Kalyr : 73f - Fire-Fighting

[OOC: If it's me, Zul will ride along with the Karazthan to the fire, chatting
with Aldrand about his boss, if he seems chatty.]

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Subject:    Re: Kalyr: 73f - Fire-Fighting
Author: "Shmuel Ur" 
Date:       6/19/02 12:34 AM

[ooc who are we waiting for? Shmuel]

Kalyr : 73f - Fire-Fighting

[Zul]
She'll stick with the dwarf if he doesn't seem to mind, trying to engage him in
conversation about Rataxe, while helping out the firefighting/rescue effort
where she can.

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Subject:    Kalyr: 73f - Fire-Fighting
Author: Tim Hall 
Date:       7/5/02 2:01 PM



Rotemdol tries calling for someone with medical skills. 

"How bad is he?", a black-uniformed Karazthani asks.

"Broken leg", Banjo shouts back.

The Karazthani shouts something to someone else at the other end of
the street, then turns back to Banjo and Rotemdol. "Keep him stable,
we'll get back to him".

"You should get to the Temple of Valarna", Rotemdol tells the wounded
man, "They will be able to treat this easily. I will try to visit you
later".

Rotemdol does what he can to make the man comfortable.  Eventually two
men, probably local anthill-drellers, arrive with a stretcher,
accompanied by a Karazthani.

"We'll have to move him", says the Karazthani, "This isn't a safe
area, we need to use blasting charges to bring down the next building
and make a clear firebreak".

Carefully they lift the man onto a stretcher.

"If you need anything done that a  climber can do let me know",
Rotemdol asks, although he's quite satisfied to be a spectator while
the pros are working.



Zul observes the way the Karazthan are fighting the fire.  From what
she seems and overhears, it seems they're preparing to use 'charges'
to blow up some buildings that can't be saved in order to create a
firebreak.  For those areas they think they can save, they're spraying
water using large pumps mounted on the power-waggons, drawing water
from the river below.  The city guard are largely absent, but the
anthill denizens are pitching in, largely following orders from the
Karazthani, something which surprises her to some extent.
--
Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com

"It's a fine line between stupid and clever"
 - Spinal Tap

Kalyr: 73h - Fire-Fighting

[Oops, messed up the header on the previous post]



Zul sticks with Aldrand, and tries to engage him in conversation about
Rataxe.

"Rataxe dun't like this t'all", says Aldrand, "Men In Black crawlin'
all over. 'spose 's better'n all burn down.  Far worse'n last fire ten
years back".

Zul only dimly remembers the previous fire, on the other side of the
anthill.  That part got rapidly rebuilt, just as the scar of this fire
will probably be rebuilt, equally rapidly, and equally haphazardly.
And probably as fire-proof as before.



Everybody is ordered back. "We're about to fire the charges",
announces a Karazthani.

The crowd hushes in explaination.  Then, with a dull boom, several
tenement blocks on the edge of the fire crumple in clouds of dust.
Once the dust has cleared, there's a clear break, too far for the fire
to jump across.

"Perfect", says one Karazthani, a human, "We've saved this whole
sector.  Now it's up to the hose-men at the other end."

"Whole place is a fire trap", replies a kandar Karazthani to another.
Why do we bother?  We should just let it burn".

"Humans are people too", the human says angrily, "And the people that
own this place have power".

The kandar turns to Rotemdol, Banjo, Zul and Aldrand

"You four!", he says, "Just standing around.  Help clear any burnable
timbers from the buildings we've blown.  Make sure the fire doesn't
cross the gap we've made".

--
Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com

"It's a fine line between stupid and clever"
 - Spinal Tap

Kalyr: 73h - Fire-Fighting

Tim Hall wrote:

> Zul only dimly remembers the previous fire

[OOC: Zul might've heard about it, but remember, she's from Filgeth.]


Tim Hall wrote:

>
> "You four!", he says, "Just standing around.  Help clear any burnable
> timbers from the buildings we've blown.  Make sure the fire doesn't
> cross the gap we've made".

[Zul]
She gets to the work -- not without a glower at the kandar Karazthan. She
looks for an opportunity to speak with his human counterpart.

Kalyr: 73h - Fire-Fighting

Rotemdol

> "You four!", he says, "Just standing around.  Help clear any burnable
> timbers from the buildings we've blown.  Make sure the fire doesn't
> cross the gap we've made".

> [Zul]
> She gets to the work -- not without a glower at the kandar Karazthan. She
> looks for an opportunity to speak with his human counterpart.

As Rotemdol and Banjo get to work clearing the burnable timbers Rotemdol
comments to Banjo " do you think she is unhappy about being told to
work, being told to work by a male or being told to work by a kandar?
Look at her move, if she has the discipline she could probably become
a decent knife fighter in a few years"

Kalyr: 73i - Fire-Fighting

Zul gets to the work, although not without a glower at the kandar
Karazthani. 

As Rotemdol and Banjo get to work clearing the burnable timbers
Rotemdol comments to Banjo "Do you think she is unhappy about being
told to work, being told to work by a male or being told to work by a
kandar? Look at her move, if she has the discipline she could probably
become a decent knife fighter in a few years".

"I wonder", Banjo replies, "You remember her in the tavern last night,
and the hiding she gave Rataxe's son.  Sooner or later she'll pay for
that!".

Zul looks for an opportunity to speak with the human Karazthani, which
comes quite soon, as the human is also assigned to help out in the
clearance task.
--
Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com

"It's a fine line between stupid and clever"
 - Spinal Tap

Kalyr: 73i - Fire-Fighting

[Rotemdol]

Continue to work in clearing the area looking for:
- A knife as a memento
- People looting
- The red headed female (some people have interesting lives)

After everything seems under control Rotemdol will head to the Temple of
Valarna going through the pub first to change cloth and pick some juggling
equipment. He will invite Banjo and whomever was helping him to come along
and see how the wounded are doing, as well as see a free show.

Kalyr: 73i - Fire-Fighting

> Zul looks for an opportunity to speak with the human Karazthani, which
> comes quite soon, as the human is also assigned to help out in the
> clearance task.

[Zul]
"If that guy was running your outfit, he'd let the whole 'Hill burn
down," she says as she works, with a nod at the kandar Karazthani. "Good
thing you've got a smarter breed of kandar running the show, I guess.
This isn't your neighborhood we're saving, is it?"

Kalyr: 73j - Fire-Fighting

Rotemdol gets within earshot of the red headed female; some people
have interesting lives.  She's talking to a Karazthani as they work.

"If that guy was running your outfit, he'd let the whole 'Hill burn
down," Zul says as she works, with a nod at the kandar Karazthani.
"Good thing you've got a smarter breed of kandar running the show, I
guess. This isn't your neighbourhood we're saving, is it?"

"No, no Karazthani live in an area like this", the Karazthani replies,
"Fighting fires is one of our duties to the city, and there's nothing
about not fighting a fire because some higher-ups don't care for the
inhabitants much.  Narseyr's just letting his feelings show a bit too
much.  Any clue how this started?  He's right about this whole area
being a fire-trap; should really level the place and rebuild, 'cept
the inhabitants are too poor".

Rotemdol finds a knife, probably a kitchen knife, in the rubble as he
shifts the smouldering timbers.  He keeps an eye open of looters;
realising with a guilty pang that technically he's one himself, even
though it's only a knife.  He does notice a human he hadn't seen
before slipping something in a pocket; perhaps another knife, or
perhaps some coins.
--
Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com

"It's a fine line between stupid and clever"
 - Spinal Tap