Date: June 1, 2005
Characters: Orla Quirke, Wayne Hopkins
Location: The road between River Place and Quirky thoughts
Status: Semi-Private
Summary: Early morning flying is one way to start the day
Completion: Complete
Orla couldn't sleep. A small voice in the back of her head was taunting her, calling her all manner of names for her cowardice. It had been
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"Er- no, I'm fine, just a bit clumsy- I mean a lot clumsy, I didn't meant to-- that is to say, I'm sorry I, er, disturbed your morning." Blast, but now she probably looked and sounded like a madwoman, her hair windblown, dirty from the road, and her glasses askew on her face. She righted them quickly.
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He knelt down and checked her legs, knowing from childhood experiences that falling off a broom seemed to always result in knee injuries. After a quick check, he determined that she was a bit bruised but would be fine. "You might be sore later, but it looks like it's just bumps and bruises."
"Fortunately, it looks like your broom is in good shape," he added, checking out the broom and then smiling at her.
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Orla pokered up when he knelt and began examining her legs. She was sure all the color had drained from her face at the touch, she was so mortified. She'd been caught redhanded and here he was making sure she was ok. She mustered a weak smile and said faintly, "Thank you. Really, you don't have to go to any trouble on my account."
"My broom? Oh, yes! Er, I got it special in the hopes that it might improve my flying, but as you see, it doesn't seem that anything can fix clumsiness." She gazed a bit forlornly at her broom. She'd been so pleased with herself, getting around and getting as high as she had. All for naught.
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She talked about support groups and he listened carefully. "That's a brilliant idea. I figure a lot of people around here could use that sort of service, definitely."
"I have to be honest, though, and let you know that it's going to be the end of July or maybe the start of August before the centre is functional," he said. "I'm hoping that we have just about everything in place to move in and open shortly after the renovations are done, but that's going to take some time since there's a lot of minor damage, though nothing major, thank god. I'd love to work with you on giving you space for your groups, but I don't want to lie and say it'll be happening next week."
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