Because this won't start rumors either.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:48 pm

Ryan was in his room, going over reports and lesson plans, making notes while he waited for his two wayward students to come for an 'official' talking-to. Why couldn't they have gone to the Savage Land when I was sixteen...

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:50 pm

Brigid relaxes a little now that her father isn't glaring over her shoulder. She sighs, and plods sullenly towards Ryan's office.

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:51 pm

Kay doesn't seem that much more relaxed (but then again, she was spared the worst of Mister Savage). She knocks on the door, but only barely, hoping Ryan might not hear it.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:54 pm

"It's open, girls." Probably not the first time those three words were said through that door.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:57 pm

"Right... let's get this over with," Brigid says as she enters.

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:02 pm

Kay says... something as they step into the room but it's almost impossible to make out. "I'msorry,thiswasallmyfault."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:05 pm

"So," Ryan said, turning toward them. "What have we learned today?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:09 pm

"Look, this won't happen again. My dad already made that clear enough."

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:10 pm

"Yeah. We're really sorry. This was all my fault." Kay manages to find her voice.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:11 pm

"In case you haven't noticed, you're not talking to your dad. Or the headmistress. So let's try that again, what have we learned today."

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:12 pm

"That we shouldn't sneak on board the jet..."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:13 pm

"And this isn't Kay's fault. I thought it would be okay since I'm from there. This is on me."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:17 pm

"Can we- look, ok, I'll say it, it was dumb and neither of you should have done it. Happy? Now can we answer me without falling back on whose fault it is and blatant, if unintentional, lies about how none of it will happen again?"

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:22 pm

Kay looks at Ryan suspiciously. She's clearly thinking this is some kind of trap. Problem is she's also not sure how to answer without (so she assumes) getting into more trouble.

"That... dinosaurs are dangerous?" she tries.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:23 pm

"I... er... told her what not to eat, too."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:25 pm

"Good start, good start," he said, leaning back in his chair. "How about 'for god's sake, don't get left behind'? I mean... did you even think about how you'd call home if you needed to?"

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:27 pm

"No..." she says meekly. "We were just going to take a quick look at the jungle."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:29 pm

"...we made it back to my family."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:29 pm

"So... that's all this was about? You just wanted to see the jungle?" He sounded doubtful and... disappointed? No, that probably wasn't it.

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:31 pm

"Well and the dinosaurs. And everybody thinks I'm boring, I wanted to do something cool."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:32 pm

"And... I thought we'd be okay out there. I mean, we were okay out there. Mostly."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:35 pm

Ryan cocked his eyebrow. "Mostly?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:36 pm

"Well, we... kind of got ambushed by a pack of dinosaurs."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:39 pm

"So... should we add 'bring enough backup' to the list of things learned?" he asked.

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:46 pm

"We did! We met one of the lizard people. She helped us."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:48 pm

"And then after that we made it to one of the villages."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:49 pm

"So... you got lucky," Ryan pointed out. "What would be a better way to plan it next time?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:34 pm

Brigid gives him a weird look.

"To... just skip it?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:48 pm

"Okay, let's assume for a minute that I'm pretty sure you're going to do something stupid again. Leaving out 'don't do it,' what would be the better way to plan it."

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:53 pm

"Bring, like, a compass and a cell-phone or something?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:54 pm

"...cell phones don't work down there."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:06 pm

"All right. Lesson one for doing dumb stuff at this school: If you can imagine some way that things will go wrong, more than likely that thing will happen. If you think there's even a slight chance that aliens will invade where you go, for god's sake, they probably will. So you have to make damned sure you have a plan for it. What would have happened if you'd been swarmed by dinosaurs and hadn't found help?"

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:14 pm

"I dunno..."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:19 pm

"Well, think about that next time. Since I'm pretty sure you'll have a next time. Or one of your classmates will. Dumb decisions kind of come with the lifestyle, I just want you all to live through it."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Sat May 10, 2014 8:56 am

"...well alright, then. I guess we'll... keep that in mind."

by **Kay Haddock** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:05 am

"You mean we're not in trouble?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:10 am

"Well of course you're in trouble, but you don't need me harping on about it more than you've already had it harped, do you? I mean, I can do it if it'll make you feel better."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:25 am

"I'm already pretty seriously grounded..."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:35 am

"See, there's another lesson. You have an escape plan, I can keep parents from being too mad."

by **Kay Haddock** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:45 am

"I dunno if you can make Mr- Plunder not be angry..." Kay says meekly.

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