What exactly does an open house at a holistic clinic entail? For the most part, it seems to involve a table of pamphlets on various new age and holistic medical treatments. There are incense samples in jars, and lit novena candles. Another table is full of refreshments. Punch, of course. A tray of cookies (lemon fig, carob, oat/hemp seed and, of
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When he first notices he's a little short of breath, he doesn't think much of it; there's all the incense and candles going, after all, it must be that. Ben's much more occupied with wondering whether he should go introduce himself to Stark or not.
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Well. Sort of.
All he's doing is tending to rashes. It's not a bother.
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Ben eventually gets the courage up to wander over that way and stick out a hand, with all the social grace you'd expect of a poorly-dressed sixteen-year-old. "Hey, uh. Dr. Stark, right?"
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"Oh...yes. Hello." He finishes up with his young lady friend, pats her on the shoulder and turns to Ben. Hey, a hand in the face. Shake it! "Enjoying yourself?" Just a tad unsteady. It must be the tea.
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He walks in and immediately begins hovering around crystals, books, tarot cards, and various other commercialized, esoteric new-age baubles. Alice wears a crystal around her neck, you see, and she said it was to 'balance her energies'. Jervis is a good listener and intends to prove it. There are free cookies and he helps himself to sum, avoiding the somewhat wounded looking woman in the bandages. She may be contagious. He wonders if the "Tao of Pooh" is adorable or ridiculous and moves along. Perhaps some sage sprigs? He smells something in the air, he's almost sure, but that's not it... Whatever it is, he isn't feeling well now.
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If one were to wish to speak with Dr Stark, he is over there on the couch looking terrible. Poor Dr Stark. Poor everyone.
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"I..um...goodness. Um.. Dr. Stark?"
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As soon as it's convenient, he too goes to introduce himself. "Doctor Stark? Hi, I'm Marcus Leigh. Darkmatter10 from the chatroom." His curl of a grin is not as bright as it normally would be.
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Clearly, this will help.
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Right. Whatever.
"Howdy, neighbour. How's the open house going?"
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It takes him too long of a pause to think of a response. "I don't think it's going that well, actually."
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"I'm sorry to hear that. I brought you a lucky plant?" For luck, see? "Maybe this'll help."
Maybe he should sit down for a minute or two.
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"Oh. Wow. That's really nice of you. Thanks." He will set it on one of the shelves, and because it's from Fix, it will be one of the non-wobbly shelves. "Maybe. I think...I think there's a bird loose in here."
There is absolutely no bird, bat or any other type of flittering animal loose in here.
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He doesn't mean to be alarming, though! He's just having a look at these crystals here. Possibly with the same train of thought Randy's having, even, minus some of the scruples. "Uh, hi." It's nice to see someone his own age! Since the friend he brought has vanished.
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Randy's reaction to the sudden appearance of that shirt is something akin to how one might after having water flicked at their face. BUH! He blinks, wide and startled, before looking at the shirt again. It's just a shirt, though. It's not moving (much) and it's not going to do anything other than be a shirt.
And then there's talking. Great. The kid looks up, at the face that the shirt wears. "...Hhhhi."
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Shockingly enough, though, there is a face above the shirt and everything! Though Ben is startled right back by Randy being startled. Fear gas, it's a laugh a minute. "Hey, uh." Blinkblinkblink. "Didn't mean to startle you."
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