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Aves's Vacation

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"Yes, please" Mause said. Aves had been vomiting for what seemed like hours, and there was a huge pile of vomit on the floor, and there appeared to be traces of blood n there as well. "Could you get a mop and bucket and sweep that stuff up.."
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A disgusted expression appeared on the dragon's face. He thought about refusing, but the two foxes, particularly the one doing the vomitting looked miserable.

"Okay, let me see what I can do about it..."


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Dan shrugged, "Ok." He said, not saying anything else.  

Unusual world here, if magic does exist.  Dan thought to himself and Tah.   Indeed, or is it Gao'uld or ancient technology or a partially ascended person. Tah said in reply.


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The dragon paused as he walked past Dan and turned his long neck around to look at him. "Do you happen to know where the mops are at? I would hate to have to pester the captain with questions."



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Dan shrugged, "I'm not sure.  I"ll help you with that." He said looking up at the dragon, "Two will make the job take half as long." He said, he paused a moment to think, "I suppose you don't know a cleaning spell that would help with that.  I heard stories about how sometimes dragons are wizards."


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"Ah... well now that you mentioned it I do know a spell, or two, but..." he frowned in embarrassment. "I'm not particularly good at the hocus-pocus. If I tried it's just as likely that the floorboards will disappear along with the mess..."

He glanced around the deck and sniffed the air as though he might catch the scent of a mop, or maybe some ammonia at least. He frowned as nothing reached his nose.


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"I wonder what year mops were invented and if they have any yet.  I know Coca-cola's not been invented yet.  Not till 1890 something, then it'll have real cocaine in it and is best avoided." Dan said to himself aloud.


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"Oh, so I'm not in my proper era then?" Drake asked. "I knew that hotel building looked weird..."

He spotted a bucket and mop sitting against the railing of the ship a short distance away.

"Ah, perfect," the dragon purred.


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Dan nodded, "I'm not either." he said about not being in his proper era.

"Is there another one of both of those?" Dad said as he looked around.


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"I don't know," Drake replied, picking up the mop between two talons. The dragon frowned as he tried to imagine squeezing into the room with the mop. It would certainly be possible, but his size would make him clumsy.

"Here," he tossed the mop to Dan, before grabbing the bucket and leaping over the side of the ship. He snapped his wings open and soared over the water, letting the bucket dip into the ocean. He flapped his wings and flew up with the water-filled bucket, spinning around and heading back towards the ship.


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ause  stumbled out of the room, no longer able to tolerate the smell. the soft swayinmg ogff the ship didn't help her with her balance, and it was all she could do to stay upright.. "I'll help, if you guys need it.. but I need some time to catch my breath.."
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The dragon landed daintly on the deck, dropping the bucket and causing some water to splash over the brim.

"I would rather handle it myself since I volunteered to do it," Drake said. Sure he didn't have much of a work ethic, but his pride would not permit him to go back on his word. "But if you manage to find a mop, or something you're welcome to help."


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Dan held the mop while Drake went to fill the bucket.  He nodded to what Drake said and offered the mop back, "I understand." He said.


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Drake sighed, wished he wasn't such a proud creature and squeezed into the doorway that led into the foxes' room. He was careful not to step in any of the vomit. He turned around and leaned his head out of the doorway, he thought he felt his tail slam into something furry as he did. "Of course, if you happen to find another mop, don't hesitate to help."


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"Make sure you don't hit Aves, or he may puke on you" Mause called out after him..  "And i'm sure you wouldn't want that.."
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Dan started to look around to see if he could find a mop to help out Drake.  He was glad Tah could block out his sense of smell so he could not smell the odor if he could find a map and go to help Drake out.


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"Of course not," Drake said, dropping the bucket down and sinking the head of the mop into it. "Next time please think to hang your head outside of the window."

He mopped up the vomit, his tail swinging from side to side and occasionally socking Aves with it.


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Dan found a mop and bucket.  He used a bit of rope to tie to the bucket and toss it over the side to get some sea water into it.  He then pulled up the bucket, untied the rope and went to help Drake picking up the mop he had found.


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After losing a whole weeks worth of lunch breakfast and dinner (not all in that order) Aves finally collapsed into a nearby chair trembling a bit

"Good gawd, what exactly did I EAT last night?!?" he said, feeling exhausted and trembling.


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"Ugh," Drake groaned as he mopped up the vomit. "I'm afraid to guess."