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Leaving Camp - Hullabaloo RP

Who:

Gaheris - Skipper of Camp Willow
Aqua - Camp Willow Healer
Taran - Camp Willow Cook/Guard
Sinway - Brother of Redwall
Baxtor - Camp Willow Guard
Hallow - Retired former Skipper of Camp Willow
Lee - Redwall resident
Konrad & Rosepaw - Lee's children

LOG:
The docks were bustling with activity with otters getting ready to leave. They had a ship, not just the usual rafts but a proper fishing ship small enough to travel the rivers and the last of the supplies were busy being loaded on board. The camp was in good spirits, it was practically like going on holiday.

Aqua tagged along, at first she wasn't sure of weather to or not, but in the end she decided she may as well go on the trip.She had her healers pack with her aldo. again just in case.   

Taran walked to the docks and sat down, for now watching quietly
   
Sinway walks onto the dock, his fiddle case hanging from his back, he carries a couple of travel sacks with him as well, behind him are two beast a Mouse and a Squirrel, he turns to them and smiles "as ye can see friends, i made it safely t' camp willow, so now ye can head back and let the abbey know i made it safely." once the two beast leave he turns back to the ship taking a few steps closer and offers a wave "ahoy mates, how are ye t'day?"   

Baxtor waves from where he is, seems he decided to be on the ship for now.
   
Hallow supervises. She's not much help at anything else these days but sitting there and watching everyone else do all the work but damned if she was going to stay home today "Hrm, ye could at least let 'em sit down, have a drink or somethin' if ye're goin' to walk them all the way out here Sinway" contrary to some rumours she's not dead. Just a bit battered, broken and very old.   

Gaheris has been loading stuff since yesterday. He's put things on the ship that he's not even convinced they need but someone put on a list so it goes on the ship "Don't just sit there mate, grab a bag an' 'elp" the Skipper yells from somewhere behind a crate of cloth as he passes Taran and carries on down the dock to the ship "Y'just in time mate, we're nearly ready t'see 'ow late we're goin' t'end up bein'" he calls out to Sinway because nothing happens on time with big groups of otters. He offers the crate to Baxtor since he's on the ship "Put tha' somewhere it won't get wet"   

Taran frowns, he slowly stands and decides he will help with something.He has been a bit quiet since he came but he is going at least.
   
Sinway looks to hallow and frowns "sorry marm." he looks to call them back but they are already gone "and i didn' walk them here, twas matilda, she be awful protective and wouldn' let me leave the abbey withou escorts." he sounds a bit sour about this "waste of there time if ye ask me, i can take care of me self on the small trip from the abbey t' here, guess i took it out on them with out meaning t'." he raises one paw that is holding the rope to two good size sacks "flask of october ale, provided by the abbey, should be good fer the journey, would of brought a berral, but i didn't see the point in draggin' one along." he turns to Gaheris "glad i made it in time, had t' wait fer someone t' be available t' bring me hear."
   
Baxtor smiles "This trip is gonna be great, fun and exciting....its been a while since we done this"
   
Hallow hehs "Probably take it personal if ye got kidnapped or somethin'. We'll have ta hold ye ransom when we get back" she's smiling, it's likely a joke. She finally gets up though it's stiffly and she slow to move towards the ship "Next time remember ye can loose 'em in the river, eh?" she winks, perfectly innocent and not encouraging messing around with abbey folk at all.   

Gaheris chuckles at Baxtor "Aye, if only it were every year instead f'every four...course then we'd probably never get anythin' done but it'd be more fun yeh?" Sinway gets a grin "Always welcome when y'come bringin' october ale, consider y'self bribed on board" he shrugs to the idea of having to wait for an escort "They're dangerous woods sometimes" that's why he keeps insisting otters travel together too.

Taran gets a couple things on board and then looks over the railing, he is not in the mood to swim right now, boat os fine for now.
   
Aqua looks over at Taran but decides to leave him alone for now, she looks around and smiles a little she had missed the last one they had and then ...well chaos happen, so some fun and relaxing will be nice.   

Sinway chuckles a little "aye, but i really don' wan' t' test t' see if me fiddle case be waterproof or not." he makes his way over and onto the ship finding a good place to set the sacks with the october ale down while keeping ahole of another sack in his other paw, most likely clothes and other such things "besides, i hate t' see what matilda would do if they lost me." he looks to gaheris "aye, bu' i have traveled alone way more then not, but i be a member of the order she says, but are dear champion forgets charter allows fer self defence, besides the one or two vermin i could of run into might not even bother a abbey beast." he finds him self a place to sit "bu' tis just the rambling of a otter who be used to bein' able to go where he wanted when he wanted t'."   

Baxtor looks over at Taran "Wot go ya all sad like, tis is a fun day, a party and just tons of good times ta be had lad"
   
"Ah, the boy will give ye a waterproof bag fer it, if there's anythin' we can still do better than yer abbey it's water workin'" Hallow says, already making promises for her son to keep as she shuffles on board ship with her walking stick and scopes out a nice box to sit down on.
   
Gaheris watches Hallow like a hawk, he's never entirely convinced she won't topple over and break something these days. He watches from a distance but just nods when she says he'll do things "Aye, sure, we can do tha'" he glances over to Aqua "We got everythin' the healers need? Y'might 'ave t'follow crotchety old otters around" he inclines his head towards Hallow "Best t'be prepared"   

Taran glares slightly at Baxtor and just goes back to looking at the river..ok bad mood now but least he is not punching anyone, a small sigh escapes him though.   

Sinway stands up and yawns a little "if ye don' mind me i will be goin' an' takin' a nap, had t' get up early t' get everything ready so i could make it here in time." he stands up and then goes to find a place to sleep
   
Aqua first nods to Skipper "All set skipper and yes.."She looks at Hallow and nods to the Skipper again.She then glaces at Baxto "Just leave him a lone..someone he knew died and they just had the funeral...ok...ok"She then looks around before making sure things are ok.   

Baxtor frowns and backs up, he starts to ask who and decides not to as he is just here as a guard, so lets guard and keep an eye out for trouble   

Hallow squints at the Skipper. She heard that but she lets it go as attention seems to have moved to the other pair but she just nods at Aqua's description. She knows who that was "Time away might be well timed, nothin' beats lookin' at the sea when you're thinkin'...Everyone 'ere been ta the sea before?" she squints around, trying to judges ages.   

Taran turns around as the sea is mentioned, he runs a paw along the railing and speaks, "I...never been to de sea, my parents at the time didn't want to take me, said I was...too young" He is an adult now, just barely of adult seasons but an adult still."So its my...ummm first Hallowballo."   

Gaheris sighs faintly and looks to the sky with a little mutter as the mood down turns. Powering through! He smiles and nods to Aqua "Good! Then barin' any more stuff someone wants t'sell or trade comin' on board I think we've got everythin'! So, all aboard who's comin' aboard, everyone who's swimmin' we'll race y'there!"
   
Aqua says, "I will swim later...and it will be fun Taran, your see"She smiles, a good mood as she chuckles.She smiles "Maybe if one has some sort of rareer useful herb..maybe get some,otherwise we be good""
   
Baxtor grins "Never been ta one....oh your like it...games! Fun! Bonfires till late into de night...hot root contests!"   

Hallow smiles "Ah, it's a beautiful place and so peaceful. It's not like the woods at all where you're surrounded by the trees, ye look out at the sea and ye'll see as far as ye possibly can...an' the way the sun an' the moon dance on the waves, ah, ye just have ta experience it" she gestures a shaky paw to Baxtor "And then ye got the games and the other otters. We won the sailin' last time...an' the underwater fightin'...an' a pie eatin' contest!"   

Gaheris snorts "We won't more than tha', we rubbed holt Wakewave's noses in it" he says as he starts casting the ship's ropes off of the dock.   

Taran chuckles a little as he starts to cheer up. "Contests sound...fun"
   
Aqua smiles,"The whole event is fun"
   
Hallow turns her shaky pointing on to Aqua "But if ye go lookin' for herbs ye best watch who yer buyin' from. Flinchhook is a con, he'd tell ye his foot was a cure fer everythin' an' then he'd try ta sell it ta ye!"
   
Baxtor grins, "So how quick can we get to the shore mates?"
   
"Ahoy, mates!" Another otter makes his way quickly toward the group milling about. "Oy, thank m' lucky stars that I didn't miss th' boat. I 'eard ye were leavin' f'r th' 'Ullabaloo..."   

Gaheris just smirks and shakes his head at the chatter on the ship. He's just undoing the ropes when he pauses and turns to the sound of the new arrival "'ey! Y'got good timin', any later an' y'd be swimmin' after us! Welcome aboard"   

Taran waves to the new otter and smiles "Seems its an otter party so..why not"   

Aqua listens to Hallow and nods, she looks to see whom all is here and sees the one otter and smiles a little..swiming shouldnt brother any otter really.   

Baxtor chuckles "And de otters come from all over, ha ha ha!"He smiles as things are relaxed now and the weather seems perfect.   

"Couple of days probably" Hallow replies to Baxtor question about how long it'll take "We 'ave a ship an' we know all the tricks, it'll not take us long" She remains sat on her crate on the ship with her walking stick, all ready and waiting to be off.   

Lee holds up a paw. "Oy, one sec, please..." He turns around and calls out to two younger otters, "C'mon, 'urry up, you two! Can't y'see th' ship is leavin'? C'mon!"The older otter boards the ship, his two children following, and he takes a good look around the deck. "Ahoy, Skipper 'Allow! We're in fine company, indeed!"   

Gaheris of course waits for the youngsters to catch up. He chuckles lightly "Brought the whole gang I see" he looks to the woods once they're on board but not seeing anyone else hurrying to catch them he casts off "Anyone else will 'ave t'catch us up!" he says before he hops in to the water to follow alongside the ship as the crew navigate her out of the inlet.   

Taran chuckles, a couple otters are likely swiming that do end up a little late but seems they planed for it anyways. "I also think its my first boat ride too...but hey could be intresting"   

Aqua smiles "Just dont get all motion sickness and your be fine Taran..boats are not too bad, least on the river..now sea travel is not always fun"   
   
Baxtor asks, "The sea?We will be at the river and sea..where they meet, we could sail some on de sea and whats wrong with sea travel lass!"He grins a little."   

"Oh, I stopped bein' Skipper a while ago" Hallow says to Lee, holding up her permanently shaking paw as if in demonstration why but her age has been showing more since she retired due to the injury. She points to Gaheris just before he jumps in the water "Ye want the boy for that now. It's been ages since I've seen ye, who are these two then?"
   
Lee smiles at Gaheris, but then shakes his head. "Nah, not quite the 'ole gang... Me wife decided to stay at Redwall. They're, ah... Still workin' through Oz's death." Heard his two children over toward where Hallow is sat, his smile is quick to return. "Ay, it 'as been, 'asn't it? Y' remember me wife, Streamheart, 'm sure. Well, this 'ere boy's me oldest, Konrad. An' th' lass is Rosepaw. Kids, this is Hallow, former Skipper o' Camp Willow. Anyway... This is their first 'Ullaballoo, can ye believe it? Practic'ly a rite o' passage it is!"   

Gaheris continues swimming, quite enjoying just swimming down the river for a while next to the ship. He's not the only one but they'd left a couple of rope ladders over the side of the ship so they could get back out of the water whenever they liked.   

Taran watches the skipper and chuckles, he is thinking on swiming and may well do it for a while but maybe in a little while.   

Aqua has decided to stay on the boat, she isnt really able to swim too well..being with dibbun as she is right now, though not due till closer to autumn time.   

Baxtor just watches the sidelines and the woods, he smiles so far..so good, no troubles and thats just fine.He is glad of this and relaxes a little but still stays alert.   

Hallow smiles at the kids "Oohh, well it's lovely ta meet ye both, ye're in for a fun time, ye'll get ta play in the sea and there'll be lots of games fer the youngsters ta play" she smile back at Lee "I remember Streamheart yes, sorry she's not up to the trip this time" she looks around the ship to make introductions for the closest otters "This is Lee, he used ta be around the camp. That's Aqua, one of the healers. Baxtor there I believe is a guard and that's Taran, he grew up at the abbey. He's a very good cook"   

Lee nods to the others. "I believe Taran an' I 'ave met. Pleased ta meet ya, Aqua, Baxtor..." He frowns briefly. "I 'eard about wot 'appened t' th' Camp... Terrible news." While he chats, Konrad has moved to the railing. "How far are we goin', marm? Are we really goin' all th' way to the sea?"   
Taran nods "Yeah..grew up at teh abbey but Camp Willow is me home and yeah"He smiles "A cook and also a guard when needed"   

Aqua nods "Hello sir its nice to meet you and I hope a healer isnt needed too much, if at all on the trip but always good to have one."   

Baxtor grins and decides with a spalsh to swim for a little while
   
Hallow nods to the mention of what happened to the camp "We know of the troubles the abbey has had too. We persevere and live ta enjoy the better times" she smiles back down at the kids "All the way ta where the river meets the sea. Do ya both know what a beach is?"
   
Konrad turns away from the railing, while his sister continues to peer down over the side. "Dad's mentioned wot a beach is, but I've never seen one. I 'eard it's all sandy..." The older otter nods his head. "Aye, I just came back from a journey t' th' sea meself... Been doin' some travelin' the past few seasons."
   
Taran asks, "I bet the sea is nice, is it?""   

Hallow chuckles quietly "Oh it's lovely out there. There's so much sea ye'd never run out of places ta swim an' there's more fish than ye could ever eat" she nods to Konrad "Aye, that's right, sandy for miles. Ye can make sandcastles and maybe make some sand art in a jar ta take home"
   
"Sandcastles?" asks Rosepaw. "What else is there to do?" She seems really interested. Konrad nods as well, eager to hear more about what a Hullaballoo entails. Meanwhile, Lee stretches and yawns. "Don't think I've been ta one since I was about your age, Konrad... Me Da' took me... One o' th' last things me fam'ly did together..." He frowns, seeming to think of something painful.   

Taran just watches the river as they travel and is quiet for now, but listening to varies talking   

Hallow looks back at Lee "It seems like ages since I was there but I suppose a lot has happened since the last one, it'll be good tah see the other holts again" she looks back down to Rosepaw "They'll be lots of other dibbuns havin' their first trip to the shore too and we'll do games and contests like races an' pie eatin' contests and we'll have a big bonfire on the beach ta sit by"   

Rosepaw hmmphs a little. "I'm notta dibbun anymore," she answers, to which Lee replies, "Rose, remember wot yer Mum said about manners..." "But 'm not!"   

Taran glaces over and chuckles a little to himself and yawns, ok boat rides seem to make him tried it looks like."I might go get some sleep...."   
Hallow just laughs quietly "Well there'll be plenty of grown ups there too an' they'll be playin' about just like the kids" she gestures towards a door leading in to the ship and slowly starts to get up "There's probably lunch getting ready inside if ye'd like some?"   

Lee nods, and herds his kids toward the door. "Aye, lunch sounds great," he agrees...   

Hallow follows after the little group, into the ship to find wherever the galley is for some food and probably a nap.