56th Draw = Something's not right... [Voice/Action]

[selphie_t]

[Something's just not right in the house when Selphie wakes up. There aren't any arms folding her into a warm embrace that she has to worm out of and the other half of the bed and decidedly cold. Ceodore's the late riser of the two of them unless he's plotting something and even then, he would've tucked the blankets around her. Instead, her back is exposed as she rolls over to discover the mess that their room has become. She's sitting up immediately and sees the broken window and his sword and armor knocked over and scattered across the floor amidst crushed glass.

She's gotten too soft in the place as a remarkably bitter expression plants itself on Selphie's usually smiling face for several minutes. Her hands are instinctively wrapping around a teddy as she hugs it tightly to herself. Why hadn't she woken up? The sounds of the droids breaking and entering into their room usually would've had her awake in an instant as she falls into a small pit of regret. She should've been able to stop this. She could've helped him, protected him. Like she'd made him promise all those months ago.

We protect each other.

And now he's not here and she's feeling a bit lost. Had any of the others heard anything? She can't just assume that it's the Malnosso up to their old tricks but it's really the most logical decision but Selphie's refusing to believe it. The destruction of their bedroom is enough of an indication but she has to make sure as she reaches for the clothes she'd laid out the night before to get ready to face the day. With that done, her nunchaku is gripped with a white-knuckled grip and her journal is in the other. She steps through the mess and doesn't even wince as she feels glass shards biting into the skin of her feet before she's hobbling upstairs to bother her housemates.

Eventually though, she opens the journal and puts out a general query to the people of Luceti. But not before she looks down and sees the damage that she's done to her feet. Nevermind the fact that she could use Nala's magic to heal herself but she's got some lovely glass in her feet and she's not prepared to pull it out.]

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Uh, Doctor McCoy? Is there any chance you could make a drop by House 32?

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Has anybody seen Ceodore today? He's been a puppy for the past few days but he hasn't left my side and he's always the last one in the house up. So if anybody's seen him, could you let me know? He didn't leave a note or anything and it's not like him to... wait it is...

Ceodore if you're listening, please tell me you're all right?

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Sure I do. Call it personal experience.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie smiles softly before nodding.]

Let's hope so.

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

All right.. I'll need to remove the glass. [ McCoy explains as he lifts her feet again and places them on the stool before reaching into his bag. ] It's going to take a long time and it's gonna be painful, but it'll be worth it once I'm finished and you'll be back on your feet in no time.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie nods quickly as her hands grip tightly onto the seat of the chair. She's had cactuar needles pulled out of her right calf before so she's anticipating something similar to that.]

Okay.

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Okay. Here goes.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Mental preparedness for pain, GO!]

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

[ with a deep breath, McCoy leans forward and begins to tend to her feet. he's being as gentle as he can, but glass being pulled out? it'll hurt no matter what he does. ]

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[And it's just as unpleasant as when she got those cactuar needles pulled out of her leg but at least this time she's smart enough to keep her eyes clamped shut and breathe deeply.]

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

[ he's impressed with her resilience and continues to remove the glass. he could list off the number of crew men who cursed bloody murder when going under an examination or being patched up like this. ]

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[She could probably list off the number of SeeD cadets she'd seen pass out at the sight of blood to boot as a particularly long piece of glass being pulled out earns a wince.]

Ow!

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Sorry.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

It's okay. It's my fault.

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

What happened in here?

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[She really didn't want him to ask but now that he has...]

The Malnosso paid us a visit last night.