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Chapter 8.2: Home on the Range ((IC))

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The Stray
GM, 646 posts
The Marshal
'round these parts
Wed 3 Nov 2010
at 04:33
  • msg #1

Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

Early Afternoon, April 10th, 1879. Ward's ranch house.

[John Smith, Alouette, Augustus Spotswood]

"Home, Home on the range!
Where the deer and antelope play.
Where seldom is heard
a discouraging word
and the skies are not cloudy all day!"

John crouches underneath the awning of the porch, waiting for a reply. It's not a long wait.

The door opens a crack, and the weathered face of an old negro looks out at him.

"Hello." he says conversationally. "Welcome to the house of Dr. Dexter Ward. What is your business here in such dreadful weather?"
John Smith
player, 114 posts
Bennies W:0 R:1 B:2
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Wed 3 Nov 2010
at 04:41
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Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

John tries his best to avoid letting his teeth chatter but fails as a sudden gust of wind blows by him chilling him to the bone. "'Ahm l-l-looking for Dr. Ward." he managed to get out. "and m-m-maybe some place warm to wait out this st-storm." he added. Hopefully the doctor was enough of a gentleman not to let someone die of pneumonia on his front step. Perhaps he could kill two birds with one stone and see what was going on with Charging Bear and Alouette, he kind of liked the tin can, odd though it may be, and given Ward seemed heavily connected with the goings ons around the town and its environs he even felt a bit of worry for the alleged angel.
Abraham
NPC, 5 posts
Negro butler
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Wed 3 Nov 2010
at 04:49
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Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

The man nods. "Certainly. Please, step inside, sir."

He opens the door and ushers John into a lavishly appointed foyer. He pulls a chair for John. "Wait here, sir." He says, and heads down the hall.
John Smith
player, 115 posts
Bennies W:0 R:1 B:2
P: 7/8 T: 5 W: 0 F; 0
Wed 3 Nov 2010
at 04:54
  • msg #4

Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

Steps inside and finds himself feeling a little uncomfortable and out of place, soaking wet and none too clean from the rain and the mud he looks at the chair dubiously. If it's wooden he goes ahead and takes a seat otherwise he tries to find a place for his duster and his muddy boots.
Dr. Dexter Ward
NPC, 78 posts
Southern Gentleman
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Wed 3 Nov 2010
at 05:02
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Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

The chair is, in fact, wooden, and John enjoys a few minutes off his feet when a well-dressed gentleman with his arm in a sling enters the foyer. He regards John and bows. "Greetings, sir." He says, his gentle Georgian accent lighting the room as much as the fire from the nearby parlor. "I am Dr. Ward. Who do I have the pleasure of addressing?"
John Smith
player, 116 posts
Bennies W:0 R:1 B:2
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Thu 4 Nov 2010
at 05:34
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Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

"John Smith, least as far as I know." John says offering his hand to the doctor now that it's had a chance to warm up his shivering has lessened some. "Pleasure sir. Come to see if'n I could ask you a few questions and the mebbe take have your hospitality till the storm clears up some. If'n it's not too inconvenient of course." he said trying to smooth out his English some to sound more 'proper', he's met with limited success.
Dr. Dexter Ward
NPC, 79 posts
Southern Gentleman
P4 T5 W0 F0 B2 Cha+4
Thu 4 Nov 2010
at 06:00
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Re: Chapter 7.3: Home on the Range ((IC))

Ward shakes John's hand with his good arm. "A pleasure, sir. Would you kindly remove your boots and overcoat and set them in the coat closet? I'll have Abraham fetch you a blanket, and we can move into the parlor, where I have a fire going."
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