Ever since Katherine had sprinted out of bed on Thursday night, Doc has been sleeping alone, and spending more time upstairs than he usually did ( Read more... )

Only a few things have changed in his room since she was here last. There's a bookcase, now, up against the wall with the bathroom door, a few odds and ends (cigarette tin, lighter, bottle of whiskey and two empty glasses stacked beside) sitting on the top of the wooden surface ( Read more... )

[ooc: after this]When he opens the door to his bedroom, room twenty-five, he glances first to the bed and then at the floor, not wanting to trip over anything in the dark. He kicks a pair of boots out of the way as he crosses the open space, shifting her weight in his arms so that he can draw back the blankets and sheets. He moves her so that she's ( Read more... )

"Josiah...this ain't the untamed prairie you used to run free over. The Governor, with a general at Shiloh, he's got militia, he's got Army, he's got money to pay glory hunters to run you day and night...and they're on their way. And they will kill you, Doc."

"You take care of yourself, Pat."

( He can't remember the last time he ate. )

( passage )

[after this]Bar takes care of the pile of wet clothes (his duster, jacket, hat, and gloves) for him with a note saying she'd have them laundered, but Doc slings his scarf over his shoulder before he and Miss Katherine head for the stairwell ( Read more... )

After the birthday party to end all birthday parties (or at least, a good amount of rum, and fireworks, and singing, and s'mores, and more rum) out back, Doc eventually stumbles his way back inside. The cask of rum makes it as far as the Bar, who agrees to hang onto it until Doc can get someone to help him carry it upstairs ( Read more... )

Doc leads the way into his room, holding the door for Katherine as she steps inside. He's still just buzzed enough from the liquor (though the food's helped him a lot) to be relaxed, but he knows that Katherine knows that he just wants to talk and hang out ( Read more... )

Doc leads the way up the stairs to his room, Katherine trailing behind him (because this way, he's not tempted to check her out) and while he's expecting both of their costumes to disappear...they don't. So he opens the door to his room, which has been cleaned up nicely since the last time she was in it ( Read more... )

"Advices from sources say that the kid, a left-hander, is tall...handsome and unequaled in the elements...that appeal to the holier emotions. Jesus Christ, this country needs a hero ( Read more... )