06-16-2018, 03:27 PM
For once, the day was relatively peaceful. Besides Marg’s fall the previous day, Rin had had only a few patients to treat, and most had had relatively minor injuries.
Even so, it was high time to stock up on herbs again, lest they run out within the next few days. Rin had delved into the flower fields in search of more marigold and comfrey- the bread and butter of medics everywhere. She was close to the border, but she had a relatively good view of her surroundings, so she wasn’t likely to be taken by surprise.
As she leaned down to uproot a comfrey plant, however, she overheard what sounded like someone approaching. Twitching her ears, she straightened up and glanced in the direction of the noise. About a dozen yards away stood a badger, their eyes curious. They didn’t smell like any of the groups, oddly enough.
”What do you need?” she asked, approaching cautiously. The raccoon opened their mouth to speak, but no words came out- she noticed their eyes move towards her bag, and their nostrils flare.
Without warning, they charged at her and snatched the strap of her bag in their teeth, yanking at it- dragging her off her feet with it. Landing roughly on the ground, she grunted and kicked her back legs out at the badger, using her front legs to remove the strap from around her and hold onto the bag. The bag would be easier to steal this way, but at least this way the strap did not present a choking hazard.
The badger recoiled, then snapped their jaws down on her leg and attempted to yank her away from the bag. Feeling the joint dislocate, she hissed and lashed out with her other back leg- this time, she could feel the blow connect, and hear the other creature yelp out in pain. Their thundering footsteps sounded past her, and out of the corner of her eye she could see them fleeing, screeching the whole way.
Gritting her teeth, Rin glanced down at her bag and opened it to examine the supplies inside. Nothing was damaged, as far as she could tell. She was not so lucky, she reflected, looking back at her injured leg. The bite didn’t appear to be severe (though it was still bleeding), but the dislocated hip would probably take some time to heal. That was just great; less than two weeks as Cleric, and she had already managed to get herself injured.
Well, there was no time to mope about it now. Retrieving two dressings and a sprig of marigold, she carefully pressed one dressing against the bite wound to staunch the bleeding- wincing at the resulting pain in her hip. ”Hey, can someone bring me some water? I need to wash this,” she called out, then put the marigold in her mouth and chewed it into a poultice. She could probably treat this by herself, but getting back to the medic’s den might be more difficult- let alone getting around to deal with emergencies.
/tl;dr: Rin fights a badger that tried to steal her herbs and manages to get them to back off, but dislocates a hip in the process
/so she has to stay in the medic den to let it heal- hence her IC absence for six days (you can still say your character’s wounds were treated by her, but she can’t leave the medic’s den and won’t appear in any threads)
/I might do more replies today and tomorrow morning before I leave, but they’ll all be retro to this
Even so, it was high time to stock up on herbs again, lest they run out within the next few days. Rin had delved into the flower fields in search of more marigold and comfrey- the bread and butter of medics everywhere. She was close to the border, but she had a relatively good view of her surroundings, so she wasn’t likely to be taken by surprise.
As she leaned down to uproot a comfrey plant, however, she overheard what sounded like someone approaching. Twitching her ears, she straightened up and glanced in the direction of the noise. About a dozen yards away stood a badger, their eyes curious. They didn’t smell like any of the groups, oddly enough.
”What do you need?” she asked, approaching cautiously. The raccoon opened their mouth to speak, but no words came out- she noticed their eyes move towards her bag, and their nostrils flare.
Without warning, they charged at her and snatched the strap of her bag in their teeth, yanking at it- dragging her off her feet with it. Landing roughly on the ground, she grunted and kicked her back legs out at the badger, using her front legs to remove the strap from around her and hold onto the bag. The bag would be easier to steal this way, but at least this way the strap did not present a choking hazard.
The badger recoiled, then snapped their jaws down on her leg and attempted to yank her away from the bag. Feeling the joint dislocate, she hissed and lashed out with her other back leg- this time, she could feel the blow connect, and hear the other creature yelp out in pain. Their thundering footsteps sounded past her, and out of the corner of her eye she could see them fleeing, screeching the whole way.
Gritting her teeth, Rin glanced down at her bag and opened it to examine the supplies inside. Nothing was damaged, as far as she could tell. She was not so lucky, she reflected, looking back at her injured leg. The bite didn’t appear to be severe (though it was still bleeding), but the dislocated hip would probably take some time to heal. That was just great; less than two weeks as Cleric, and she had already managed to get herself injured.
Well, there was no time to mope about it now. Retrieving two dressings and a sprig of marigold, she carefully pressed one dressing against the bite wound to staunch the bleeding- wincing at the resulting pain in her hip. ”Hey, can someone bring me some water? I need to wash this,” she called out, then put the marigold in her mouth and chewed it into a poultice. She could probably treat this by herself, but getting back to the medic’s den might be more difficult- let alone getting around to deal with emergencies.
/tl;dr: Rin fights a badger that tried to steal her herbs and manages to get them to back off, but dislocates a hip in the process
/so she has to stay in the medic den to let it heal- hence her IC absence for six days (you can still say your character’s wounds were treated by her, but she can’t leave the medic’s den and won’t appear in any threads)
/I might do more replies today and tomorrow morning before I leave, but they’ll all be retro to this
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