Week 11, Saturday, 11/15 -- Rowan Academy Infirmary

[rowan_staff]

((OOC: This follows this thread.))

Lady Jilena opens the door of the Infirmary, turning on the lights.

She opens the door that separates the waiting area from the rest of the building, gesturing to Peri and Mikal. "You two, follow me -- the rest of you, wait here."

Comments

[boggan]

"But he's my hus--" Freida breaks off sharply, biting her lip. She nods her head, giving in. She may be in a fighting mood, but not over this. Spindle's all that matters now.

[boggan]

((OOC: God, how I love that Boggan's definition of their relationship. Betrothed, married--what the difference? ;} ))

[rowan_staff]

The nurse frowns slightly as she catches Freida's bitten-off protest. "Would you like to be with him?" she asks in a gentler tone.

[dame_peri]

Peri is about to cut in when Lady Jilena invites Frieda; she nods, heading into the infirmary with Spin and Mikal, subdued for the moment.

[rowan_staff]

The school nurse leads them past a closed door marked "Pharmacy;" the one next to it bears a sign reading, "Exam Room 1" and has a plastic file holder for charts mounted on the wall just to the left of the door. She opens the door, motioning with her free hand to the exam table. "You can put him down over there, and I'll have another look at him."

[boggan]

"More than anything."

[rowan_staff]

"All right then," Lady Jilena responds, "you may come in. But the rest of you," she turns to fix the other students besides Peri, Mikal, Spindle and Freida with a stern look, "stay here. I'm going to need room to work if I'm to help him, and I won't have that with all of you in there with us."

[dame_peri]

Peri turns her head for a moment, moving with Mikal to ease Spindle down onto a bed. She says, softly, "Lady Jilena, if you'd like me to clear out, it's more important that Frieda be here with him. I'd like to stay if I can, but..." She smiles, then reaches over to touch Frieda's shoulder gently.

[boggan]

Freida nods, her eyes shadowed. "Thanks. What's important is who Spindle wants here. Hon, you with us?"

[dame_peri]

Peri's expression is worried, though there's a lot of affection in her eyes for her friends, as well. She waits, letting Spindle answer if he will, keeping close but out of the way, a supportive presence, trying to let her feelings of caring and concern flow out.

[spindlenocker]

Spindle doesn't make any verbal response, although one arm flops in the direction of Freida's voice. Her beloved seems almost unconscious. His small frame still trembles somewhat, almost as if in an all too familiar pattern.

[boggan]

Freida looks up at the teacher helplessly. "Please! Do something!"

[dame_peri]

Peri shifts to stay close to Frieda, trying to help keep her as calm as can be expected under the circumstances. "He's going to be fine, he's in good hands and he has you here..." She includes both Mikal and Frieda in those soft words.

[rowan_staff]

Lady Jilena tries to soothe Freida while examining Spindle's hand. "Possibly broken," she says, more to herself than the others. "And exhaustion and undernourishment on top of that." She frowns, gesturing to the girls. "The phone is on the desk, there...would one of you girls bring it to me, please? I think I may need to call in Dr. Copoulos for this."

[khimaris]

His hand?

Freida grabs the phone and thrusts it back at Lady Juliena. Her eyes hardly leave Spindle's face despite her movements. "It'll be okay, love. It'll heal fast, I'm sure of it!"

[dame_peri]

Peri's expression shows alarm; she looks at Spindle with sorrow in her eyes, and whispers, "Sports shakes. Coffee-flavored sports shakes. And Gatorade..." She's babbling, and she knows it; she keeps a hand on Frieda's shoulder, staying nearby to check on Spindle.

He seems so much smaller when he's not active... oh, Dana, please let him be all right...