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This is an old revision of 1867.02.25.OllieFindsACat made by CourtPetri on 2013-02-10 12:21:07.
<#ann: Celeste wakes up when Ollie sneaks the crying cat back into the orphanage, and gets out of bed to see what's going on, thinking at first that the cat's meows are a child crying. When she sees that the cat is hurt, she tries to figure out how to help. She bustles over to get her little nursing kit, mostly bandages and things like that. She tries to bandage up the cat and is scratched for her efforts. She'd give up if Ollie wasn't there, but he encourages her to keep going and she does manage to stop the bleeding, etc.#>
<#jonah: The cat seems to calm down after a few moments. Ollie holds it and talks softly to it, petting it gently. Celeste is able to examine the animal and finds that it's oozing from what looks like an abscessed bite to the back leg. Celeste recognizes what's wrong and neatly lances the wound, draining the pus out, while Ollie comforts the animal. Ollie then sneaks to the kitchen and grabs some scraps from the ice box, and feeds them to the cat, which accepts them gratefully. #>
<#court: Ollie and Celeste keep the cat in the tower for a couple of days until the abscess is healed, tending to it and feeding it. On the third day, the cat is feeling much better and, though they had planned to sneak it out safely that evening, it is too restless. While Jeanne and Cal are taking their turn stripping the orphanage beds to bring the sheets down to the laundry on their way to morning chores, the cat jumps in the window and dodges around them and out the door... right into the waiting arms of Nora, unfortunately, who is heading upstairs to make sure they are not lollygagging. The cat darts away to freedom, but Nora is livid, and wants to know what a cat is doing in the bedroom. Jeanne squares her shoulder and opens her mouth, ready to take the blame, but Cal jumps in quickly, surprising her. "It was me; a king needs a cat." Nora is neither amused nor impressed, and promptly sends him to Mr. French for a reminder of "his place." Jeanne is sure to pass him a few extra rolls at dinner that evening. #>
<#ann: Jonah, for the future, as we get older and Celeste gets better at this sort of thing, do you want her to keep helping out? Is this a once-off? Does Celeste teach Ollie how to sew so that he can stitch up animals? Do they work together to learn more about animal anatomy? (That could be an interesting event, actually. If they find some dead rat or something and carefully dissect it so they can better understand how all the muscles and things work. Also interesting if Celeste wants to do that, but Ollie is NOT okay with it. I think we'll wait til their older though - maybe after she's decided to be a doctor, so around 13 and 10 for them?) Are you still going to be a vet, because we could do some studying together, basic things. #>
<#jonah: This is not a once-off. After this point Ollie seems to bring home sick, hungry and injured animals with some frequency. He's not keeping them as pets, but rather explains that he just wants them to feel better, and then let them go. I think that if Celeste wanted to dissect a rat, Ollie would have no trouble finding one for her — actually that might make a nice event for Jonah's purposes, so if you're up for it, go ahead and make one and I'll jump in. As for the vet thing: I'm not 10% sure yet, but I think we should proceed with Ollie showing some enthusiasm for helping Celeste study by helping her understand the animals he brings home. Actually, come to think of it, he's more of the nurse, and she's playing the doctor, at least sort of... #>
<#ann: I was thinking more that they come across something dead and get a good idea, rather than looking for one in particular. I think the impetus to go and find one would be when she is older. Is that okay, if it's not until, say, 1873 or so? #>
<#ann: I was thinking more that they come across something dead and get a good idea, rather than looking for one in particular. I think the impetus to go and find one would be when she is older. Is that okay, if it's not until, say, 1873 or so? #>
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