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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:23:10 GMT -5
Loki's eyes widened, and he pulled her closer, trying to extricate her hands from her hair.
"Ssh, sssh... Whatever it is, it's just you and I here..."
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:36:19 GMT -5
She wrapped her arms around his neck and clung, but broke away from him in another moment. "He, he, he-" She tried to gesture at her chest, but it wasn't communicating anything recognizeable, and she gave up. "Please don't make me say it now..."
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:38:39 GMT -5
Loki's mind, unsurprisingly, leapt to the worst possible conclusion, though this wasn't very far from the truth in this case.
"...who was it."
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:39:52 GMT -5
She started shaking her head.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:40:47 GMT -5
"Are you hurt? Do you need to be healed-"
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:46:26 GMT -5
She took his hand to her breast, but she didn't say anything else. She pressed her hand to her mouth; both were trembling. "Can you make me sleep? Just to... Just for a little while..." Tears were welling up in her eyes again.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:50:12 GMT -5
He shook his head.
"Not without the usual remedies, I'm afraid."
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:51:23 GMT -5
"Really?" She looked close to another bout of hysterics.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:53:37 GMT -5
"I don't want to snap you out like a light. People don't often recover from that."
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:54:46 GMT -5
"But that's what I'm asking..."
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 16:56:42 GMT -5
Loki shuddered despite himself, and repeated more firmly, "No. Teja, what happened-"
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 16:58:02 GMT -5
She started shaking her head again.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 17:07:19 GMT -5
"I- look, I don't have anything for a sleeping draught here with me, darling, I can't just-"
He stopped and sighed.
"I can get you some pills, yes? They make sleeping pills, don't they?"
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Post by Teja on Sept 17, 2015 17:08:44 GMT -5
She nodded a little frantically. "And.... and orange juice-"
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 17, 2015 17:17:42 GMT -5
"With or without the juicy bits?" he asked, smiling weakly.
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