Quinten Log 84 - 29 03 2006
Salamandastron: Secondary Infirmary
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This is the Secondary Infirmary of Salamandastron, the room to where
all wounded beasts who must be treated immediately are taken. There is a
small alley in the room, with 5 beds each on both sides of it, the back
wall just a mass of cupboards holding herbs, though not as many. One
of the cupboards has no door, and a string dangles down, looping around a
pulley somewhere below the opening. It is a dumbwaiter, leading up to
the Main Infirmary, used for transporting herbs and other medical
supplies to the Secondary Infirmary if need be.
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Latchers walks in, holding a tray of lunchy-type foods.
Quinten comes walking through the door and stops by a healer talking to
them quietly and nodding, he then turns around and lets him fiddle with
te bandage around his ears
Flaxpaw smiles at Latchers as he enters the infirmary, and motions him
over, her rebellious look replaced by a wide smile. "good day, young
sah." She turns to watch Quinten for a moment with the healer, waiting
for him to finish.
Gabriel walks into the infirmary, noticing the leveret down here yet
again. She sighs and stand close to the door, looking around to see if
she recognizes anyone else. The rabbit notes Quinten, and her brow
furrows a little when she sees that he is still dyed.
Latchers says, "I asked da cook if yous was gonna miss wunch, an' she
said I could bwing some ovah fah yah!"
Quinten smiles and thanks the healer "Yes i'll be careful not to get it
wet again" he grins and turns towards the door as if ready to leave,
not having seen Flaxpaw of Latcers it seems.
Flaxpaw smiles "well, that was good of you, young sah, c'mon over an
join me." she sees that Quin is getting ready to leave. "Quin." she
calls, waving, and then including Gabby in her wave as well.
Latchers goes over towards Flaxpaw.
Quinten pauses and looks back at Flaxpaw and frowns "What have you done
this time" he asks then he spots Gabby and smiles "Oh Gabby...hi.." he
holds out a paw to her.
Gabriel takes Quinten's paw and walks towards Flax, not making much eye
contact with him. She breaks away and sits next to Flax, eyeing her, a
bit worried. "How're you doing today?"
Flaxpaw smiles at Gabby " 's far as I'm concerned, just fine. was
thinkin of leavin before you lot came in." she glares a bit at the healer
who was helping Quin. "that lot want me to stay." She nods at Latchers.
"climb on up, young sah." patting the bed.
Quinten sags down onto a stall looking heartbroken at the cold shoulder
treatment from Gabby "Oh...thats nice...how'd you hurt yourself this
time?"
Latchers climbs up onto the bed.
Gabriel smiles at Flax and a moment later appears a bit concerned for
Quinten, standing again and sitting next to him, taking a paw
comfortingly. The rabbit turns back to Flax for a moment. "Why don't you leave,
then?" Gabby looks back at Quinten and looks about to speak when she
snaps back to Flax. "Has Greg come back yet?"
Quinten holds Gabby's paw but doesn't look too comforted he then blinks
and sits up "Why is greg out?"
Flaxpaw looks questioningly between them, something going on there.
"no, not that I've heard." she looks worried. "if he's not back soon, I
will go myself, even if..."she sighs, turning to Quin. "just a bit of a
scrap, nothin big." ignoring the second question a bit.
Gabriel eyes Flax, not liking leaving Quin in the dark. She shrugs
after a moment, noncommitally before turning back to Quinten and sighing.
"When do you lose the dye, Quin?"
Quinten looks at you both and stands up "Oh by the beginning of next
week, after i've finished testing its durability, excuse seems you both
have things you don't want me to know, i'll go ask an officer about
Greg"
Latchers looks about.
Flaxpaw looks at Quin, surprised. "not that, Quin, look, come closer,
don't want the whole infirmary to hear. she offers the food Latchers
brought to everyone, and motions him closer to the group. "and how is our
little recruit today?" she asks, smiling a bit at the other two.
Latchers comes a bit closer.
Gabriel moves over to Flax, tugging Quinten's paw. "Y'should know."
Gabby whispers, when they're a bit closer together. "Greg went to find
Ender, and, I guess, bring him back." The rabbit eyes Quinten, not
sure what his reaction will be.
Quinten looks at Gabriel as she speechs and sits down as close to her
as he can "Ender does not want to come back, you cannot make him, you
should know better then anyof us, that he has always been a wanderer" he
looks at Flaxpaw and then back at his girlfriend "He does not wish to
be here, at the moment"
Flaxpaw looks grumpy. "too old to be on his own, Quinten, and he's
injured.
Gabriel looks between the two, unsure which side to take. Then she
looks at Quin and firmly nods. "Let him go."
Quinten squeezes Gabriel's paw and smiles "He will be fine on his own,
he's a tough old rabbit"
Flaxpaw shakes her head, annoyed. "what's wrong with you two? he's
injured and alone. I think, and Greg agrees, that no Salamandastron beast
should be alone out there, and that's wot Ender is.
Just as Flaxpaw is speaking, in comes Jarril with his paws behind his
back and looking about, his leg injury gone from any signs that he had
anything wrong. Coughing slightly to get attention. "Ah, so I see that
we're on about what happened yesterday I take it?"
Gabriel looks at Flax and almost glares, almost shows a bit of anger
before shrugging yet again. She is about to speak when Jarril enters,
and she immediately clams up and eyes him, obviously an authority.
Quinten salutes the Major "Good day sir, and yes sir we we're" and that
is all he says, not going to mention that fact that Ender no longer
sees himself as a Salamandastron beast
Flaxpaw looks over at the Major, and tries to scramble up around all
the other beasts, paw going into a sharp salute. "g'day, sah, um, just,
er chattin is all....."
Latchers looks at the major.
Giving a gentle nod of his head, Jarril looks about the room. "I know
why you're in here Flaxpaw." The major turns his head towards Quinten.
"Although I don't know why you're in here, don't think I've gone
through the report yet so why don't ya explain it ta me?"
Gabriel stands and salutes half-heartedly, not used to military
procedure. She sees the conversation getting tugged away and collapses back
onto the cot, sighing.
Quinten is stood next to Flax's bed with a bandage around his head,
though his fur is a dark powdery black "I'm off duty sah, i came in to get
my bandage double-checked as it got wet. As to why i've got one on,
Mister Ender knocked me over in the Training room and i split my skull,
though the details are rather hazy"
Flaxpaw sinks back down, looking between them, and half-attentively
making sure the dibbun on the cot has a bit to eat from the tray he
brought. "here, young sah, try this cheese." she says quietly.
Jarril replies back to Quinten. "I see." Noticing the different
colour. "I hope this thing of ya's isn't going ta put ya behind in ya
training and work schedule. Ya be working twice as hard if not more now
that ya one step away from being a full fledge officah."
Quinten lowers his paw "I know sah, am taking the oppurtunity to test
it now, with the Colonel's permission whilst i'm off duty, i can't be
training with my injury according to the healers"
Jarril "I see. Well, I didn't expect ya ta do that but ya have ta go
and catch up with the other recruits." The major pauses and brings a
paw from behind his back to rub his whiskers in thought. "That's if they
are actually writing notes, some were asleep this morning class.."
Latchers looks about again.
Flaxpaw urges Latchers to eat the cheese in earnest, wasn't in class
this morning, silly healers over-reacting to her injury, but she /has/
been guilty. She whispers to the leveret "thats majah Jarril, Latchers,
he looks after me an uncle Greg an uncle Quin."
Gabriel stands and gives Quinten's paw an affectionate squeeze before
walking towards the door, not in the mood for the school or military
talk.
Quinten nods his head "Don't worry sir i've been keeping up, now its on
i'm just testing how durable it is" he smiles at hops forwards to hug
Gabby quickly and whisper in her ear "Love you Gabby, see you later ok"
before releasing her and returning to attention.
Latchers eats the cheese, and nods.
Flaxpaw waves at Gabby. "See you, Gabby, let me know if that friend
comes through, ok." she says, really turnig her attention to Latchers.
Jarril nods and moves to the side. "Oh, don't mind me. I can get on
with other things." The major moving away now from where Quinten is and
makes his way over to one of the other healers in the room.
Gabriel looks back at Jarril before deciding she might as well just go
for now. Meet Quinten for dinner or something later. She waves to the
assembled beasts, nodding at Flax, and exits.
Quinten watches the Major walk across the room and adjusts his bandage
"Ok sah.....well if there is nothing else, i'm going to get back to
work"
Jarril is busy talking to the hare in question, nodding his head and
talking in a hushed tone as looks about. "Well, yeah." The major rubs
the back of his head for a moment and moves to sitting down in a chair.
"Just not a word ta the colonel."
Quinten starts to walk away from Flax and interupts "Major sah....do
you know why Recruit Gregorian is outside the mountain?"
Jarril rolls his eye as he doesn't take his gaze from the healer. "No,
I've been busy writing reports and ending up here. Maybe another majah
will know?"
You say, "Ok sah just wanted to see if you knew, i'll head on along now
i really should go have a lie down before my head-ache comes back""
Jarril nods. "Well, thanks for informing me."
You say, "Your welcome sah" the recruit salutes and heads out the door,
maybe he can catch up with Gabby and go have that lie down."