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[blissimmunity]

Friday morning meant clinic duty for Carolyn and clinic duty for Joshua later in the evening. He's had a house guest for a couple of days and he has been a most gracious host. After breakfast, Carolyn heads off for her shift and Joshua decides to stay in the Compound until his shift. He could find another book to peruse and avoid another lecture

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[blondieburke]

At least Joshua is a little more prepared than Juliet. She's just out of the shower, wrapped in a towel. Her hair is dripping wet around her neck, and when she picks up her tank top and shorts she's suddenly in the jungle.

She blinks a little and turns around, clutching her clothes against her chest as she tries to figure out what happened. Backing up, she turns and has no damn idea where she is. She's only been on the island a few days but she tries to stay calm. Maybe she's not as far away from things as she thought.

"Hello? Anyone?" And she's still holding onto her clothes, hoping the huts are close.

[notdrfrasier]

Hearing Joshua, Carolyn pushed through the last of the foliage and flashed him a grateful smile. "Boy am I glad to see you," she stated before looking around him to both Juliet and the girl who introduced herself as Polly.

"I don't even know where I am," Carolyn admitted with an annoyed sigh. "But.. We're obviously still on the island, right?"

[blissimmunity]

He glances over at Polly as it's sinking in that he's the only male in this group. "We think we're still on the island, but in dinosaur territory. Polly's dad had the something similar happen. We were just deciding on a plan when we heard you."

"You've all seen the map of the island. There's a call box to the South and one to the North. I don't know how we'll find them though. How do you navigate in this?" Even though he sounds concerned and the whole situation is disconcerting, he's composed. He works best under pressure. After all, it's been a way of life for him.

[blondieburke]

Juliet pushes wet hair out of her face and looks up at the sky. There won't be any navigating through this. "Since we appeared here there won't be any kind of trail," she realizes.

Squatting, she looks at a few rocks, sliding her hand over moss. "This direction is east," she points as she looks back at the group.

[polly_okeefe]

"Can we be sure about that?" I asked. The rules of wilderness training might not apply on the Island.

"I think we should head towards the beach," I said. "If we strike out in one direction, we'll either hit water or the electric fence. If we get to the beach, we can see the dinosaurs coming, take cover in the waves, and walk back to civilization. It would be easier to get our bearings there."

[notdrfrasier]

Carolyn had to agree with Polly - did anything work the same here as it did back home? Would they be able to tell their location by using simple things like moss or even by looking up at the stars... if it was dark, and if they were able to even see them...

Glancing around, she shrugged, because she didn't know which way was what. "I think heading to the beach would be a good idea myself," she offered. "I'd rather be able to see any dinosaurs coming that might decide to make us their snacks..."

[blissimmunity]

Joshua glances in all directions, taking a moment to really study what terrain he can see. It's all just a gamble at this point. "How about this way then?" he says, pointing in a direction.

"We'll make for the fence or the beach." He's anxious about Juliet's lack of shoes, but at the moment, there's not a lot to be done unless either he carries her or offers her his shoes. Neither seem to be a great idea. The shoe idea particularly as she'd be tripping the whole time.

[blondieburke]

She accepts the fact that she knows the least out of anyone, so she lets them make the decision as she stands, quietly. When he makes a suggestion she nods. "Alright." And she hangs back a little to let them go ahead of her.

She hates this already, and she's concerned for her own lack of shoes but figures there's nothing she can do about it now.

[polly_okeefe]

I nodded, working hard to keep it together. I can tell that we're in big trouble, but at least we're together, and we can all help. "Lead the way," I say to Joshua.

[notdrfrasier]

Carolyn's just glad that someone is willing to take charge. Medical stuff she could do, but the whole surviving in wild? She'd kind of skipped that course growing up.

"How far do you think it is possibily?" she asked, pushing what appeared to be a big fern leaf out of her way.

[blissimmunity]

"We need to look out for each other," he says as he commits to the direction he'd suggested. "Make sure we don't lose anyone and that no one gets left behind

[blondieburke]

All of this is translating into being completely screwed in her head, but she doesn't say anything. She watches all of her companions closely, and she can't say that she's every taken a trek through a jungle before, but she's trying to stay calm. If only because there's nothing to panic about just yet. Not really.

She starts following behind Joshua, glad that it's muddy so that her feet have some give. She wishes she had something to contribute, but she doesn't. So, she just walks.

[polly_okeefe]

The rain is intense. I'm sure it has picked up just for the occasion. The ground is slick with mud. On even a slight slope, it's hard to keep my footing. Mud sucks at my shoes. But I press on, keeping an eye out for the ocean, recognizable landmarks or, most importantly, carnivorous dinosaurs.

"Maybe the dinosaurs have all taken shelter," I said, trying to make light of the whole thing.

[notdrfrasier]

Carolyn couldn't help but be glad that she'd actually worn her boots to work that morning, though she couldn't help but wish they didn't have heels on them. Reaching out, she steadied herself by grabbing onto a wine as she climbed the slope behind the others.

"Hopefully... Have you ever seen any of the dinosaurs, Polly?" she asked. She knew she hadn't and since both Joshua and Juliet were new it was doubtful.

[blissimmunity]

Of course, they have no such luck when it comes to the dinosaurs. As they walk over a small rise, they can see below them a herd of various herbivores peacefully grazing in a clearing.

Joshua stops abruptly, raising his hand to signal everyone to stop. He hopes they get it because the last thing they need is to spook just one of those creatures.

[blondieburke]

Juliet does stop as soon as he raises his hand, and she stares in absolute complete shock. She's struggling to figure out what she wants to say, and she swallows heavily.

"I can't..." She can't believe what she's seeing. And the scientist in her (medical though her degree is) can't help but want to know more about how this is even possible. Then again, she wonders how anything on this island is possible.