The stairwell, Sunday evening

[firebringerborn]

After leaving the clinic, neatly stitched but still in a fair amount of pain, Jan made his way back to the dorms

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[stocksgrrl]

"So that's how you do it!" Turtle, on her way up from her bogus little party down in the lobby, was always happy to see Jan, but that was because she didn't at first notice the limping. Once she did, though, she gasped a little.

"You're hurt! Are you...should I get some help? I mean, it's not like I can do anything, you're at least five times my size, but maybe I could go get Chad. He might be able to lift you..."

[firebringerborn]

Jan stopped, secretly grateful for the excuse to rest. "I will be fine. Usually, I jump up them, but not tonight." He flicked his ears at her with weary amusement. "I doubt there is anyone on the island who could lift me."

[stocksgrrl]

"I don't know," Turtle said, eying Jan a little bit more. "Chad's pretty strong. Get his boyfriend to help him, too, and they could probably lift anything. But he's very unreliable in these sorts of things, and I wouldn't be surprised if he only just made it worse. People always get hurt when you hire Chad into this sort of a thing..."

She trailed off a little, head tilted. "We really need elevators in this joint," she mused.

[firebringerborn]

"I don't know that I would want someone lifting me." Jan hauled himself up another step, placing his hooves carefully because they were narrow. "And I'm sure this is good for me - it will keep the muscles from stiffening." He curved an ear forward. "Elevator?"

[lil_yellow]

Bumblebee still looked a little dinged up, but it was by no means enough to keep him down - in spirits or the stairs. Heading up to his floor, it was hard to miss the equine-shape moving slowly upwards, and he paused behind it curiously. "Do you need help?"

[firebringerborn]

Jan startled, shied, and banged his horn on the wall. It was more surprise at the strange scent than the strange sight. "No," he said, ears flicking and tail twitching as he tried not to stare. "No, I am simply slow. I will get there."

[lil_yellow]

Optics brightening in surprised, he stepped back down several steps when he realized he'd startled the other. "Apologies," he said, chagrined. "And if you're sure. I didn't mean to insult."

[firebringerborn]

"No!" Jan said hurriedly. "No, no insult. Your smell," he dug a hoof into the floor, embarrassed. "It is very different from the humans. It was a surprise. Forgive me for any insult."