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| clockwork-industries | Oct 3 2011, 11:26 PM Post #1 |
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It was lunchtime at SIN academy. As she always did on her breaks, Clara McCulty made her way to the nurse's office with her lunch bag and a small plastic bag tucked away inside of it. In the bag was a collection of dried leaves, known to have certain...psychotropic properties. Now these herbs weren't for her by any means. No, they were for someone else. A good friend of hers. She knocked on the door to the office then entered with a grin. "Afternoon, Ricardo~! I hope you don't mind me stopping by~ I thought I'd come pay you a visit and perhaps make you some tea~?" The redheaded woman didn't approve of his use of these natural drugs but he needed the stress relief. Especially with the kids and cases he had to deal with on a daily basis. Besides, it never hurt to make allies wherever possible, right? |
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| xoves | Oct 5 2011, 10:36 PM Post #2 |
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Ricardo had been halfway through Temperance's Father's Day lunch when Clara knocked at the door. Her appearance surprised him -- it'd been almost a week since she last dropped by, and though his kratom supply wasn't quite depleted, the prospect of a fresh batch worked in tandem with Temperance's gift to lift his spirits. "About time~" he called back, leaving his sandwich on the glitter-glued paper bag it came in. "I wondered where you went. Begun to think the children'd beaned you to death with a volleyball or somesuch." He brushed the crumbs from his sleeves and drove his trusty office chair to the door before getting up to answer it. Ricardo welcomed his friend-slash-supplier with a gallant sweep of his prosthetic and ushered her in. "There's an extra chair by the water cooler, kettle and brazier are in the usual cabinet. Make yourself comfortable, Clara." |
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| clockwork-industries | Oct 6 2011, 01:07 AM Post #3 |
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The redhead grinned and walked into the room, smiling at him. "Aww, is that your Father's Day lunch~? Temperance is such a sweetie~" She giggled at the glitter-covered bag and went to the cabinet to get the kettle. As she set things up she looked back at him, a little apologetically. "Sorry for the absence...I've been on watch duty for the school grounds. I've broken up eighteen fights. Eighteen! It's getting worse.... " She shook her head, her curls flying about. "In any case, how strong do you want it?" Out of her hoodie came a large pouch, filled to the brim with the herbs. She wouldn't use all of it, but she would be giving the rest to him so he could make it on his own. |
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| HosekiDragon | Oct 6 2011, 04:36 PM Post #4 |
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Hector slouched down the hallway, keeping close to the wall as he did so. He'd forgone the prospect of eating lunch in the cafeteria and was instead focused on replenishing his quickly depleting supply of headache medicines. His usual spot to find them had turned up nothing; they were all gone. So instead of going halfway across the school to his second spot, the teen had decided to try an sneak into the nurse's office to see if there wasn't something in there. As he neared the office, Hector heard voices coming from inside and groaned inwardly. Of course there were people in it, this was SIN Academy, it would be a miracle if there weren't people in it. Still, curiosity got the better of him and the dark-skinned boy stuck his head around the door. Clara was standing inside, talking to a man Hector didn't recognize. The teenager paused, unsure if asking Clara to hand him off some meds was a good idea or not. |
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| xoves | Oct 6 2011, 11:37 PM Post #5 |
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"Eighteen?" Ricardo shook his head. Seemed like the SIN kids grew more brutal with every passing year. "Well, I'm glad you're on the watch, then. Lord knows I've seen a spike in patients. There must be twice as many first-years coming in after hours than there were when I started here..." He returned to his chair and rolled his way back to the desk, facing Clara all the while. He lifted his sandwich by way of indication. "Mild will do. I had a cup to start the day off, and..." He gave the sandwich a pointed look. "It's not a bad day." Later, he'd take Clara aside to show off the new photo of Temperance housed in his wallet. His stepdaughter played Red Riding Hood in her school's stageplay of the old fable, and he'd never seen a more precious sight than Temperance in costume. It was good to have a friend who'd tolerate his proud papa gushing. Motion at the fringe of his vision called Ricardo's attention. He swiveled the chair in the door's direction and greeted the unfamiliar face with a wave of his prosthetic. "I see we have company." The boy looked more wary than hurt, which Ricardo found a welcome change. "What can I do for you, hmm?" |
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| clockwork-industries | Oct 7 2011, 12:25 AM Post #6 |
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Clara nodded and put in a small portion of the herbs, along with a little bit of dried chamomile and rose hip to improve the flavor, a trick Maitho had showed her. "I also remember you mentioning taking on an assistant~ How is little Aryil doing?" She was curious to how the shy healer was fitting in. She glanced over at Ricardo only to notice Hector peeking in. "Hector~! Hey there~! What brings you here for lunch~? Shouldn't you be eating with Isaac, Fisher, and Anyaaaaa~?" The last name was drawn out and overemphasized while an amused grin spread over her face. She gestured for him to enter, smiling. "Ricardo, this is Hector, one of my students. Hector, this is Ricardo, the school nurse. Now be polite, alright~?" |
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| HosekiDragon | Oct 7 2011, 07:22 AM Post #7 |
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Hector sent a scowl at Clara as he slid into the room, hands stuffed into his pockets and shoulders hunched. He slumped against a wall, glancing between the two adults. "Hi." It was a flat greeting but Hector didn't care, he was only here for one reason, "And I don't have to eat with them, you know. I'm only in here because..." The teenager paused because he still wasn't sure that Clara was person he should be asking and now there was this stranger Ricardo who he'd never met because the nurse's office was a place he generally avoided. "I need some more pills. Headache medicine, you know." He finally muttered, dropping his gaze to the floor, "The usual places are...empty. I'm running out. And I need them." |
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| xoves | Oct 7 2011, 08:26 PM Post #8 |
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"I also remember you mentioning you took on an assistant~ How is little Aryil doing?" "Wonderfully. The little lady's much more efficient than she gives herself credit for." Ricardo chuckled and sampled his sandwich. "She reminds me of Temperance, and not only for the likeness. Sweet kid, eager to please, always tries her hardest. Just wish she wasn't bullied so often." When Clara introduced the boy, he returned Hector's flat greeting with a warm 'pleased to meet you'. Kids Hector's age were naturally surly. No reason to take his apathy for an insult. "I need some more pills. Headache medicine, you know. The usual places are... empty. I'm running out. And I need them." Aha. Ricardo knew an addiction when he saw one, particularly if the addicted party was as terrible as this boy at concealing his issue. This wasn't the first time he'd entertained a student with complaints of 'incessant migraines'. He quirked a brow at his new 'patient' and turned to Clara. "You do know the policy on these sorts of things." He hated to play the hypocrite, but as SIN's nurse, Ricardo couldn't encourage substance abuse. "They're locked up for a reason." |
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| Riyna | Oct 8 2011, 01:11 AM Post #9 |
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Ahhh, she was late! Ever since Ricardo had agreed to take her on as an assistant, Aryil found herself frequenting the nurse's office more and more often and had soon made a habit of coming by for lunch. It wasn't constantly--the blonde didn't want to seem clingy or anything--but plenty often enough. Today she'd planned on getting there to beat the crowd... ...but then she had to stay and clean up after class. Her team in science class had "accidentally" made a mess of things and took off before Aryil had even put her things away. Uuu, and some of the chemicals were kind of dangerous too--it hurt a bit to clean it up, but it'd healed up afterward, so she supposed she couldn't complain. Fighting the lunch crowd had been a little hard, but she'd escaped with some food of her own, keeping a grip on her tray and making sure to take an alternate route to Ricardo's office--the blonde had the unpleasant opportunity of running into Ricardo's more...obsessive fangirls and that was something she really didn't want to deal with again--but finally made it there, all smiles. "Hello, Mister--!" Oh. There were other people there... She blushed and quietly shuffled in, catching Hector's mutter by chance. Ricardo piped up right as Aryil took her customary spot on one of the beds, the girl putting her tray on the cabinet near the bed. The tiny blonde frowned, pigtails bobbing as she looked over at Hector. "U-um! If it's a headache, I can heal it up?" she offered. The implications of addiction had sailed right over the girl's head. |
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| clockwork-industries | Oct 8 2011, 09:19 AM Post #10 |
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Clara nodded. "I know, Ricardo. Still, he does get headaches. Bad ones. Sometimes they get so bad he passes out. I say, let it slip for just this once...." She smiled at Aryil when the girl entered. "Afternoon, Chicky~! Been a while, huh~? How are you holding up? And how's Laura?" She reached into her own lunch bag and pulled out a fresh peach she had grown for herself that morning and offered it to the blonde, grinning. "And Hector, you should take the girl's offer~ She is an amazing healer~" The tall woman then glanced over at the kettle. "Ah and your tea should be ready by now, Ricardo. I'd offer some to you kids but trust me, you would not like it." |
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| HosekiDragon | Oct 11 2011, 06:53 AM Post #11 |
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Hector pressed his back against the wall as this new stranger entered, eyeing her suspiciously. Now everyone was getting in on the fact that he had headaches and needed to do something about them. Not what he wanted. "Heal it, huh?" He muttered skeptically, hunching his shoulders, "I doubt it. I've had these headaches my whole life. The med--sometimes they go away but they always come back." His expression darkened considerably, "Always. But go ahead and try if you want. I don't care." |
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| xoves | Oct 14 2011, 09:25 PM Post #12 |
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Ricardo stroked at his stubbled chin. Headaches, hmm? He couldn't deny the boy painkillers for honest pain, but at the same time, he couldn't hand over the amount he presumably desired. Ricardo sighed. "All right... but I can't give him any more than a single bottle. Protocol, you understand." He nodded his greetings to Aryil and made an approving sound at her offer. She hadn't failed any of his patients yet, and even if Hector's migraines were a 'special' case, he was fully convinced her talents would prove at least marginally helpful. "Give her a chance," he said, with a warm look in Aryil's direction. "The little lady's a real miracleworker. You might benefit from her efforts, even if only for awhile." "Ah, and your tea should be ready by now, Ricardo. I'd offer some to you kids but trust me, you would not like it." "That they wouldn't. Thanks for the brew." He exchanged his sandwich for the thermos and headed for the counter, over which the medicine cabinets were conveniently built. "I hope obtaining the leaves isn't too hard on your wallet. The seeds aren't cheap by any means." |
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| Riyna | Oct 20 2011, 06:23 PM Post #13 |
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Aryil flinched mildly at Hector's less than pleasant demeanor--and even moreso when his expression darkened. She fidgeted uncomfortably, suddenly feeling like she wasn't really welcome--and then Ricardo spoke up, making the small girl let out a tiny sigh of relief. Of course, she did blush when the nurse smiled warmly in her direction, mumbling under her breath and trying to protest that she wasn't that good. Still, she took a deep breath, sliding off the bed and heading over toward Hector--and then stopped right in front of him, valiantly getting on her tip-toes but falling short. "U-um! I gotta touch where it hurts and you're kinda...too tall..." she trailed off lamely, fidgeting. "Can you kneel down, maybe...?" |
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| HosekiDragon | Oct 21 2011, 07:52 AM Post #14 |
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Hector snorted and rolled his eyes. But he still pressed his back against the wall and shuffled down so he was crouched on the balls of his feet. His danger sense was the annoying ringing that it usually was in the Academy. It made his head hurt and he just wanted his pills. But he decided to humor Clara and the other two. If it got him his meds then he didn't care. Hector was skeptical about the healing powers of this tiny girl but, again, all he wanted out of this was the painkillers. "All right," He muttered tiredly, arms draped over his knees, "Heal away." |
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| Riyna | Oct 21 2011, 01:58 PM Post #15 |
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Again, the girl felt a stab of uncertainty, but braved through it, murmuring a thank you when Hector crouched down. Carefully, Aryil placed her hands to Hector's head, taking a deep breath. Oh. Oh wow. There was a lot of pain there. She could feel it at her fingertips, see it in her mind's eye. The girl buckled down, pushing her healing as fast as it could go. And slowly, carefully, the headache pain began to recede, unraveling away and fading into nothing. The girl's brows creased in concentration--even as she tried to make it better, she could tell that a new headache wanted to crop up. Making a tiny noise of determination, she focused on that, effectively killing the pain before it started. Finally, she'd managed to make all the pain disappear. "...there we go." she mumbled as she pulled away--and then she offered Hector a hopeful smile. "Does that help a little?" |
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