[He'll take it, anyway. The number of people who have been avoiding medical these past two days is at the same time bigger and smaller than he expected. You'd think people would know better— but then, the number of stubborn people on this crew is staggering.
He leans slightly around the corner to verify that Green is in his bunk when he comes in the rover.]
Good. Now I don't have to go on another hike. [He heads for the kitchenette first, raising his voice just enough to be heard behind him.] How is Arcanine?
[He's working up to "how are you"? He knows how this game works.]
[ See - Green's stubborn, and proud, but he's not stupid. He knows that when he's about to die the best chances of survival exist at medical, not stuck in the middle of no where as your internal organs bleed out. He just happened to get lucky this time, running into a healer that patched him up within minutes instead of hours (or days). ]
Figured I'd take the opportunity and actually see you in the rover for once. [ It's the first quip he's made in the last little while; he'll have to start using it more often.
He can't help but roll his eyes at the careful dance they do around a particular topic, but he goes along with it, for now. It's not like he'd answer up front if he had been asked right away, so. ] Still out. He's running.
Is that all right, for your dog to be running around unsupervised?
[Hawke's mabari does it pretty frequently, and he's well trained enough not to hurt anyone unless explicitly told to, but still. Dogs are more unpredictable than cats are, and Arcanine isn't exactly small.
Anders takes down plastic mugs from wherever their glassware is kept.]
I told you, he's an Arcanine, not a dog. [ He repeats, for perhaps the hundredth time; though the complete lack of heat in his words means that Green's correction's completely automated. ]
And I told you he's not an idiot. [ This one has a little more heat, accentuated with a roll of his eyes from his bed. ] He's kept Legend from eating Cluckington more than a few times, hasn't he?
[ Though the solidarity the two animals (one pokemon and one animal?) have built is ... slightly confusing, even to Green. The chicken isn't anything special...?
He welcomes the change in subject, though, especially with a pleasant surprise like that. ] Do we still have some left? [ He definitely checks the pantry often. ] If you're making some.
[If Green isn't worried about the dog (Arcanine) running away, far be it from Anders to argue with him. He isn't exactly keen to watch Green go running back out of the rover, either way. He reaches for their kettle, filling it with water and heating it with magic, rather than on the stove.]
I brought some with me. [He indicates his bag with a tilt of his head.] I keep it with me so the rest of you don't drink it. But I think today is as good a day as any.
[Not strictly true: it is a medicinal blend, yes, which is the real reason he kept it in the medical rover. But thankfully not a disgusting one; he's had time to practice blending it.]
[ Trying to get medical tea in his system without actually telling him what it is. Anders that's a little terrifying, but --
Green falls for it because ... well, what reason does he have to not refuse tea? ] Figures. [ He huffs, not entirely out of annoyance, before he finally drags himself out of bed to join the other in their small kitchen.
He's slouching, making his usually tall frame looking a little shorter, hair sticking up in strange directions (but when is it not, really). ]
... That's it? You came here to take a jab at my pokemon and give me some tea?
[It's safe, at least. He wouldn't give something he wasn't sure was safe to anyone, much less a rovermate.
It's just healing in a sneaky way. Hey, he's not actually a doctor.]
I live here, too, in case you've forgotten. [Which wouldn't be unreasonable, given that Anders is, like, barely ever here.] And it hasn't been long since what happened yesterday.
[Check-ups are mandatory when you live with the party healer, sorry.]
Oh no, I couldn't possibly forget with how much you're in here. [ He's gonna take the jab when he can, thanks, it's been a while since he's had this kind of opportunity.
- But then Anders is back to reminding him about ... well, everything from yesterday, and he quickly replaces his expression with something a little more sour. ] I'm fine.
[ If it sounds like he's arguing, it's because he is. But then, it's true; whatever Ino did to him, it's left him perfectly functioning and physically able. ] Perfectly healthy.
[He's not inclined to believe it, regardless. The perfectly healthy bit, at least; his understanding of magic is that it can pick people back up, put them back together, but that trauma is trauma, and injuries of this scale require some kind of recovery time.
That said, Green does at least seem to be in better shape than Jasper did. He won't look that gift horse in the mouth.]
We have time now, against all odds. [He'll regret saying this in a day or two.] You should take advantage of it anyway. Rest, if you can.
[ Green's going to be right behind Anders in a day or two, reminding him what he said about having time. Because that's the fate of this rover, or something. ]
I've been resting. [ A pause. ] Outside. You're the one who called me back into the rover to have tea. [ Tea he's going to drink because he doesn't know it's medicinal and it doesn't sound too bad. ]
Running around outside with your dog doesn't count as resting.
[It's just persistent terminology now. The kettle whistles, and he sets mugs out for the both of them. It's a meticulous, practiced sequence, brewing this tea; it has been for several years before the CDC, even without all the extra practice he's getting thanks to recent events.]
I'll take the blame for getting you to come back inside, in that case.
I wasn't running, I was watching him run around. [ There's definitely a frown when "dog" is heard again, but this time Green doesn't push it; by this point he's smart enough to know that it's being done to bother him, and he's mature enough to not have it get a rise out of him!!
Sort of. ]
Well, it's true isn't it? [ He watches with mildly interest as the hot water is poured into the cups, the smell of tea slowly reaching his senses. ]
What surprised me more is that you listened, actually.
[He passes one of the mugs towards Green, lifting one shoulder in a shrug. He's been dealing with a lot of stubborn patients the past day or so. It's possible he was projecting, just a bit.]
Here. Let it steep a while longer, it'll taste better that way.
Well. [ He begins, voice matter of fact and rather business like if it wasn't for that smug look that slowly appears on his face, ] I have to keep you on your toes some how, don't I?
[ ... Not exactly the point here, but eh.
He's still listening though, staring at the liquid in the mug. ] How long? [ So he doesn't get overly steeped tea and ruin the first cup he's had in a while. ]
A few minutes. More than that and it'll get bitter. I have some leftover sugar, if you want it.
[He'd thought Jasper would use it up, but that ended up not happening, so there you have it.
Anders takes his mug and sits with it, heavy in one of the flimsy folding chairs they have out. He's been doing more sitting today than walking, but there's a debt leftover from yesterday, honestly.]
If you deciding to be agreeable is "keeping me on my toes," I'll take it. There are enough people who decided to do that by dragging themselves out into the woods somewhere.
[Which has been infinitely more frustrating, when compared against everything else.]
I'm not stupid. [ Which is surprising from Green, in some ways. But he's definitely not dumb - or self sacrificial - enough to go to the woods when death could have been a possibility. He has a definite reason to continue surviving, one he'll bear with gritted teeth and a determination like no other.
And it shows too, given how bitter his voice turned just there. ]
I also don't take sugar with my tea. [ -- At least it disappears quickly enough. He's also not much of a sweet tooth, apparently.
There's a pause, long enough that Anders could consider the conversation to be over, but instead it's populated with a quiet - ] Thanks.
[ For the tea? For the company? Who knows, it's forever a mystery. ]
[This is the part where ordinarily he'd offer anything else, should Green need it— healing, specifically, but whatever else might be necessary, too. But in this particular case he thinks it's better not to spotlight it. He doesn't think that Green would ask for help unless he really needed it, but it's the reassurance that he would if he did really need it that does the trick.]
I might stay a while, come to think of it. [Musing, watching the ceiling.] Wouldn't want the rest of you actually forgetting me.
[ With the tea in hand, all that's remaining is keeping his head on his shoulders and staying calm, ensuring his mind doesn't flicker back to the memories of ... well, that.
It's easier, when there's company, for some reason. Not that Green's ever going to ever admit that, but - ]
Maybe if you stopped sleeping in the medical rover. [ He still banters though. ] Two of us aren't even here right now.
[ But all of that basically amounts to "do what you'd like", really. ]
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im going to drop something off with jasper
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if you arent in the rover by the time i get back im going to go find you myself
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yes mom [ Because as sassy as they are to each other Green's feeling better enough to sort of listen to medical? Kind of?
Thank Hange for that one.
But yeah, he's at the rover, lounging on his bed by the time Anders comes around. ]
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He leans slightly around the corner to verify that Green is in his bunk when he comes in the rover.]
Good. Now I don't have to go on another hike. [He heads for the kitchenette first, raising his voice just enough to be heard behind him.] How is Arcanine?
[He's working up to "how are you"? He knows how this game works.]
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Figured I'd take the opportunity and actually see you in the rover for once. [ It's the first quip he's made in the last little while; he'll have to start using it more often.
He can't help but roll his eyes at the careful dance they do around a particular topic, but he goes along with it, for now. It's not like he'd answer up front if he had been asked right away, so. ] Still out. He's running.
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[Hawke's mabari does it pretty frequently, and he's well trained enough not to hurt anyone unless explicitly told to, but still. Dogs are more unpredictable than cats are, and Arcanine isn't exactly small.
Anders takes down plastic mugs from wherever their glassware is kept.]
And how do you feel about tea?
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And I told you he's not an idiot. [ This one has a little more heat, accentuated with a roll of his eyes from his bed. ] He's kept Legend from eating Cluckington more than a few times, hasn't he?
[ Though the solidarity the two animals (one pokemon and one animal?) have built is ... slightly confusing, even to Green. The chicken isn't anything special...?
He welcomes the change in subject, though, especially with a pleasant surprise like that. ] Do we still have some left? [ He definitely checks the pantry often. ] If you're making some.
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[If Green isn't worried about the dog (Arcanine) running away, far be it from Anders to argue with him. He isn't exactly keen to watch Green go running back out of the rover, either way. He reaches for their kettle, filling it with water and heating it with magic, rather than on the stove.]
I brought some with me. [He indicates his bag with a tilt of his head.] I keep it with me so the rest of you don't drink it. But I think today is as good a day as any.
[Not strictly true: it is a medicinal blend, yes, which is the real reason he kept it in the medical rover. But thankfully not a disgusting one; he's had time to practice blending it.]
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Green falls for it because ... well, what reason does he have to not refuse tea? ] Figures. [ He huffs, not entirely out of annoyance, before he finally drags himself out of bed to join the other in their small kitchen.
He's slouching, making his usually tall frame looking a little shorter, hair sticking up in strange directions (but when is it not, really). ]
... That's it? You came here to take a jab at my pokemon and give me some tea?
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It's just healing in a sneaky way. Hey, he's not actually a doctor.]
I live here, too, in case you've forgotten. [Which wouldn't be unreasonable, given that Anders is, like, barely ever here.] And it hasn't been long since what happened yesterday.
[Check-ups are mandatory when you live with the party healer, sorry.]
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- But then Anders is back to reminding him about ... well, everything from yesterday, and he quickly replaces his expression with something a little more sour. ] I'm fine.
[ If it sounds like he's arguing, it's because he is. But then, it's true; whatever Ino did to him, it's left him perfectly functioning and physically able. ] Perfectly healthy.
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That said, Green does at least seem to be in better shape than Jasper did. He won't look that gift horse in the mouth.]
We have time now, against all odds. [He'll regret saying this in a day or two.] You should take advantage of it anyway. Rest, if you can.
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I've been resting. [ A pause. ] Outside. You're the one who called me back into the rover to have tea. [ Tea he's going to drink because he doesn't know it's medicinal and it doesn't sound too bad. ]
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[It's just persistent terminology now. The kettle whistles, and he sets mugs out for the both of them. It's a meticulous, practiced sequence, brewing this tea; it has been for several years before the CDC, even without all the extra practice he's getting thanks to recent events.]
I'll take the blame for getting you to come back inside, in that case.
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Sort of. ]
Well, it's true isn't it? [ He watches with mildly interest as the hot water is poured into the cups, the smell of tea slowly reaching his senses. ]
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[He passes one of the mugs towards Green, lifting one shoulder in a shrug. He's been dealing with a lot of stubborn patients the past day or so. It's possible he was projecting, just a bit.]
Here. Let it steep a while longer, it'll taste better that way.
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[ ... Not exactly the point here, but eh.
He's still listening though, staring at the liquid in the mug. ] How long? [ So he doesn't get overly steeped tea and ruin the first cup he's had in a while. ]
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[He'd thought Jasper would use it up, but that ended up not happening, so there you have it.
Anders takes his mug and sits with it, heavy in one of the flimsy folding chairs they have out. He's been doing more sitting today than walking, but there's a debt leftover from yesterday, honestly.]
If you deciding to be agreeable is "keeping me on my toes," I'll take it. There are enough people who decided to do that by dragging themselves out into the woods somewhere.
[Which has been infinitely more frustrating, when compared against everything else.]
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And it shows too, given how bitter his voice turned just there. ]
I also don't take sugar with my tea. [ -- At least it disappears quickly enough. He's also not much of a sweet tooth, apparently.
There's a pause, long enough that Anders could consider the conversation to be over, but instead it's populated with a quiet - ] Thanks.
[ For the tea? For the company? Who knows, it's forever a mystery. ]
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[This is the part where ordinarily he'd offer anything else, should Green need it— healing, specifically, but whatever else might be necessary, too. But in this particular case he thinks it's better not to spotlight it. He doesn't think that Green would ask for help unless he really needed it, but it's the reassurance that he would if he did really need it that does the trick.]
I might stay a while, come to think of it. [Musing, watching the ceiling.] Wouldn't want the rest of you actually forgetting me.
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It's easier, when there's company, for some reason. Not that Green's ever going to ever admit that, but - ]
Maybe if you stopped sleeping in the medical rover. [ He still banters though. ] Two of us aren't even here right now.
[ But all of that basically amounts to "do what you'd like", really. ]