fandomhigh | Emergency Medical Situations, Wednesday, Period 1

Class met in the Danger Shop today. It was set up to look like a forest. McCoy was chewing on a stalk of grass when the class came in. What a Georgian loser.

"Aren't you glad to get a break from the cold?" It was autumn in the fake ~~moddable~~ forest. Good time for a harvest.

"You might find yourself without food or water for a time. You're going to need to gather, in that case." He handed out a ~~hand-waved~~ sheet listing several edible roots, berries, and leaves.

"The good news is, even if you find something rotten, grubs are a good source of protein. I'm well aware your gag reflex might react, but they can keep you going when you need it most. If you find something fresh and have the time, cook it. Some things are poisonous only when raw. You'll lose some of the water, though."

Also some of the ick. Had anyone ever had raw beets? Yuck.

"Break up into pairs and find at least one source of fresh water, and one meal. You eat some grubs, you get fruit snacks at the end. Anyone touches the nightlock, they get an F." The nightlock stand-in was not actually deadly, but letting them think it was would keep them on their toes.

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"I've eaten worse, but only because of a bar bet," Cade said, looking dubiously at the offerings.

"I haven't and I'm really not in favor of changing that," Bay answered, arms folded across her chest. "Besides, I already had breakfast."

"No room for delicious bugs?" Cade said, snickering. "Go figure."

"I know, it's sad I can't get over my anti-bug prejudices," Bay said. "It's a personal limitation."

"I didn't want to point that out, but yeah," Cade agreed. "How about roots? Do you have any vegetable-based prejudices?"

"I think beets taste like dirt," Bay offered. "But if I was starving I'd get over that pretty fast. What about you?"

"Oh if this was real, I'd eat all of this," Cade said, "because starving to death is a stupid way to die."

"Well, yeah," Bay had to agree, poking at a plant and trying to compare it to McCoy's handout. "Especially starving to death when there are a zillion things to eat around."

"Exactly," Cade said, shaking his head at what she'd picked up and pointing to something else. "Generally stay away from mushrooms. They're too easy to guess wrong."

"And if there's anything worse than starving to death, it's puking to death," Bay nodded. "I'll stick to leaves and roots. There should be some wild onions around somewhere."

"Just don't eat poison ivy," Cade said. "That'd just be embarrassing."

"Worst reason to have to go to the hospital ever," Bay nodded.

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