everyone, good show! Now who's buying us drinks?" All present members approved. The time of dismissal was 21:38.