Holes and Patches [OPEN FREE FOR ALL]

[leapoffayth.livejournal.com]

After the battle, the warriors' task was over. Their job, for now, was to rest and recover for the time being.

The healers' job, on the other hand, was far from over. Some exhausted from the battle, others rotating in, they took to their bay and continued the process of treating the wounded. Some patients were free to leave in a few minutes, while others would have some time (or quite some time) on the cots. Their mission: relax. Stay as still as possible.

Unfortunately, the temptation of so many familiar faces alive and about would ultimately prove to be too great. Keeping track of this group was going to be a third task all its own.

[this is a free for all for all your injured! Have them socialize, be thorns in the medics' side, try to escape, or bring the medics together for some action. Just note in your post if you'd like a medic to visit your character---if not, it's time for a chat!]

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[nokosi.livejournal.com]

The change in demeanor was obvious, and though her words might have been a cause for alarm at one time, they served to put his mind at ease. "At least it will be content for the time being so that you may sleep soundly. I would fear the repercussion had you not fought so hard and for so long."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Nokosi, again, was right. He had been her best friend for so long, her confidant and her most trusted ear, so it came to no surprise that he knew of the things that happened in the background, when no one was watching.

She nodded, looking a bit relieved. "Y-yeah... It'll be real nice to get some nice rest, more than usual."

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

"Make sure that I do not bother you during such a time, then! You will be better for it, I know," he commented, leaning over the bed to check on the progress of her lantern.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I could ever stop you from showin' up," she mused, a small smile on her face. "Not that I mind of course, it's reassuring to know you'll always be there."

Her lantern was coming out fairly well actually. Always the meticulous one, she had payed a great deal of attention to Myrioku's teachings and was now almost finished with an oriental style paper lantern.

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

"You could," he corrected her. "But then I would have to spend time with you in the engineering lab, and that would end up hilariously terrible."

He settled back down, gingerly brushing a finger over the near-finished lantern as he did. "We should hang them in the trees. There will be no wisps or fireflies to light them up, though. It would remind me a bit of the Lunar Festival."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She giggled and shook her head, "Billy would have my head for that!" It was a joke of course, but it made her smile.

That smile only widened at the proposition, looking down at the lantern with a new-found affection, "I'd... I would like that... Make it feel more like home..."

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

"We are in agreement, then! Let us make plenty."

Nokosi flipped through the stack of paper, pulling pieces out, shuffling others in different places and trimming the sizes on some. Finally, he handed her five large sheets of paper: 2 red, 1 purple, 1 black and 1 white. Then he placed a smaller pile of colored squares on top of that: 2 black, 3 red, 2 white., 1 reddish-purple.

Once he'd handed them over, he shuffled through the papers again, but was much slower at removing sheets. "I will not have quite as many lanterns as you, but it will be splendid regardless."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae nodded happily as she took the papers to her lap, beginning to work diligently as she hummed a little tune her second father taught her from his home.

It was odd, the feeling was nostalgic, almost as if they were back in Azeroth, camping in her room during those days that she was sick. She even felt that warm feeling on her chest as she anticipated mama Naly's stew and strawberry cocoa... Of course it wouldn't arrive this time... This wasn't Azeroth, and they weren't here with her...

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

It's okay, Ronnae. There're some sugar cookies waiting for you at 'home'.

Nokosi finally selected his few sheets of paper, though they wildly varied in color. "We can hang them together once you are feeling better, yes? And perhaps we can also share a meal underneath the tree during the evening, one day this 'week'."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that. And we may not have wisps, but I can cook up something in my workshop to give it the familiar glow~ Even if they won't be groping and caressing your tree!" She giggled at the thought, it was an inside joke due to the mannerisms some wisps took when gathering sustenance from the trees or keeping a lookout in the forests.

[nokosi.livejournal.com]

He laughed but remained silent, focusing instead on the paper animals he was creating. All of this seemed highly nostalgic and he felt anxious while he worked, ready for them to get out of the Medbay and back home. A smile remained on his face, though. One that wouldn't be easily removed.