Annik - Saturday, October 21, 2000 
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Smith Dining Hall
As you step into this large room, rows upon rows of tables first greet you. The scars and spots in the wood and the benches distinguish them as apprentice benches, victims to younsters' curiosity about their first blades. Farther into the hall are groups of round tables with chairs, journeymen tables it would seem and finally across the top of the room sits one long table. The master's table is on a slightly raised dais, no doubt to allow the masters to keep a better eye on the apprentices during the meal. A swinging door near the apprentice tables gives a glimpse into the bustling kitchen.
A large metal door to the west leads out to the main meadow.
Contents:
Wen
Duke(#16797MOVYp$)
Lokee
Obvious exits:
Kitchens  Main Meadow  

Izett comes out from the kitchen, leaving the doors swinging.
Izett has arrived.

Lokee walks into the hall from the meadow, glancing around and nodding to the other smiths as he heads towards the journeymen's table.

Izett slips in from the kitchen and heads toward the apprentice table.

Wen is seated at the master's table as usual, watching the apprentices carefully.

Annik walks in with Izett and finds a seat at the journeymen's table.

Argothe comes in from the main meadow.
Argothe has arrived.

Argothe wanders in a bit late as is his norm. He nods and smiles to as he heads for the masters table.

For awhile there are only noises and smells coming from the kitchen, but finally a group of drudges come walking out, laden with trays of beverages. They stop at each table, filling glasses and mugs.

Argothe finishes making his way to the masters table,, a quiet word of praise and smile to an apprentice or two as well as a few disaproving looks with acompining frown. He takes his seat with his usual lack of grace, just flopping down and slouching, much to the odvious disapproval of some othe the older masters present.

Wen nods emotionlessly as a drudge offers to fill her wine glass. She sips at it slowly, her gaze never leaving the apprentice table.

Annik has the usual, klah, as she waits for the food to be served.

Izett leans to one side, letting the drudge fill her glass with the water she's requested.

Lokee sits down at the jmen's table and nods a smile to the other jranks, and watches the drudges come out.

Smithcraft> Lokee kicks this lag...
Smithcraft> Argothe beats all lag with a mucking huge stick. :P

Argothe accepts a glass of wine with a murmered thank you and takes a slow sip, his eyes scanning the tables.

Quickly following the beverage-laden drudges, the cooks hurry in with baskets of warm, fresh-baked rolls, accompanied by fruit preserves and butter.

Annik smiles as the smell of the bread reaches her nose. She takes a roll as one of the baskets is passed to her and breaks it apart, spreading a thick layer of preserves on each half.

Lokee takes a sip of the wine placed before him, then sniffs deeply of the bread. "Mmmm...smells good," he tells the journeyman next to him.

Wen takes a roll and quickly passes the basket to the next person. She eats slowly, taking a sip of wine after every other bite.

Izett takes a roll off the plate before they all disappear onto the plate of the burly apprentice at the end of the table. She neatly spreads the preserves onto half the roll.

Smithcraft> Argothe is slow, dealing with the kids...don't bother waiting for me to pose,

Once most of the cooks and drudges have returned to the kitchens, they reappear with the main courses. Glazed porcine roast comes first, followed by baked tubers and steamed vegetables.

Lokee bites into a roll, then widens his eyes at the glazed porcine. "Oh, what'd we do to deserve this?" he asks, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Annik grins at Lokee as she piles her plate with food. "I don't know. Maybe they're trying to distract us from something else. Whatever it is, I'm going to enjoy it."

Wen takes small portions of everything. She eats with a monotonous regularity, keeping her ever-watchful eye on the apprentices.

Lokee chuckles at Annik and nods in agreement. "Yeah, same here!" he says, spearing a slice of the roast, along with a couple tubers and some veggies.

Smithcraft> Izett ponders going out to grab some movies really quick...

Annik quickly finishes her first helping and serves herself a second. "I doubt there'll be many leftovers," she comments.

Lokee checks the status of the food and nods somberly. "I fear you may be right. Well, grab what you can while you can, eh?" he asks, taking another slice of the porcine himself.

Izett manages to load her plate with food, most of it going to the male apprentices at the table. She elbows her way in, though, and gets her share.

Argothe loads up his plate as the serving dishes go past. He digs right in with a smile, casting glances about the hall.

The drudges now begin to collect empty dishes, while the cooks bring out dessert: bowls of flavored ice, topped with chunks of fresh fruit.

Annik hands her empty plate to a drudge and eagerly takes a bowl of the flavored ice.

Lokee finishes off his meal then makes his mouth into a small 'o' of surprise over the ice and fruit, snagging a bowl as his plate is carried away. "Thanks," he says.

Wen slowly but surely cleans her plate, letting one of the drudges take it. She politely declines dessert, having her wine glass refilled instead.

Argothe finishes off just as the deserst are brough out and gets his wineglass relilled as well as taking a large portion of flavoured ice.

Annik finishes off her dessert and smiles contentedly as her bowl is taken away. She sips her klah and waits as the rest of the Smiths finish eating.

Lokee eats his dessert more slowly, lingering over the flavored ice and chewing the fruit contentedly.

Smithcraft> Argothe beats MSN with a big stick
Smithcraft> Lokee gladly helps with that! :>

Annik stands up when she sees that the majority has finished eating. "Now that's dinner's over, we can get on with the meeting." A few groans are heard from the apprentice table, but the Craftsecond ignores them. "Our hall has been asked to do another kitchen remodel, this time at Ista. Master Loren knows more of the details, but I think we're already in the preliminary stages. Construction should start soon. I encourage you all to help out if you can, as it's a good experience for any rank."

Wen listens quietly, sipping her wine.

Smithcraft> Argothe has to head off to get sleep before work :(
Smithcraft> Annik says, "There isn't much left, and I can take care of it. :)"

Lokee nods his head as he listens to Annik, pushing aside his now empty bowl until a drudge takes it away.

Smithcraft> Argothe nods, "Thanks Annik"

Annik sits back down and looks to the masters table to see if they have anything to add.

Smithcraft> Annik says, "If nobody else has anything IC they want to do, we'll go OOC for a moment."
Smithcraft> Izett returns. Sorry for idling :)
Smithcraft> Lokee is lagging again...but for what it's worth, going OOC is fine with me (we'll prolly have been OOC for 10 minutes befor this comes through...)

Annik lights the OOC lamp.

You say "One thing I want to talk about is classes... I know they're only two of you here, but I'm wondering if anyone actually wants classes around here?"

Izett notes off the bat that she's not been around more because she's now doing grad school part time/work full time. THat's more it than not wanting classes. :p

Lokee nodnods and would love classes. And has considered offering to teach one, although I don't know how well I could do...

Annik has offered to do a class twice and not one person ever responded... I know a lot of people have busy RLs, cause I have one too, but it would be more reassuring if people at least told me they'd like to come but couldn't.

Izett snugs Annik. "I usually saw those after the class had already happened." :)

You say "Well, the class never did happen, and the offer still stands if anyone wants me to try it again. :)"

Izett looks at the +bb. What is sand casting?

Lokee nods and would love to attend. I've /gotta/ get Lokee more active again.

Wen oopses and forgot she was still here. *Sneaks out quietly*

Smithcraft> Carissa  rolls over in bed, "But I dun wanna!"

You say "Basically, it's using sand to make a mold, and from that you cast a metal object."

Wen heads out the large metal door to the meadow.
Wen has left.

Izett ahs... :)

Lokee hmms and thinks that sounds like an interesting class. :>

Smithcraft> Annik waves to Carissa.
Smithcraft> Carissa pouncies random people, includding Izett, Wen, an Aurian!

Annik nods, "It is. I'll put up another post and see if I can get someone to come this time." :)

Lokee nodnods. :>

Smithcraft> Annik says, "Have anything to add to the meeting, Carissa? We're OOC right now."
Smithcraft> Carissa says, "Mmm, dun't think so.. -.-'"

You say "Okay, that's about it from me. Any questions, concerns, ideas, anything?"

Izett says "Just apologies from this direction. :) *grins* And I'm glad we have a new apprentice to play with. :)"

Annik nodnods, "Me too. Things've been pretty slow around here lately, somewhat because of a lack of new people."

Carissa comes in from the main meadow.
Carissa has arrived.

Carissa bouncies in for the heck of it.

Annik grins and welcomes Carissa to the meeting.

Carissa bouncies into Anni's lap.

You say "You didn't miss much. We ate dinner, I mentioned the Ista kitchen remodel, we went OOC, I talked about classes, and that brings us to now. Ooof!"

Carissa oohs..

Lokee can't think of anything to add.

Carissa hms..

Izett thinks. Me neither, but I have a killer sinus headache, so I'm not thinking very much atall. ;)

Carissa offers Izy tylenol.

Izett says "Actually I took pain medication and it didn't help. Sneezing helps. :)"

Lokee offers Izett a rotorooter? :>

Izett says "ew. :)"

Carissa looks at Lokee stranglely.

Annik tries to think if there's anything she forgot... Nope. But if you see anyone who didn't come, poke them for me and tell them to read the log when it's up. :)

Carissa runs after Loren.

Izett noddles. Will do :)

Lokee nodnods to Annik. NP. :> And grins at the others. What?

Carissa calls the men in the white jackets for Lokee. "They even have a present for you!"

Annik grins and adjourns the meeting. Thank you to the people who DID come. *gives them all a proud smile* ;)

Carissa o.o

Carissa mutters to herself and flyes home

Carissa goes home.
Carissa has left.

Lokee hugs Annik. No problem. The least I could do since I've been so inactive.

Izett nods in agreement. :)

Annik goes home to do all her admin stuff. *Meeting officially ended*