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Scott 'has zero self-respect' Summers ([personal profile] laserguy) wrote2023-04-19 07:51 pm
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-02 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be right there. See you soon.

[ Marianne almost tells Scott that he doesn't have to meet her outside, but she thinks that maybe he's tired of resting, in the same way she's seen recovering patients push to be discharged early to regain a sense of normal in their lives. So she doesn't protest it, merely hurries along following his instructions. Marianne arrives with a basket dangling from her arm - with medicine as well as food. When she sees him, she gives him a little wave. ]
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-04 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a small relief to see that there are no visible marks on him. ]

I'm feeling better now. Calmer than I was.

[ It's been a rough and emotional few weeks. Cooped up at the clinic researching the cure, she'd even gotten frustrated and raised her voice, surprising everyone and herself. Even Marianne had her breaking point. Now she is back to her usual gentle self. She reaches into the basket and takes out a pouch. ]

I brought the medicine. You'll probably want to drink it with water.
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-08 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Not at all. I'm sorry it took so long.

[ She feels like she hasn't done much in the end. Marianne won't pry into what happened with Dara, but she suspects it was too little, too late. So all she can do now is be there for him in the aftermath. ]

I brought you some food as well. I didn't know what kind of pastries you liked, there's sweet and savory ones...

[ She'd picked them up from the bakery. Marianne figures he'd be too tired to cook or get food for a while. ]
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-10 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm glad.

[ Nothing like a hearty meal to make one feel better, as one of her old classmates might say. She's relieved to see Scott cheer up and her own expression brightens in turn. They all deserve a good meal and rest after being put through that ordeal. Marianne unhooks the basket of food from her arm and sets it on the table. ]

It's been a lot. I hope things will return to normal now.
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-15 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ The powder will taste as medicine does, bitter and hard to swallow. Marianne herself had downed the cure. It didn't taste like much, but she can guarantee it works.

Seeing the way his hands shake, her expression furrows in concern. ]


I think we're more durable than we realize, but that doesn't mean what we went through won't stay with us.

[ What they suffered wasn't easy or fair and she wouldn't expect anyone to shrug it off. She gets the sense that Scott's been pushing himself, trying to be cheerful to not worry her. ]

Scott... Are you alright? [ She adds gently. ] It's okay if you aren't.
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-02-23 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Marianne reaches out, thinking of helping to steady his shaking hands, but would he feel even worse then? She lowers her hand back to her side, wishing she was better at knowing what to say. ]

It wouldn't bother me. I'm happy to lend an ear.

[ Besides, they have the right to complain after what they've been put through. What had Astralin said back then, when she had been shaken and frustrated with herself? He'd been kind and understanding, sitting with her over a cup of relaxing tea, and that had made her feel better. ]

Shall I boil some warm water and cut up a pastry for us to share? It'll help the medicine go down.
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-03-10 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It really tastes awful. I had to down a spoonful of sugar.

[ Marianne sympathizes because she had to take the medicine herself. Several times, in fact, as they researched and tested the cure on themselves. Unfortunately, there was simply no way ground-up minerals would taste good. If they weren't in a pressed for time, maybe they could have gotten more creative about flavoring the medicine, but for now, everyone must suffer through it...

Marianne finds a plate, hoping she's not intruding too much as she retrieves the pastries from the basket and arranges them on the plate like a cute-looking dessert tray for a tea party. It is about the time for afternoon tea, a custom she still takes part in even though she's come to learn it's considered old-fashioned. She sets it out on the table with a smile. ]


Here, to cleanse the palate.
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[personal profile] snowslip 2024-03-17 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'll try a little...

[ Marianne had brought the treats for Scott to have while he recovered, so she doesn't want to take too much, but she will cut a piece of the pastry and help herself to a sample. Biting into it, she brings a hand to her mouth. ]

It's really good. I'll have to pick up some more for everyone at the clinic.

[ They could probably use a pick-me-up after the long shift. Pouring them both more water, she takes a seat to enjoy the psuedo-teatime, glad to see him smiling again. ]