Hands Off Hands On Training
Characters: William, Amthyst, Aikuen, Kentar
Location: Moledeep
Moledeep: Foremole's Chamber
William had woke up with a sore throat and was soon caught up in a coughing fit. Once his coughing subsided he had wanted nothing more then to be back to sleep and wake again later without either. But that was to be as his coughing had woken Amthyst.
The blind rat had naturally shown concern over her companion's sudden ill health questioning how he felt and if he needed anything as well as suggesting quite strongly a move to the infirmary after his four coughing fit of the morning. He grumpily complied after she promised to bring him breakfast if he moved and she went off to track down assistance in the form of an otter.
Moledeep: Kitchens
Both adult otters are in the kitchen today. While the twins are still asleep. Aik is helping Fira with some of her chores. That she failed to do yesterday. He doesn't mind to much, as he dries the plates before putting them on the counter. His rudder is wrapped around hers as they work. They are just quiet as usual. Until Aik nudges Fira in the shoulder lightly. And he chuckles. Fira smirks before hitting him back. Then going to smile deeply. Resting her head on his shoulder. Awkward position. Yes. Does she care? What do you think.
Amethyst comes into the kitchen is search of soup. Yes soup should do nicely. The ratmaid knocks on the door frame as she enters. "Hello?" she asks not knowing which beast may be in the kitchen at this hour. "Is there any soup in here?"
Yes let Aik handle it good idea. Amy frowns at the mention of hotroot soup. She doubt something so spicy would be good for a sick beast. "That the only soup we have?" she asks.
Aikuen scratches his chin, before shrugging, "I'm not sure. It's usually the one we always got..." he kisses the top of Fira's head again, before pulling himself away from her. Unraveling their rudders. As he heads over to the stove area. He checks a few random pots already set out. Before saying, "Yep. That's it... You still didn't answer my question. Why do you need it? Breakfast will be ready in about an hour or so. Cant you just wait?"
Amethyst sighs, "Billy woke up a little while ago feeling just awful. I promised to bring him some breakfast. I didn't think it would be this difficult." Amy isn't really happy about this but a small part of her /i/s excited at the prospect of putting her healer training to good use.
Aikuen tilts his head at her, "Will is sick?" he chuckles, "Soup would be good. But hotroot would just make it worse... Fi, Yo Fi!" he laughs as he tosses a napkin at her. She blinks and looks behind at the smiling otter, "What is it /Dear/" she grins evilly. Aik winks, "Will is sick. Can you go down into the pantry and get some of the preserved fruits for me darling. It doesn't really matter what they are. Fruits though." he smiles. Fira has a concerned look on her face when he says that Will is sick. And nods slowly before going into the pantry. "Is he in the infirmary?" Aik asks Amy, going over to grab a small pot, and put water in it at the sink.
Amthyst says, "He should be. I made him go lay down in there and then came looking for something he could eat and you. He said his head hurt but that's probably from all the coughing he's been doing. That and a empty stomach. He's been coughing really hard every so often and it last a good minute or more each time. Also his throat's sore."
Aikuen nods, as he goes back to the stove and places it on an already lit stove top. Then going underneath shifting the coal, to make the heat a little more. Well Hot. He says, "I figured as much. As it is cold/flu season. And since you wanted food. I assumed it wasn't digestive sickness." he chuckles, "Good that he is in the infirm. It sounds like its just a cold. But we will see... Lets see if we can make him something to slurp on..." Fira shortly returns with a small gathering of assorted dried fruits. Aik smiles, "Thanks darling. Now... Can you help me cut them up into tiny pieces?" As he already starts.
Amethyst waits a while to see if she's going to be roped into cooking as well before heading back to the infirmary to check on Will
Aikuen hums as he works, and when the otters are done. They put the the whole sticky mass into the now boiling water. Aik gives it a stir and nods, "This will help him feel better. And help him get better in general. Its not the greatest tasting thing in the world... But it wont matter to him much anyway..." he nods a bit. Going to rest against the warm oven. Fira leans against it too, licking her paws of the syrup. Aik smiles at her. The otters are not going to rope Amy into anything. And when she leaves they start to play around. Until the syrup is done.
Moldeep: Infirmary
Aikuen kisses Fira heavily on the neck, until Fira taps him, "Geroff me you big silly! Heheh... The syrup is ready..." Aik blinks at her and then turns to the pot. Where the fruits have given their all to the water leaving a yellow opaque syrup. Aik tastes it, and makes a weird face before nodding, "Aye. That'll do it..." he chuckles. Going to get a ceramic jar with a lid. He carefully pours the mixture into the jar, before sealing it up. He then goes over to Fira, picking her up and putting her on the counter. Kissing her a few more times, "Ill be back me lovely..." he nuzzle her before taking the jar and a cup, and heading into the infirmary. He enters and goes over to the bed, "Hello Will. Amy tells me your sick. Got something for yah to help..." he nods.
William is sitting up on one of the infirmary beds. Another coughing fit takes him before he can greet the otter. When he's able he takes the cup slowly. "Wot is it?" he croaks, his throat is raw and scratchy and the coughing does help any either.
Aikuen goes to sit across the bed, after he gives him the drink, "Its sugar water." he jests, "Just drink it. It WILL make you feel better. Its boiling fruit acid. It will help with your throat and help you get better quicker..." he waits for him to drink it.
Fruit sounds good. Acid not so much. But Aik knows what he's doing the rat assumes and so he tries the syrupy stuff. "Ugh! ..." Will chokes it down despite its taste. "... How ... bleh. Yuck. How long does this stuff take before it start working? ... Noticeably." he asks handing the emptied cup back to Aikuen.
Aikuen chuckles, "Your throat should be all coated with the stuff now. So it shouldn't be all itchy, sore, and stuff. I'm assuming. Anyway. Either way. If you take about a cup of this every few hours. It should make you feel better soon enough. It helps with it somehow. There is a lot of mumbo-jumbo with it. But it does work." he nods.
Amethyst is letting Aikuen do most of the work here. She's not completely idle though there are pillows to fluff and blankets to fix. All very important you know. Mostly she's just watching, observing. Taking the otter's methods in like a little rat shaped sponge.
William nods a little. "There isn't anyway you could make it taste better is there? If I have t drink it every few hours couldn't you maybe add something to it so it isn't so awful tasting?" Will asks not looking forward to his next round of medicine
Aikuen rubs his chin, "Well I could. But I don't know how effective it would be against your throat. It would still be good for you. But. You throat might get sore again. Or even redder. So. Do you want to risk it? Or you going to take the medicine like normal. You get used to it I promise!"
Amethyst tilts an ear toward the otter but doesn't seem all that interested otherwise.
William grumbles something unintellable before muttering, "... fine." He's not happy but better to take the stuff as is if 'fixing' it could make him sicker.
Aikuen eyes him at the mumble. Shaking his head slightly, "...It will be okay Will. Its not that bad. I think its quite good. Just not hot. When cooled, and the fruity bits removed. Quite.... Bracing" he chuckles.
"You're not the one having t drink it," Will retorts frowning.
Aikuen frowns back, "I have when I was sick. And if i get sick again. I will take it then. And since I'm here with you. That will probably be true. In fact. I'm going to beat it. And take a few swigs of it myself. Just. Not from your jar... Even though i might not get it. I still don't wanna try!" he chuckles, "Cheer up! It could be worse!"
Amethyst contemplates the otters words. She may have to have some of this stuff as well. "How will we keep the little ones out of here? If we tell them not to come in here they're sure to do it just because they were told not too. .... How ... No, they'd make a bigger fuss if they had to take medicine as well. ..." Amy muses still puttering around the infirmary trying to look busy while Aik does the real work.
"I said it was fine. I'll take it," Will grouses. He's not really in the mood for cheering up right now.
Aikuen looks over back to Amy, "Well. I could tell them nothing. They don't usually run into the infirm anyway. So if iIdon't give them any influence. Maybe they wont know. But they are going to figure out where their missing brother is. So. We'll just have to make sure they stay away as much as we can..." he nods and then looks back to Will, "It's just a simple cold Will-o-buddy! We'll soon have you hopping around and doing the polka and no time!" he laughs.
Amethyst asks, "How do we make sure they stay away?"
"Perhaps I could keep an eye on them? You know, just keep them busy and stuff." Kentar asks, walking into the infirmary, tilting his head a bit as he heads over to them.
William shifts himself on the bed and lays down. He's tired. Maybe a nap will make the this day go by faster. And what a day it's been not even breakfast time yet and it's already going south. Or maybe it is breakfast by now the rat guess as a stoat has just appeared. Yes if he's up Garnet's probably in the kitchens by now.
Aikuen looks over to the stoat, waving over, "Whoh stoat! Careful. This is diseased quarantine area!" he chuckles, getting up from the bed and heading over to the door, "Sides. I'll keep in eye on them. We'll both watch them. More eyes the better!" he laughs, "We both can figure something out to keep them busy..." he smiles.
Amethyst says, "I can help with that too unless you think one of us should stay in here."
Kentar hrms a bit and chuckles a bit at Aikuen. "Eh, I'm not scared of getting a cold." he nods. "Had them before. And look at me now." he chuckles a bit before looking towards Amy. "Its up to you. Though I think Will might like company. Not fun being sick alone." he nods.
Aikuen chuckles and pats the stoat, "Aye! But what about Garnet and Chris? Your a carrier now! Aren't you lucky!" he laughs. YES, he laughs at this, "Well get you some medicine as well. Just in case. You will like it... I promise." he nods before going to look at Amy, "Plus just in case he needs anything. You will be here." And the being alone part also.
William is ignoring the others for now. He isn't sure how but somehow this will make them suffer.
Amethyst says, "I suppose I should take some of your wonderful fruit medicine too even if I stay in here."
Kentar hrms a bit and tilts his head. "What about them?" he asks before shrugging absently at the otter. "But yeah. What he said." He points at Aik and chuckles quiet, smiling lightly.
Aikuen looks back over to Amy and nods, "Oh aye. You might not catch it. But you never know.... I'm just about to head into the kitchen and brew up some more of the stuff and give it to everyone. Except for the young ones. I'll find something else to give them..." he hrms, "Kentar. You are possibly sick. And therefore can pass it on to others around you. Like Garnet, Chris, Kluna, Robin... Etc... I might be sick as well. That's why we are all taking it. Its not THAT bad..." he chuckles.
Between the medicine and a lack of sleep Will starts to nod off. He blinks his eye trying to fight it off but it's of little use. He yawns and settles down. He was going to take a nap anyway.
Amethyst is tempted to give the stoat a light tap on the head but her neither of her staffs are in this room. Perhaps she should get a third one to keep in here. Or maybe Garnet could loan her a long wooden spoon ... "Kentar, sit down and listen to Aikuen. He's the elder and more importantly one of the chief healers around here. You need to listen to him."
Aikuen nods at Kentar, "Yep. Serious as my left toe. Who is always serious. That's just enough time. for you to get sick. You may FEEL okay. But just wait until you spread to all the others. Then what are you going to say. Heh." he laughs at him, at the jumping, "Its just a precaution. The medcine is fine really. Made from fruit!
Kentar eyes the two of them closely and huffs. "Fine! Fine, I'm sure its for Garnet's on safety. I'd do anything for her right! Walk through hell all by myself just for her." he smiles. "So..." the stoat looks about. "Where is it?"
Aikuen says, "Good. The medicine is all gone or used. Need to go brew up some more. I'm headed back to Fira to go make some more for everyone else. It will be ready in an hour or so. You can wait in here. Or somewhere until its all done... I tell you when it is. Its not imperative to have RIGHT now. But its good to have some..." he nods and sighs, "Anyway. Ill see you later. See yah Amy. I'll be buy with a cup full for you... Get well Will. I'll be back to check on you as well..." he smiles at them all before heading off into the kitchen.
"Aik could y-" The blind maid starts to ask and the otter's gone. Amy hasn't had any brekfast yet. Darn it! That old otter moves too fast
Kentar hrms and waves at Aikuen. "Alright then, I'll see you later." he then blinks as Amy speaks, looking towards her. "Anything I can do for you or is it Aik you need? I could go get him."
Amethyst says, "I can wait til he comes back unless you brought food with you when you came in. It's been a long morning, haven't had breakfast yet. Will woke me up and then I went and got Aik and that was a while ago and all before breakfast ever started. So unless you have food on you I'll just wait for Aik so I can send him back to the kitchen again."
Kentar hrms a bit and ohs, thinking. "I don't have anything...oh wait." he reaches to his belt which has a bag of candied chestnuts. "I have candied chestnuts. I was going to give them to Chris but I think I can...handle...letting you have them instead." he chuckles, giving them to the ratmaid.
Amethyst smiles, "Thanks. After you take your medicine maybe Aik'll let you get him some more."
The stoat nods and smiles before pulling up a chair, sitting next to William's bed. "So Amy. How have you been?" Kentar asks, having been away for a day.
Amy waves a paw up and down in front of herself, "Today? About like this," The maid is dressed but it looks like she threw on the nearest thing to paw in the dark. Her clothes are rumpled but at least they're clean or were before she started eating the nuts the stoat had given her. She looks tired. Not enough sleep and too much worrying. She not too good at hiding her feelings. "Yesterday wasn't too bad though," She says finishing the chestnuts and tugging at her skits a bit to shake off any crumbs that may have fallen on them.
Amethyst nods, "Probably. He has spent a great deal of time outside either playing in it or working in it. I'm sure you've hear that tunnel you wanted is done. ... Once he gets something into his head it's hard to get him t stop. Good thing the snow'll be melting soon. Weather'll start getting nice again." Amy runs both paws down the front of her dress to check for any bits of nut that may be stuck to it, flicking them off when she finds them. She hums to herself as usual then sits down in the chair on the other side of Will's bed as Kentar's already in the other nearby chair.
Kentar nods slowly. "Yeah. I heard. I still need to check it out. See if it fits a stoat." he chuckles a little bit. "But at least now if that fox shows up, we'll be able to get away." he nods slowly.
Amethyst nods, "Yeah. It took him a while to make it. ... I hope we don't need it."
The stoat nods and then hrms a bit. "Kentar, oh Kentar! Can you come here a minute?" Garnet's voice comes from the hall. "Be right there!" Kentar calls back. "I guess I should leave." he chuckles. "I'll be back though. See you Amy." he nods, heading off for the hall.
Amethyst start to move to stop him. She doesn't think it's a good idea for him to leave before Aikuen gets back but too late again as he's already gone. She sits back done in her chair and pats the bed a little. "Just you an me in here now, Billy. ... Mind if I play something while you sleep?" She may not have a staff with her but she did grab her lute on the way from to the infirm from the kitchens. The blind maid picks out a tune and softly sings, "I planted her gently last su-umer, all in quiet evening shade, ...." Amy keeps a footpaw on the edge of the bed so she'll know if Will wakes up as her paws are busy with her lute as she continues to sing, "... within an orchard bow-ower, her little bed I made. ..."
William moves a bit in his sleep but doesn't wake. His whiskers twich a bit and he smiles as if at the song. He remains asleep until Aikuen returns with medicine for Amy.
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