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 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:56 am
"What? No. I don't like cream cheese." He breathed a quiet sigh, turning his head slightly to stare absently at the moving images on the television screen without really understanding what was happening. "I think peanut butter is better. Why? Are you hungry?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:09 pm
Oh, Arceus... As entertaining as he was, concussed Lucas was proving difficult to deal with. "No," she said with a small sigh, wondering how long he'd be like this, "but you need to eat. Are you hungry?"
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:20 pm
"Why would I be hungry?" What a silly question. He was never hungry. Never in his life. "You know what's good? Manicotti. The little round things with ch-- Waaaait a minute." This sounded awfully familiar.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:32 pm
"Manicotti?" That sounded like pasta to her. Poor, silly, concussed Lucas. At his revelation, she tried not to chuckle. Arceus, it was hard not to. "Are those the round things with cheese you want? I can get you some manicotti if you want."
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:37 pm
He narrowed his eyes again, staring at Claire in a manner that suggested he was evaluating her very soul. At length, he spoke, "Can liars make manicotti? I think I'd prefer if Claire did."
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:47 pm
She pretended to think on this question for a few moments. "I'm not sure," she said at length, studying him curiously. "Do you want me to find her and have her make it for you?"
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:53 pm
"You should. I'm not sure you can do it, but I bet Claire can." He closed his eyes with another sigh, returning his arm to its previous place across his face. "If you find her, you should tell her... Uhh..." What was it? It was something kind of important too... "Tell her... Tell her I'm sorry I'm so stupid."
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:59 pm
"Okay, I'll go find her and have her make it." Crap, could she even make manicotti? There had to be a recipe somewhere, or maybe there was some easy way to do it really fast, or.. or something. She'd think of something. His second statement, however, made her pause with a frown. "You're not stupid, Lucas.." Well maybe he was a little for trying to be all heroic and getting himself a concussion, but that wasn't stupid. Well, maybe a little. "But I'll go find her and tell her, okay? Merry, make sure he stays laying down." She would not have him wandering around again and passing out in some random corner.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:08 pm
"'M pretty stupid," he muttered in disagreement, though he had no intent to pursue the matter into argument. A quiet hum was his only sign of acknowledgment to her words. Merry, however, was far more responsive, giving the best salute she could offer with her tiny arms and her large head. The pokemon seated herself on Lucas's chest with her tail draped around her, watching for any sign that she Hypnotize him into immobility.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:28 pm
Well, if he wasn't going to comment further then she'd simply let the matter drop. At Merry's response she couldn't help but chuckle lightly, add a "thanks" and then slip out of the room.
After just a couple brief minutes of walking she found herself in the large kitchen, hands on her hips and looking around uncertainly. Manicotti... How the hell was she supposed to make that? Argh.. Oh well, enough floundering. Time to make some manicotti.
It wasn't long before she found a recipe and a bag of shells. While those were boiling she prepared the variety cheeses and a couple other listed ingredients - dried basil.. did they have basil? Whatever, it didn't need basil - so when the shells were done cooking, she stuffed them with generous amounts of the cheese mixture, coated them with sauce and put them in the oven. There, that wasn't too bad. Hopefully it tasted alright...
When it was done baking she pulled it out of the oven, cut a large piece and put it onto a plate, put away what was left and tossed the dirty dishes into the sink. So, by the time she returned to the rec room with a plate full of steaming manicotti and a fork, it had only been.. what, 45 minutes? Maybe less. Hopefully less. "Alright, Claire made manicotti for you Lucas," she said after letting herself back into the room, and Arceus it felt weird referring to herself in the third person.. Oh well.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:47 pm
In spite of all his want to watch the mess out of Rambo, Lucas had fallen quite asleep by the time Claire returned. Though falling in the hallway hadn't added anything to his circumstances, it certainly hadn't advanced him any closer to recovery, and the continuous efforts at conversation had left him physically drained. Though Merry rose slightly in greeting, Lucas made no motion of recognition.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:14 pm
Finding him asleep when she came back was something she had expected almost as soon as she left, so to find her supposition correct came as no surprise. She carefully set down the plate and knelt down next to the couch, offering a "hi Merry" before gently moving Lucas's shoulder to try and rouse him. "Lucas, wake up." Even though he was probably very tired, he still needed to eat, and couldn't sleep for too long. Wake up every few hours, she remembered. That and she did not want his manicotti to get cold.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:34 pm
He shifted slightly, the smallest motion of his head and the tiniest twitch of a hand, but he didn't rouse. Waking had been a difficulty as of late, as if his dreams threatened to snatch into their reality. Were he more aware of his situation, it would have been a terrifying thought. As it was, he was content to sleep, content to dream, and content to sleep forever if that was his fate.
Merry, unaware of her human's unconscious danger, chimed in a soft voice to aid Claire in her efforts to awaken the man.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:50 pm
Sleeping forever wasn't an option, especially since the doctors had said to wake him up every few hours, so that's what she would do. Even if it had only been maybe 45 minutes, but whatever. She shook his shoulder gently, speaking a bit louder this time. "Lucas, c'mon, wake up before your manicotti gets cold." She would heat it up if need be, but food was always so much better fresh.
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:17 pm
((Posting for Suu because her internet is fail :U))
"Shh." Rather than hushing her, Lucas was likely attempting some other word, or perhaps a couple of words. "Mm..." He moved more noticeably, though his eyes remained hidden. "Wha?"
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