Support Services Meeting: Friday in the Park

[thatsamilkshake]

The largest picnic shelter at the park was decorated with a couple of the incredibly girly posters that had been going up around town, just in case people might think they should go to... any of the other shelters that didn't have any people in them. Because Francine was thorough that way, and also because she sometimes judged others by things she would expect herself to get caught doing.

The picnic table nearest the barbecue grills had a sign-in sheet on it, alongside a first aid kit, a couple of notebooks, and two cell-phones.

[OOC: Open! To anybody - students or grownups. The OCD will be here momentarily has arrived! It got distracted by So have Katie McGrath's breasts.]

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Arrive/Mingle

[thatsamilkshake]

The table next to that one had the promised FREE COOKIES! Which were chocolate chip, oatmeal, and very very warm. Almost as if someone had just baked them, despite plans to do that last night. Ahem. There was also a large cooler of lemonade and plenty of plates and cups. Biodegradable, yo.

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[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

There were cookies! While Harper was happy to offer her support to those in need, cookies just made everything better, especially in the mood she was in.

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[bitten_notshy]

Jack was there, occupying himself with a cookie, some lemonade, and a concerted attempt not to stare at Morgana's chest.

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[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire wasn't sure what kind of support she could offer, but she decided to swing by and check it out, since the magical reserve and the fighting reserve were very out of her league, so here she was.

And she was definitely not thinking about last night and kissing Jon or walking through town holding hands and how difficult it was to not do more than kiss him good night when they finally got back to the dorms.

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[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

Ellie decided to stop by because she might have some support to offer. Also, there were cookies. She had kitten!Eleanor with her, who seemed distressed that there was lemonade instead of milk.

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[glacial_queen]

Karla ambled in, drawn by both the free cookies and the nature of this Reserve. She hadn't had a chance to do much Healing while she'd been here. And even if she just taught some people the basics of triage, that would be okay.

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[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

COOKIES. Gabrielle felt completely justified in being here now.

No, really, it was the cookies and not the unspoken but rather potent urge to stare at Morgana's breasts.

What? She wasn't the sort of girl who did that thing. Really.

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[glacial_queen]

"Hi Gabrielle," Karla said around a cookie. "How have you...been?" It was a delicate way to ask OH MY GOD, HORMONES?!?!!?!?!?

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[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Shilo arrived, looking like she hadn't slept (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhighdorms/1665963.html) the previous night, and picked up an oatmeal cookie and began eating it ravenously.

A second cookie was promptly grabbed, but eaten slower this time.

Introductions

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine waved when people seemed to have quieted down and finished their mingliness, which was totally a word. She could wait. She had Morgana to stare inappropriately at, after all.

"Hi! This is Morgana, and I'm Francine. If you came to see what we can do to help out when the island's getting invaded, you're in the right place. If you just came for the free cookies..." She shrugged, which might not have been a bright move given the skimpy tank top she was wearing under a boy-shirt that was totally not hers, but whatever. "They're over there."

Then she reached for the first aid kit behind her. "This is one of the things we figured out real fast is useful to have around, and people who know how to use them, too. If you're not from here and now, it's a First Aid kit - we've got them in the dorms too. Anybody out there fighting - or just caught in the crossfire - may need medical help without any chance to get to the clinic, or may have minor injuries that they don't want to throw at the doctors who have more important ones to fix."

"These--" Which were her cell-phone and Morgana's. "--Are cellular phones, and again if you're not from these parts, they're for contacting people directly from a long way away. If you don't have one, let us know and we can see about finding one for you, so we can keep in touch with the fighters and magic types."

Francine went through a few other useful skills they'd thought of, like research, message running for when cell-phones wouldn't work, setting up shelters in town, and so on - just a brief overview, since they could talk about how to coordinate those things later -- then said, "We know we didn't come close to thinking of everything, though. So speak up - let us know who you are and what you think you can help with!"

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[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"My name is Harper, and while most of my skills are fashion-related, I'm good at rolling bandages and stuff like that. Oh, and I have a cell phone two, if you need someone who can call and send texts in case of emergencies and stuff," she said.

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[thatsamilkshake]

"Fashion-related skills could be useful," Francine said seriously. "The fighters might need some camouflage clothes!"

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[bitten_notshy]

"Jack Priest," Jack offered.

He was trained to be a detective -- not a conjurer, not a nurse, and not a soldier. This meeting seemed like it would fit what he could do more than either of the other two, if he could get past an urge to give the leaders untoward glances.

"I know some first aid, but I'm here for research," he said. "I read more than my share of languages and I learn quickly. I do need a cell phone."

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[nevertobequeen.livejournal.com]

"Knowledge of languages could be very helpful," Morgana said, smiling at him. "We purchased our phones at the general store, and I believe they still have more there. I think they're very pleased about all of the business."

Re: Introductions

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine had already said who she was, of course, but that didn't tell people what she could do, which was kind of the point of this thing. Most days, she'd be likely to hang behind Morgana and not think to volunteer that information unless poked, but distracting as whatever was going around the island this week was, it did give her a little much-needed self-confidence, too.

"I know first aid and I can do CPR," she said. "And cook. And, um. Drive, if we ever end up someplace where there's room for a car. I'm not great at research if I don't know what to look for, but I'm pretty good at following directions."

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[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Claire and I have no idea what I can help with, but I want to do what I can," she said.

Ugh, so lame. She blamed her brain still being stuck on last night.

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[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Ellie Bartowski. And this is my roommate, Eleanor," Ellie greeted, indicating the kitten she was holding. Eleanor mewed adorably. "She's usually not a kitten. Anyway, I don't have a whole lot of support to offer, but I do know CPR and basic first aid."

She figured getting a head start before becoming a doctor someday wasn't a bad idea.

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[glacial_queen]

"Hey, I'm Karla. I'm part of the Magical Reserves, too, but I'm also a Healer, so I figured it would be important for me to be here, too. I can Heal; I can tach people the basics of medical care that don't use magic; I can shield us in case of an emergency, if we're working on something and there's an attack; I can communicate over long distances without a phone--though I have one!" She held up her phone with a grin. "Oh, I can communicate with creatures that don't actually speak, as long as they're intelligent. Uh, that's all I can think of for now."

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[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

"Gabrielle," she introduced herself, not kind of checking out Francine either, really, because it wasn't as if that vague resemblance to Xena had a thing to do with it. "I'm in the fighting reserve too, but I've spent the past year traveling around with a warrior so I've learned a lot about being supportive, and I don't just mean knowing how to find all those knotted muscles by firelight in the middle of the woods at night."

Why was she mentioning that? Other than how it seemed like the most important thing at the moment?

"I've learned a lot about treating injuries on the battlefield, and how to organize defenses for people who aren't fighters, and I'm pretty good at boosting morale if I do say so myself."

. . . no, really, when she said 'boosting morale,' that was exactly what she meant! There were a lot of ways to do it!

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[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

"I'm Shilo," she offered, hesitantly. "My dad was a doctor, and taught me some stuff that's a little more than first aid, but nothing like as scary as ER medicine or anything. So I guess if people wanted I could, I don't know," and here her voice dipped into mumble-range, "maybeorganizethepeopledoingfirstaid."

Talk to the G-- Women, Thank You

[thatsamilkshake]

For lo, there shall be pings, which indicateth their presence.

Re: Talk to the G-- Women, Thank You

[nevertobequeen.livejournal.com]

Morgana and her lovely breasts looked very pleased to be here. It was good to be doing something genuinely useful, something that made her feel like she could be as much a part of the community as Arthur had become, and the fact that there were most likely pretty people to watch made the whole meeting even better.

Re: Talk to the G-- Women, Thank You

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine was here, and it'd be difficult to catch her not holding a cup of lemonade with lots of ice. What? It was hot! And she could press it against her forehead if any of the boys in the group got too...distracting. Or she caught herself staring at her co-hostess again.

OOC

[thatsamilkshake]

Um. There was sex pollen.

Re: OOC

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

GEEZ, FRANCIE.

;)