Seven

[pendantry]

[Raven is late for work this morning.

She's hard on herself about it all morning long, working on her projects with hardly a word to anyone else, because things like that are unacceptable. Especially when she's in this kind of mood. When it comes around to lunch time she stalks out of the smithy, bag in hand, sore on top of being frustrated with herself.

Usually she sits on the bench outside the building if it's a nice day; this time her feet take her all the way to the plaza, to sit by the fountain and break the bread of her sandwich bun into little pieces for the local birds. She's just not hungry. They are, so why not share? A small cluster of them shares her bench with her until or unless someone walks by to disturb them.

For a while, she sits there and stares at nothing. Lately everyone is whispering about that going-home stuff. And while she misses home...is Luceti really so terrible? It's like a bigger, weirder Sharance sometimes. Thinking about this too much is giving her a headache, though, so she rubs her temples with a low irate sound and gets up to go back to work.

Then lightheadedness kicks in, she overbalances too much to one side, and into the fountain she goes, cut off before she can finish shouting.

Thus, she is wet and disheveled and heavy-eyed by the time she does get back to work. Late. Again. And at last, obviously not feeling well after all.]

[[ooc: I do not mind timeline-breaking this or that in here! There are lots of places to cook up shenanigans or have a chat.]]

Comments

[tsuntrader]

[No. No you you don't. You don't even make any money, Raven. Come on.]

[pendantry]

[It's not about money it's about doing what she says she is going to do.

But she really does feel awful.]

Going to the shop is all I can do.

[tsuntrader]

...I really hope there's someone there that will convince you to go rest. [Stupid stubborn Raven-]

[pendantry]

[She shakes her head a little. Bad move there. Silver is the nearest thing so she will just hold onto him for a minute. And sigh.]

I guess...I'll go home.

[tsuntrader]

[Okay. Good. You can go home and someone you live with can help...

...Wait.] Do you live with anyone?

[pendantry]

No. [Why is that important?]

[tsuntrader]

...Will you be okay on your own?

[pendantry]

I don't have a choice. I'm not going to the clinic. [Not for something so minor. ...Rarely for anything major.]

1/2

[tsuntrader]

I'd never tell you to go to the clinic. [Ever ever ever. Eugh.]

[tsuntrader]

[Okay. Okay. Back to the point. What's a solution for...

Oh. Well yeah, that's pretty simple.]

If you're gonna be alone, maybe you should spend the night at our place instead.

[pendantry]

Your...what? With Ingo and Emmet? Or...your other color-named friends.

[tsuntrader]

I live with the other Dex Holders. I just visit Ingo and Emmet a lot.

...Of course, I'm sure Ingo and Emmet would be fine with you staying with them for a little while if our house is too busy for you.

[pendantry]

I shouldn't. It'll cause trouble - for anyone.

[tsuntrader]

[...

He turns his back to her, then tries to pull her arms around his neck before arcing forward.]

Hop on. It's this or I fly you.

[pendantry]

[What the hell are you doing.]

If I want to fly I can fly myself. ["Things Raven never thought she would say to anyone."] I'll walk.

[tsuntrader]

[...The image of Raven flying as she is right now is somewhat entertaining, but he keeps it serious.]

It will take too long. You'll keep falling over.

[pendantry]

I didn't fall on the way here.

[They are still standing there all half-piggybacked aren't they.

Yep.]

This is stupid.

[tsuntrader]

[Yep...]

Okay, it's stupid. Do it anyway.

A little stupid won't kill you.

[pendantry]

Other people will notice.

[tsuntrader]

And?

[pendantry]

I-It's embarrassing.

[Standing around here isn't going to help. Raven's already a warm person, right now she's on fire. Metaphorically.]

[tsuntrader]

...How?

[pendantry]

Being carried around by someone just is.

[tsuntrader]

...There's nothing embarrassing about it. I doubt anyone will even care.

[pendantry]

[You just don't understand, Silver. Obviously. She tries to pull away in order to walk but he's holding on pretty tight.]