In fairness, Candice thinks, neither of them are very good at divulging relevant information promptly. She's been busy. He's been busy. It wasn't a big deal. She forgot. -- no, actually, none of those things are an excuse. Part of it was that she wasn't sure how to explain the hotel room, but honesty is the best policy, to a certain extent ( Read more... )

True to her word, Candice arrives back at the castle with dinner and a hopeful mindset for the evening. She can tell Martel's not feeling his best, and they've started to ruminate (slowly, and painstakingly) on the hows and whys of his mood, but real discussion can ideally wait until tomorrow. She promised him a night free of any life-altering ( Read more... )

Candice has been slowly (and stealthily) filling up her suite...and some of Martel's...with clothing, various objects or what have you, that she might need. Some of it, however, is not really suitable for being kept in bedrooms, and while she hasn't got those sensitive objects quite on hand at the moment, she has decided to acquire space for them ( Read more... )

At some point since Sunday, it's occurred to Candice that maybe she should actually update relevant individuals on what's going on in her life (and there are so many things). She isn't sure whether John is in the States or not, but with the Nexus at hand, bothering with that isn't even necessary. Sure saves everyone a whole bunch on airfare that ( Read more... )

Things Candice appreciates: increased mobility. She's actually been fully capable of walking around some for a while now, but convincing Martel of that isn't something she's been entirely certain about broaching--the man forms his opinions and then tends to stick to them, put it that way, and she's not ungrateful for the concern ( Read more... )

Predictably, Candice isn't tremendously fond of hospital stays. Her intake into the ER was something of a blur, and she's lucky she managed to punch off a message to anyone who might be interested in her welfare back home before passing out. Her ribs hurt. Her wrist is in its cast. They've given her painkillers, but her injuries don't ( Read more... )