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[penny_dancer]

Characters: Penelo and Beat
Content: Beat got hurt, so he goes to his girlfriend.
Setting: The Fiertia, in the cabin Penelo commandeered for herself.
Time: After the hijacking
Warnings: Fail and likely cute

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[curry_ramen]

Beat had been on the team that handled getting everyone off the stolen ship. Easy enough, right?

Of course, with Beat, few things were, and it hadn't taken him long to get caught in the foul durian smoke and end up asshole over appetite over a table and in a heap.

At the time he had limped a little and continued about his duties, but as the hours passed he was starting to worry. The pain in his lower legs was sharp and jagged, and it was starting to swell. it couldn't be broken... he could still stand. Right?

So after fretting in his own way for awhile, he gave in, limping down the Fiertia's halls to find Penelo.

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Penelo was in the process of changing from her jumper. She didn't have her nightgown, but she had her underclothes, and they'd work just fine.

She heard someone outside and stuck her head out the door. "Hello?"

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Beat paused, sighing in relief at finally finding his girlfriend. Then he noticed that her shoulders were uncovered in the crack of the doorway. Was she...?

"P-pen! Whoa!" he blushed, rubbing the back of his head and grinning goofily.

[penny_dancer]

"Wha--oh!" Penelo blushed, but she opened the door further to show Beat she had clothes on. Sort of. "Sorry, you caught me changing. Is everything okay?"

[curry_ramen]

Well, it wasn't has bad as he'd feared....hoped... something. But the grin didn't really fade. Until he moved forward and hissed in pain. Oh yeah, that.

"Hey, eh... ya gotta sec? Think I busted something in my leg earlier...."

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[penny_dancer]

With a sigh, Penelo gestured for Beat to follow her into her room. "I'm a bit drained," she warned him. "If it's bad, you might be stuck with a splint." Or Mamma's potions, if she brought any.

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"No worries, yo." He replied, limping inside. He looked around, smiling. he had been in the different rooms Penelo had claimed plenty of times... but this was the first time since they had started dating. Somehow that made it feel heavier.

"Tripped over ah table, with all da smoke. " he sniffed his shirt, scowling. "Still kinda hangin' on me..."

[penny_dancer]

She nodded. "The only thing for that is to shower a lot," she said, almost apologetically. She moved her jumper from the bed and gestured to it. "Prop it up. I'm going to see if I can't tell what's wrong without magic, okay?"

It was a little different, having Beat in her room now that they were dating. Penelo didn't mind, though. It was still Beat.

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Oh gosh, sitting on her bed. Beat didn't miss the implications of that. but he fought to remind himself: he was here as a crewman that was hurt, not her boyfriend. Deeep calming breaths...

He sat, carefully moving his leg up, though a wince still hinted on his face.

"Man, I ain' hurt like dis since... man since I fell off'a the 4423!"

[penny_dancer]

"Which makes me think you have demihuman pain tolerance," Penelo teased, kneeling by Beat's leg. She gently started prodding and massaging it. She frowned. "I can't feel anything wrong, but the swelling is a bad sign...." A hairline fracture, maybe.

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"Well, I was pretty lucky then, ya know?" In all honesty he had been much more injured back then, but time fuzzed all memories, and he had been lucky to not break anything since.

Her touch made him hiss, almost whimpering with it. "Man... I can' stand it!"

[penny_dancer]

Probably a hairline fracture. Penelo stood, grabbing her staff. "I'll see if I have enough magic to cast Cure," she said. "If not..." She shook her head. Beat would just have to stay here until the morning.

She slowly started to sway, trying to muster up enough power to cast a simple spell. After about a minute, there wasn't anything coming. "...I'm drained."

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He watched her move, hypnotized by it. Every time she danced and every time she cast magic drew his eyes. He didn't know why, exactly, but he didn't question it either. But in the end there was nothing, and he slumped.

"Aw man... no worries. Jus'... don't tell Mamma, kay? I don' wanna drink any of her stuff right now..." Esp. when all he could smell was durians. He might hurl.

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"I won't, promise. You can sleep here tonight," Penelo said, sitting next to Beat on the bed. "I should be able to cast tomorrow, so that's what I'll do first thing, okay?"

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Sleep. Here.

Those where the only words he heard, his face slowly growing red at the idea. Oh man, he knew it was innocent, but... he wasn't sure he could handle it. And here she was, up there with him. Oh man oh man.

He gulped, putting a arm over her shoulder and nodding. "Y-yeah, no problem."

[penny_dancer]

Why was...oh. Penelo bit her lip. "Unless it'll make you uncomfortable," she said. "Then I can help you to another room, if you want."