randomplaces | Backwater. Jack's House. Hit By A Truck.

Jack: *stumbles into the house, propped up on Gleam's shoulder as he tries to get his eyes to focus and his head to quit ringing*

Dan: *looks over the side of the laundry basket he's made a nest in and frowns deeply, ignoring the pat pat of the young Fire Tribe boy who has been babysitting him since he demanded to be brought home for nighttime*

Gleam: You can go home, Ben.

Ben: What happened to Uncle Jack?

Gleam: Oh, he just got hit by a truck. Again. He'll be alright.

Ben: I'll get Uncle Rhinox. *scootgone as only a nine year old boy can go*

Fire tribe Rhinox: *opening the door and coming in a few minutes later, his stocky human wife following with a blanket wrapped kettle of hot water* Hit by a truck?

Gleam: Okay. This time it was a truck bot. Socked him flying into a wall. He landed on his head.

Jack: *holding said head so it can't fall off or ring itself to pieces* >.<

Rhinox: *carefully scans the patient* Well, he's got a [heck] of a concussion. But if you keep him quiet he should recover. Give him a bath.

Dan: *interested sound from where he's standing in the laundry basket*

Luna: *offers the kettle of hot water to Gleam*

Gleam: ...We've got hot water here. *confused*

Luna: This is peppermint water. It'll make his head feel better and help him relax.

Gleam: Oh. Okay. Um. He won't let go of me, and I can't put the bed down.

Luna: *sets down the kettle and goes to fix the bed*

Rhinox: *helps Gleam get Jack into the shower, where he gets washed in pleasantly warm water and rinced in soothing mint*

Jack: *still hasn't let go of Gleam's arm*

Gleam: *meeps as she winds up under the faucet* Jack, if you let go this'll be easier.

Rhinox: *soothingly* He probably doesn't realize he's got you. But he's anchoring himself. You'll be alright.

Gleam: ... *derezzes slightly everywhere except where Jack's holding on*

Jack: *doggedly awake as they bring him back to his bed, which also smells like mint*

Luna: Do you want us to take the baby?

Gleam: Dan wouldn't like it. He's alright.

Dan: *do whatnow with Dan? Frowwwn*

Luna: *worried, but when she looks over at the baby she can see he's not distressed* Alright. *smile for Gleam and a kindly good night, and then takes her kettle and leaves the house to give more room inside*

Rhinox: *helps Jack into comfortable clothes for sleeping, choosing a soft button shirt instead of a T-shirt, then gets him tucked into bed*

Jack: *finally lets go of Gleam. Sigh. Still awake!*

Rhinox: Monitor his breathing and heartbeat. It'll be alright for him to sleep, if he can. *frowns at the human man's restlessness, then stoops to pick up the fat green baby and put him by his father*

Dan: *careful pat pat with fat little hand as he snuggles Dada*

Jack: *settles down, breathing evenly. Stink eye for Rhinox as he's given a painkiller*

Rhinox: *immune to stink eye. Does another check of the patient, then steps back and turns to Gleam* Call me if there are any changes.

Gleam: Sure. *closes the door after the brawny Maximal's wiggled out through it, then comes to lay down by her family and watch over them all night*