Salamandastron: Recreation Room

-------------- Salamandastron --------------- The recreation room for the army of the Longpatrol. Here soldiers come to relax after a hard day's work and the officers come for a game of cards or a quick drink by the fire. The room is quite large, having to deal with a lot of hares at one time. Along one wall there is a large worktop with some cuhsioned stools lining one side of it. On the other side of the worktop there stand many kegs and bottles, lined so that they can be easily opened by someone standing on the inside of the bar but well out of reach of the rowdy hares on the other side. There are a few woollen cloths on the bar and mats in front of each stool. The next thing nearest to the bar are the round tables, each with 4 chairs around and a lantern in the middle of each one. There are a couple of slightly larger oval tables with 8 seats around, obviously for larger crowds. The other end of the room is littered with armchairs, comfortable armchairs, each pair with a small table in between. The armchairs are near the fire, used to heat the room and provide extra comfort for the relaxing soldiers. -------------------------------------

Tait looks at lolek then back at the other hares "well what are ye all a looking at huh, go on get, go eat something or clean stop sitting there looking and talking about beast, i thought i told ye it not right yesterday." he says trying hard to keep his anger down

Lolek pulls out a chair and sits down "Wot's happenin', and don't worry, we taught 'em a lesson, 'member Tait?"

The door swings open and Quinten walks inside, the Private is slowly tugging off a pair of leather gloves, the kind used when one has been boxing or sparring. His fur looks somewhat ruffled and he pauses to observe the others."

Jacey looks quite aghast as Tait scolds the gossiping glancers, and she stares fixedly down at the maroon kerchief in her paws, silent. It's not like she needs more attention drawn to her at the moment.

Tait sits back down and watches as they all leave he looks over to lolek "no they haven't." he says

Quinten coughs politely as he comes to a stop near Jacey's chair, he nods to the female recruit then glances down at the two bucks. "Hi there, you two new recruits?"

Tait looks to quinten and nods "i am." he says to him and holds out his paw "im tait of mossflower." he says to quinten

Gregorian has arrived.

Jacey blinks up from twisting the kerchief in her paws at the arrival of a new voice, peering at Quinten for a brief moment before emitting a sigh and... This time, instead of looking to the cloth in her paws, she stares into the flickering flames of the fireplace nearby.

Lolek nods towards Quinten "Yep, but I don't talk like an otter, and I eat like a hare" he says nudging Tait with his elbow

Quinten grins at the two bucks eyeing their clothing, "Well we should see about getting you two in uniform before someone catches you out of the correct attire." he winks at them, "Welcome to the mountain, I'm Private Quinten, or Quint for short." he glances at Jacey and nudges her shoulder, "Cheer up Recruit, i'm sure what happened wasn't your fault."

Tait nods and looks at lolek "just cause i spent my life with otters you ack like im one." he says befor turning back to quinten "nice to meet you." he says as he kicks lolek playfuly

Lolek says "What did they say anyways Jacey? No one has told me yet..."

Jacey gives a start of surprise as Quinten nudges her shoulder, her gaze swinging away from the fire and up to the buck. Giving a weak smile, she shrugs, giving a murmured, "Thanks," then looking back down at the kerchief. At Lolek's question, she blinks, then bites her lip, staring over at Lolek. "How d'you know m'name?" Weeeeell, it's probably not surprising that he knows her name, considering current events.

Quinten nods to Tait, "Nothing wrong with being raised by otters, my friend Greg was brought up around a load of otters, didn't do him any harm." he pauses and grins, "Except for his like for fish wot.." he glances at Jacey and shakes his head, "Buck up Recruit, what happened is nothing compared to some of the things I did as a recruit. You've never been escorted back in disgrace from Redwall."

Lolek raises his gaze to Quinten "Wot 'append?" He asks and kicks Tait back

Quinten chuckles, "Why don't I take you both down to stores and get you kitted out in proper togs and stow those weapons away? I'll tell you all about it on the way down." he eyes their clothing and weapons and grins, "You can say good-bye to nice comfortable clothing for awhile, Recruits are expected in uniform on and off duty."

Tait nods to him "well he don't like it that i don't eat as much." he says as he wishes he had a otters tail to hit lolek in the back with but doesn't so he just stands there

Jacey suddenly looks to Quinten, an irritated frown flickering across her face at his words to the two new recruits, her gaze then swinging back down to the maroon-red kerchief. "Y'don' ave any right t tell 'em 'bout what appened, if y e'en know th'truth an' not jus' th'gossip everybeast's been sayin'." She murmurs quietly, with juuuust a hint of anger. "If they 'aven't eard, jus leave it that way!"

Lolek says, ignoring what Quinten said "I don't mind if I don't know, but I was curious, you don't hafta tell me..."

Quinten looks at Jacey in surprise, "Recruit, I was going to tell them about the time i got sent home from Redwall in disgrace, I don't talk about rumours or spread them. Now I suggest you buck up Recruit." he glances at the bucks and snaps his heels together and points at the door. "Now did you want to get those uniforms or do you want the Major to catch you?" You whisper, "Is working the assumption that as your descs do not specify uniforms you are not wearing them." to Lolek and Tait.

Aaaand enter Gregorian into...a slightly dangerous looking situation, angry doe is always dangerous in the buck's opinion. He stops in the middle of the doorway, eyebrow raising and a curious look going to Jacey "Tell 'em wot?..." tell who for that matter. He glances back round, short nod going to Quint and glance to the other pair.

Tait looks at jacey then back at quinten he nods a little as he walks for the door but stops when gregorian comes in "good day." he says as he turns around to wait for the others

Oooohhhh. Jacey glances towards Quinten with the briefest of looks (and undoubtedly a sheepish look, at that), before looking away with a mumbled apology. Flopping her head against the back of the armchair she's sitting in, the despondent recruit squeezes her eyes shut tight, that kerchief still tangled in her paws as she ignores any looks, words, or anything else that might be directed towards her.

Lolek looks towards Quinten "c'mon, these're nice, do we hafta, wot! Well, depends on how much trouble we'd be in if we were caught without 'em."

Quinten squeezes Jacey's shoulder firmly and lowers his head to whisper in her ear, he then moves to join the two recruits by the door. "Just going to get Lolek and Tait togged out in uniforms Greg." He eyes them and grins, "If you like running eighty times around the mountain carrying ten gallon water buckets on your heads? he then lowers his voice to murmur to Greg.

You whisper, "It is ok Jacey, buck up recruit, things will turn out ok. Ender...ignore him."" to Jacey.

You whisper, "Seems the recruit was having an entanglement with Flare, similar to you and Fred wot, Ender found out. You can guess how it went from there. See if you can talk to her, names Jacey."" to Gregorian.

Tait looks at lolek "best just to do as we are told." he says being one who always follows orders, he waits at the door for them to come

Lolek sighs "Ok, long as they're comfortable..." at follows Quinten

Gregorian twitches his ears lightly and quickly looks from Quinten to Jacey after the whispering..hm. He steps out the way of the door though, heading for the chairs with a nod to the new recruits "Have yah waking at dawn and aching from work in no time"

Jacey's eyes blink open at Quinten's whisper, her lips quirking into a very faint, very small, though appreciative something that's a semblance of a smile. Straightening her head off the back of her chair, she gives a brief wave to the departing hares before sighing, her eyes returning to... That darned kerchief!

Quinten grins warmly and nods to Jacey and Greg and ushers Lolek and Tait out of the door ahead of him, "Oh yes, most comfortable things you'll ever wear. You seen your schedules yet?"

Salamandastron: Store Room -------------- Salamandastron --------------- At a lower altitude than the First Level, the cavernous Store Room of Salamandastron is equipped with natural air conditioning. The ceiling here is perhaps twice the height of a normal ceiling, allowing the air to circulate freely. Large barrels of cool, sweet, rainwater line one of the walls, while shelves and cabinets full of the finest food and ingredients are stored so high that perhaps only a badger could reach the very top. -------------------------------------

Tait says to quinten after they stop walking "no i haven't." he says as he waits for lolek to come

Lolek: walks along, going slightly slower than the other two, enjoying his last moments with the clothes that were comfortable, thinking the uniforms were tight and itchy.

Quinten glances back at Lolek as he hands out a piece of paper to you both. "Here we are, Your schedules are on here, Second Class recruits." he ducks into the large store room and heads over to a set of shelves loaded with clothing. "One tunic each, three pairs of trousers, three shirts, one belt and one set of white slacks for chores." he nods to the various types of clothing

Lolek sighs waiting for Quinten "'urry up." He says

Tait takes the cloths and moves to change "there not so bad." he says to quinten

Quinten smiles at Tait and waits for him as Lolek ducks out to take the clothing back to his room, "You are welcome, now any weapons you brought with you can be logged into the armoury with your name attached. You only use practice weapons until the officers say otherwise.

Tait nods and hands him his weapons "take good care of them, the otters said they were me dads." he says as he looks as if he doesn't want to give them up but being how he is he follows what he is told

Quinten smiles and nods his head, "They'll be locked up in the armoury no worries, you can come clean them and look at them when-ever you want."

Tait looks at his boots "ohh right." he pulls out a dagger from each boot that till now were unable to be seen "almost forgot about my daggers." he says as he hands them to the other hare as well

Quinten hands one of the daggers back to you, "Keep it in your belt, that is an acceptable thing to have around are useful in chores too."

Tait nods and takes it back "kay." he says then yawns "what now?" he asks

Quinten chuckles, "well tomorrow you'll report to the Meeting room for your first lesson, orientation and the like, then your normal schedule starts after lunch. You been shown your rooms already I am gussing?"

Tait nods "and i been to class already yesterday, how i met jacey, the other hares mad her run out crying in the middle of class." he says

Quinten frowns, "Did they now....and your trainer didn't do anything?"

Tait looks at him "it was jarril and he made us all have to stay here and can't leave sala cause of it." he says to him as his belly makes a few noice

Quinten chuckles at the noise and pats your shoulder. "Well standing orders for Recruits is they cannot leave the mountain, except on classes anyway only as far as the beach right in front of the mountain at any time on free time."

Tait nods "aye, i know but the way he made it sound is that we couldn't do that." he says then yawns "so what do you do in your free time." he says belly still making noice but he acks like its not there

Quinten laughs and starts to usher both recruits back towards the kitchens, "Well I either train, eat or do some of my writing. You should take a look at the Life of Sala up in the rec room, give you some hints about what happens around the mountain./"

Tait nods as he walks with him "well, i hope not every hare is as rude as the others who made jacey cry, now thats not right, i don't know whats been going on, but me cap'n would say you don't talk about other beast like that, makes ye as bad as a vermin." he says as his belly makes another noice but he doesn't look like he cares

Salamandastron: Dining Chamber -------------- Salamandastron --------------- This is the dining chamber for the mountain of Salamandastron. It is a veritable cavern, the necessity of feeding so many hares making the room so big. Dominating the room is a huge banquet table made of solid oak. Nobeast knows how such a venerable object came to be here, but its presence is undeniable. Smaller tables skirt the outside of the room, each sitting near a large torch burning brightly in its sconce. The chair at the head of the table is different from the plain maple chairs that occupy the rest of the room - it belongs to the Badger Lord. The massive object is graced with a carving of the very mountain it is in, with the sun setting over the sea. -------------------------------------

Quinten leads the way through the busy kitchens, pointing out various other recruits doing an assortment of chores. "Well I am sure the Major sorted them out, he's the head of my particular patrol and a fine officer." he nods to a table down one side loaded with food, "Now I suggest we grab some food before everyone else scoffs it all and you ignore any rumours or talk about Jacey."

Tait nods "i plan to." he says and takes a few bets of food but not much, ever seen a hare with not much food on his plate he sits down and waits for quinten to come

Quinten loads his plate up without seeming to think about it, settling across you and starting to eat, "Well...young chap....you'll fit right...in here at the mountain I think."

Tait laughs "besides not eating much, i just don't git as hungry as other hares." he says to him

Quinten smirks, "I blame all the otters, stunts a hare's appetite." he continues to munch his way through a pastry

Tait laughs "well i had to, we didn't eat like hares, some times we were out at sea and couldn't eat as much as we could when we were inland, so the cap'n mad us ack l;ike we had to save the food like we do when we were out at sea." he says

Quinten chuckles, "sounds like otters, frightfully rude bunch of blighters sometimes, no table manners." says old scoff and stuff there eating away, "But decent in a fight and jolly good with the old sailing lark what."

Tait nods a little "ahh you git use to it if ye lived with them ye whole life, as you can tell i talk more like a otter then a hare." he says

Quinten smiles, "You'll like greg when you get to meet him, he and his sister grew up with otters too."

Tait nods "well if i start talking like a otter im sorry, can't help me self some times." he says

You say, "It is ok Tait, don't worry about it.""

Tait nods a little as he finnishes his food and laughs as all the other hares look at him thinking he is crazy for not eating much

Quinten grins and winks at you as he wolfs down a piece of quiche, "After a few days of drills you'll be eating like the rest of us, you'll see."

Tait looks at him "i don't know being on a ship with otters can make you very hungry but i controlled my self i can now." he says

Quinten grins and winks, "Well you'll have to let loose and enjoy yourself sometime, welcome to the Long patrol too Tait, I think you'll shape up to be a good patroller."

Tait nods a little "i hope so, the otter said i was to good at doing what im told so they told me to try the patrol." he says

Quinten grins and nods, "Doing what you're told is a key thing to a good patroller. You met the Colonel yet?"

Tait shakes his head "not that i know of." he says as he yawns "and to tell the truth its not that im just not eating its that im really not hungry." he says

Quinten nods his head, "Well we all have different appetites and I am sure you'll bump into her soon, Colonel Zoe Lang, our boss in the absence of a badger Lord. you make sure you're polite. She tells you to hop you hop, she orders you to submit to my diabolicly fur dye testing you do so." he winks at you and chuckles.

Tait looks at him "fur dye teasting?" he asks

You say, "Testing, we have some dyes we use when we go out on night patrols and the lark. Little invention I cooked up out of some old books. need to test it from time to time.""

Tait nods "i see." he says but still doesn't know what it is

Quinten laughs at your confusion, "You'll find out one day, I ask for volunteers from time to time, maybe you'll volunteer one day."

Tait nods "well im all ways welling to help, so just put me up as the first beast you ask." he says

Quinten grins widely, "I'll remember that Tait." he winks and pushes back his chair. "so care to see some more of the mountain?"

Lolek has arrived.

Quinten is sat at a table munching away on a large plate of food, waiting whilst Tait goes to get himself some pie.

Lolek happens to be walking in, hoping for some leftovers, or at least a pie or two, but sees Quinten and says "As you can see, I'm not in uniform yet, I want to wear these for a little while longer

Quinten smiles at Lolek and nods, "Sit down and grab something to eat, just make sure you show up in uniform for your classes tomorrow."

Lolek says as he grabs an apple pie "I will don't worry, I don't think I could handle ten laps, and I don't like having to do that much work, I could do it without the bucket o' water, but I don't think so with it..."

Quinten grins at you and winks, "Well you have to run five laps around the mountaine ach morning normally anyway as part of standard routine. There are also chores to be done each day as well."

Lolek sighs "well, five shouldn't be too bad, and that depends what kind of chores, better not be scrubbing the floors, I hate that."

Tait yawns as he lifts his head up "wow i must of feel asleep." he says

Quinten smiles at Lolek, "Scrubbing floors, cleaning your dorm rooms, helping in the kitchens or the infirmary."

Lolek sighs "Well, I would help in the kitchen happily..." He says, his face giving away the fact that he would most likely eat the ingerdiants.

Tait looks over to quinten"you still going to show me around?" he asks

Quinten smirks at the buck, reading his thoughts maybe. "The top cook is Skipai, otter chap real good at running those kitchens and the recruits in it." he winks nad stands up, "Sure thing, want to come along Lolek?"

Lolek nods "sure, long as we bring a snack or two, wot!" He says as he grabs a couple half-pies.

Quinten walks out into the main hall, long ears flickng from side to side. "Right so what do you want to see first? Sentry Room? Or something upstairs?"

Tait looks at him "i don't care." he says

Lolek is following the two while munching on one of the half-pies "Hmm, how 'bout the sentry room?"

Salamandastron: Entryway -------------- Salamandastron --------------- This is a small, raised platform in the side of the mountain upon which you can see down to the small niche in the mountain. Cunningly designed, this precaution allows one from this vantage point to see who is standing outside without being detected. -------------------------------------

Quinten walks along the passage leading out, he turns somewhat to the side before the drop down into the niche outside the mountain. "Ok see these stairs? They lead us right up into the Sentry Room."

Quinten Leads the way up into the sentry room. Two Privates are stood at the windows with a Lt. a short way away. All are armed with bows and their choiceof weapons. Quinten salutes the Lt. as he looks up and comes over, "Afternoon sir, just giving these two new recruits a brief tour, if'n ye don't mind sir." The lt. a middle aged doe looks over you both and grins, "Not at all Quint."

Tait just looks around a little, though he is looking around his mind is thinking about the otters and wondering what they are doing What do you want to whisper?

Quinten turns and eyes the recruit and shakes his head, "Recruits, front and centre, salute the Lt. now."

Tait jumps back and looks at the Lt. "ohh my bad." he says as he salutes the Lt.

Lolek salutes sharply, hoping no one was angery that he forgot.

Quinten is stood at the top of the stairs with the two young recruits, talking to the Lt. on duty up here whilst the private watching the shore through the window remains standing on duty. The Lt. nods as the recruits salute and she smiles. "Good job, remember that when you see an officer."

Lolek says "I din't know you were an officer, sir!"

Tait nods a little then goes back to thinking about the otters as he looks out the wendow

There's a small shuffling sound from the bottom of the stairs before Freddie makes his way up and stops just behind the gathering at the top of the stairs "I say, party going on or something? Few more bods in here than I thought there'd be, wot?"

The Lt. smiles and taps her rank badge on her lapel. "Quinten did call me "lt." learn to listen buck or check the badges and learn what they mean. You'll pick it all up soon enough." The Lt. and Quinten grin at Fred and Quint nods at the new bucks. "New Recruits Fred."

Lolek says "Sorry, newbie 'round here, not used to militaristic life..."

Tait feels like a new recruit, "um sorry, wasn't really here, i was thinking about stuff and didn't really hear what guinten said." he says

Freddie ooooooh and puts on his most evil grin for the recruits, which isn't very evil at all really "Fresh meat! If a little scrawny, soon sort that out" waggling his ears a little he slides round them and properly into the room "Should start payin' attention from now on too or you'll find it bally hard tah keep up with everything"

Quinten grins at the Recruits and winks at Fred and the Lt. "Had to get them into Uniform myself earlier, of course we still need to work out a "proper" introduction."

Lolek sighs ""Proper" Introduction?" He doesn't know what they mean.

Tait just yawns as he is use to things like this as it happen all the time when he was with the otters "if ye are trying to scare me your going to have a hard time." he says

Freddie gives the lt. a glance before he steps up to stand up straight in front of Tait and puts on his best military tone "Am I boring you lad? Do yah believe yourself above the rest of us or somethin'? That we're just wastin' yah time?"

Quinten smiles behind his paw and eyes the Lt. who is just watching with a grin, She looks from buck to buck and shakes her head, "Sounds like these two need a taste of Patrol life." Tait looks at him and smiles but keeps respect in his eyes "no sah but if ye are just rying to scare me its not going ot work, living with otters who do that sort of thing almost every day make ye that way." he syas

Lolek sighs and inches behind Tait, a bit more suspicious "What do ye mean by "Proper introduction"?

Freddie tilts his head to the side, his ears flopping over with it "Oh did yah now? Maybe a couple of laps of the sea then? Get enough fish for the patrol tah eat for a week? Or maybe could be nice and just leave yah with a bucket tah clean all to floors in the mountain with?" he glances round to Quinten and the Lt., barely keeping grin in check and out of sight of the recruits "Wot did yah have in mind?"

Tait yawns trying hard not to laugh as that is dibbuns stuff compared to what the otters had him do

Quinten stays quiet as the Lt. pipes up, "Oh I think make em clean out each and every one of Skipai's ovens, make em see that patrol life is not all about the fighting and the looking dapper."

Lolek laughs, now knowing that they were joking "How'm I s'posed to run 'round the sea? It's impossible!

Tait yawns "well ye could swim." he says as he moves away so lolek wont be hinding behind him

Freddie grins a little at the Lt. "Usual reprimand if they get their uniforms messy in the process?"

She grins widely, "Oh yes, if they mar those new uniforms see to it that they get short rations and double duty."

Lolek eyes become big as dinner plate(pun intended) "No, half rations aint enough to live on! I can barely survive on what I do eat!"

Tait looks at her and yawns "short rations." he says and looks at quinten andthen lolek as they know what he is talking aobut

Freddie points an ear in Tait's direction "This one's got a bit of an attitude on him doesn't he? I say yah give him boxing lessons Quint"

Quinten smirks at Freddie and turns his eyes to Tait, looking him up and down, "Oh I think I can do that Fred, teach him a thinig or too."

Quinten smirks at Freddie and turns his eyes to Tait, looking him up and down, "Oh I think I can do that Fred, teach him a thinig or too."

Tait looks at freddie trying hard not to laugh as he just stands there thinking this is nothing compared to what he had to do with the otters

Lolek slowly inches towars the door, not wanting to get in anymore trouble.

Freddie quirks a brow at Tait "Nevah seen a beast smile at the idea of oven cleaning duty, shall obviously have tah give him plenty of chores tah keep him happy"

Tait trys so hard not to laugh and does a good job but he still doesn't say any thing

The Lt. lays a paw on both Fred and Quint's shoulders, "ok boys, enough for now. You are dismissed recruits, go enjoy the rest of the mountaing and get acquaianted with your new home."

Tait salutes the Lt. but knows he could keep this up for days he moves to the door and stops waiting for quinten to come

Quinten waves a hand, "You two go ahead, I need to speak to the lt. here, i'll see you both around,"

Lolek walks out of the sentry room as fast as his legs would carry him

Tait nods "well i have something i want to go look at by my self so ill leave ye all bye nice meeting you, and i can't wait for that cleaning." he says then is gone before any one can say any thing.

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