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[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph's slept most of the past two days, drifting in and out of semi-wakefulness, enough to hold a few disjointed conversations - occasionally with the wall, yes, but conversations nonetheless. This time, though, something's different; she's still woozy and easily confused, but things are making more sense. Someone's glued up the cracks in the world - it's holding steady.

She moves, cautiously, and although it still hurts deep in her chest, it isn't unbearable any more. She doesn't feel quite so much like a train hit her. (A car, or a small truck, maybe. But not a train.) When her eyes open this time, they stay open, curious and alert.

It's a nice change.

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[dragon_twin]

Melou's just making his way back to his bed to sleep. He's had a few drinks and has no clue what time it is, so chances are he's making more noise than he probably should.

Of course, he doesn't care.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Ooh, noise. Someone interesting? -

no.

"You," Steph says, sounding tired. "Should've known."

[dragon_twin]

"You awake? And here I was just getting used to peace and quiet again." He sighs, loudly.

[slayer_fray]

"Morning, Sleepy."

Mel has a broken hand. Ask her how!

[alwaysroomforhope]

Mel has been having Adventures WITHOUT STEPH. How rude!

"Hi." Steph looks her over, thoughtfully, and squints at the hand in question. "...Senior Squeakins get rough?"

[slayer_fray]

Mel follows the squint with a sheepish twinge and shakes her head. "Uh, no. Y'know Cera?"

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

"We spend,"

A gentle, soft voice from a nearby chair,

"too much time in places like this, do we not?"

He isn't staying at the House of Arch these days. Just. Around. Arithon, some clothing, his spare lyranthe. Currently, though, he's in the Infirmary because he feels that someone should be, and its a better place than elsewhere. Arithon doesn't sleep much.

So he's here, and he's been watching, and he brought something to amuse her. A box of shadows, and color, and poking at the delicate strands creates music that won't be out of tune.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph'd say something bright and light-hearted, only she turned to see who was speaking first, and she just gapes - and then beams, widely. "Arithon! Archie said you were hurt!"

And Blodwen Rowlands is going DOWN for it. ...Just as soon as Steph gets out of bed.

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

"I was."

He says with a faint shrug and a wrinkle between his eyes; he doesn't remember what happened. Not because Blodwen did something to him, but because he's not ready to do so yet,

"My kath'asan, the pensti'asan'ka Rachel, helped me find my way out."

He isn't a healer. If its worse than a simple fracture, please don't ask him for help. And he loathes machines. But he's here because Steph is something of a friend, and something of a student (if only because her piano skills really need the help), and everything of a Lady; and Arithon would die for the Ladies,

"Alas that I can not help you so easily."

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela has been sleeping the sleep of the utterly exhausted for the past twelve hours. In her clothes, one arm hanging off the side of the bed.

Having a really, really good cry will do that to you.

She wakes up slowly to find the infirmary quiet, Melou gone from his bed, and herself a little disoriented. It's sometime in the early afternoon, and Angela gets up, then sees that Steph is awake and sitting up.

"Hey. You look better."

[alwaysroomforhope]

She isn't sitting up - can't quite wiggle enough to figure out if the bed'll lean up for her, and she did try to sit up on her own, but it didn't work so well. She's awake, though, and she grins over at Angela.

"I feel better. You looked comfy over there."

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

I'll chalk that mistaken observation to Angela just waking up.

"I haven't slept that long in months. Weird. What's the doctor say about you?"

She comes over and runs her hand through sleep-tousled hair.

[pendragon-son.livejournal.com]

Well, if her eyes are alert then at some point she'll notice Melehan. He stands out - dark ages clothes, sword on his belt, nearly six foot tall and, oh.

He's the spitting image of Melou, except for a few scars. Still, seeing Melou asleep, Melehan makes a face and then looks around for a chair.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Almost straight away. There's not much else to look at in here, after all. And the standard doubletake and glance from sleeping boy to standing boy and back only takes a couple of seconds.

"You must be the evil twin," she observes, and then wrinkles her nose. "The eviller twin."

[pendragon-son.livejournal.com]

Melehan glances at her, his dark eyes curious and then amused.

"The Eviller Twin?"

[skjaldmeyjar.livejournal.com]

She had talked to Bernard (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/13170537.html?thread=543695209), then dealt with the Joker (http://community.livejournal.com/ways_office/130264.html), (you can figure out which one of those was much more pleasant, really), and now, time to update Steph on what happened.

Svava does not like the Infirmary.

She enters, carrying a huge bouquet of flowers from both the greenhouse and the garden outside, arrainged in a large vase. Something has to be done to add a bit more cheer to the place, and she sets it where both Steph and Zuko can see it, before turning to Steph's bed.

"Steph?" Quietly. "Are you awake?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph opens her eyes again - she'd drifted into a light sleep - and shakes her head to clear it a little. "Yep. Oh - flowers!"

[skjaldmeyjar.livejournal.com]

"I thought you'd like them. Or at least something from outside." She glances around the infirmary, then gives Steph a wry smile.

"You're feeling better, I hope?"

[milkbonesoldier.livejournal.com]

Last night wasn't the best night of Wells' life, or even of his time at Milliways, but it was far from the worst. He's a little more tired than he really likes, but it's been years since he let a little thing like that stop him. Zuko gets checked on first- it's his duty, and it's only natural anyway. Once he's satisfied with the prince's condition he turns to look for the other patient.

"Stephanie?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

"How is he?"

Zuko hasn't been awake enough for her to talk to yet. She's starting to get worried all over again.

[milkbonesoldier.livejournal.com]

"In and out, but surfacing," Wells says. "Still very tired. It's real sleep, though."

He's familiar with 'very tired' right now, himself.

[treadingturds.livejournal.com]

At some point the door to the infirmary opens, and a gentle face made to seem all the more pale by the black morning dress peers in.

On seeing that Zuko's asleep, she chooses not to disturb him, and turns as if to leave.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph's not asleep, though. And there's nobody else around to talk to; so Jocasta's just volunteered herself. Isn't she lucky!

"Hi! Come in!"

[kurosakiboy.livejournal.com]

Ichigo slips into the infirmary quietly, looking the same as always, if a bit tired. He's been having trouble sleeping these past few days, partly because he's nervous, and partly (this being the big part) because when a certain Hollow plots revenge it does so LOUDLY WITHOUT EVER SHUTTING UP.

So it is with bags under his eyes that Ichigo makes his way over, happy to see her awake. This is evident by the slight decrease in his usual scowl.

"Hey there bird-girl, these nuts taking good care of you?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

She's sitting up by this stage, leaning against the headboard and a couple of extra pillows Lily scrounged up for her. "Heaps better today," she promises him, grinning. "...who's taking care of you, though? You look crap."

...Yeah, Steph's back.