CARETAKER [OPEN]

[carter mcleod]

Carter smiled at the little hedgehog that a camper had brought in. He was probably a runt, he was uncharacteristically small for his species. She picked up his little leg and examined the wound it had gained. "Poor thing, you must be in so much pain," she said apologetically. She turned on the warm water in the sink and said, "Let's bathe you, then you'll feel better." She grabbed the sensitive soap and put the small hedgehog in the water. After turning off the water she put some soap in her hands and rubbed her hands together to form suds. She then started scrubbing the dirt and blood out of the hedgehog's coat. 

A few minutes later she drained the sink and ran the water to rinse the hedgehog. Once she was finished with that she dried him off and smiled at him. "Now we'll patch up that leg of yours," she told him as she carried him to the table where she took out the medical supplies. "I'm not a certified veterinarian, but I can help," she assured him as she rubbed some antiseptic on the wound. A moment later his leg was bandaged up and he was a happy little hedgehog. "It's broken, but you'll be okay in a little while," she said to him. She lifted him up and kissed his head as she placed him in a small cage. 

Carter leaned on the table and stared at the little limping hedgehog. "What is your name, little one?" She thought for a moment then stood up straight and said, "Ben? No..." She paces around the care center. "Alex? No..." She thought for a moment. "Robby? That's it. Robby. Nice to meet you, Robby." She smiles at him and sits down.

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Wearing: Camp shirt and jeans
Listening To: Big Bang Theory

[sarah natalie fair-miller]

Sarah woke up sweating greatly and screamed because of a nightmare. “What was that?” Sarah thought as she panted not sure what the nightmare was about but that it had caused her to wake up screaming. She turned to look at the time and saw that it is currently five in the morning so she sighed in annoyance. “Like I am going to get back to sleep at this time since I am due up in two hours.” Sarah thought. Sarah got out of bed and got changed in her jogging equipment. She then left her living quarters and took off at a slow jog that slowly increased into a faster jog what eventually became a full on sprint.

Soon enough Sarah slowed down her sprint into a slow jog and soon stopped when she saw the Swimming Areas coming into view so she made her way to the pool. “I wonder if there is anyone up at this time.” Sarah thought. Sarah walked up to the Swimming Area and looked at the pool but saw no one was in any of the pools at the camp that she could see so she continued on her mixture of full on sprint and jogging. Soon enough Sarah came back cabins and entered the one that she has been staying in during the summer. She had a long shower followed by getting dressed before she heads back out to see if anyone else is awake. For some reason her journey lead her to the Nature Centre so she stops when she hears a female talking to something or someone but with no answer to who ever she is talking to. "Is she talking to herself or a mute person or something?" Sarah thought not sure what to thinks. After a while of listening to the female talking to herself, she walked into the Nature Centre to see who it is and saw that it is Carter Mcleod who is the Nature Centre Instructor. "Hey there." Sarah said deciding to make her presence known to the female since she hasn't really had a chat with Carter since the camp started.

[carter mcleod]

Carter looked up, slightly startled by another person's presence in the nature center. "Oh! Hello, Sarah! How was your morning?" She started organizing things to occupy herself. She really wasn't good with people, but she tried her hardest. She wondered why anyone would be awake this early. Carter hadn't even gone to sleep since the arrival of Robby. She'd had to enforce curfew the previous evening, then she had to clean up the nature center because one of the animals squatted in a corner and left a mess. At around midnight she was ready to close it up when a counselor in training ran up to her with a little hedgehog in their hands. She'd been up all night preparing a place for it to stay and binding its wounds. She sighed inwardly and rubbed her eyes. Sleep was a blissful thing that she didn't get much of lately. On top of getting a call from Jared just before she left for camp, her brother wasn't able to come, which made her unhappy. She missed her brother and cursed the stupid extra curricular things he had to do.

A moment later Carter shook off her thoughts and smiled at Sarah. She seemed a little tired and bedraggled, though she didn't look it. Maybe she didn't get much sleep, either. If she did it must not have been a deep sleep. Carter didn't sleep deeply anymore. She slept like a cat, light sleep and able to wake at almost anything. That's why she hated sharing a room with anyone. It was easier to stay awake than to wake up at someone getting a glass of water in the middle of the night and trying to go back to sleep. I wish I didn't have to do these stupid presentations for the kids, Carter thought as she sat in a desk chair and leaned back. She gripped the arms of the chair and tried her best to stay awake. It wasn't easy.

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[sarah natalie fair-miller]

Sarah smirked slightly when Carter looked up obviously startled by her presence but decided not to pay much attention to it since she would be the same if she didn't realize someone else was in the same place. "So far it has been terrible so far, Carter. I woke up at five screaming because of a nightmare that I don't even remember what it was about, so I went for a long jog and run around the camp and finished it back at the cabin where I am staying, I had a wash and was making my way to instruct a Arts and Craft session but I ended up walking past here and over heard you talking so I thought I would have a chat with you since I haven't really had a chance to speak to you since the camp has started." Sarah said as she shrugged her shoulders slightly. Sarah raised an eye brow slightly seeing that Carter is deep in thought about something so she walked further into the centre. "You know if you miss your boyfriend that much why don't you go and visit him?" Sarah asks guessing that Carter is thinking about her lover... that is if she has one.

Sarah smiled at Carter when she shook her head before she smile at Sarah. Sarah let out a loud yawn as she stretched her arms back behind her. "I guess I really should of gone back to sleep instead of going for that jog." Sarah said jokingly. "So Carter is this your first time at the camp or were you previously a camper in the past?" Sara asks. Sarah looked around the centre at the different things before she turns back to the fellow female. "You know the camp hasn't really changed that much now that I think about it. All that is different are fresh paint being added, new animals and different workers along with different campers." Sarah said disappointed as she would like it to change more than the things that she had just mentioned.

[carter mcleod]

        Carter shook her head vigorously. Jared was not her lover. She hated the man's guts. "I'm single, and I like it that way," she replied curtly. She didn't appreciate people just assuming they knew what was going on in her head. Her parents liked to do that, they never asked her what she actually thought. That's why she was glad she didn't live at home anymore. Her parents never wanted to ask her what happened, they always assumed the worst. She sighed and smiled apologetically. "Sorry, he's just an annoying... Ex." Carter wouldn't describe him as that. No, more like manipulative snake who could go to hell for all she cared.
        As she sat back and listened to Sarah talk about the camp she realized that the campers would be arriving in a little while, if her schedule was correct, so she began setting up the activities for the campers. In response to Sarah's question she said, "I attended this camp once when I was little, but I left sooner than my parents wanted. I was too little to stay away from my parents for any amount of time by myself." She listened to her explain about how little the camp had changed and thought it amazing how any person could spend any amount of time at a camp like that. Carter looked out the window and reasoned in her head that it was very beautiful and peaceful. 


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[sarah natalie fair-miller]

Sarah raised an eyebrow confused as it is obvious that Carter was thinking about someone or something. "I just thought that you had a lover who you are missing at the moment since you seemed to be deep in thought about something. But I am sorry for bringing it up." Sarah said as she smiled at Carter to show that she didn't mean to be ruse or anything towards the female. "Oh..." Sarah said as she thought about what she should say since she was close to what Carter was thinking about but it seemed to be personal for some reason. "...I'm sorry for mentioning it, Carter." Sarah said. Sarah leaned back on one of the tables as she wondered if there was anything else that the two of them could talk about.

Sarah started to play with her hair as she watched the other female had started to set up activities for when the campers arrive for their sessions. "I guess you must of been fairly young if you weren't use to being away from your parents. So do you like it more or less being a worker here instead of a camper. Do you even remember the experience as a camper if you were young." Sarah said. Sarah turned her head and looked away from the female as she looked at the time. "Are you going to the Homecoming Dance?" Sarah asks since she isn't really sure if she is going to go to the proper dance event or the under thirteen dance. "I need to look at which one I am helping out at since I don't want to go to one but find out that I am supposed to be at the other one. I do hope I am at the under thirteen one though as then I can spend time with Leila and meet the friends that she has made so far at the camp." Sarah thought to herself.

[carter mcleod]

Carter waved her hand at the apology. "No need to apologize, you had no idea. I just... This guy put me through a really bad experience and called to 'apologize' just before I came here," she explained. She rolled her eyes at Jared's drunken attempt at an apology. Typical frat boy. She smiled and set up the things and answered Sarah's question a moment later. "I do remember that a little boy teased me and pulled one of my pigtails. Then I cried and told one of the counselors I wanted to go home. And I was home sick. But it's very different working here, I'm definitely having more fun as a worker. The kids are so sweet, plus I always have a few stragglers who want to pet the animals without other kids crowding around them. It's fun." When she finishes setting up she carries the hedgehog cages to a table set up in front of the room and starts feeding the animals.

As she's feeding Robby she hears the question about the dance and she shrugs in response. "I don't know. My friend, Sam, would kill me if I didn't. I just don't like big crowds of people. I'm chaperoning the children's dance, it should be fun." She smiles and takes down her hair and begins fixing her ponytail. "So, maybe." After she pulls her hair back once more she sits back down and props her feet up on the table. "What about you? Are you going to one of the dances or the other?"

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[sarah natalie fair-miller]

Sarah smiled happily when Carter waved her hand when she apologized to her and then explained about the past lover. "Thanks, I should of thought about it before I asked though. If this guy put you through a really bad experience why don't you block his number so he can't call you and get a restraining order on him so he can't come any where near you." Sarah said wondering. Sarah leaned back as Carter explained about the only time she was a camper. "So you went home because you were bullied, that is bound to happen where ever you go. I reckon it is mainly because you were homesick and not because of the bullying..." Sarah teased Carter slightly. "...it is generally better when you are a worker here but now you have to be serious and can't really act immature what is so unfair especially for me since I act immature when I am with my daughter, Leila." Sarah said. Sarah watched as the female finished setting up the hedgehogs cages on a table in the front of the room and then started to feed the animals. "Do you need a hand with that?" Sarah asks offering to help since she is just standing around watching.

Sarah watched Carter feeding Robby as she asked about if she is going to the Homecoming Dance. "Who is Sam? I don't think there is anyone here by that name?" Sarah asks as she thought about all of the other workers and the campers names. "At least you got the easy deal since the younger children generally behave while the older campers are the once who are a hassle." Sarah let out a sigh. "That sounds more like a definitely to me." Sarah shrugs slightly when Carter asked her if she is going to one of them. "I don't actually know which one I am chaperoning but I hope it is the children's dance since that is the one that my daughter will be at." Sarah said.