Things to Do at the Beach, Friday Morning, Galactica Point

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, everyone," Jarod said, smiling at the group. "Today isn't so much about things to do at the beach as things to do when something happens at the beach. It's a great place and lots of fun, but please never forget that it's deserving of respect."

"So, today is about beach first aid--let's start simply. Now, you've been out in the sun too long and forgotten to wear a hat and reapply your sunscreen after you've come out of the water. So now you're burnt. The treatment for that is fairly simple: Water, ibuprofen or naproxen, cold compresses, lotions with aloe, and cool baths. But what about if you get something more significant?"

"For instance, you've been walking along the beach, minding your own business, or staring at someone in a bathing suit," he smirked, "you suddenly have a red, itchy rash on your foot because you've stepped on a jellyfish. Contrary to anything you may have seen on television, the cure is not to urinate on each other. Rinse the area with salt water, not fresh," he emphasized, "remove any tentacles using a pair of tweezers, and apply white vinegar. Then give the person ibuprofen or acetaminophen and watch them carefully--if they get any worse, call an ambulance."

"Now, this next thing is very worst case scenario, but if you need to know it, you really need to know it. Learn the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion, because the treatment is different."

"Finally, I've got some basic lifesaving strokes for you to practice today, so please partner up and try not to drown each other while you're practicing. Have fun, and be careful."


[ooc: I won't have interaction access at all tomorrow, so please play amongst yourselves and try not to do anything Jarod would have to react to. Also, for the lifeguarding strokes, the Wiki section you're looking for is the section on manipulating objects. Have fun!]

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[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

So the thread collapsinates, please.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi Longstocking

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker

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[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Lt. Archie Kennedy

During the lecture

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Please don't throw sand.

Re: During the lecture

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi listens carefully and does not throw sand.

Re: During the lecture

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker blows Jarod a kiss, then listens to the lecture, smirking only occasionally in reaction to what he's said.

Re: During the lecture

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie listened to the lecture and winced a bit at the mention of jellyfish. Actually, it wasn't the jellyfish part; it was the urination. He was familiar with both heat stroke and heat exhaustion, but the way their respective treatments had changed since his time were interesting.

Re: During the lecture

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack scoops up a handful of sand and pours it from hand to hand while Jarod's talking.

Of course he's not going to throw it.

Re: During the lecture

[fates_jaye]

Jaye doesn't throw sand. But she might be kicking it around just a teensy bit.

Re: During the lecture

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel listens and absently buried her feet in the sand.

Practice your strokes

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Pair up. If it's uneven, just add on a third person to the group.

Re: Practice your strokes

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi looks around for a partner.

Re: Practice your strokes

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker raises an eyebrow at Pippi. "Savior or savee? Got a preference? Or should we make it really hard, and wait for a third person?"

Re: Practice your strokes

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm good either way." she said shrugging. "Waiting for a third person is good to."

Re: Practice your strokes

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie looked around for someone to pair up with. He'd prefer not to be the one drowning, but on the other hand it might be less work . . .

Re: Practice your strokes

[mmmanchovies.livejournal.com]

Fry stood there for a while looking around. He really just wanted to make another sandcastle. This time he'd get it for sure! But.. no. He had to do strokes or something. Weren't strokes bad?

Re: Practice your strokes

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly walked up to Fry. "Hi, I don't think we've actually met yet. I'm Molly. You want to be partners for this?"

Re: Practice your strokes

[mmmanchovies.livejournal.com]

Girl. Talking. Hi. He should probably say that out loud and be smooth while doing it. He nodded at her. "Hey. I'm Fry. Sure. Do you wanna.. I don't know. I wasn't listening. What are we doing?"

Re: Practice your strokes

[fates_jaye]

Jaye would really rather just tan, but if she has to do something...

Re: Practice your strokes

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"So I got approval for the Fourth!" Isabel said as she stopped next to Jaye and looked out over the water. "And a budget. Want to help organize volleyball?"

Re: Practice your strokes

[fates_jaye]

"Yay!" she says happily. "So that means what, we pick which guys we want shirtless, or...?"

OOC

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Please to not be stepping on the jellyfish!

Re: OOC

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Can we step on the peanutbutter jellyfish?

Re: OOC

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Only if you have a glass of milk.