Semi-open RP for Hospital Wing...
John tried to ignore the throbbing in each of his legs and his stomach as he adjusted the braces and levered himself into some semblance of a standing position. He'd gotten the directions for the Hospital Wing from Dr. House the night before. All that mattered now was getting there. Unfortunately, it seemed to be an unavoidable chance for his life to suck terribly.
He swallowed his morning dose of Neurontin and chased it with a refill of the glass of water he'd watched one of the house elves leave at some indeterminable hour that morning. The jug that had been left with it seemed able to refill itself and he'd taken advantage of that, having driven past caution by the clenching pains in his gut. After a sufficient amount of water had been imbibed, he finally managed to get a bit of rest. As it was, sleeping on a couch in the middle of something like a living room wasn't good for a regular back, let alone one strained from muscles being forced to behave in ways they shouldn't. He was tempted to double dose just to make it go away, but wasn't sure what would happen if he did and being found unconscious in the middle of wherever didn't appeal to him in the slightest.
Groaning inwardly, he levered himself upright, using the couch itself for support and hobbled over to the portrait hole, wondering how the hell he was going to get out of it. Swearing under his breath, he pushed open the door and turned around to back out of it. He fell hard, gasping involuntarily and lying on the ground until the worst of the pain had passed. Wiping his eyes on his shirtsleeve, he was glad to see the hallway was still deserted.
His breath ragged and shallow, he began the trek toward the hospital wing, focusing only on the fact that the sooner he got there, the sooner this stupid cast came off and he was a bit closer to being regular again. Or as regular as he was ever going to get, it seemed.
After what seemed like forever, or twice as long if you counted the stairs, he finally saw a large set of double doors marked Hospital Wing and surged forward to shove his way through them.
"Doctor...House?" he gasped, barely able to get through the door before he fell over again. This time he couldn't get back up.
He swallowed his morning dose of Neurontin and chased it with a refill of the glass of water he'd watched one of the house elves leave at some indeterminable hour that morning. The jug that had been left with it seemed able to refill itself and he'd taken advantage of that, having driven past caution by the clenching pains in his gut. After a sufficient amount of water had been imbibed, he finally managed to get a bit of rest. As it was, sleeping on a couch in the middle of something like a living room wasn't good for a regular back, let alone one strained from muscles being forced to behave in ways they shouldn't. He was tempted to double dose just to make it go away, but wasn't sure what would happen if he did and being found unconscious in the middle of wherever didn't appeal to him in the slightest.
Groaning inwardly, he levered himself upright, using the couch itself for support and hobbled over to the portrait hole, wondering how the hell he was going to get out of it. Swearing under his breath, he pushed open the door and turned around to back out of it. He fell hard, gasping involuntarily and lying on the ground until the worst of the pain had passed. Wiping his eyes on his shirtsleeve, he was glad to see the hallway was still deserted.
His breath ragged and shallow, he began the trek toward the hospital wing, focusing only on the fact that the sooner he got there, the sooner this stupid cast came off and he was a bit closer to being regular again. Or as regular as he was ever going to get, it seemed.
After what seemed like forever, or twice as long if you counted the stairs, he finally saw a large set of double doors marked Hospital Wing and surged forward to shove his way through them.
"Doctor...House?" he gasped, barely able to get through the door before he fell over again. This time he couldn't get back up.