Spit and Polish and Potatoes

Life is hard for young soldiers unaccustomed to military discipline, but young Private Teddy got a healthy dose of it from General Wedge Zeluco who put his fate and his disciplinary record squarely in the hands of Miss Larah Westland!

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[12:17] Larah Westland (larah.daxter): me nods "hullo Sadie"

[12:17] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) smiles and nods "Afternoon Larah. Hows goes the day?"

[12:18] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow): Hey Joseph, y'okay over there?

[12:18] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai): hello miss larah an miss sadie!

[12:18] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai): im alright

[12:18] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai) smiles

[12:20] Private Teddy (teddyryder) waves to Sadie and Larah ..

[12:20] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) goes to tip her hat... and remembers she's not wearing it "Hey Teddy. Y'okay there?"

[12:20] Loki Darwin (loki90) is online.

[12:21] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai) waves to potato

[12:21] Private Teddy (teddyryder) nods to Sadie "sure am Sadie" then looks at larah "I started that job at the orphanage maam"

[12:21] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) glances up hearing the tiny patter of feet...

[12:22] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) calls "Y'okay up there loki?"

[12:22] Loki Darwin (loki90) takes a big breath "HAAAARRRRR!"

[12:22] Private Teddy (teddyryder) gazes at joseph "hope your being good boy"

[12:22] Loki Darwin (loki90) peeks under the roof "Heya, miss Sadie, miss Larah, matey!"

[12:22] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) hears Teddy and visibly rolls her eyes, then turns around to Teddy "Ya mean ya started mending the fence there Teddy?"

[12:23] Private Teddy (teddyryder) raises his eyes and sees Loki ..

[12:23] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) grins at loki

[12:23] Loki Darwin (loki90) notices private "potato" and just stays silent while petting his cat

[12:23] Private Teddy (teddyryder) smiles "sure did maam, I thought you might want to come with me .. and we .. could look at it together"

[12:24] Loki Darwin (loki90) decides to join the others and jumps down

[12:24] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) blinks at Teddy "I know what a broken fence looks like and one that daint"

[12:24] Larah Westland (larah.daxter): *aint

[12:26] Private Teddy (teddyryder): Just saying larah, thought you might like that ... you know .. so you can make sure I'm doing it to your satisfaction

[12:26] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai): how did the fence get broken miss larah?

[12:26] Loki Darwin (loki90) looks at miss Larah

[12:27] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) reaches down and strokes Spookie behind the ear...

[12:28] Loki Darwin (loki90) grins at miss Sadie while mr. Spooky purrs

[12:29] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) smiles and nods to Wedge "Afternoon General"

[12:29] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) looks to Joseph, "it aint broken all that much, I guess a horse kicked it or something.....hullo there mr Wedge, Sir"

[12:29] Wedge Zeluco walks up seeing Laura then the Private

[12:29] Wedge Zeluco: howdy

[12:29] Private Teddy (teddyryder) watches as the general walks up ... he tries to salute him

[12:29] Wedge Zeluco waits for the salute

[12:30] Loki Darwin (loki90): Heya mr. Wedge!

[12:30] Wedge Zeluco: howdy young man

[12:30] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai): hello mr wedge!

[12:30] Private Teddy (teddyryder): Sir, haven't see you for a while .. he croaks

[12:30] Loki Darwin (loki90) imitates the salute with a grin

[12:30] Wedge Zeluco: howdy there young man

[12:30] drifter (marty.orsini): howdy

[12:30] Wedge Zeluco winks at Loki

[12:31] Wedge Zeluco: howdy sir

[12:31] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) nods to Drifter

[12:31] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) mutters something about Teddy avoiding Mr Wedge

[12:31] drifter (marty.orsini): howdy sadie

[12:31] Loki Darwin (loki90) waves at the kind stranger of the other day

[12:31] Wedge Zeluco crosses his arms waiting on the private

[12:31] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) nods to Drifter

[12:32] drifter (marty.orsini): tips his hat to the lady

[12:32] Private Teddy (teddyryder) salutes him better "Sir, did you have something for me ?"

[12:32] Wedge Zeluco just eyes the private ...I'm waiting for the proper salute

[12:32] Loki Darwin (loki90) waves at the doc

[12:32] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) waves to Conway "hullo there Doc, how are ya?"

[12:33] Wedge Zeluco: not a half assed one

[12:33] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) smiles and nods "Afternoon Doctor."

[12:33] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey): Hey, everyone.....I'm good, Miss Larah....How are you?

[12:33] Private Teddy (teddyryder): /mw jumps down off the wagon ...

[12:33] Loki Darwin (loki90) whispers to Joseph "Ya think doc's gettin' private potato a shot?"

[12:33] Loki Darwin (loki90) grins

[12:34] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) smiles at Conway, "oh I am just fine thank ya. No need ta be seeing ya just yet"

[12:34] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai) glances at noki and nods

[12:34] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey) ears perk up...."Who needs a shot?!?

[12:34] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai): *loki

[12:34] Loki Darwin (loki90) waves at miss Cloud

[12:34] Private Teddy (teddyryder) stands tall and renders him a polished salute at attention

[12:35] Loki Darwin (loki90) eeeps "No one! We ain't sick!"

[12:35] Wedge Zeluco Salutes

[12:35] Wedge Zeluco: Very good private..as you were ....Oh!

[12:35] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) wonders who Loki is waving to, then smiles seeing Dancing Cloud "Dago Te Dancing CLoud"

[12:35] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) smiles and nods "Afternoon Mrs Sudbury."

[12:35] Private Teddy (teddyryder): I'm here for whatever you need sir

[12:35] Loki Darwin (loki90): Well, mr. pot- I mean, mr. Teddy looks a lil down, doc!

[12:35] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai) tilts his head watching teddy and wedge intrigued

[12:36] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey): My linic could use a good scrubbin....

[12:36] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey): *clinic

[12:36] Dancing Cloud Sudbury (awarmleg): Dago te Larah

[12:36] Wedge Zeluco points to miss Laura ...you do wise to stay away from this young lady here. You are on real thin ice right now...

[12:36] Private Teddy (teddyryder) scowls at Dancing cloud

[12:36] Wedge Zeluco: are we clear?

[12:36] Dancing Cloud Sudbury (awarmleg) nods to Loki and sadie

[12:36] Private Teddy (teddyryder): Sir but i explained that to the

Marshal .....

[12:37] Loki Darwin (loki90) snickers while covering his mouth

[12:37] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) grins a little hearing Wedge, "Wes spoke ta him yesterday Mr Wedge, Sir, gave him a real good warning, didnt he Teddy?"

[12:37] Wedge Zeluco: I dont care what the explanation was..is or is going to be..

[12:37] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey) cringes my face....."Oooooo.....Not gonna argue with a general are ya??"

[12:37] Private Teddy (teddyryder) mutters "now you know he had it all wrong Mrs Westland "

[12:37] Loki Darwin (loki90) whispers: "He's gettin' grounded again!"

[12:38] Wedge Zeluco: you Steer clear from her! and that IS a Direct Order!...are we clear?

[12:38] Joseph Mordred Harnett (catrinasalai) cautiously pets spookys head and giggles hearig loki

[12:38] Private Teddy (teddyryder): yes sir, I'll try and to what I ask as best I can .. but sir I'm also doing some work for her

[12:39] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) looks at Teddy, "ya can still do that as a punishment, Teddy, I do not have ta be there"

[12:39] Private Teddy (teddyryder) looks to larah but scowls a bit "it will be done maam"

[12:39] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey): He can scrub my clinic......

[12:39] Wedge Zeluco: then in order for your ass to not to get into trouble...she will have to send me a note stating so *then looks at Laura

[12:39] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey) Laughs

[12:40] Private Teddy (teddyryder): But sir .....

[12:40] Wedge Zeluco: ma'am...please as for his assistance through me and only me

[12:40] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) nods to Wedge, "of course" thinking that it might accidentally get mislaid

[12:40] Wedge Zeluco: Private!..are we clear?

[12:40] Wedge Zeluco: thank you ma'am

[12:41] Private Teddy (teddyryder) sighs and stands taller "yes sir!" .. he salutes him again

[12:41] Wedge Zeluco Salutes

[12:41] Wedge Zeluco: as you were then

[12:41] Loki Darwin (loki90) looks at the scene and thinks his punishments aren't that bad after all

[12:41] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) smiles "well pardon me but I have ta get ta the school house and go through my notes" smiles at Sadie and the children as she turns and walks off

[12:41] Private Teddy (teddyryder) shakes his head and jumps up on the wagon again

[12:41] Wedge Zeluco: yes ma'am

[12:42] Sadie Hiker (magentastormcrow) smiles and nods to larah "Say, larah, y'see Nicolette, say hi fur me will ya?"

[12:42] Wedge Zeluco looks over at Con...is that you laughing back there?

[12:42] Wedge Zeluco nods at Dancing cloud ..ma'am

[12:42] Larah Westland (larah.daxter) hears Sadie and nods "sure I will"

[12:42] Dr. Conway J. Bailey (conway.bailey): Who me?? Laughing? I think it was one of the kids....

[12:43] SCHOOL HOUSE DOOR: Larah Daxter is at the door.