Miner Courtyard (#6010)

Not especially large, the smooth stone area is still big enough to accommodate several dragons landing or taking off without danger from the cliffs. The ground is big square flagstones, cut from pale granite and remarkably hard wearing. However, at the midpoint of the courtyard is a creation of a master stoneworker - a centerpiece to draw the eye. It is a globe; a relatively stylized model of Pern, done with intricate inlay work that has covered the entire orb with semi-precious stones that gleam in the light - the high polish the work of dutiful apprentices. In diameter, it would be approximately ten feet (three meters).

Looking northwards, people can see an imposing granite bluff with various openings cut into it - which is the MineHold itself. Nevertheless, glance west and you see the ground drops away steeply - a carefully paved wagon track leads down towards Tillek Hold proper. To the south is nothing but rough rocky outcrops, sharp-edged and dangerous land to traverse. The east is also rocky but a well-trodden path winds through the outcrops and up over a ridge. It is a spring afternoon.

To the south, you see one person.

You see WELCOME sign, Olivia, Voyager, and Flamer Chargin Unit here.
Kellamari, Loren, and Rauve are here.
Obvious exits:
Firestone Quarry Mines MineHold Entrance Stables Wagon Track
Minecraft Shop Upper Courtyard Lower Courtyard

Khaelyn walks in.

Rauve stiffly pats the runner's shoulder, attempting to sound reassuring. "Oh, that's alright.. Auri's clothes are nice. Pink is nice. I really -like- pink. It's a great color. Wonderful."

Khaelyn leaves for the Upper Courtyard.

You drop flamer rack.

Alirah walks in.

You notice Alirah looking at you.

Alirah leaves for the Upper Courtyard.

Angelline walks in.

Alirah has arrived.

Surupa has arrived.

Khaelyn has arrived.

Filli has arrived.

Angelline goes home.

Marianne has arrived.

Surupa hops in, still in her cute and -evil- tunnelsnake costume. Hey look at her and be -afraid-! Mwahahah! Sigh. She blinks and stares towards the flamer equipment... What had she -just- stepped herself into?

Khaelyn rubs her nose as she steps in, glad to be out of that costume -- but that dust must've stayed on, because she's still -- Achoo! -- sneezing. As is very evident. "Hey, Rupa..." Sneeze. Achoo. All that dust.

Krisalyn walks in.

Krisalyn leaves for the Lower Courtyard.

Krisalyn has arrived.

Alirah goes home.

Natali stoops down beside the flamers, inserting a special key to, apparently turning off the safety switch on each, before turning abruptly around, looking at the crowd that had gathered behind her "Oh, uh...anyone care to join in on my Flamethower demonstration?"

Krisalyn watches Natali with the flamethrowers. She's never used one of them before, and isn't quite sure what exactly to expect.

The soft crinkle of skirts and the whisper of movement indicate the arrival of
yet another person in the courtyard. Marianne looks out and around the courtyard as she steps in, her curiousity having once again gotten the better of her. She seems to smile, but not smile as the question is asked by the other woman, and stride ever closer to where she stands.

You remove Craft Flamethrower1 from flamer rack.

Khaelyn nods, managing to murmur an indistinct, "Sure, I wil--" before she's
cut off by another sneeze. Remind her never to wear dust like that again, someone. She sniffs and brushes some imaginary dust off her face, just in case there might be more there that s he missed when she washed her face.

Loren peers at Rauve, still sniffling, though slightly calmed. "..you.. you think pi.. pink is.. is a nice color?" Arm around the shoulder gets a wary peek, and runner's face proceeds to darken some more. If that's even possible. "You really do?" And then it's back to sniffling pitifully at Rauve.

Marianne has disconnected.

Marianne falls asleep.

Filli looks up toward Natali she would offer to join in if she knew what to do. For now she just stands there to watch. After all that means she won't end up in trouble or anything.

Niyati has arrived.

Natali motions for everyone to have a seat off to the side, away from the path of any danger that the flamer can potentially do. "Ok, I guess we'll get started. First off, does anyone know what this particular device is?" she asks, holding up the flamethrower in her hands.

Krisalyn sits down in the indicated direction, safely out of the way of the dangerous devices.

Niyati skids in and nods without offering the information aloud. Natali is given an apologetic glance, her out of breath state giving away the fact that she all but ran to get here.

Rauve has connected.

Rauve wakes up.

Rauve nods sincerely. "I've never worn it, or anything.. but it's a great color. Really. No joke." A mildly uneven grin is directed toward the runner, and a few differential nods aimed toward the gathered.

Loren leaves for the Lower Courtyard.

Rauve leaves for the Lower Courtyard.

Natali looks about the crowd and listens to silence after her question was asked "Ok.....well, this particular device is called a flamethrower. The main parts of any flamethrower are the tanks, gauge, tube, and the wand." she says, while pointing out each part to the crowd. All of these must be checked before using it..."

Filli looks toward Natali as she looks at the flamethrow and nods softly. She didn't get a chance to answer or she would have. Green eyes peer over the flamethrower. tank,gauge, tube, and wand..she repeats in her head.

Khaelyn nods and listens, miraculously not sneezing through those few sentences. Tank, gauge, wand, tube... or was it something else? She'll find out eventually.

Surupa nearly trips once again in her -costume-. She got that last part... yup..

Krisalyn listens attentively, going over the parts of the flamethrower in her mind and directing her gaze towards it.

Niyati nods and stands off to the side, awaiting any request for assistance while still managing to relax and watch the lesson. A nod is given at the mention of the parts, as if she's been through this countless times before, but she remains perfectly silent.

Gaederon has arrived.

Natali motions for Gaederon to have a seat with the others as she continues on "Now, if there are dents or scratches, do not use the flamethrower, and have a Journeyman or Master level Smith inspect the thrower as soon as possible, or an explosion is possible. There is also the safety, which can be engaged by anyone, but only disengaged by a key.." she says, while holding up a key before rucking it back away in her pouch.

Krisalyn lsitens, head tilted slightly, eager to learn about the device she has little knowledge of.

Natali adds "The Safety must also be unlocked to charge, discharge, or flame a flamethrower. If, by some chance, you come across a thrower that is not in use, and unsafed, please immediately safe the thrower, to prevent any accidental flaming."

Khaelyn makes a little note of that in her sneeze-fuddled brain to remember later. Achoo! Keys and safety. Explosions. Right. There must be a /lot/ of that dust still on her face, and she brushes futilely at her nose. Sniff. Preventing flaming. Okay. She knows.

Niyati sits down as well and continues to watch, nodding at the information given and glancing about at those in attendance. The sneezing one is noted and given a sympathetic glance but then it's back to safety talk.

Brellan has arrived.

Natali shifts her weight slightly as she looks on at the crowd, nervousness gradually fading to non-existant "A flamethrower is charged by connecting it to the Charging unit. A chemical we call Agenothree is then pumped into the thrower, and fills the tanks. watch the gauge carefully while the thrower is being charged. Even though there is an automatic shut off, you don't want the thrower accidentally overcharged. "

Krisalyn's eyes shift to the flamethrowers' gauge as she absorbs the new information. She listens intently, knowing this may very well come in handy sometime.

Natali looks around, while rubbing her chin slightly "Now...I need a volunteer ... anyone?"

Niyati raises her hand and nods, offering herself for the flamethower, or use thereof.

Khaelyn manages to get her out-of-control sneezing barely under control in time to hear the word 'volunteer'. No, not her. She might flame herself or something.

Gaederon begins to raise his hand, but defers, knowing that Niyati is the better choice. "Go for it Niyati."

Natali nods as she calls on Niyati "Ok, Niyati, please come up." she says with
a smiling and motioning towards the rack "Please choose one."

Krisalyn looks up, immediately as volunteers are requested. She shyly begins to
raise her hadnd, quickly lowering it as others volunteer.

Krisalyn watches with interest as the volunteer picks a flamethrower.

Niyati walks forward and glances over the rack, choosing the nearest one as all look to be in good repair.. besides, she trusts Natali. With a bit of movement, the tank is strapped on and she awaits the signal to fire.

Niyati removes Craft Flamethrower5 from flamer rack.

Brellan wanders in and notices the Journeyman giving her demonstration. A bit of sweat on his brow for some reason. He fingers the blade of his new knife and puts it back in the sheath. He looks up at the pretty apprentice from the booth and watches her with rapt attention.

Ula walks in.

The young girl, Krisalyn, directs her attention towards the newcomers for a moment, then eagerly back towards the demonstartion before her.

Natali peers up as Ula walks in, late, and motions for her to stand up front with her "Look! We've got a target!" she laughs "Nah, I'm just teasing...why don't you grab a flamer from the rack as well." she says, motioning.

Surupa steps away for a moment to scrawl out a message to someone.

Khaelyn goes home.

Ula nods to Natali, and grabs a flamer from the rack, taking a position in the crowd close enough to see everything but far enough away to be able to quietly observe.

Natali glances over at her 'test' subjects before speaking "Now, agenothree will both burn, and drown thread. It has been known that the only things that will stop thread is fire, and water, so Agenothree suits this purpose well. . If any is spilled, move away from it immediately. It will slightly fertilize the ground, so there is no danger there. But if any falls on your skin, or into your eyes, immediately flush the area with water, until any pain has vanished. Then contact a Healer immediately. Now, to charge a flamer, hook it up to the charging unit like so" she says, demonstrating and motioning for the other two to do so.

You remove Craft Flamethrower1 from your back and carefully set it down.

You hook your Craft Flamethrower1 up to the Flamer Chargin Unit.

Fuel begins pumping into the Craft Flamethrower1.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower1 is at 25% capacity.

Niyati gives a mischievious grin toward Ula and chuckles as the girl takes a unit of her own and then awaits does as instructed, hoocking up the parts as indicated so that the others may see clearly.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower1 is at 50% capacity.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower1 is at 75% capacity.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower1 is at 100% capacity.

You get the Craft Flamethrower1 unhooked and ready for service.

Surupa returns, sending a firelizard off to deliver the message.

Ula removes Craft Flamethrower2 from flamer rack.

Ula examines a dial on her Craft Flamethrower2.

Ula activates the safety mechanism on her Craft Flamethrower2.

Yarll blinks in from ::between::!

Niyati examines a dial on her Craft Flamethrower1.

Niyati examines a dial on her Craft Flamethrower5.

Niyati activates the safety mechanism on her Craft Flamethrower5.

Ula activates the safety mechanism on her Craft Flamethrower2.

Niyati removes Craft Flamethrower5 from her back and carefully sets it down.

Krisalyn watches patiently as the flamthrowers are activated.

Natali motions for Niyati to hook hers up to the charging unit "Your turn."

Niyati hooks up her Craft Flamethrower5 to the Flamer Chargin Unit.

Fuel begins pumping into the Craft Flamethrower5.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower5 is at 25% capacity.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower5 is at 50% capacity.

Alesa has arrived.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower5 is at 75% capacity.

Alesa walks confidently and quietly in to the Firestone Quarry.

SmithCraft's Craft Flamethrower5 is at 100% capacity.

Alesa walks confidently and quietly in in from the Firestone Quarry.

Niyati gets the Craft Flamethrower5 unhooked and ready for service.

Niyati lifts Craft Flamethrower5 and straps it on her back.

Natali nods "Good, your turn Ula."

You lift Craft Flamethrower1 and strap it on your back.

Alesa smiles at the young girl. "Hullo there, having fun at the gather?" she asks kindly.

Occopello notices Rei looking at him.

Krisalyn smiles brightly at Alesa. "Oh, yes, a lot of fun! There's so much to do and learn."

Alesa grins. "Yep yep, that /is/ true, you should go and try the pin the tail on the dragon game over there...' she points, " its very fun...or maybe bobbing for redfruit, also fun...." finally, hair is fussed with and fingers lightly comb through the wisps of it coming from her braid.

"Now, to fire the flamer, point the wand at what you want to flame, and depress the trigger. But before doing this, make absolutely sure that there is no one in your way. Never fire the flamer at anything except targets and burrows.

Now, I'll demonstrate once" Natali says before stepping back...

Natali depresses the trigger on her Craft Flamethrower1. Instantly, a *huge* flame erupts from the end of the wand.

OH NO! NATALI JUST BLEW UP THE FLAMER CHARGING UNIT!!!

*** Disconnected ***