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[marmoron]

Who: Keith and YOU
What: August catch-all
Where: Infirmary, The Arena of Trials, various
When: August 4th - end of August
Warnings: None anticipated


1. Infirmary - July 31st - August 8thth

A. Wake Up - closed to James
[Well after a slightly disastrous mission that did not go as planned, Keith's been knocked out cold in the infirmary for the last couple of days. His head is wrapped in bandages and though his vitals are alright, he still hasn't regained consciousness from his run-in with the necromancer. On August 4th though, he finally stirs and immediately attempts to get up, despite feeling disoriented and dizzy as all hell.]

What... happened? She dead?

[Important questions first, apparently.]

B. Contemplating
[Well just cuz you're awake doesn't mean you're allowed to leave the infirmary, apparently. Keith's still got a few more days to spend in here, looking bored as shit though he doesn't actually complain about being here. He's been doing a lot of staring out the window, looking glum as he fidgets with various items in his hands. He'tenses up immediately if anyone comes to stop by for a visit.

C. Why is this happening
[But when he's not reflecting on his life choices, he's got his space doggo nestled on his lap. The wolf absolutely should not be in there, but good luck telling a teleporting concerned doggo to stay out of the room. That said though, there are definitely moments when anyone passing through the infirmary can overhear:]

C'mon buddy. Get me out of here and I'll get you some peanut butter.

[The response to this is just a disgruntled noise.]

2.The Arena of Trials

A. A Bonding Moment (??)
[After he's been discharged from the infirmary on afternoon of the 8th, Keith's wasting absolutely no time heading towards the Arena of Trials. He's quiet for a long moment as he stands outside the complex, eyes shut, frowning and muttering under his breath.]

Come on. We have a connection. I know it.

[And for a long ass time, it looks and sounds like he's just been stood up by a date or whatever. It probably looks very silly.]

B. Patience yields focus
[Who knows how long he's been out here, but apparently Keith hasn't budged from his spot at the arena for quite some time. He's determined and won't let the Red Lion get the better of him, damn it. Whatever it is that made it work, be it the frustrated shout he lets out (that probably echoes hilariously down the Alps) or the punch he throws at the ground, something seems to have heard him.

A Lion shaped something.

Keith looks up as the mecha lion roars, and it's probably the first time he's smiled in days.]

3. Wildcard
[If you've got another idea, go for it!]

Comments

[onebetter]

[ James laughs at Keith's attempt to make his lack of information seem somehow... intimate. It really doesn't work, but the effort is kind of cute. ]

August 13th. I'm turning 19, if you needed that reminder.

[ Obviously, Keith doesn't need it, but it's hard to let this moment pass without at least a little teasing. ]

[marmoron]

[The teasing gets Keith to pull a face, but mostly he's relieved that James isn't offended by the question.]

Always so helpful. Any other reminders you wanna give me?

[onebetter]

Reminder that I love you and would love to see you that day?

[ James' best attempt at puppy eyes is probably thwarted a little by the fact that he has a face that just looks mildly smug by nature... ]

[marmoron]

[Not for the first time, Keith is a little struck by just how much he both loves and hates James' damn face. This particular expression just screams of someone who's never really been denied anything they really wanted, and there's some instinctive, ugly part of him that wants to deny the request just because he can.

But that's just...a bad instinct, isn't it?

Keith sighs, then glances up at the glow toad on James' head.]

Who's gonna look after Sir?

[onebetter]

I was going to ask Nana - or maybe Yuya, if she isn't free. Nana's got a frog and she's already taken care of Sir a little while I was in here. I think Sir and Kerrogan - that's the frog - might make friends yet.

[ Which is just a really cute thought. James hasn't met Kerrogan personally, but Sir sitting happily with a little green frog is just.... he hopes it's the reality. ]

[marmoron]

Seems like you've been pretty busy.

[That's directed at Sir, of course, who looks about as thrilled about the prospect of making a frog friend as he is about... just about everything else. Keith smiles and gently plucks him off of James' head to put him down more comfortably on the bedside table.]

Guess I'll have to look into ways to disguise Cosmo for the trip.

[onebetter]

[ James breaks into a smile again at that agreement. ]

Hopefully that'll be fairly easy... Maybe there's enchanted collars for this type of thing.