dtc. The Tavern. Flashback.

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Honeyfuggle: *back, for a rest. Even if he doesn't want one...* ACK! Randomly! *is tied to a chair* ...very well, I do need a break.

Randomly: *snuggle and gets him some roast. Will feed him*

Honeyfuggle: o.O...*sigh and eat* You're a goof, you know that?

Randomly: Yep!

Stoic: *quietly snerking*

Chagrin: *Is still not sure about Honeyfuggle, but he doesn't seem to be hurting Randomly, so...*

Heartstone: *stumbles through the stable door, muffling a yawn as she makes her way toward Anna to bank her gold and store her armor*

Eruiste: *looks over from where she's sitting on her husband and grins at sight of the young Cavalier, then resumes operation husband snog*

Chagrin: *sees Heartstone come in, and his expression softens. He waves.*

Heartstone: *perks and frees a hand from her heavy pack to wave back, her big eyes bright. Then she goes into the back room to get her storing and banking done so she can have a bath and go see her friends*

Young Lumen: *falls out of his chair then, and takes his wife with him*

Eruiste: *nearly laughing too hard to get up*

Chagrin: o.O...*facepalm*

Wheeljill: Sheesh, you guys. Stop acting like a bunch of yahoos. *pauses as she catches sight of her own husband then. Goes after!*

Randomly: *sit on Honeyfuggle and snuggle and feed*

Honeyfuggle: *decides he kinda likes this. Does ask for an arm free, though.*

Sideswipe: Lu and Iste, sittin' in a tree! Wait... they live in a tree....

Sunstreaker: *n00b bucket over brother's head and drums on it* I saw Randomly kissing Saaaanta Clauuse....!

Eruiste: *laughs harder and winds up sitting on husband on floor*

Randomly: Hey, I was not!

Sideswipe: *muffled yelling under the bucket and trying to slug brother in the gut*

Hound: *soberly, though with a hint of a smile from where he's sitting by Desinex* He means Honeyfuggle.

Honeyfuggle: ...I don't think I've ever been mistaken for Santa Clause before...

Trailbreaker: *chuckle* Well, you give enough presents.

Honeyfuggle: *will blush now, though he does get into his backpack and give Randomly a pink wildflower he found*

Randomly: *SQUEE!* *kiss on head!*

Sunstreaker: SEEE???

Sideswipe: *hit in gut!*

Sunstreaker: Urk!

Bumblebee: Guys, Anna's gonna throw you out.

Twins: *ignore her*

Chagrin: *rolling his eyes at Randomly kissing*

Heartstone: *quick trip from back room to bathing room. Eeeeks and evicts a couple of louts who were sitting in and beside the bathtub to yakk, then closes the door*

louts: *go sit and yakk by Trailbreaker instead*

Eruiste: *had husband halfway off floor, her current laughter makes her drop him*

Randomly: *gnaw on Honeyfuggle now*

Honeyfuggle: -.O...I need a drink. *takes out a couple of creds and buys a round of Pixie Juice.*

Sunstreaker: *abandons brother drum for Pixie Juice!*

Eruiste: *joining the cheer that's raised at Honeyfuggle's generosity. Though the cheer is noticeably muted in respect for Honeyfuggle's current neighbor in the other Royal Suite*

Sideswipe: Hey, why's everybody cheering? *bucket off head* Hey! Don't forget me!

Honeyfuggle: *small smile, then downs his drink.*

Chagrin: .... *downs his as well. Then goes cross-eyed*

Stoic: *smirk*

Eruiste: *knocks hers back, and then lifts Young Lumen's head to feed him his. Like the guy needs anymore excuse to lay on the floor like a rug*

Randomly: Ooooo, Chagrin's still up! Ahaha! *downs hers!*

Heartstone: *coming out, her brush busy at her damp hair and her eyes full of curiosity about the cheer*

Chagrin: *make face at sister now* XP

Heartstone: *wearing one of her plain dresses now. She puts her underpadding away with her armor, and then comes over to Chagrin* Good even.

Chagrin: Good even, Heartstone...*slight grin*

Eruiste: *counting the guys that just fell over from that drink*

Heartstone: Did you have a good day today? *shyly offering him her hairbrush*

Twins: *hitting each other again*

Stoic: Nothing exciting happened..

Chagrin: But it was a decent day. *Will Not go down....*

Heartstone: *slight frown of concern* Chagrin? Are you alright?

Chagrin: I'm fiiiiiine....

Stoic: Pixie Juice.

Heartstone: *eyes wide, and she hangs her brush on her belt so that she can try to guide Chagrin to one of the chairs with arms*

Eruiste: *watching Chagrin too, her grin wide and her strange black eyes dancing*

Young Lumen: *being a wife couch. Judging from the grin on his face, he's alright with that*

Chagrin: *is lead* ...I see sparklies.

Honeyfuggle: ...and he gets the hallucinations.

Heartstone: *gets Chagrin into the chair, and then absently ties a kerchief on her head to keep her damp hair out of the way as she takes his face in her hands and looks into his eyes to see just how bad this stuff is hitting him*

Eruiste: *decides Chagrin doesn't count on her fall down list, gets up, moves husband to bench, and then sits on him again*

Chagrin: *got it pretty bad...still has trouble with the stronger stuff, and this is definately stronger stuff*

Heartstone: *worried expression, still has his face in her hands* Maybe you need to go to sleep, Chagrin.

Chagrin: Sleeep...is good.

Heartstone: *looks around for his satchel as she moves her hands from his face to his hands* Come, the bathing room is empty, and it's warm.

Chagrin: ... warm is good...

Heartstone: *tugging on his hands to get him up to his feet again. Has seen his bag and where it is*

Stoic: *will help*

Chagrin: *On feet! Wee!*

Heartstone: *asks Stoic to get Chagrin's pack and blankets even as she tries to guide the inebriated brother toward the bathing room*

Stoic: *does so*

Chagrin: *going there...then over there...then back the right way*

Randomly: *sooo amused*

Heartstone: *coaxing softly as she gets both of Chagrin's hands and tries to see if leading him that way will work better*

Chagrin: *works better, yes*

Eruiste: *taking a break from laughing as she chugs a tankard of cider*

Honeyfuggle: *gonna try and get loose now*

Heartstone: *leads Chagrin into the room, which is nice and warm from being tucked behind the big common room fireplace, and which hasn't even got any puddles on the floor because she wiped them up* Do you think it will be safe to lay him in front of the little fireplace? *looking up at Stoic*

Stoic: It should be.

Heartstone: *lets go of Chagrin to reach for the blankets, intending to make him a comfortable place to lay*

Chagrin: *gonna falllll...*

Stoic: *catches....* O.O! *nope, doesn't catch. Now a Chagrin bed*

Heartstone: Eeeek! Oh no, are you hurt? *drops blankets and moves to try and get Chagrin up*

Stoic: Ow...I'm okay...

Chagrin: Wheeee...

Trailbreaker: *looking in* Do you guys need help?

Heartstone: *too busy trying to get Chagrin up to reply*

Stoic: Maybe ..a little.

Trailbreaker: *walks over and picks Chagrin right up*

Heartstone: Eeek!

Chagrin: o.O....

Trailbreaker: It's okay. I have him. Go ahead and make his bed. *gives Stoic an easy-going grin*

Stoic: *gets up, and will ouch and help Heartstone*

Heartstone: *blink blink blinks those big eyes, and then quickly resumes her bed making* It's ready.

Trailbreaker: *gently lays the young Deathknight down and then steps back*

Heartstone: *covering up the Chagrin, and pushing his hair away from his forehead*

Randomly: *peeking in* Chagrrriiiin? *half silly, half concerned*

Trailbreaker: *looks over and grins, then turns to leave the room* I think he'll be alright after he's been all tucked in and had a good sleep.

Heartstone: *tuck tuck tuck, fuss fuss fuss*

Randomly: Awwww...*thinks that's sweet*

Heartstone: *finished the tucking and sits back on her heels to look at Chagrin's face* Chagrin? *yes, she remembers his name*

Chagrin: ....Heartstone...^^

Heartstone: How are you feeling? *brows drawing together quizzically*

Chagrin: Whooozy...

Stoic: That's to be expected.

Heartstone: Sick woozy? Or just dizzy? *slight worry*

Chagrin: Dizzy

Heartstone: *small, squarish hand goes up and gently rubs his forehead* Just close your eyes and rest.

Chagrin: *does so*

Heartstone: *continues to rub his head. Also starts humming in her warm alto*

Chagrin: *closes his eyes*

Trailbreaker: *peeking into the room past Randomly* ...Think they'll buy a few rounds on their wedding day?

Randomly: *giggles* They may....

Trailbreaker: *big grin* We'll have to find another Rom wagon to park out by Tracks and Flashpoint's.

Randomly: *snickers at that*

Heartstone: *unaware of what is being said as she watches over Chagrin and tries to ease his discomfort*

Chagrin: *will snug if Heartstone will get close enough*

Heartstone: *pauses the rubbing of his forehead to lean across him and poke at the fire with the poker*

Chagrin: *snug*

Heartstone: *eek!*

Trailbreaker: *quietly cracking up*

Stoic: o.O...

Heartstone: *wriggles a bit, but then moves so she's laying next to Chagrin with her arm across his chest. Hides her face on him*

Chagrin: *snuggle*

Randomly: Awwwww

Heartstone: *gentle pat pat for Chagrin. Isn't sure if he's awake or not*

Trailbreaker: I should get out of here. *steps back and turns to walk over to where his friends are teasing Hound about an accident he had this morning*

Randomly: Yah...awww...so cute! Teddy bear!

Heartstone: *hides more, but she feels so comfy....*

Randomly: ...I want a teddy bear. *pout* *look for Honeyfuggle*

Honeyfuggle: *heading down the hall*

Eruiste: *points, grinning as only a drunken Moonelf can grin* He went that way!

Randomly: *Glee* Thank you! *off to snuggle a Honeyfuggle!*

Eruiste: *laughs, drinks more, and then calls in her weed to help her carry her husband home. Scares a few n00bs in the process*

Honeyfuggle: *in his bed. Already asleep.*

Randomly: Eeee! *sneak sneak sneak snuggle!*

Honeyfuggle: *murmurs in his sleep*

somebody in the common room: *singing*

Stoic: *peeking out*

Thrrpt: *comes out of Ironhide's room and walks wearily down the hall to grab some food for her friends who are watching over the injured War Master*

Stoic: *sees Thrrpt* Hello

Thrrpt: *quietly* Thrrpt. *getting some dry bread slices and a wooden platter before she gets some roast*

Stoic: *checking on Chagrin, then comes over* Need help with that?

Thrrpt: *nods and offers him the platter* Thrrpt.

Sundew the swamp fairy: *peeks out of Thrrpt's hood*

Stoic: *will hold and carry the tray for Thrrpt*

Thrrpt: *glances over to see where Anna is, and then takes the entire roasted drake hatchling off the spit and puts it on the platter. Thankfully, it's only the size of a small adult goat*

Stoic: Oof ^^

Thrrpt: *looks up to see if he's okay with it*

Sundew: *hides*

Stoic: *nods, he is*

Thrrpt: *grins at him and goes to grab buttermilk, which is free, and Buckenbroth Meade, which isn't*

Stoic: o.O..

Thrrpt: *chugs down the mead, then grabs a couple more empty tankards for drinking milk with, and offers to trade Stoic platter for tankards and milk*

Stoic: *will trade*

Thrrpt: *takes the heavy platter with a quiet razz, then turns and leads the way toward the hallway and then to the Royal Suites*

Stoic: *has the tankards and milk, follows Thrrpt*

Thrrpt: *nearly silent as she walks, you'd think the kid was an Infiltrator instead of an Outcast Engineer*

Stoic: *quiet as well*

Thrrpt: *taps the door, and then comes in as it's opened*

Deepdancer: *looks past the girl and raises her brows slightly with surprise when she sees who's helping. Holds out her hands to take the platter* Where are all those useless yahoo louts?

Stoic: Not sure. I offered to help, soo...

Deepdancer: *gruffly* Thank you. *has the platter now* You're one of that trio from the Deadlands, aren't you?

Stoic: Yes, I am. Stoic Thunderspark.

Deepdancer: *nods, her glowing blue eyes studying him from under lowered brows* The Necromancer.

Stoic: Indeed.

Deepdancer: *mouth twitches a bit* I thought so. Well, if you ever find part of me out there, run the other way. *turns to go back inside*

Stoic: *raises an eyebrow* I'll keep that in mind.

Deepdancer: *closing the door quietly*

Stoic: *softly* How is she?

Deepdancer: *pauses and looks back out as someone takes the platter from her* She's healing. But she hasn't been awake very much since Ratchet put her back together.

Stoic: *nods lightly at that*

Deepdancer: Still, being alive at all after that is a miracle.

Stoic: Indeed...

Sludge: *toddles over and peeks past Deepdancer's skirt to see who the woman is talking to, a bright coloured marble held in one little fat hand*

Stoic: *looks down, and smiles at the little lizardbaby*

Sludge: *very quiet cheep. She looks slightly ridiculous in her white baby dress, but at the same time adorable*

Deepdancer: *also looks down at the little one* Ironhide's daughter, Sludge.

Sludge: Sludge. *brightens*

Stoic: Randomly's right. She is adorable.

Deepdancer: *slight chuckle* It's good to see a lizardfolk who thinks of humans, dwarves, and elves as something other than comestibles.

Sludge: *going to hold onto the skirt of Deepdancer's robe with her free hand and hide a little. Is a shy baby*

Stoic: Very good.

Next room: *a rather frightened scream!*

Deepdancer: *curses as Sludge vanishes under her skirt, and closes the door quickly with herself on the outside*

Stoic: O.O

Hound: *appears at the end of the hall, his eyes wide* What happened?

Deepdancer: That was Honeyfuggle!

Stoic: This room his? *heading for the next room*

Deepdancer: *trying to get the frightened and cheeping Sludge out from under her robe and ordering the people in Ironhide's room to stay put* It is.

Stoic: *finds the door unlocked, and peeks in*

Randomly: *on the bed, looking under it* Hoooney? *whimper* What's wrong?

Deepdancer: *gets Sludge and comes up behind Stoic to peer around him* What's all the noise? Don't you know there's a sick woman in the next room?

Randomly: *looks up and wibbles* Sorrry....

Deepdancer: *impatient sound* What happened?

Randomly: I...I...was just snuggling him. He woke up...and...freaked out...I think...

Honeyfuggle: *under bed. Not coming out.*

Deepdancer: *sees if she can push past Stoic and come in*

Stoic: *lets Deepdancer in*

Deepdancer: *goes to the bed and kneels to look beneath it* Honeyfuggle?

Honeyfuggle: *small voice* leave me alone!

Deepdancer: The slag I will when you're making noises like that next to a sick room. *snort*

Honeyfuggle: *Doesn't seem to understand*

Deepdancer: *makes a small globe of light and shines it under the bed*

Honeyfuggle: *quickly moves away from the light. His eyes are wide and kinda glazed*

Deepdancer: *frowns and looks up at the Thunderspark siblings* He's not awake yet. Was he drinking?

Randomly: He had a tankard of Pixie Juice...that's all.

Deepdancer: *face palms and moves away from the bed* That's all. Stoic, come see if you can get him out of there without him screeching again.

Randomly: *nods. She's seen him drink alot more...heck, she's seen him down Pixie Juice, Dragonsbreath and Ouzo one after the other.*

Stoic: I can try. *goes over and tries to get under the bed*

Honeyfuggle: Nonono...don't eat me! *try to get away*

Deepdancer: *frowning as she watches*

Sludge: *also watching, and wibbling slightly*

Honeyfuggle: *out, gonna make a dash for it, but sees the others, and freezes*

Deepdancer: Honeyfuggle? Can you hear me?

Sludge: *cheep!*

Honeyfuggle: *hears the voice, still doesn't seem to understand. Looks terrified.*

Deepdancer: *frowns deeply, and then tosses a tiny ball of lightening at him to see if the small shock will knock him out of whatever dream or memory he's stuck in*

Honeyfuggle: *O.O's, then acks at the shock...and moans, curling up* Owww...what...

Deepdancer: Can you hear me now?

Honeyfuggle: *blinks* ...Deepdancer? What...happened?

Randomly: *wibble*

Deepdancer: Your girlfriend decided to join you in bed and you panicked and hid under the bed. *frown* And begged us not to eat you.

Sludge: Blucky!

Hound: *turns away from the door to go tell the people in the common room that everything's alright*

Honeyfuggle: *glances over at Randomly until Deepdancer said 'eat you'* ...ohslag. *gonna try and get up now*

Deepdancer: *a bit sharply* What is it?

Honeyfuggle: ...I hadn't had a nightmare that bad in...a long time.

Deepdancer: *scowls as she straightens and tucks Sludge into the crook of her elbow* *grump* Well you picked a slagging lousy night to have it on.

Honeyfuggle: ...sorry. *cringe a bit*

Randomly: ..*gonna sneak away now. And hide and bawl*

Deepdancer: *makes a grab for the younger woman's arm as she passes* Hold on.

Randomly: *WIBBLE*

Deepdancer: *levels her scowl at Honeyfuggle* Get back to bed.

Honeyfuggle: *cringe and does so*

Deepdancer: *sees if she can lead Randomly over there*

Randomly: *will not go. Quite sure it's her fault.*

Stoic: ...Please, let her go.

Deepdancer: *frowns and offers him Sludge instead*

Stoic: *takes Sludge*

Deepdancer: *pulls Randomly close and hugs her firmly* There now....

Randomly: o.o...*wibblewibblewibblehug*

Deepdancer: *rubs her back* What's wrong?

Randomly: My fault...

Sludge: *staring up at Stoic and frozen in place. No baby lizardgirl here, nope*

Deepdancer: What's your fault?

Randomly: ...*glance over at Honeyfuggle, who's now buried under his furs*...*softly* ..I gnawed on him.

Deepdancer: And...?

Randomly: ...that's what made him scream. I...I didn't know...I..

Deepdancer: *glances over at the bed* Honeyfuggle?

Honeyfuggle: *doesn't remember the gnawing, as he wasn't fully awake yet*

Deepdancer: *looks back to Randomly* *dryly* You chew on him all the time.

Randomly: I..when he's...I...*wibble. Confused Randomly is confused*

Deepdancer: *tries to steer her over to the bed again*

Randomly: *will not go*

Deepdancer: *aggrieved sigh* Honeyfuggle, come here.

Honeyfuggle: *had just gotten comfortable. One can hear him moving around before he peeks his head out*

Deepdancer: What are you waiting for? Randomly needs you.

Honeyfuggle: *isn't sure what to think, but he's too scared of the Storm Lord to argue as he gets up*

Deepdancer: *firm hold on Randomly as she waits for Honeyfuggle to come over*

Randomly: *unhappy! Wants to go!*

Stoic: *is glad Chagrin is asleep*

Honeyfuggle: *is there.*

Deepdancer: *holding on* Hug her. She thinks this is her fault.

Honeyfuggle: *blinks...then gives Randomly an uncertain hug*

Deepdancer: *slightly sharp* Like you mean it.

Honeyfuggle: *eyes narrow for a split second, but then he sighs and tries to, at least*

Randomly: *is hugged*

Deepdancer: *hugs them both* *softly* Good.

Honeyfuggle: *sighs. He's not too happy, but...*

Deepdancer: *watching them* Honeyfuggle, are you angry at her?

Honeyfuggle: I don't even remember what she did..

Deepdancer: *nods* *quietly and even kindly now* Tell her you're not angry.

Honeyfuggle: *isn't liking being told what to do, but tells Randomly. Because he's not.*

Randomly: *sniffle*

Deepdancer: *deep sigh and pats Randomly's back a little* It wasn't you. Honeyfuggle's just got some old bones in his closet that decided to stick their heads out.

Honefuggle: ...right.

Randomly: *sniffle again*

Deepdancer: But I'm pretty sure he likes you anyway. Even if he'd probably like to take me off his Christmas card list right now.

Honeyfuggle: *isn't gonna comment on that*

Deepdancer: *Gently* Are you two going to be alright now? *carefully pushes a braid away from Randomly's face*

Randomly: *sniffle* Yah

Deepdancer: *smiles at her, and then looks at Honeyfuggle*

Honeyfuggle: ..I think I need to get dressed.

Deepdancer: *blink. Look down. Blush and let go of him*

Honeyfuggle: *slight blush himself* ..you mind leaving me be?

Deepdancer: *moves away and reaches for Sludge*

Stoic: *ready to give Sludge back and exit the room*

Randomly: *if she was let go, she's already gone. Just needs some alone time. Before Chagrin wakes up.*

Deepdancer: *takes the baby and slips away to return to Ironhide's room*

Stoic: *closes Honeyfuggle's door on the way out*

Honeyfuggle: *is in his full armor when he exits his room soon after, fingering a strange bottle filled with azure dust. He slips away, heading to the stables and then to the skies...*

((Co-written with random_xtras))