Post by Greenie on Jan 4, 2010 16:30:39 GMT -5
Characters: Lilac, Marigold
Word Count: 1063
This is the first half. The second half will be a thread.
Lilac ruffled her sheets of badge information with a huff. She wanted her first badge, but they were all so complicated and tended to involve learning things; there had to be one on the list that she already knew something about. She was a horrible artist, wasn’t a good scholar or good at sports… but what about this… emergency preparedness? Weird and dangerous stuff happened all the time at Momma’s day care and she had to help out once in a while, so didn’t she know plenty of how to solve problems? Sure she did!
The otter eyed her options for completing the badge; making a chart, transporting the injured, or making an accident prevention program. The program was out – the number of people in her home fluctuated too much for something like that to be reliable. The chart though, was easy, so she would tackle that one first. Clutching the sheet in her webbed paw she zipped through the house in search of poster board, and after knocking a few toddlers over she managed to find one that wasn’t covered in drool or chemicals. Lilac divided the sheet into ten cubes and began labeling and charting her responses to emergencies.
1. Home/Kitchen fire: In the case of a fire in the daycare, you first see if the little birdy that turns into ice when scared is there and toss him in the base of the fire; he gets even more scared and will start freezing everything around him, which will help stop the fire.. if he gets scared fast enough. If that doesn’t work, keep the one rat-thing with the flame-tail away from the fire. Call Momma for help if she’s not asleep. Otherwise, run.
2. Explosion in the Home: Find which kid blew something up. Determine if they used chemicals or magic. If chemicals, take them away and feed them to the weird bovine with a stomach of steel. If magical, scare them until they stop blowing thing (or each other, whichever) up.
Lilac paused. Food poisoning. What was that? “MARIIIIII-“ She shouted loud enough to make a nearby baby start wailing. A moment’s pause, then,
“WHAAAAAAT?”
“What’s food poisoning?”
There was the sound of a chair scraping above her, then the awkward calump-flop sound of her sister’s hoof-flipper gait. Marigold fumbled down the stairs, then peered over her sister’s shoulder at the chart she was making. “Doing the emergency chart?”
“Yep. It seemed the easiest.”
“Well, food poisoning is when someone eats bad food – usually moldy – and gets sick from it.”
“Oh. Like when the bleu cheese goes yellow.”
“Yeah. Or if no one eats the bread in time, or if the milk starts curdling..”
“Got it, thanks!” Lilac immediately cheered up, as she’d seen that happen several times, but had never known what it was “called.” She continued her chart.
3. Food Poisoning: Stop feeding them! If they’re puking, take them outside. If they look like they might be dead…. Blame someone else. If they’re turning blue (or some other weird color) try to keep them awake and call for help.
4. Trapped in a blizzard: Find the kid with the flame-tail and huddle close. See if anyone with replication abilities around and get them to make more cans of beans. Don’t let the kid fascinated with snow outside, ‘cause you might never see him again.
5. Flash flooding: Only let the reptiles go outside, unless you’re bored and want to see the birds flounder. Turn the basement into a swimming pool and rent it to the neighbors. If it floods more than the basement, move everyone upstairs and block off the staircases.
6. Tornado or hurricane: Go in the basement and keep the really dumb kids from playing in the attic. Knock them out if they keep whining. If you hear things rattling upstairs, get under the heavy furniture.
7. Violence in a public place: Don’t let them get to you, duh! Don’t get bled on… if the cops are there, tell them someone’s bleeding. Avoid angry-looking people.
Lilac rubbed her forehead at the next one. Unstable.. magical field? When did that even happen in the city? Very few people worked “big” magic around here – that happened around the Courts, or out in the realms.
“MAAARRIIIIII-“ She shouted again, knowing her sister had the answer to.. everything.
“WHAT NOW?” Was the cross reply, and the sound of the chair moving again. Within a few minutes her sister was at her shoulder again, this time a bit irritated. “Don’t you know anything, Lilac?”
“Yeah… I do…” The otter replied, crestfallen. “Sorry, I’ll figure it out myself..”
“No, no, what is it?”
“Do we have unstable magical fields in the city?”
“Not usually, but I’ve heard of it happening. Sometimes the weirdos end up downtown and start trouble, but go crazy before they finish it.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Yeah… Can I go back to reading now?”
“Sure, thanks!” Suitably cheered up, Lilac finished up her chart.
8. Unstable magical field: Don’t go near it, and don’t use any magical abilities! Keep the kids with the “natural” magic away from it, so they don’t accidentally set it off. Call for someone in the City to come get rid of it.
9. Basement fire: Get the hose and start flooding the basement. Keep the kids away from it; if you have to, herd them to the back yard and give them cookies to keep them occupied until the fire is out.
10. Explosion in a public place: If one of the kids caused it, grab them and send them home; if someone else did, keep the kids away from the scene. Make sure the fire-kids don’t make it worse. Call the police if someone’s hurt.
Lilac added a few fancy flourishes around her chart, proud of her accomplishment. She was tempted to take it to Momma and flaunt in her face that she did, in fact, know stuff, and wasn’t a useless hunk of otter, but had a feeling it wouldn’t go over well. Momma might eat the chart, and she’d have to do it over again. She rolled it up for safe keeping and hid it under her pillow, then traipsed off to find someone to help her demonstrate how to transport somebody who was injured. This joining the Scouts thing was a good idea; it was keeping her from being bored!
Word Count: 1063
This is the first half. The second half will be a thread.
Emergency Preparedness
Lilac ruffled her sheets of badge information with a huff. She wanted her first badge, but they were all so complicated and tended to involve learning things; there had to be one on the list that she already knew something about. She was a horrible artist, wasn’t a good scholar or good at sports… but what about this… emergency preparedness? Weird and dangerous stuff happened all the time at Momma’s day care and she had to help out once in a while, so didn’t she know plenty of how to solve problems? Sure she did!
The otter eyed her options for completing the badge; making a chart, transporting the injured, or making an accident prevention program. The program was out – the number of people in her home fluctuated too much for something like that to be reliable. The chart though, was easy, so she would tackle that one first. Clutching the sheet in her webbed paw she zipped through the house in search of poster board, and after knocking a few toddlers over she managed to find one that wasn’t covered in drool or chemicals. Lilac divided the sheet into ten cubes and began labeling and charting her responses to emergencies.
1. Home/Kitchen fire: In the case of a fire in the daycare, you first see if the little birdy that turns into ice when scared is there and toss him in the base of the fire; he gets even more scared and will start freezing everything around him, which will help stop the fire.. if he gets scared fast enough. If that doesn’t work, keep the one rat-thing with the flame-tail away from the fire. Call Momma for help if she’s not asleep. Otherwise, run.
2. Explosion in the Home: Find which kid blew something up. Determine if they used chemicals or magic. If chemicals, take them away and feed them to the weird bovine with a stomach of steel. If magical, scare them until they stop blowing thing (or each other, whichever) up.
Lilac paused. Food poisoning. What was that? “MARIIIIII-“ She shouted loud enough to make a nearby baby start wailing. A moment’s pause, then,
“WHAAAAAAT?”
“What’s food poisoning?”
There was the sound of a chair scraping above her, then the awkward calump-flop sound of her sister’s hoof-flipper gait. Marigold fumbled down the stairs, then peered over her sister’s shoulder at the chart she was making. “Doing the emergency chart?”
“Yep. It seemed the easiest.”
“Well, food poisoning is when someone eats bad food – usually moldy – and gets sick from it.”
“Oh. Like when the bleu cheese goes yellow.”
“Yeah. Or if no one eats the bread in time, or if the milk starts curdling..”
“Got it, thanks!” Lilac immediately cheered up, as she’d seen that happen several times, but had never known what it was “called.” She continued her chart.
3. Food Poisoning: Stop feeding them! If they’re puking, take them outside. If they look like they might be dead…. Blame someone else. If they’re turning blue (or some other weird color) try to keep them awake and call for help.
4. Trapped in a blizzard: Find the kid with the flame-tail and huddle close. See if anyone with replication abilities around and get them to make more cans of beans. Don’t let the kid fascinated with snow outside, ‘cause you might never see him again.
5. Flash flooding: Only let the reptiles go outside, unless you’re bored and want to see the birds flounder. Turn the basement into a swimming pool and rent it to the neighbors. If it floods more than the basement, move everyone upstairs and block off the staircases.
6. Tornado or hurricane: Go in the basement and keep the really dumb kids from playing in the attic. Knock them out if they keep whining. If you hear things rattling upstairs, get under the heavy furniture.
7. Violence in a public place: Don’t let them get to you, duh! Don’t get bled on… if the cops are there, tell them someone’s bleeding. Avoid angry-looking people.
Lilac rubbed her forehead at the next one. Unstable.. magical field? When did that even happen in the city? Very few people worked “big” magic around here – that happened around the Courts, or out in the realms.
“MAAARRIIIIII-“ She shouted again, knowing her sister had the answer to.. everything.
“WHAT NOW?” Was the cross reply, and the sound of the chair moving again. Within a few minutes her sister was at her shoulder again, this time a bit irritated. “Don’t you know anything, Lilac?”
“Yeah… I do…” The otter replied, crestfallen. “Sorry, I’ll figure it out myself..”
“No, no, what is it?”
“Do we have unstable magical fields in the city?”
“Not usually, but I’ve heard of it happening. Sometimes the weirdos end up downtown and start trouble, but go crazy before they finish it.”
“Oh. Really?”
“Yeah… Can I go back to reading now?”
“Sure, thanks!” Suitably cheered up, Lilac finished up her chart.
8. Unstable magical field: Don’t go near it, and don’t use any magical abilities! Keep the kids with the “natural” magic away from it, so they don’t accidentally set it off. Call for someone in the City to come get rid of it.
9. Basement fire: Get the hose and start flooding the basement. Keep the kids away from it; if you have to, herd them to the back yard and give them cookies to keep them occupied until the fire is out.
10. Explosion in a public place: If one of the kids caused it, grab them and send them home; if someone else did, keep the kids away from the scene. Make sure the fire-kids don’t make it worse. Call the police if someone’s hurt.
Lilac added a few fancy flourishes around her chart, proud of her accomplishment. She was tempted to take it to Momma and flaunt in her face that she did, in fact, know stuff, and wasn’t a useless hunk of otter, but had a feeling it wouldn’t go over well. Momma might eat the chart, and she’d have to do it over again. She rolled it up for safe keeping and hid it under her pillow, then traipsed off to find someone to help her demonstrate how to transport somebody who was injured. This joining the Scouts thing was a good idea; it was keeping her from being bored!
