231 [ VERY BACKDATED] | [ closed ]

[notduchess]

Who: Duke
Open: Closed
When: 231 (so after WE ARE ALIVE boozelog the sequel )
Where: training building.
What: Duke was a stupid, and is getting in a bit of trouble for that
Format: log? Action? ALL OF THE ABOVE???
Warnings: Colin, possibly language, IDK


Duke would never admit to actually... avoiding, someone else here. There's reason for why the knight hadn't been at the party after the successful return to the bastion – not liking to drink, still being a bit sick. Or at least Duke was fairly sure that the tightness to breathing was an indication of being a bit sick still. Of course, this was the day after the party – clearly this not being around could be "I drank too much and everything hurts". Only the knight isn't in the hospital and...

.... Yes, Duke is a bit terrible at this denying avoiding thing.

But Duke also remembers that Colin had had to help when it was time to evacuate ... and that when Duke had first returned to the hospital after coming down with something else, he'd been a bit .. pointed about not doing anything too strenuous.

Going out into a dangerous mine with two other people probably fell under that.

So the knight stubbornly pretended this wasn't hiding, and tried to remember beginning stretches. Slow and breathing steady stuff, just to see if that could help stiff lungs not.. be so stupidly stiff. Sure, the top floor of the training building wasn't really meant for this, but avoiding any dust seemed like a good idea.

Comments

[freedom_engineer]

"Probably not," Colin tells her. "The definition is a lot more bunk than most people care to deal with. Suffice it to say... it's the nature of good horror stories and amusing images all at the same time."

Colin smiles then, and he nods to the stairs. "Let's go, you need to be sitting down and relaxing," he says.

[notduchess]

"... How is it a set of beds?"

Yeah Duke isn't getting it. But yep, stairs down. Yay, onward to getting stircrazy!

And yes, she will take the stairs at a bit of a middle pace - carefully earlier, then the sort of quick step that looks hazardous but generally doesn't feel that way when you go down.

[freedom_engineer]

"Figure of speech," Colin corrects, shaking his head. "Basically, a lot of words meant to puff up a definition of nonsense."

Colin doesn't expect that Duke will take a tumble, but he's going to walk close behind her just the same. One, he'll be able to grab her if she falls... and two, if she tries to run, he'll ALSO be able to grab her.

[notduchess]

How rude, Duke isn't that much of a small child.

Although Duke does pause at the exit of the building. "I'm going to guess that you, or someone, is going to end up showing up with food." Part to 'make sure Duke is behaving and staying put' and part because Duke's apartment hasn't been stocked up with stuff while she's been hiding in the hospital.

[freedom_engineer]

If Duke were a small child, Colin would be carrying her back to her quarters rather than letting her walk.

"That's right," Colin says. "Three meals a day, a couple of pitchers of water."

[notduchess]

Not that he hasn't already proven that he can pick her up. Thank you for not embarrassing her further.

"Fairly sure I have a pitcher. ... Or just a bunch of mugs." Speaking of mugs- "Can I make weak tea?"

[freedom_engineer]

"You can make tea, so long as you don't have to go outside and pick your own herbs," he says, smiling. "Just don't brew anything strong that will keep you up. I doubt you'll sleep all the time, but you don't need any assistance in staying awake."

Don't you worry, Duke. If Colin decides to embarrass you, you'll be healthy enough to make him pay for it.

[notduchess]

"Whatever I have that isn't strong, gotcha."

Not sure if that's reassuring. Maybe it is.