kismet_loop | [Accidental Video]

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original character | jendayi (oc)

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[The little drone sent to this new arrival has ended up turned on. She seems to be trying to shoo it away.] N-no. No, go away. Please. [She's whispering, but the tone is desperate and edged with tears.]

[She turns and limps away from the drone, something must be wrong with her right leg. The drone just...follows. When the girl glances back and sees it still coming after her she lets out a sound that's something between a frustrated growl and a whimper.]

L-leave me alone.

[Anyone paying special attention to the surroundings the drone shows may note that this child seems to be somewhere close to The Hub, as they'll be able to spot the Warehouse behind her at least once.]

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Awful... Don't worry, sweetheart. You're going to be okay.

[He looks up at Lea.] This way. [He'll lead the young man to a room and gesture for him to sit. The child seems to have settled in his arms, and so he figures it may be best to just let Lea hold her for now.]

[He'll pull her shirt aside to get a look at the wound there, and the same at her hip. He's scowling, infuriated that someone would do something so horrible to a child.]

[He'll put a hand to her forehead and start pouring healing energies into the girl.]

[Lea follows, relieved when Jendayi seems to settle in his arms finally. Though how much of that is simple exhaustion, he doesn't know. Whatever the case, since he's not given instructions to the contrary, he holds her while Paian examines her, shifting his hold as necessary to allow the medic to get a better look at her injuries.

Lea's reaction to getting a clear look at them for the first time himself is similar to Paian's, though more subdued. Years of feigning emotions have their benefits, apparently. For now, he simply sits and watches while Paian does his work, not wanting to do anything that might interfere.]

[The wounds are deep holes. It's clear that whatever caused them had been removed and the wounds cleaned, a few stitches in one wound shows that she was in the middle of getting medical care when she ended up here.]

[She shivers at the odd sensation from the healing, but doesn't otherwise move...she does open her eyes to gaze up at Lea, since he's the one holding her.]

[The wounds are deep, so it'll take a few minutes, but he'll heal away the wounds completely.]

All right. She'll need food, fluids, and rest for a bit. Are you going to look after her or do you want to leave her here?

[Lea gives Jendayi a hopefully reassuring smile when she looks up at him. You're gonna be just fine, kiddo.

He nods to Paian's instructions when the healing is complete.]

Think I'll take her back to my place, at least for the time being.

[Even though he has no doubt the little girl would be well taken care of, it feels wrong just to dump her on Paian and the hospital staff, now that the emergency has been dealt with. Still, he glances down at Jendayi to see her reaction to the idea, if any. If she really didn't want to go with him, he wouldn't force her.]

[She studies him. She doesn't protest, though she's not so sure, either...but she doesn't want to be alone...and Lea really has been kind to her.]

[Her gaze drops away and she lets herself just tuck into him a little. She's tired, she's scared, and she's with strangers. She just...she just wants this over now. She wants to wake up and be home in her Papa's arms.]

[Paian nods] All right. Take care, then. You can take her whenever you're ready to go.

[With that he'll slip out of the room. They can stay however long they want and leave when ready.]

[Lea nods his thanks to Paian as the medic leaves. He's suddenly reminded, though, that he needs to check and see if Paian was ever able to replicate his Potion. They'd both apparently forgotten it in the confusion of Galos' attempted coup and the following... fallout.

Paian's gone before he can say anything though. Ah well. That had waited this long, it'd wait another day or two.

Turning his attention back to Jendayi, he smiled.]

See? What'd I tell you; nothing to worry about.

[There he paused a moment, smile turning a bit sheepish as he stood up to leave.]

I hope you don't mind sleeping on the couch for the night. I mean, I'll fix it up for you, but my apartment was really only meant for one, so there's no spare bed. And we'll have to see about getting you cleaned up a little, and get you some other clothes. The clothes can wait til tomorrow. And the cleaning up can wait til after you eat, since well, doctor's orders and all.

[Yeah, he's babbling a bit as he walks. Because it's just hitting him now that assuming her Papa didn't come along with her (a highly likely possibility), then he may well end up taking care of the kid long term. And he... really wasn't sure he was up to the task.]

[She ends up watching him while he rambles at her, just studying him. When he kind of trails off for a moment she'll speak up, voice soft.]

...Thank you.

[The soft thanks makes him look even more sheepish.]

Paian's the one who really did all the work. I didn't really do anything any decent person wouldn't have done.

[slight pause] Hope you don't mind but we're gonna have to go through another portal to get back to my place. It'd take way too long to walk there straight.

[She just nodded about the portal, and...found herself tucking against him even more. She...was so confused, and exhausted, and...just glad this was all turning out okay, even if it turned out to only be a really strange dream later.]

[Lea looks down at her, smiling softly as she tucks in closer and adjusting his hold slightly so the new position is more comfortable for her. Memory of words from half a lifetime ago comes to the surface...

What is it with you and picking up stray puppies?

What indeed?

Regardless, he lets her rest there til they get to the portal, once again activating it and passing through without incident. Once on the other side, it was only a short walk to the building housing Lea's apartment, and a climb up two flights of stairs to get there. Lea punched in a short key-code to open the door.]

Well, here we are. Home sweet home, kinda.

[It's a small but comfortable three room apartment, with the main room divided up into a living area and kitchenette, with two doors along the left-hand wall leading into a bedroom and bathroom. Lea turns on the lights and finally sets Jendayi down on the couch.]

Go ahead and make yourself comfortable; I'll see about getting you something to eat, OK?

[Stepping into the apartment had her gaping. She looked around giving the room a mix of an awed and funny look. The light coming on made her flinch and stare, and even the couch got a bit of a funny look as she shifted on it.]

Okay...thank you.

[What a strange place...this whole place is so strange...unlike anything she's ever seen before.]

[Lea nodded to her thanks then went to the kitchenette to see about food. On the way, he set the half-forgotten backpack of clothes on the floor by the end of the counter before striping off his coat and gloves, draping them over the back of a kitchen chair.

Opening the refrigerator, he looked over the contents in search of something suitable, frowning slightly at what he saw. Half to himself.]

Man, I need to get groceries...

[Something else to do tomorrow. At least he had juice, so the fluids part would be covered. He got the juice out and set it on the counter, then turned to search the cupboard. Ah! There was a can of chicken noodle soup. Kids liked that, right?]

Is soup OK? 'Fraid I wasn't really expecting guests, so I'm short on some things.

[Even the can gets a funny look.] O-okay.

...what is this place? [she looks around the room again, kind of giving...everything a funny look.]

[Lea nods and starts rummaging through a drawer, looking for a can opener, when he hears her question.]

Hmm? Oh. This is my apartment; it's where I live.

[The funny looks don't go unnoticed either.]

I... take it things here are a lot different than you're used to, huh?

It's.....it's very flat...and sharp.

[Her gaze sweeps the room again before aettling on Lea again.] I live in a den, a...a cave...with my Papa.

[Lea chuckles slightly.]

Yeah, this isn't not exactly the most homey design for a building, is it? Back where I come from- a city called Radiant Garden- most people live in wood or stone houses. But the natives here like things made of metal.

[Like themselves, though Lea decides not to go into that yet. Kid has had enough shocks for one day. He fishes out the can opener and starts opening the soup as their conversation continues.]

A cave, huh? Is it nice? I've been in a few caves before, but none of them where anyplace I'd want to live.

It is nice. It's comforable and warm...

[She shifts a bit, looking around again.] ....flat walls look kinda funny.

That's good. Most places I've lived for awhile have been kinda short on the 'comfort' side of things. This one's actually the nicest place I've had in awhile.

[The can open, he set the top aside and began looking for a pot to heat it in.]

You'll probly get used to the flat walls after a little while. Most buildings around here are like that, unless you go out to the ruins. Which I really don't recommend for someone your age, by the way. They're dangerous and not always that stable.

Okay....

[She looks around and...and slips off the couch to almost cautiously approach him. Is he going to be mad that she didn't stay in the couch?]

[His head almost poked into the cupboard trying to find an appropriate pot, Lea doesn't notice that she's moved at first. When he does, though, he's definitely not angry. In fact he looks pleasantly surprised; the kid was approaching him of her own volition. Progress!]

Well, hey there. Did you wanna help out?

[The tone of the question makes it clear that she's welcome to say no, but it was a reasonable assumption, given that she'd joined him in the kitchenette.]

[Progress indeed! Though she's not quite ready to interact...too much. She gives him a quick, shy smile and shakes her head...but she'll shift somewhere she can easily watch...]

...Is that...food in there? [She's never seen food in something like that before.]

[Lea will take what he can get for the moment and returns the smile, setting the newly retrieved pot on the countertop next to the juice.]

Yeah. It's called condensed soup. That means that it's soup someone made, then took some of the water out and sealed it in metal cans like this. That way it keeps a lot longer.

Course, that means we have to add some water back in before we can heat it up and eat it.

[He emptied the contents of the can into the pot, then went to the sink and filled the can with water. Retrieving a spoon from the silverware drawer, he proceeded to mix the can of water with the can of soup.]

There. Now all we have to do is heat it, and it'll be ready to eat.

[He paused, an amused, almost conspiratorial grin spreading over his face.]

Wanna see something neat while I do?

[Once he added the water and set down the can to stir, Jendayi slipped the can off the counter to study it. It's so...fascinating. But that grin makes her blink and kind of gape at Lea.]

Something neat? Okay... [She was curious at least.]

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