Lunchtime in Salamandastron

BlisaMarshmellow · 2017-05-04 04:05:55 PM

SCENE: Salamandastron Dining Hall

CHARACTERS: Xander, a male badger. Flint, a male hare. Felicity, a female hare. Leafeyes, a female tree frog. Various spoofed hares doing various hare things.

LOG:
It's lunchtime in Salamandastron, one of the Long Patrol's favourite times of day! The room is packed with hares, although Ciocan is absent this time; he has work he needs to do. Felicity is balancing a tray on her hip, ignoring the buzz and chatter that is echoing off the stone walls as happy hares talk back and forth over salad, vegetable soup, fresh rolls, shrimp sandwiches (it's by the ocean, okay? They eat weird things here), and fresh vegetable pasties. The auburn-furred hairmaid snags a slice of blueberry pie and a tankard of hot mint tea and makes her way over to an empty table. The leverets are here, being watched closely by their caretakers and volunteers. They have a table all to themselves, and the mess they are making shows why. Julia (Felicity's baby sister) has a piece of pie stuck on top of her head, and her face is stained with the juice. She is refusing to eat some soup, even though the caretaker has tried to cajole and threaten her into eating it. Nothing has worked.

Xander makes his way into the room, he has yet to leave as he looks around for anyone familiar, he gets some food, a roll and some water before sitting down at one of the tables.

Flint is a little late as he was finishing some paperwork he had. Het gets some pastries, some salad and something to drink before sitting down to eat

"Uncy Flinty! Nuncle Flinty! Dey twyin' to /poison/ me wid zoop!!!" Julia hollers at the newly arrived male hare, waving furiously and trying to get away from her captors....I mean, caretakers. Felicity spots the badger and her uncle and changes course, making her way over to them. "Well, 'ello, Xandah, Uncle Flint! Don't bothah with Julia; she just wants to not 'ave t'go to classes. Do let's sit togethah!" She sits beside the badger and motions for her uncle to join her. Hares enter the room and leave the room, and the conversations lilt and lift all around them.

Xander smiles "Hi...guess I am still here, least for today, may leave tomorrow as can't stay too long need to look into getting the Mossflower Defender's base rebuilt"

Flint chuckles at his niece "I am sure she be fine as well, and as fer staying ya welcome to stay as long as ya like, then suppose one does need to tend to important things as well" He nibbles some salad.

Felicity is not nibbling her food; she's wolfing it down! I mean, she's a hare; they're always hungry, especially when their job requires the use of a lot of energy, like hers. Nodding, she takes a swig of tea and says, "Aye, that sounds very important. I'm glad y'could come visit us, Xandah, an' I'm sorry that y'can't stay longah. Maybe next time." And she starts downing food again. This is why hares are called 'stomachs with legs'....although it's usually a very good idea to not call them that to their faces. They are easily offended in some cases.

Xander nods "I...don't know, mainly came for news, most rather good seeing as bad beasts were defeated and some, well sad news but updates that needed to be known"

Flint nods "News is always wise to give weather its good or bad, and an update from Mossflower and Redwall area was very good to know about"

Felicity continues to eat as she listens. The volume of the noise in here has increased a bit, but they can still hear each other over the sounds of everyone else talking. "Aye, that all did need to be know. I'm sorry 'bout y'mum; I 'ope when y'get back 'ome, y'find that the scum who ordered 'er death is dead now." And he is! Emyuil killed him; it was just after the badger left Mossflower that he and DoraRose got back to the Abbey with the good news.

Xander frowns "Yeah..me too. I think someone was gonna look for him but I don't know. I do know he was badly hurt so couldn't of gotten far or done much to fight back, then again he was fairly tricky. Another reason to leave in the morning, a week by river and then home"

Flint says, "Just be careful on the way back, least the river avoids the dangerous area of the swamps"

Felicity nods as she eats a spoonful of soup. "Aye, do be careful, love, on your trip and back in Mossflowah. Everyplace seems to be teemin' with beasts that want to kill innocent travalahs, wot!" Although she did help get rid of a group that was attacking and enslaving beasts last night, so they're not a danger. But she's planning on not mentioning that.

Xander says, "I will be careful and stay alert, thar wasn't...well too much trouble on the way here so most likely none or very little on the way back" Far as he knows.

Flint says, "Maybe me and a couple others could go as far as where the river meets the coast, things been fairly quiet around here." Yeah he didn't hear of the vermin slaying last night. "Which is good, or sometimes not good "

Felicity simply eats her soup, not wanting her uncle to know that she went into danger without telling him. Finishing that, she moves on to her pasties and munches happily. "My word, these things are delicious!! I say, can I maybe come? I 'aven't been to the rivah in simply /ages/, and a walk for somethin' othah than a patrol or a raid would be nice."

Xander says, "Company be nice and I am sure Zolomon and Leafeyes wouldn't mind and its only a day away from here"

Flint asks, "I seen Zolomon, nice fellow and an archer it seems , who is Leafeyes?" He sips his drink and eats a little food as he listens "Not meet them"

Felicity nods as she finishes off a pasty. "Aye, I haven't met Leafeyes, eithah. I'd like to, though," she adds, than chomps her remaining pasty. Nom nom nom.

Xander says, "She is a tree frog and good, not to be confused with a toad."

Flint nods "I know wot toads be like...and rather totally forget it, though did come in handy once to of learned my way around the swamps, they rarely seem to leave the same couple camp areas"

Felicity has finished all her pasties and soup and salad, and now she's eating her rolls. She pauses when her uncle mentions vaguely his captivity. "Well, they need watah to survive, more'n the rest of us, I imagine," she says gently. "An' even though 'tis bad, per'aps forgettin' your past, even the painful parts, might, in a way, be forgettin' who you are." She sets down her roll and goes to give him a hug. "An' I love ya just the way y'are." Smiling at the badger, she adds, "Well, I'm sure this Leafeyes is a lovely creature, wot!"

Xander nods and lets the two talk as he seems in his own thoughts for now

Flint smiles at the hug and returns his own "I...learned about em' lass and that was helpful in rescuing a couple high ranking hares. Lord Ciocan took me aside and asked me ta help...but also if I didn't it was understandable but I helped...I mean why not I helped them avoid quicksand and other dangers, I remembered where one of the camps was and they were still there"

Felicity smiles up into her uncle's face. "I'm so proud o' you, Uncle Flint. You're so brave! I 'ope I c'n be that brave if I'm evah in a similar situation." She grabs one of her rolls and glares at a passing Recruit. Anybody who tries to steal her food will be in for a butt whupping!

Flint smiles "I suppose brave but also doin' me job, tis how I got the corporal rank from that mission"

Xander blinks a few times "Being brave is not always easy...neither is being trapped by some beast, you can almost lose yourself. Guess one learns from everything in life...right?"

Felicity nods and returns to eating what's left of her food. "No, 'tisn't. Bein' brave means doin' things, even when ye're terrified." Munch munch, swallow. "An' yeah, y'can learn from literally anythin' and everythin', anybeast an' everybeats, wot! Y'just 'ave t'be open to it. It takes quite a bit of 'umility...." and she is now working her way through the rest of her food. Nom nom.

Flint says, "I remember the wildcat ya mentioned, not wot happen though"

Xander looks down "It died...both did, they were brothers I think and one sold me to the other, I got away when they went back to Mossflower as they were heading North, I think or somewhere anyways. That Jedrick made me fight in the fighting pits in the tavern in Halyard...can't say 'tis the best way to learn fighting, and....well he is most likely the reason for sometimes me having...well anger issues, not nearly as bad now thank the seasons but you never know if I had stayed a captive longer or not had friends and family to help me afterwards, may be different than I am today"

Felicity simply listens and eats the remainder of her food (her slice of pie), brow furrowing as she frowns. She's never been held captive, but it wounds awful, and she's trying to imagine it. She decides to let her uncle to the talking and comforting and whatever, since he has an idea of what the badger went through, and she doesn't.

Flint nods "I was captive 4 seasons...little over that, 'tis...hard. I gave up hope of rescue 'til another hare was captured and I mainly fought ta rescue them and ended up rescued as well. 'Tis also very hard to get back to...well normal, I avoided most for first few weeks, Lord Ciocan even ordered everyone stop asked me questions 'til I was ready ta answer and trust me...unwise ta go against his orders." He smiles a little "But slowly I got over it, maybe not totally as one never totally forgets something like that"

Xander says, "Yeah, that's true...I wasn't a captive for over 4 seasons....a couple though so I have a sort of idea"

Leafeyes carefully enters the room, she is tiny and avoids most, heck she can stick to the wall and that is such a cool skill! She looks around and finally sees the badger and slowly heads over to join him "Greetings sir I am so glad I found you among all the beasts here...it is very crowed in here and mazy tunnels to be found"

Felicity listens and carefully tucks away all that is said in her memory. Then here is a small voice talking to the badger! The haremaid ducks down and spots the tree frog. "Oh! 'Ello, there! It is a bit crowded an' confusin' in 'ere, isn't it?"

Flint blinks "I am guessing...the frog yes she is clearly different than a toad"

Xander smiles and nods to the treefrog "Hey Leafeyes, yeah it's a little crowed in here then it is lunch time and all the hares eat around now"

Leafeyes looks at the hares and nods "Hello I am Leafeyes...I am smaller than most, runt of my family but size shouldn't matter I SAY" She nods to this.

The haremaid smiles. "And I'm Felicity. 'Tis nice t'meet ya, wot!" she stacks her empty dishes. The room is emptying as hares finish eating and wander off to go do their things. The caretakers have managed to wrangles the leverets and are marching them off to be cleaned so they can go to their afternoon classes.

Leafeyes watchers as hares head off" So...new friends, always nice"

Flint smiles "New friends are always nice ta have lass and keeping old friends as well"

Xander stands "I...should get some rest and bring Zolomon some food or least tell him to come get some. We can leave in the morning after I get supplies"

Felicity watches the badger leave, then turns back to the frog. "Aye, new friends are like silver, and old friends like gold!" she takes her dirty dishes to where they go, then comes back with a tiny amount of soup, a small wedge of pie, and a roll for the frog. "'Ere, I got y'some lunch! I 'ope y'like it."

Leafeyes does try it as she is always willing to try new things, ok the roll she dislikes but the pie she does like as she smiles "This food is good and sweet"

Flint sips a drink he has, "Have to be careful in some areas here, dinning area is one of them..." He sighs as a couple privates fight over, of all things the last what scone as he excuses himself and talks with them, and neither get the scone as they place it down and walk away. Flint gives it to one of the dibbun hares and sits back down.

Felicity nods. "Aye, some beasts don't bothah to watch where they're walkin'. Savages!" She then watches her uncle break up the fight. "Our pies are some o' the best in the area, although our food is bland and blah compared to Redwall's." She gets a dreamy look on her face. "I was there for a feast once; it was the most awesome food I've evah tasted. I 'ave dreams about it. I wish I could marry their food......"

Leafeyes says, "I do think maybe some food is better here...maybe food from sea, all have a dish better than another place."

Flint smiles "Yes we have a lot of different fish, sea food and a couple stews are better here, least I think so"

Felicity shrugs. "We do make a mean seafood stew.....I think they're bettah 'ere than at Redwall because we get our ingredients fresh every day. I don't think they even make clam chowdah in Mossflowah...."

Leafeyes says, "I would not know, I will have to find out"

Flint says, "That's true fresh sea food I mean thar is the river moss but it has different fish and that pond does also"

Felicity stretches. "I bet they don't 'ave clams anywhere in Mossflowah. Pity; I do love a good clam chowdah." She takes a drink of her tea. "I say, Leafeyes, do y'need a drink, love? I forgot to ask when I got yer food."

Leafeyes says, "Do you maybe have [some] fruit juice, that would be very nice indeed it would"

Flint says, "We may have some left if it was not all drank"

"Lemme look," Felicity says as she jumps up and wanders off in search of fruit juice.

Leafeyes nods as she waits.

Flint yawns as he stands "I think I will take a nap" He then goes to do just that

Felicity returns with a small cup of fruit juice. "Y'get the last that they made for today, love!" She sets it down for the frog to enjoy. "Now I'm sorry to say that I 'ave to go; I'm on guard duty at the front door. I 'ope ye 'ave a wonderful day! 'Twas lovely meeting you." She thne takes the remainder of her tea and goes to the guard room thing by the entrance to the mountain....

~*END*~

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#1 2017-05-04 04:05:55 PM

Lunchtime in Salamandastron

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