Oregon Trail Challenge Diary
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Chapter 5 : At the Waystation
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Daniel: “So tonight we will reach the trade station. I hope they even deal in the swag we picked up along the way, because if not we’ll have to make do with, what? Twenty dollar?”
John: “Let your old father feel useful once a week, Danny! I’m going to haggle the s--- out of them and then sell that back to them as fertilizer!”
Daniel: “Haha! Picked up some language from Reeds, did you? By the way, what advice gave you Gavin and Tina earlier today? It sounded intense.”
John: “They are Jin’s parents, but not married yet. That means Tina can apply for a Land Grant in the west. She just has to put a hut on it, but with Gavin’s help that will be doable. And after five years TWO plots of land will be theirs. Then Gavin and Tina can marry. They were stoked by the idea!”
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Daniel: “They’ll jump to every excuse not to have to marry anytime soon, dad.”
John: “Noticed that, did you? As I noticed that you’re spending an awful lot of time playing with Jin and talking about starting a family. - Are you interested?”
Daniel: “What? No! That... would be gross, I think?”
John: “I agree. The extra land is tempting, of course, but Tina is older than you. Right now she appears experienced and therefore desirable to you. Take my word on this: it wouldn’t work longterm.”
Oh, right, Tina, Daniel thought. Yes, I was definitely daydreaming of Tina and not of Jin’s other parent. Because that would be gross. Even more gross than marrying a woman who on top of being a woman is also younger than me. Wow. That’s an awful lot of gross!
The young man's train of thought led to him blurting out: “I hadn’t realized just HOW repulsive Gavin is, dad!”
John: “Haha! Yeah, in Detroit I wouldn’t have interacted with one like him without at least three clerks in descending order between me and him. But these are extraordinary circumstances. Just you wait, we’ll all end up the best of friends yet.”
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The moment the wagon stopped for the night, I ushered Daniel into the waystation’s kitchen so that he could start making jam. He even was still smelly, but is already wearing the new set of clothes that he bought here.
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The first thing John did was renting the bath chamber.
Tina: “It’s splashy-time, Jinny!”
Jin: “Jippieh! Splashy time!”
Tina: “I sure missed taking a bath and so must you...”
Jin: “Yeeeeeees. Is so much later than other weeks! Today is dark already.”
Tina: “It’s dark already, you say? But... No, you’re actually right! Your bath is only overdue by a couple of hours. Feels like ages since we had one... I almost can’t believe that it’s only saturday. This was the longest week ever!”
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Tina: “Caroline is downstairs, buying a bathtub. One of the lighter wagons realized they packed too much, so now they need to get rid of some stuff.”
Jin: “Splashy time EVERY DAY!”
Tina: “Haha, rein in your horses, little fishie! Much as I’d love to, that probably would be unhealthy!”
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Later there was dinner, hot stew served in actual bowls, eaten sitting on real real chairs that were neither rocking back and forth on a wagon nor catching fire in camp. It was pure bliss.
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Emma: “What did mom and dad put you at the kiddie table for, Daniel?”
Daniel: “Only to babysit you two. - I don’t ALWAYS muck up and need to get put into timeout! I’m an adult now!”
Emma: “I wish I was you. You’re dashfire!”
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The next morning it was “splashy time” for the horses and for that the travellers needed water. After they had walked twice around the compound looking for a well, the smith directed Gavin and Daniel back inside the waystation.
Here the well stood, confined within four sturdy stone walls. That way in case of a siege the residents could draw on their water supply without having to go outside.
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Daniel: “Did you know that in medieval times eight men would sit in a single bathtub together? And all nekkid!”
Gavin: “Whoa, that’s depraved!”
An hour or so later... in the warm smithy:
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Jerry: “Oh, boy, that was a good idea of your sons, Mr. Phillips!”
John: “I only have one son and might still disown him! Can’t you see I’m working to pay for our provisions here?”
Gavin: “Just turn around the corner a little, Daniel. Then you can see your father.”
Daniel: “Sounds like a plan!”
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John: “Goddammit, Daniel, come out of there and help me! That’s your future comforts I’m toiling for here!”
Jerry: “I think his present comforts disagree with you, Mr. Phillips. Why don’t you come join us instead?”
Gavin: “Not a chance, Mr. Bellini. Phillips only bathes in money and his own glory.”
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Splashy time for everyone!
Next: Romance issues and the wagon train company pulls a real low trick on the emigrants
Also a perhaps unneccessary note (since I wrote that the real history is mere background flavour): I was in error when I wrote John's suggestion to Gavin & Tina. A married couple would have gotten 320 acres instead of the 160 for a single, so it doesn't matter if they marry or not. But in any case that means John & Caroline can claim 320 acres plus Daniel can claim another 160 and that is in addition to what they already bought. Move aside, Mayor Roswell, your house is needed for the REAL owners of Strangerville ;)
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Daniel: “So tonight we will reach the trade station. I hope they even deal in the swag we picked up along the way, because if not we’ll have to make do with, what? Twenty dollar?”
John: “Let your old father feel useful once a week, Danny! I’m going to haggle the s--- out of them and then sell that back to them as fertilizer!”
Daniel: “Haha! Picked up some language from Reeds, did you? By the way, what advice gave you Gavin and Tina earlier today? It sounded intense.”
John: “They are Jin’s parents, but not married yet. That means Tina can apply for a Land Grant in the west. She just has to put a hut on it, but with Gavin’s help that will be doable. And after five years TWO plots of land will be theirs. Then Gavin and Tina can marry. They were stoked by the idea!”
https://64.media.tumblr.com/835ff5b8dd4fecea95edcc4e98b0e8d7/e0091202e7b36360-c1/s540x810/9aac77bb5057fc806ad1a50a2b2419db0fcd3918.png
Daniel: “They’ll jump to every excuse not to have to marry anytime soon, dad.”
John: “Noticed that, did you? As I noticed that you’re spending an awful lot of time playing with Jin and talking about starting a family. - Are you interested?”
Daniel: “What? No! That... would be gross, I think?”
John: “I agree. The extra land is tempting, of course, but Tina is older than you. Right now she appears experienced and therefore desirable to you. Take my word on this: it wouldn’t work longterm.”
Oh, right, Tina, Daniel thought. Yes, I was definitely daydreaming of Tina and not of Jin’s other parent. Because that would be gross. Even more gross than marrying a woman who on top of being a woman is also younger than me. Wow. That’s an awful lot of gross!
The young man's train of thought led to him blurting out: “I hadn’t realized just HOW repulsive Gavin is, dad!”
John: “Haha! Yeah, in Detroit I wouldn’t have interacted with one like him without at least three clerks in descending order between me and him. But these are extraordinary circumstances. Just you wait, we’ll all end up the best of friends yet.”
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The moment the wagon stopped for the night, I ushered Daniel into the waystation’s kitchen so that he could start making jam. He even was still smelly, but is already wearing the new set of clothes that he bought here.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/47594ee10e5d92cd235e682513f3351f/44aba4f139d33561-35/s540x810/f261ed283fdaaed3834e2a05902859c34c2457f6.png
The first thing John did was renting the bath chamber.
Tina: “It’s splashy-time, Jinny!”
Jin: “Jippieh! Splashy time!”
Tina: “I sure missed taking a bath and so must you...”
Jin: “Yeeeeeees. Is so much later than other weeks! Today is dark already.”
Tina: “It’s dark already, you say? But... No, you’re actually right! Your bath is only overdue by a couple of hours. Feels like ages since we had one... I almost can’t believe that it’s only saturday. This was the longest week ever!”
https://64.media.tumblr.com/69e92214dfde310e2b4961c5d9d93f49/44aba4f139d33561-32/s540x810/d1b76783b9206fca7a60313a89aed115baff15ae.png
Tina: “Caroline is downstairs, buying a bathtub. One of the lighter wagons realized they packed too much, so now they need to get rid of some stuff.”
Jin: “Splashy time EVERY DAY!”
Tina: “Haha, rein in your horses, little fishie! Much as I’d love to, that probably would be unhealthy!”
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Later there was dinner, hot stew served in actual bowls, eaten sitting on real real chairs that were neither rocking back and forth on a wagon nor catching fire in camp. It was pure bliss.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/524a302cb8685befb325d0eb7122c675/93038787305857b2-80/s540x810/3152288cad9cba08b4849d3af5d0467e824cd4dd.png
Emma: “What did mom and dad put you at the kiddie table for, Daniel?”
Daniel: “Only to babysit you two. - I don’t ALWAYS muck up and need to get put into timeout! I’m an adult now!”
Emma: “I wish I was you. You’re dashfire!”
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The next morning it was “splashy time” for the horses and for that the travellers needed water. After they had walked twice around the compound looking for a well, the smith directed Gavin and Daniel back inside the waystation.
Here the well stood, confined within four sturdy stone walls. That way in case of a siege the residents could draw on their water supply without having to go outside.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/1a5a50f475e058739145e81d75d5528d/2d8745330c039ae2-30/s540x810/819c62bab6f054944aa4394f6109cfeb3f2636b6.png
Daniel: “Did you know that in medieval times eight men would sit in a single bathtub together? And all nekkid!”
Gavin: “Whoa, that’s depraved!”
An hour or so later... in the warm smithy:
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Jerry: “Oh, boy, that was a good idea of your sons, Mr. Phillips!”
John: “I only have one son and might still disown him! Can’t you see I’m working to pay for our provisions here?”
Gavin: “Just turn around the corner a little, Daniel. Then you can see your father.”
Daniel: “Sounds like a plan!”
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John: “Goddammit, Daniel, come out of there and help me! That’s your future comforts I’m toiling for here!”
Jerry: “I think his present comforts disagree with you, Mr. Phillips. Why don’t you come join us instead?”
Gavin: “Not a chance, Mr. Bellini. Phillips only bathes in money and his own glory.”
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Splashy time for everyone!
Next: Romance issues and the wagon train company pulls a real low trick on the emigrants
Also a perhaps unneccessary note (since I wrote that the real history is mere background flavour): I was in error when I wrote John's suggestion to Gavin & Tina. A married couple would have gotten 320 acres instead of the 160 for a single, so it doesn't matter if they marry or not. But in any case that means John & Caroline can claim 320 acres plus Daniel can claim another 160 and that is in addition to what they already bought. Move aside, Mayor Roswell, your house is needed for the REAL owners of Strangerville ;)
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