Rude of the Turks (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
looking_sharp) wrote2023-01-24 08:53 pm
looking_sharp) wrote2023-01-24 08:53 pm
[He sets the book nearby, and will get to it when he doesn't have company.]
Gonna need you to promise to look out for Reno.
Gonna need you to promise to look out for Reno.
What, he'd make fun? Or he'd just not let you finish it.
[she's guessing the second part]
[she's guessing the second part]
[She wasn't understanding at all, and that was fair. His pain medication made him loopy, and perhaps harder to follow than was really fair.]
Watch his back. I can' do it for him and he gets into trouble.
Watch his back. I can' do it for him and he gets into trouble.
[she makes a perfect 'oh' with her mouth and nods silently; no wonder...the first thing he worries about is his dear partner]
I see. Don't worry, I'll make sure he stays safe. You can count on it.
I see. Don't worry, I'll make sure he stays safe. You can count on it.
[They are a team. and he IS fond of Reno.]
Thank you, Elena. Always.]
Thank you, Elena. Always.]
[she beams at him, then pushes the plate she set up for him a bit closer]
When's the last time you ate anything? Maybe you should.
When's the last time you ate anything? Maybe you should.
[Oh, food. Rude considers it briefly and then nods, pulling the plate closer.]
Been a while since my nurse was by to cook.
[Walking was sort of out of the question.]
Been a while since my nurse was by to cook.
[Walking was sort of out of the question.]
Don't they give you a button? To summon one.
[she frowns a little...while she's sure they're checking up on him, still.]
[she frowns a little...while she's sure they're checking up on him, still.]
Only helps if she's around.
[And patience was not his thing when he was sick.]
[And patience was not his thing when he was sick.]
Hmph...she better hope she doesn't step in here while I'm around.
[Oh? Rude tilts his head to consider her.]
Why? Do you not like that?
Why? Do you not like that?
Well she's supposed to make sure you're taken care of.
[hands on her hips]
[hands on her hips]
[Rude tilts his head as he considers her.]
She was driving me mad.
She was driving me mad.
She was.
[And the woman had left, Rude was left alone.]
Thank you for coming by.
[And the woman had left, Rude was left alone.]
Thank you for coming by.
[a tiny, fond smile]
Of course, Rude. Any time.
Of course, Rude. Any time.
[Fond, small, and there. Rude keeps working through his food. And the more he eats, the sleepier he gets.]
You're very nice, helping here.
You're very nice, helping here.
Mmm, not really. I'm just doing my part is all. [she notices, and if he should get a little too sleepy she'll put his plate somewhere safe.]
Good part.
[He mumbles sleepily as he reaches for a book.]
You're a good kid.
[He mumbles sleepily as he reaches for a book.]
You're a good kid.
[she decides to settle beside him quietly, in case he does drop off]
And you're a good man.
And you're a good man.
[Yep. Drops off. But happier and feeling safer. He appreciates that.]
[ah, there he goes. after a moment of watching his steady, even breathing, Elena rises from her seat to better tuck the blankets around him, taking the book from his side.
she'll stay a little longer before leaving, but when she does, Elena ensures his sunglasses are nearby for when he awakens later.]
she'll stay a little longer before leaving, but when she does, Elena ensures his sunglasses are nearby for when he awakens later.]
[Cont from here]
Sometimes flaws make things more beautiful. They reinforce that the world itself isn't perfect.
Sometimes flaws make things more beautiful. They reinforce that the world itself isn't perfect.
That is so. A wild meadow can at times be more breathtaking than a carefully arranged garden. Hmm. That is something to think about...
I'm mortal. Gotta find happiness in what I can.
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