Jett smiled gratefully and began to follow her. He was speechless for a moment when she mentioned Sacha. "I... well, yeah. I knew her pretty well a long time ago." He was quiet for a moment, but couldn't resist adding, "How is she?"
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Brick awoke some time after the others. He was out for a bit longer than usual, and he realized that something in his mouth. It was delicious, he thought to himself... Until he realized it was a leaf. He had been munching on the tree in his sleep. Must be the ape in him.
He quickly swallowed the leaf and removed his jury-rigged poke-alarm, and hopped out of the tree to saunter over to the medical tent, where Destin seemed to still be hanging out. The slash across his chest had clotted completely, but he wasn't exactly satisfied with it. He faux-leaned against a tent post, knocked, and greeted the boy.
"G'morning. Doing better today?"
He'd have to get some lessons on cleaning wounds. He got the feeling he'd be having to heal himself up an awful lot in the future.
He quickly swallowed the leaf and removed his jury-rigged poke-alarm, and hopped out of the tree to saunter over to the medical tent, where Destin seemed to still be hanging out. The slash across his chest had clotted completely, but he wasn't exactly satisfied with it. He faux-leaned against a tent post, knocked, and greeted the boy.
"G'morning. Doing better today?"
He'd have to get some lessons on cleaning wounds. He got the feeling he'd be having to heal himself up an awful lot in the future.
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Brick awoke some time after the others. He was out for a bit longer than usual, and he realized that something in his mouth. It was delicious, he thought to himself... Until he realized it was a leaf. He had been munching on the tree in his sleep. Must be the ape in him.
He quickly swallowed the leaf and removed his jury-rigged poke-alarm, and hopped out of the tree to saunter over to the medical tent, where Destin seemed to still be hanging out. The slash across his chest had clotted completely, but he wasn't exactly satisfied with it. He faux-leaned against a tent post, knocked, and greeted the boy.
"G'morning. Doing better today?"
He'd have to get some lessons on cleaning wounds. He got the feeling he'd be having to heal himself up an awful lot in the future.
Destin jumps slightly at Brick''s voice before turning. "Oh, hello!" He responds. "I'm not stealing anything I promise!" He then realized that Brick didn't have any reason to think he would until he said that. He groans. "Sorry. Aya is the only Rabin I know how to talk to..." he kicks at the ground, feeling guilty.
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"Hey, you're not too far behind me, then. So far the only Rabins I've really spoken to are Kianna and Aya. I'd say that puts me at about 50/50 between Rabins and Broms as of today."
Brick was smiling. The kid had obviously survived intact. At least, mostly intact.
"How's your head? Feeling foggy at all, forgetting anything, etcetera...?"
"Hey, you're not too far behind me, then. So far the only Rabins I've really spoken to are Kianna and Aya. I'd say that puts me at about 50/50 between Rabins and Broms as of today."
Brick was smiling. The kid had obviously survived intact. At least, mostly intact.
"How's your head? Feeling foggy at all, forgetting anything, etcetera...?"
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"Hey, you're not too far behind me, then. So far the only Rabins I've really spoken to are Kianna and Aya. I'd say that puts me at about 50/50 between Rabins and Broms as of today."
Brick was smiling. The kid had obviously survived intact. At least, mostly intact.
"How's your head? Feeling foggy at all, forgetting anything, etcetera...?"
Destin chuckles. "You haven't even talked to your leader? You know that'd pretty bad form." He then shrugs. "I had a headache this morning. I took some of these herbs for it. Just a few leaves though!" He glances at Aya'a sleeping form. "Wish she would wake up. I feel bad taking herbs and stuff without permission...especially this close to winter." He rocks back and forth on his heels. "Sooooo I'm Destin! Brom healer. And you are...?"
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"I'm sure she's great. Being leader and all." Kianna replies, glancing Jett over. She didn't quite recognize this boy, but if he knew Sacha he shouldn't be a threat. "Well, come on back to camp with me."
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"I'm Brick. As for Sacha... I HAVE spoken to her a couple times, but I haven't really gotten to know her all that well yet. In all honesty, I've heard about as many words out of Fabine's mouth as I have Sacha's, thanks to the customary welcoming committee. Got too caught up escorting Aya out to forage for herbs to ask her much."
Brick tapped his foot in thought and looked to the sky. He'd be going back out soon, and there were more plants than a single person could realistically kill like this anyway, short of burning down the Rabin side of the woods.
"...I've got an idea. You help me learn to clean wounds, I'll let you take the stash that I collected."
"I'm Brick. As for Sacha... I HAVE spoken to her a couple times, but I haven't really gotten to know her all that well yet. In all honesty, I've heard about as many words out of Fabine's mouth as I have Sacha's, thanks to the customary welcoming committee. Got too caught up escorting Aya out to forage for herbs to ask her much."
Brick tapped his foot in thought and looked to the sky. He'd be going back out soon, and there were more plants than a single person could realistically kill like this anyway, short of burning down the Rabin side of the woods.
"...I've got an idea. You help me learn to clean wounds, I'll let you take the stash that I collected."
Jett nodded and continued walking through the forest with her. He knew they were getting close, and could smell a bit of smoke coming from the campfire.
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"I'm Brick. As for Sacha... I HAVE spoken to her a couple times, but I haven't really gotten to know her all that well yet. In all honesty, I've heard about as many words out of Fabine's mouth as I have Sacha's, thanks to the customary welcoming committee. Got too caught up escorting Aya out to forage for herbs to ask her much."
Brick tapped his foot in thought and looked to the sky. He'd be going back out soon, and there were more plants than a single person could realistically kill like this anyway, short of burning down the Rabin side of the woods.
"...I've got an idea. You help me learn to clean wounds, I'll let you take the stash that I collected."
Destin laughs. "Yeah, they're pretty...argumentative I suppose..." he tilts his head. "Sacha's pretty cool. She's super kind and a good leader. I think you'll like her."
He blinks at the offer and nods slowly. "Sure. I'm sure that would be okay! Do you know anything about herbs or healing or anything like that?" He asks.
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"Aya gave me the basic rundown on what does what around here. Lavender, echinacea, elderberry, and peppermint. I had been hoping to have her teach me how to use some of it, but more important matters came up."
He stroked his beard in thought.
"Honestly, I have only the vaguest idea of how to use any of it. I remember seeing 'lavender oil' as a topical anesthetic in the 'alternative medicine' aisle of a grocery store at some point, but if I tried to extract that or anything on my own, I'd probably burn down the camp - and if I tried to use it without doing anything special, it'd probably just amount to me rubbing leaves on peoples' cuts."
He looked at Destin, examining him for any signs of excessive fatigue and such. Brick's mind wandered a little bit, and he remembered Destin mentioned a headache. He'd have to check that out.
"Aya gave me the basic rundown on what does what around here. Lavender, echinacea, elderberry, and peppermint. I had been hoping to have her teach me how to use some of it, but more important matters came up."
He stroked his beard in thought.
"Honestly, I have only the vaguest idea of how to use any of it. I remember seeing 'lavender oil' as a topical anesthetic in the 'alternative medicine' aisle of a grocery store at some point, but if I tried to extract that or anything on my own, I'd probably burn down the camp - and if I tried to use it without doing anything special, it'd probably just amount to me rubbing leaves on peoples' cuts."
He looked at Destin, examining him for any signs of excessive fatigue and such. Brick's mind wandered a little bit, and he remembered Destin mentioned a headache. He'd have to check that out.
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"Aya gave me the basic rundown on what does what around here. Lavender, echinacea, elderberry, and peppermint. I had been hoping to have her teach me how to use some of it, but more important matters came up."
He stroked his beard in thought.
"Honestly, I have only the vaguest idea of how to use any of it. I remember seeing 'lavender oil' as a topical anesthetic in the 'alternative medicine' aisle of a grocery store at some point, but if I tried to extract that or anything on my own, I'd probably burn down the camp - and if I tried to use it without doing anything special, it'd probably just amount to me rubbing leaves on peoples' cuts."
He looked at Destin, examining him for any signs of excessive fatigue and such. Brick's mind wandered a little bit, and he remembered Destin mentioned a headache. He'd have to check that out.
Destin nods as he listens to Brick. He chuckles slightly, a bit guiltily as Brick mentioned burning down a camp. That was nearly what I did...
"Usually mashing the herbs with mortar and pestle works pretty well. You just have to be careful with dilutions. If you add too much water, especially with dehydrated herbs, it can decrease it's effectiveness." He nods slowly to himself. "Berries are tricky for sure. We have a few poisonous ones around in the forest, and I've seen a few people get close to death by mistakenly eating them. So don't eat berries if you can help it! "
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"Not too worried about the berries. Ever since I went ape on Misha yesterday, I've been craving nothing but salad, leaves, and bamboo. Oh, and... Before we do anything else, come on outside to the campfire with me for a bit, eh? You're out of the woods, but I'd like to make sure there's nothing that'll cause long term problems for you."
Brick turned to walk over to one of the higher makeshift seats and motioned for Destin to join him.
"Not too worried about the berries. Ever since I went ape on Misha yesterday, I've been craving nothing but salad, leaves, and bamboo. Oh, and... Before we do anything else, come on outside to the campfire with me for a bit, eh? You're out of the woods, but I'd like to make sure there's nothing that'll cause long term problems for you."
Brick turned to walk over to one of the higher makeshift seats and motioned for Destin to join him.
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"Not too worried about the berries. Ever since I went ape on Misha yesterday, I've been craving nothing but salad, leaves, and bamboo. Oh, and... Before we do anything else, come on outside to the campfire with me for a bit, eh? You're out of the woods, but I'd like to make sure there's nothing that'll cause long term problems for you."
Brick turned to walk over to one of the higher makeshift seats and motioned for Destin to join him.
Destin nods. "Not sure if we have any bamboo in the forest. But the other stuff we probably have tons!" He then blinks at the offer, frowning slightly. I'm a healer..I think I'd know if something were wrong with me! He looks at Brick for a long moment, trying to fight the urge to rebel and tell the older man off. Deciding against it, he huffs and walks out of the tent, following him. He sits next to him in a shorter seat, still unable to have his feet touch the ground. He sets his hands next to him and swings his legs as he looks around the camp.
Jett felt a wave of nostalgia wash over him as he entered the Rabin camp. He smiled slightly and took a deep breath. The scent of the camp, fresh and unique, brought back a tide of memories, some happy, others not so happy. Jett took a long moment to just stare around the camp, taking in what had changed, and reminiscing about what had remained the same. His eyes stopped when they reached Sacha's tent, and he suddenly felt uncertain about whether he had made the right choice coming here. He turned and walked the other direction, heading towards the other side of camp.
@Fionraella is Sacha free? :3
@Fionraella is Sacha free? :3
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@Jaywing93 She is XD
"So you decided to come back to the Rabins?" A voice says behind Jett. Sacha glares at his back, her arms across her chest. How dare he come back. After everything that had happened...he still came back. Why... "What do you want Jett?" She asks, trying to keep her voice cold as ice. She couldn't stop the small pang of regret creeping into her heart. It wasn't all his fault, but in a way it was. He was there. And then he wasn't. So much time had passed, she never really thought about him much anymore. She had finally been happy. But now, there he stood, almost mockingly. Almost saying "Here I am, look at me. And you can't do a damn thing about it."
Sacha took a step forward. "What do you want?" She asks again.
"So you decided to come back to the Rabins?" A voice says behind Jett. Sacha glares at his back, her arms across her chest. How dare he come back. After everything that had happened...he still came back. Why... "What do you want Jett?" She asks, trying to keep her voice cold as ice. She couldn't stop the small pang of regret creeping into her heart. It wasn't all his fault, but in a way it was. He was there. And then he wasn't. So much time had passed, she never really thought about him much anymore. She had finally been happy. But now, there he stood, almost mockingly. Almost saying "Here I am, look at me. And you can't do a damn thing about it."
Sacha took a step forward. "What do you want?" She asks again.
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Brick noticed Destin's apparent mild indignation, and gave zero shits at all. He leaned down and tilted Destin's head upwards towards the sky as he examined the kid's eyes. He moved his hand to block the light coming down on Destin's face, then moved his hand back away.
"...Normal eye dilation. Good."
A single sharp tap just under the kneecap followed. Nothing wrong there, either.
"And your reflexes are normal too. Also good. No immediately noticeable damage to the sympathetic nervous system. Now, if you could do a few jumping jacks for me and tell me if the headache comes back or worsens, that'd be great. Just trying to get a feel for whether that headache you mentioned was from exhaustion or from something you'd need to get to a real clinic for."
Brick sat down on the bench and eyed Destin. "Pardon my caution. I saw plenty of injuries back when I was in the SCA. Beating eachother with vaguely weapon-shaped sticks'll do a body plenty of harm, even if you're wearing heavy armor. While I might not know anything of healing yet, I do know what brain damage looks like, and I'd say that about a third of the people who get concussed or overheated didn't want to get checked out and passed out on their way back to their tent. Some of those morons were even doctors."
Brick noticed Destin's apparent mild indignation, and gave zero shits at all. He leaned down and tilted Destin's head upwards towards the sky as he examined the kid's eyes. He moved his hand to block the light coming down on Destin's face, then moved his hand back away.
"...Normal eye dilation. Good."
A single sharp tap just under the kneecap followed. Nothing wrong there, either.
"And your reflexes are normal too. Also good. No immediately noticeable damage to the sympathetic nervous system. Now, if you could do a few jumping jacks for me and tell me if the headache comes back or worsens, that'd be great. Just trying to get a feel for whether that headache you mentioned was from exhaustion or from something you'd need to get to a real clinic for."
Brick sat down on the bench and eyed Destin. "Pardon my caution. I saw plenty of injuries back when I was in the SCA. Beating eachother with vaguely weapon-shaped sticks'll do a body plenty of harm, even if you're wearing heavy armor. While I might not know anything of healing yet, I do know what brain damage looks like, and I'd say that about a third of the people who get concussed or overheated didn't want to get checked out and passed out on their way back to their tent. Some of those morons were even doctors."
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Brick noticed Destin's apparent mild indignation, and gave zero shits at all. He leaned down and tilted Destin's head upwards towards the sky as he examined the kid's eyes. He moved his hand to block the light coming down on Destin's face, then moved his hand back away.
"...Normal eye dilation. Good."
A single sharp tap just under the kneecap followed. Nothing wrong there, either.
"And your reflexes are normal too. Also good. No immediately noticeable damage to the sympathetic nervous system. Now, if you could do a few jumping jacks for me and tell me if the headache comes back or worsens, that'd be great. Just trying to get a feel for whether that headache you mentioned was from exhaustion or from something you'd need to get to a real clinic for."
Brick sat down on the bench and eyed Destin. "Pardon my caution. I saw plenty of injuries back when I was in the SCA. Beating eachother with vaguely weapon-shaped sticks'll do a body plenty of harm, even if you're wearing heavy armor. While I might not know anything of healing yet, I do know what brain damage looks like, and I'd say that about a third of the people who get concussed or overheated didn't want to get checked out and passed out on their way back to their tent. Some of those morons were even doctors."
Destin grumbles slightly at the mini exam. He felt silly. He hadn't been to a real doctor and years, and this reminded him. He hated being prodded. He much preferred to be the one doing the prodding.
"No, I get it. Plus I'm a little kid right? Everyone's gotta look out for little old me!" He says bitterly, crossing his arms. He then shrugs slightly. "Some people are idiots and sometimes you have to realize that they're scared. Scared to admit anything is wrong with them. But I'm not scared. I'd never put my own life at risk. Whether or not they were doctors doesn't matter. Just says they care less about future patients' health. They definitely should not be doctors." He says firmly, running a hand over his head. "My headache is probably cause I drowned. Technically I guess. But I'm okay now."
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"So you decided to come back to the Rabins?" A voice says behind Jett. Sacha glares at his back, her arms across her chest. How dare he come back. After everything that had happened...he still came back. Why... "What do you want Jett?" She asks, trying to keep her voice cold as ice. She couldn't stop the small pang of regret creeping into her heart. It wasn't all his fault, but in a way it was. He was there. And then he wasn't. So much time had passed, she never really thought about him much anymore. She had finally been happy. But now, there he stood, almost mockingly. Almost saying "Here I am, look at me. And you can't do a damn thing about it."
Sacha took a step forward. "What do you want?" She asks again.
Jett froze at the sound of her voice. He looked over his shoulder and met her gaze hesitantly. He took a deep breath and turned to face her, slowly walking towards her. "It's been a long time, Sacha..." he said softly, avoiding her question. He couldn't help but notice the ferocity with which she was observing him, but it couldn't stop him from staring. He was overwhelmed with a multitude of emotions: fear, guilt, anger, and others that he couldn't quite identify.
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Jett froze at the sound of her voice. He looked over his shoulder and met her gaze hesitantly. He took a deep breath and turned to face her, slowly walking towards her. "It's been a long time, Sacha..." he said softly, avoiding her question. He couldn't help but notice the ferocity with which she was observing him, but it couldn't stop him from staring. He was overwhelmed with a multitude of emotions: fear, guilt, anger, and others that he couldn't quite identify.
Sacha scoffs, glaring at him coldly. She uncrosses her arms, setting them to her sides, her hands in fists. "I asked you a question Jett." She almost snarls, meeting his gaze. "Whether or not it's been a long time doesn't matter. I want to know why you are here. Why you're prancing back in here like you own the place." She takes a step towards him, wanting oh so badly to punch him in the face. She then notices Destin and Brick and scowls. No, she couldn't make Destin watch that. She looks back at Jett and scowls. "My tent. Now." She snaps, before turning on her heel and going into her tent. "And Kianna, I would have hoped that you would know better than to allow strays in our camp!" She disappears between the tent flaps.
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Brick nodded in agreement with Destin's appraisal of the morons who hadn't sought treatment, though he knew it wasn't completely that simple. "No shame in getting things checked out. But not everyone realizes something's wrong in the first place. I found out that out the fun way, myself. Took a really hard hit to the back from a polearm one day, didn't even feel it. Walked back to my camp after the fighter practice was over, went to bed. Woke up in the morning to find a waffle-shaped blood stain on the sheets from where the chainmail cut me to ribbons - through my tunic, at that. Was lucky it wasn't something worse."
He tapped his foot and shifted in his seat a bit.
"Anyway, let's get back to the medicine tent. You need herbs, and I'd like to learn to keep these idiots alive a bit longer."
He noticed the commotion between Sacha and a newcomer, but appropriately appraised it as being not his problem. He had enough on his plate that morning.
Brick nodded in agreement with Destin's appraisal of the morons who hadn't sought treatment, though he knew it wasn't completely that simple. "No shame in getting things checked out. But not everyone realizes something's wrong in the first place. I found out that out the fun way, myself. Took a really hard hit to the back from a polearm one day, didn't even feel it. Walked back to my camp after the fighter practice was over, went to bed. Woke up in the morning to find a waffle-shaped blood stain on the sheets from where the chainmail cut me to ribbons - through my tunic, at that. Was lucky it wasn't something worse."
He tapped his foot and shifted in his seat a bit.
"Anyway, let's get back to the medicine tent. You need herbs, and I'd like to learn to keep these idiots alive a bit longer."
He noticed the commotion between Sacha and a newcomer, but appropriately appraised it as being not his problem. He had enough on his plate that morning.
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