Once again I’m posting from War’s End, the third volume of the trilogy I’m working on. Coralie has now found Kelty, the pilot of the spaceship they were on before she found herself and her baby rolling through a strange jungle, and the medic, Ginger. And Bounce, of course, but Bounce is out looking for the rest of the group.
Ginger worked her way over to where she could examine the vines closely, glancing back and forth between the leaves and her reader. Finally she grinned. “Thanks, Kelty. It’s alcohol-soluble, and the alcohol tincture is one of the better insect repellents available from the local vegetation. I know we have the emergency kit, but I’d prefer to use local materials when we can.” She was getting out a bottle of alcohol and a couple of smaller empty containers as she spoke.
That’s it for today. (Kelty is not a happy camper right now.) Do visit the other fine authors participating in Six Sentence Sunday – just click on the logo to get the list. And we all love comments.
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Great six!
Thanks. I thought it was time for a little humor, however hysterical.
Ginger seems very practical. Great 6.
Ginger’s a doctor, and having to use her skills steadies her.
I love to hear her process of thought: very calm in a stressful situation.
I think it’s a slightly hysterical calm. But they are starting to think.
Good six. A bit of a “Lost” feel to it 🙂
They’re lost all right.
Very nicely written six. So easy to picture this scene in my head.
Glad you like it.
And if it doesn’t work, you can always drink it, right? lol
I think it’s rubbing alcohol.
That wouldn’t stop some people! What’s one little letter if you’re desperate? Ethanol/Methanol… lol (only kidding)
My character who can’t metabolize alcohol properly isn’t here, thank goodness.
Poor Kelty, this is taking a long time, but at least the end is in sight! An excellent excerpt, you have your details so well thought out that it’s all totally believable!
He’s not going to be all that grateful!
I always enjoy your sixes, Sue Ann. Glad they are all coming together, and Bounce continues to search for more.
They aren’t all together yet.
Interesting six. Think the doc is a smart woman.
They’re all actually pretty intelligent, but they don’t all know the same things.
I hope she can free him!
Give her time.
She’s smart, preserving their limited, irreplaceable supplies for later, unknown emergencies. And I’m with Sarah, I hope she can free him. That poor guy’s been stuck fast for weeks now! (Okay, so it’s only according to reader timeframe, but still . . . .)
Oh, freeing Kelty’s a minor problem. And they are going to have to live off the land, to the extent they can.
If there’s any sort of rash or raw spots from the vines, Kelty is NOT going to appreciate that tincture of alcohol. It burns! 😉 I do like Ginger’s personality. Nice way to introduce her and bring it out.
Any rash is going to be very mild, or it wouldn’t be suitable as an insect repellent. But he does undoubtedly have some scratches.
I am enjoying your excerpts!
Thanks–glad you like it.
Interesting!
They don’t have much with them, so they have to learn to use what the planet provides until (if) they are rescued. And they have good reason for not trying to signal their position.
Very intriguing 🙂
I hope so.
Finally, it looks like there’s a solution! Well done. 🙂
Well, a solution to the minor problem of getting Kelty loose.
I think I’m going to like Ginger. Nice six! 🙂
She was actually introduced in the first volume of the trilogy, but that was 8 years ago (her time.)
I want that poor man out of that homicidal goose grass, Sue Ann! 😀
It’s not a grass; it’s a vine with leaves. Or are you thinking of my garden?
I’m thinking of the goose grass tangle near my childhood home. Very sticky stuff! ::)
Ginger is a bright, and knowledgeable character. You mention that Kelty is not a happy camper, wi we see some of her bitterness in future sixes? Great six, overall!
Kelty is the pilot (and the only man of the group) who is stuck to a fallen tree trunk by the sticky vines. I don’t think I’d be a very happy camper in those circumstances, either.
Is she not a happy camper because she’s playing medic? Insightful snippet!
No, Kelty (the guy who’s stuck to the tree) is the unhappy camper. Actually, none of them are exactly happy about finding themselves in a wilderness with no warning.
Great six! Finally some hope for Kelty to get out.