23rd Gate - Medic, Medic, Who's Got the Medic?

[peacockherald]

[ Vanyel thought he should be worried that he knew exactly where he was when he woke up, why, and that he was not surprised. Some people would freak out, but no, he knew. He had been in here more than once more - both here in Para and in his own world. If anyone had stripped him down during an examination, they would see reasons why. Right now he definitely knew the reason with his pounding headache and the aches that sizzle throughout his body. He should have stayed asleep longer, but after all these years doing what he did, he just couldn't. Not in one straight shot, at least. 

But yay, the clinic, again. Yfandes was going to kill him, wasn't she?

For those wanting to visit, Vanyel would be in and out of wakefulness throughout the day in short spurts, usually driven back to sleep by pain, nausea, or both. At least someone had given him things to help with the dreams. He didn't want to go to that cold place. He hated that, more than anything, he thought.

And yes, most of the time he is waiting for someone to come and chew him out, because he is fairly sure he did not get into the clinic by Yfandes' powers alone.]

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[legacydeck]

[Clow is there in the morning - though not particularly early, as he went back to his own room to sleep like a rock after that. Which did away with his headache, thankfully for anyone having to deal with him. He's still Not Happy about this mess, but he's going to wait until he's sure it'll stick to chew Vanyel out. Probably.]

[peacockherald]

<sub>[At some point with Clow sitting there, Vanyel groaned and opened his eyes. The headache hit him like a slap in the fact, but he kept back more sounds of pain back - he had learned not to do it in case the Healers took it in their heads to make him drink more things that made the nausea worse.

He looked over to the side, surprised when recognition came to him.]</sub>

Clow...?

[legacydeck]

[Clow has been reading, because there's no point in hovering like a mother hen. He looks up from the book at the stirring on the bed with a small, wry smile]

Decided to rejoin the waking world a little more fully?

[peacockherald]

So it seems. I cannot say how long I'll be here. Backlash is never easy...

[legacydeck]

Mmm, no. [Not that it's something he's had to deal with in a long time]

It'd have been easier if you hadn't backlashed on yourself in the first place, though.

[doublethefun]

[and there's a mixed expression of exasperation and concern on her face. Other humans may get away without showing the slightest iota of horse common sense, but you've got Yfandes. You should've had it bucked into your skull by now.]

That was quite foalish.

[peacockherald]

_{[Admittedly, he was surprised to see her in the infirmary, but then she was much smaller than Yfandes was. Which made him wish that there was a window of some sort so Yfandes could poke her head in, but that was wishing, and he had to bad a headache at the moment to try mind magics.]}

Foalish? You mean foolish?

[doublethefun]

[dryly:]

Very well then. A perfectly foolish foal.

[peacockherald]

I suppose it was, but it is not the first time I have built Gates. Admittedly, I wish it had not backlashed as it had.

[doublethefun]

[sigh. There's one more admonishing look before she finally drops it. If there's one thing she's learned as a princess, it's that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.]

Likewise, I wish that had not occurred either. How art thou feeling?

[strangewonders]

[Being woken in the middle of the night by someone else's spell is not what Howl would call a good time. Still, he'd been a bit wary of actually investigating the cause for awhile, part of him afraid that what he had felt had been the witch catching up with him, even here.

Nothing else had happened, however, and eventually he'd scraped up his limited courage to go and see just what had happened. The clinic was the second place he'd tried, after the barn proved to hold no answers. It doesn't take long for him to spot Vanyel and put two-and-two together, though it was odd to realize he only knew the other through a set of false memories. Despite all of this, he's all smiles when he finally walks over.]

I take it you're the one who attempted that bit of spectacularly stupid magic?

[Not much of a preamble, just right to the point. But he doesn't actually sound irritated or disapproving. Just curious.]

[peacockherald]

_{[Vanyel recognized Howl too, but in the same way Howl recognized him - hazy, false memories, and most of those only because of his false connection to Clow - which may or may not be starting to be real. But that was a thing to think of another time as he considered the blonde in front of him, his brows knitting slightly, but not to much, as that pulled at his head, made it ache a bit more.]}

I would not call it stupid, but yes, I am the one who attempted the spell.

[strangewonders]

No, I imagine if you had thought it was stupid, you wouldn't have attempted it.

[Or so he hoped, anyway. He glanced about until he saw a chair and dragged it close enough to sit.]

I'm interested in just what you were trying to do. It woke me from a dead sleep.

[peacockherald]

_{[Well, at least this one wasn't trying to lecture him. It was refreshing.]}

I was trying to open a Gate, but one further from the Castle than the village allows. The Lady Luther had worried about escape routes, and my Gates are useful, but if they cannot open to someplace safe, well...

[strangewonders]

[If he lectured about doing reckless things, he would have been the world's biggest hypocrite. Besides, he's sure there are others to do that for him. Instead, he just looks intrigued.]

And the gate didn't 'take' I assume?

[That would explain the backlash.]

Any clue as to why?

[Because it had occurred to him to try and open a path back to either Ingary or Wales, but if this was what happened when an in-world gateway was tried... well. He might rethink those plans.]

[lord_wizard]

[After speaking to Clow and dispensing with his other business, Felix heads down to the clinic to seek out Vanyel and find out, precisely, what had been going through his mind to attempt a spell that had nearly killed him the last time]

I hear I missed a show...

[peacockherald]

_{[What had been going through his mind was the potential need for escape routes, and to test if he could do it, just in case it needed to be done. Because having to find out in a real crisis would be disastrous.]}

Is that what they're calling it now?

[lord_wizard]

I'm not sure those exact were used, no, but the implication was there, since clearly you're aiming to make a spectacle of yourself at any opportunity.

[peacockherald]

I hardly made a spectacle of myself, Felix. It was far more controlled than last time.

[lord_wizard]

That was more controlled?

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke was actually supposed to work here once in a while. At least, he did tell people he was interested in doing so - so long as those he could focus on were not human.

He just used the need to get somewhat familiar with the layout of the clinic as a reason to stick around when there was someone he knew inside. He wasn't a particularly good healer, but he could try to help with the mentioned headache, when Vanyel woke.

Obviously the best time for Vanyel to wake is to when Duke finds a stool again with his shin and hisses at it. ]

[peacockherald]

Duke...?

_{[He had not been sure it was the other at first, but the way he was moving it? It seemed the only conclusion - not to mention that hair, silver like moonlight.]}

[radiantwingedone]

... Awake.

[ Oblivious to how easily identifiable he is by his hair alone, Duke blinks over toward the voice.

Obviously Vanyel was. He was talking. Duke shoves the stool out of his way and turns. ]

Head?

[peacockherald]

_{[Sometimes it was hard to work through the way the other talked, but this time the short sentences and questions were appreciated it. He actually processed them easier than something that involved proper subjects and nouns and verbs.]}

Aching, but I will work through it.

[radiantwingedone]

Can aid, now that you are awake.