thirteenth snare

[fanstheflame]

[so, his girlfriend got knocked unconscious with a cake pan by his best friend's boyfriend - who, by the way, kind of stole her from him back home.

clearly, this is not exactly Happy Time for Gale. he's been spending most of his time at Ino's bedside, even though she's clearly not getting any closer to being conscious. now that people seem to be sane again, and Crowley's awake, and things are slowly edging toward as normal as house life gets, however, he figures he might be able to leave for a little while]

[House Filter]

Could someone please just ... keep an eye on Ino for me, today? I need to get out and grab some air. But I don't want her to be left alone too long, in case she wakes up ....

[/House Filter]

[with that, he'll bundle up against the cold and start a trek up to the castle, to see what's going on now that everything is back to normal, dictating into the journal as he goes]

I'm coming up to the castle ... since I figured I should maybe try to meet some of the new faces, or see if anyone needs my help with anything. Also, it's been a while since I played anything in the game room ... so if you want to come say hello, I'll probably be up there. My name's Gale - I'll be the tall guy with the dark hair wearing the green hunting vest.

[yes, that IS a brand new vest, it is his Christmas present from Ino, and he kind of wears it a lot. pardon him while he puts it to practical use by hunting down Pac-Man ghosts and Dig-Dug baddies. badly. arcade games are one of his Paradisa guilty pleasures, okay, and he can just pretend every little clump of pixels is Peeta Mellark's stupid clumsy dumb oaf face]

Comments

[fanstheflame]

Okay, so -- what's a fairy?

[eat_me_beat_me]

[she sighs] I'll show you. You at the game room?

[fanstheflame]

On my way there, yeah. From the clinic...

[eat_me_beat_me]

[softly] oh... How's she doing?

[fanstheflame]

Still out. Allen said it's probably going to be a few more days ... [he sighs]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She sighs. She didn't know what she'd been hoping for. Some sign of life from her friend, maybe. Though she's known people who've left and come back and they've always been completely comatose until they awoke.]

I'm sorry... I'll, uh, I'll be there in a few minutes.

[And off she flies towards the game room]

[fanstheflame]

Trust me, it isn't your fault. ... What am I looking for, since you aren't, uh.... you ....?

[eat_me_beat_me]

Um yeah just look for a flying red light...

[and she's on her way!]

[fanstheflame]

[it's a good thing she warned him, because otherwise he'd be trying to run away or swat at her or something. instead, when he sees her coming, he'll just stare, rapt]

Nora...?!

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She slows to hover in front him, the glow fading as she waves]

Hi.

[fanstheflame]

.... Wow. You're ... tiny. Um.

[he holds out a hand, awkwardly. wat do with fairy]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Oh hey a place to land. Thanks, dude. She flutters over and lands lightly in his hand. she's getting better at landing so she keeps her feet this time. The red glow disappears completely and she shrugs]

Yeah... I've been like this for a couple of days.

[fanstheflame]

That must be really tough. ... I mean - you can fly to get around, but ... everything else can't be easy.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She nods]

Yeah the first time I got shut out of our room was so bunk. I was stuck flying around until someone let me back in. I'm starting to get the hang of some things, though.