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[spooky-shrink.livejournal.com]

Later that night, once everyone has gone except Will, Malcolm stops by to check on Kate. After making sure all is well with Kate, he silently drapes a blanket over her sleeping companion and heads back to the bar.

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[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She shifted in the night, and somewhere in her sleep, sensed the warmth of another person by her. Familiar scents twinging her nose, and she slept on.

It would be many hours the following day before she would stir at all.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy comes in later, having missed all the commotion, and stops when he sees Kate.

Not wanting to disturb either her or Will, he moves forward quietly, looking at her moniter and notes.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

It was late that day before she would finally start to wake, eyes slowly opening. There was a quizzical sound as she tried to place where she was and what had happened.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy, who has been keeping an eye from the office, approaches, checking her monitor.

"It's okay Kate, you're in Milliways Infirmary."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She blinked, and her eyes flickered around. Will? She wanted to lift her hand, but it hurt. Felt sore all over, including her head.

"What? I am?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Easy there sweetheart, looks like someone's been performing miracles before I got here." Guppy says gently, getting her a glass of water and a straw if she wants it.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton comes to the infirmary as soon as he hears the news. He stops dead when something hits him with the force of a metaphorical freight train.

There's a tram rushing. Dark, with the lights of the city outside flashing as they zoom past.

"There's a dilemma." The tram was empty. Mandalore is now sprawled out in one of the seats, in full armour. "We're going to crash."

"Happens a lot."

"I know. There's something winding. In the engines. Poisonous."

"Metaphorical."

"Yes." Mandalore agrees, gravely. "Also, we're being driven by a nerf. That happens less, I find."

Atton catches something out of the corner of his eye, swings to the window, where a face briefly pressed up against the window vanishes. When he turns back to face the front of the tram, Kate is standing in front of him, with something scaley sliding about her. She mutters something in a dialect of native Kazic that Atton doesn't recognise.

"Ban eil mi 'tuigsaina?" He asks, slowly. Kate just stares at him blankly. After a moment, she repeats what she said. It's no more understandable.

Something's banging on the tram door, screaming to be let in. Atton diligently ignores it, as Guppy wanders up behind him.

"Clearly, we are dealing with a case of most acute insanity. I think the only solution here is electroshock therapy."

"That'd make sense." Mandalore agrees, from nearby.

"Ban eil mi 'tuigsaina." Kate murmurs, slowly. Nearby, at the door, the banging grows louder and louder and louder ...

Atton snaps back to reality, abruptly, eyes momentarily flaring gold before settling back to normal. He wanders over to Kate and Will, slumping down next to them to wait.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

It was later, and her eyes fluttered open slowly. The light was less at least.
Still sore and tired as she woke up.

[will_scarlett]

Will wakes up a few moments later and smiles first at Kate, sitting up slightly to kiss her hand and nods at Atton.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"How're you both feeling?"

[lost-trump.livejournal.com]

He hadn't gotten word that Kate was back in the bar. Truth be told the buzz about the Bar and paying off a waitrat in cheese to keep an eye on things worked real well sometimes. It was the reason that Lucas found himself in the infirmary again watching the young woman sleep with a troubled expression upon his face.

See. His father was a mad man and said man had taken Kate from the bar. Not only that but he had taken Will and Atton as well. Lord knew what else he had been up to..

So he sat there quietly telling himself that if she didn't wake soon he'd leave. Dalt was waiting outside his door.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Will was in the bed next to her, also asleep. Kate started to stir on her own bed, and grimaced at the continuing soreness in her body.

[lost-trump.livejournal.com]

When Kate stirred Lucas was alert in an instant, eyes flickering to Will then back again before he seemed to relax slightly. If she woke she would be greated with a small smile and a murmered hello.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

There was some confusion at the face smiling back at her. Did she know him? Seemed a little familiar.

"Hello?"

[lost-trump.livejournal.com]

"Hey there," Luke responded softly so not to wake Will. The look of confusion got a brief moments pause before the smile grew a little more. "It's Lucas, or Luke, hey you- I'll answer to all of the above for you." Winking once he slide out of the chair he had been sitting in, picked it up to move it closer, before plopping back down within it. "Heard you had a pretty interesting entrance making one of the most notable ones to date."

[will_scarlett]

Will stirs and just watches her for a time, tracing her face and amazed that's she beside him though he worries at the cost.

Her rib jutting out of her body is going to haunt him for a long time.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Her head turned toward the feel of his hand, and she softly murmured, "Will? No, not dead... lying, Bran... all lies, no..."

[will_scarlett]

"Shh, love, I live."

Then he kisses her forehead and her eyelids.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She started to stir again.

"...Will?" Her eyes slowly opened.

[will_scarlett]

"Eve, Kate love. 'ow are ye?"

[7twistedwishes]

And after the couple had all the time in the world to rest and recover some, the Devil... is just there.

Watching.

[will_scarlett]

Will sees her first and gently wakes Kate up, they promised to face their troubles together,

"Thank ye for what ye did."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Will, what?" She murmured sleepily, having slept all day. She sat up, rubbing her eyes, and realized who was there.

"Oh, it's you. Yes, um thank you."

[7twistedwishes]

"You do not have to thank me." She is quiet, and tired, not her usual boisterous, taunting and provoking self. "How are you?"

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, do, 'ealin'."