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 Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:04 pm
René had fallen asleep, because of course he had, Alexandre hadn’t stayed in bed though and instead had sent a message to Lorcan asking for the others help. It wasn’t that late, thankfully, and he wasn’t nearly as tired as René was. Once he’d sent his message to Lorcan the blond had hurried to the shower to wash up before yanking on some very casual cashmere lounge clothing that he could wander about in. With socks on his feet Alexandre had managed to shuffle back into his room, and René had to be a deep sleeper, as he’d lifted the bedding in order to take pictures of the bruising which he sent to Lorcan.
Once René was tucked back into bed Alexandre had headed downstairs to put on some tea for his cousin and wait for his arrival. He was nervous, of course he was, and he really did need to make up for things and this was a step in the right direction he hoped. He needed to do right by the other if this had any chance of lasting a while, because he was worried it would end like every other relationship did. He was certain it would…but he wanted to drag it out as long as he could.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:05 pm
Lorcan had been receiving texts from his cousin over the past day and now he was finally getting pictures of what had happened. He was conflicted a bit, given that the tart was a senshi but at this point, it was still the lesser evil and things might work out at least enough to calm his cousin down. The rapid-fire texts had been a bit bothersome as he’d been working while they poured in but now that he was off work and relaxing over a new medical journal, he finally went about answering things and getting ready to head over to his cousin’s home.
Filling his bag with some things he’d need to do a physical on them, Lorcan went about texting Alexandre and letting them know he would be over shortly. The photos looked worrisome but he’d have to feel around and check in person before he could establish anything or worry his cousin over nothing.
Everything ready, he packed up his car and headed over. It was a bit interesting, he wasn’t sure what he’d expected the tart to look like but they looked a lot more of a mess than he’d been expecting. Maybe things were different when they weren’t injured but it was what it was and it also wasn’t his place to say anything.
Arriving just a bit later, he knocked on his cousin's door as he adjusted the shoulder strap of his larger medical kit from one side to the other so as to not have his shoulder get too sore. “Alexandre I’m here.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:06 pm
He’d already been in the living room so it was just a few quick steps before he made it to the door. “Thank you.” Calling out as he unlocked his door and opened it. “I didn’t think it was bad enough to call you but I’m starting to doubt it.” Stepping out of the doorway, so Lorcan could come in, he took a deep breath.
“He’s sleeping in my bed, if you want to head up.” He would have gotten tea for Lorcan, and followed him up, but he also wasn’t about to leave his cousin with René and scare the other potentially. “He doesn’t know I called for help.” Which is what might cause a problem as René might just wake up while his cousin was inspecting him.
“I don’t think broken ribs…but maybe? Bruised for certain…”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:06 pm
Sighing he walked in and looked at his cousin. “What happened exactly? Did you see the whole thing or just part of it? I know you gave me some details but you seem panicky, understandably so, and I need a bit more information. We will have to wake him up, I’d rather not have him jolting up out of his slumber and hurting me or himself.”
Leaving his coat hanging in the closet, he adjusted his bag again and motioned for his cousin to lead. “A concussion, some abdominal damage, maybe internal bleeding, and either bruised or broken ribs? Sounds… very much like you should have brought him straight to the emergency room. But… given the rest of what happened, I can also understand how that might also have been a bad idea. I’ll do what I can but if needed he may have to come into the clinic for some scans.”
Thinking again for a minute over the usual questions he’d have regarding these types of injuries, he settled on a few to start with. “How aware is he when he’s conscious? He hasn’t collapsed or just lost consciousness randomly has he? And…. I hope… you haven’t had relations with him so banged up?” Crossing his arms as he narrowed his eyes at his cousin, if René was anything like his cousin, he figured they didn’t really think things through either.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:07 pm
“I turned up to see a corrupt, a super, kicking at him and yanking his starseed. I didn’t see most of it but he says he was kneed several times before he hit the ground. I’d have brought him right to the hospital but corrupting him, while barely conscious, I didn’t think it was a good idea. He’d have woken up and risked seeming insane if he started talking about a hand in his chest - which he did.” Which also meant René at least remembered some of what had happened last night.
“He gained a bit more memory, sort of, as the day went on though it’s been fuzzy he says and he doesn’t remember all of it. I doubt he ever will and that might be a good thing.” He had, of course, mentioned it being a super corrupt as to give his cousin an idea of the strength behind the kicks and knees René had suffered. It wasn’t his strength but it was more than Lorcan had either way. “If needed we’ll do what we need to, I want what’s best for René.” Nodding his head as he spoke, reaching his bedroom door he motioned his cousin in.
“He’s aware, enough to eat a light brunch and have dinner and dessert. He took a nap, several hours worth, between brunch and dinner. “Yes…and no?” He offered as an answer, already focused on René as he’d closed the distance between his door and his bed and was gently nudging the other. “His shoulder has a previous injury he says bothered him, so do be mindful of that Lorcan.” He didn’t look to his cousin, knowing he’d be scolded.
“I think what I did for him, before he fell asleep, was something he did need…after the month I’d been gone. I picked the easiest and least taxing thing for him.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:08 pm
“Okay, that makes sense then. Depending on how hard he hit his head and how long he lost consciousness before he had his starseed yanked, he might not remember it all if ever. That’s pretty normal but with the whole starseed part it’s a bit hard to track how long he was unconscious due to the hit. Otherwise, everything sounds as alright as it can be on that front.”
Stepping into the room, he looked over the sleeping form on the bed. Already unpacking his kit on the edge of the bed, he rolled out another smaller kit of instruments and went about mentally going through the proper steps for examination for each of the potential issues that Alexandre had laid out.
Dragging his hand down his face, he shook his head at them. “I’ll keep all that in mind.” Moving around the bed, he watched carefully for a moment as his cousin tried to wake the other.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:09 pm
“He remembers feeling a hand in his chest, twice, and a hole being there. But I don’t think he remembers all the pain. For that I’m glad, I remember the pain of corruption the first time.” And each time he’d gained in rank. His cousin would have to suffer that eventually, he just hoped he could handle it. “You know, what you felt when I corrupt you…when you make captain and general it’ll happen again.” But with it more power, more strength, and the ability to teleport. He just hoped Lorcan could handle it, strong as his cousin was, it wasn’t easy either.
Running his fingers through René’s hair he nudged him again before leaning in to whisper to him, trying to gently rouse the other. “René, it’s time you wake up. Not for work but you need to be awake.” He really was hoping the other would wake easily for him, he didn’t want to hurt him and he certainly wasn’t going to put on some show for his cousin to see. It would be bad enough that Lorcan would wind up seeing René totally naked, and knowing what he’d said but not said to his cousin, it was a bit embarrassing for the smaller of the blonds.
“I have someone here to see you René, please.” With his cousin unable to see, since he was close to the others side and whispering, he did n** at René’s ear lobe in the hopes it might just be enough to wake him.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:09 pm
He’d felt something, heard Alexandre but everything was still fuzzy from sleep. Groaning softly as they nipped at him, he slowly opened his eyes and went to kiss the other before realizing there was someone else in the room with them. “Oh… Alexandre… there’s someone here?” His voice was sleepy as he started to wake up a bit more. Pulling the cover to try and cover himself up a bit, he sat up slowly and looked around.
There was a medical bag and all sorts of things on the bed nearby which meant Alexandre had called a doctor. Looking up at the taller blond, he wondered if they were one of the cousins Alexandre had mentioned earlier. Leaning back over and into Alexandre he whispered to them in French. “Is this that one that doesn’t like me? Or the one that lives with you?”
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Looking over the pair on the bed he shook his head again and went back to getting things ready now that they were awake. “Yes, I’m here to make sure you aren’t going to die in your sleep.” Tone as flat as the face he wore while sliding his roll of instruments closer to René. He’d start with the questions after a few small examinations, just in case, and work his way from top to bottom. Checking on their concussion was the main concern followed by that bruising on their abdomen because it could be much worse than it looked on the outside, especially considering the potential extra damage boost in the hits the senshi had done to him.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:10 pm
Resting a hand on the other's shoulder, glad to see René awake, he nudged gently. “He is the cousin which does not like you, but not because of you but rather because I was bedding you whilst you bedded others.” His answer was in French as well, though his was nowhere near as nice sounding as René’s. He still had a ways to go with the language, at least it was understandable.
“My cousin is protective over me, and our family.” Alexandre added before looking to Lorcan and nodding his head. “Lorcan here is one of the family doctors and the one I’d go to above anyone else.” Because they were closer in age and had grown up together. Things didn’t feel as awkward with his cousin as they would an older family member.
“Lay down René and let him work. I want to make sure you’re ok and don’t need more care than I can provide.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:10 pm
That wasn’t good and he felt bad about a lot of things now, considering what he’d been doing before he’d been attacked by that senshi woman. He didn't have a good argument for things, not really. “And…. I’m not wearing boxers. A good first impression…” Sighing, he decided to just keep sitting up and pulled the blanket down and wrapped it so nothing that didn’t need to show was showing.
“I think it’s probably better if I keep sitting up, right? I’ve had a concussion before so I know the steps.” He still felt on edge though and kept a bit closer to Alexandre as he looked over all the things on the bed.
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It bothered him a bit that they were talking, probably about him, in confidence right in front of him but he should it off and stood over René with his small pen light as he checked their pupils and ran through the standard procedure of things. It helped that they seemed to know the drill, which in itself was a bit uncommon but he had no complaints when it came to patients making his job easier.
“This might hurt a bit but I’m going to do a quick physical examination of all the bruises and then assess your lungs since I can see you’ve got some damage on your side there where your ribs are.” Pointing with his pen light, things looked a bit worse than in the photos but nothing sounded off so far and they definitely were aware if not just a bit groggy from being woken up suddenly.
Setting the light down, he pulled some gloves on and started checking out their face and head, looking for any inflammation or other bad signs. Luckily, everything seemed alright, and with their reactions still decent it meant things could have been a lot worse.
Speaking as he looked over their ribs next, listening to their breathing with his stethoscope and finding it clear and normal. “Just bruising it seems, nothing feels broken and everything sounds alright.”
Touching along their abdomen, everything felt slightly swollen and warm to the touch but nothing felt out of place as he applied pressure and felt around the worst of it. “No hernia or tears from what I can tell but I would want you to come into my clinic for some x-rays or an ultrasound of your abdominal cavity, just in case.” Leaning back up, he took off his gloves, started moving some things around, and rolled back up into his bag.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:11 pm
“I doubt my cousin cares that you’re naked.” He stated, this time in English for Lorcan’s sake. Rolling his eyes. “I’m certain he’s seen worse, likely during his hospital rotations.” He’d heard what could turn up in an ER and he felt for anyone working there, the things they saw sometimes. He did not care to think about.
Reaching for one of René’s hands he laced his fingers with the others, keeping himself pressed to the others side as Lorcan looked him over, he moved when he needed to so Lorcan could do his job. He wanted to give the comfort, and assurance, he could while also not getting in his cousin's way. Lorcan was doing him a favor, especially considering his cousin didn’t exactly like René, and so he didn’t want to do anything which might upset him.
“Tonight or tomorrow? I’m certain either can be arranged.” If he had to spend his day at the other’s shop and bring him to the clinic right from work he would. It wasn’t like he couldn’t call in for school and take the day off, he had a good track record of not calling out. He didn’t get hurt enough typically to need a day off.
“Is there anything I should do to help with recovering from last night's attack on René?” Resting his head against the others shoulder he kept his gave on his cousin but he’d switch to French once more. “He also isn’t happy that the last month I spent doing stupid things. I think he’s more upset with that or he wouldn’t be here and helping, because he wouldn’t approve of us.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:11 pm
Everything went as well as it could, it hurt in a few places leaving him flinching and pressing more into Alexandre as he squeezed their hand. “No trouble breathing, it just hurts when I stretch or turn too quickly. Everything looks normal, nothing doubled I think.” After feeling like he’d gone through yet another meat grinder, he slumped forward a bit to try and stretch carefully. It helped kind of even out where things hurt. “At least nothing’s broken, she got me pretty good… I thought she was just a robber or some crazy b***h that followed me from the bar…”
Trailing off, René’s face warmed as he tried to shush Alexandre. Sure maybe their cousin had seen worse but he already felt bad enough about things. “I work early Alexandre…” Frowning a bit as he tried to figure out how he was already going to make up for the one missed day and now they were talking about him maybe missing another day. But… if they came over this late at night maybe it would work out if they went over to the clinic at the same time.
Leaning his head against Alexandre’s he wasn’t sure how to exactly feel, it confirmed what he’d figured when seeing the marks they had on them but he had probably done a lot worse with his bender at the bars over the past few days. Either way, it worked out in the end, at least so far things were alright and he apparently wasn’t going to just drop dead. “We can talk more about the stupid things we both did later… if you want to know.” Another sigh as he pulled the cover back up over him to try and feel a bit more comfortable.
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Lorcan knew that was the case from the photos he’d been sent and Alexandre was mostly right. Shrugging it off, he finished packing things up into his bag before pulling out his phone to check his schedule. “I would say to follow the standard rules for recovering from a concussion, take it easy both physically and mentally for a few days to a few weeks and slowly work back up to your normal day-to-day.”
“I, personally, despise those witches, and that one particularly sounds like some reasonable justification for my position on matters.” Looking over at Alexandre with a frown as he spoke. “We need to talk about things relating to that matter later, though I do wonder if some less-than-standard methods could be used to speed things up. But given the situation, I think a standard healing period would probably be better to allow for an adjustment period.” Leaving things vague enough so that only Alexandre would understand. He didn’t want to deal with this whole matter of them also being a senshi if he could manage it, he didn’t really trust them even if it was a new thing and something they might not even be aware of really yet.
“Just keep an eye on him and bring him by after whatever work he has tomorrow, I’ll stay late in the clinic working on some research. I’m still going over notes from that seminar on compounds and efficacy that we watched the other week.” That said, he tucked his phone back away and picked up his bag. Since there really wasn’t any immediate danger he wasn’t going to stick around much longer if he could manage it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:12 pm
“I know your position on them Lorcan, trust me I do, at least she fights on our side. Send her after order and you’ll get good results. You just have to keep her away from civilians.” Like René, or well like René had been at the time, wrapping a protective arm around the Frenchman as he spoke. He still had feelings over what he’d seen last night, and he didn’t have an issue with violence typically, but not normally against civilians plus René was his - whether the other knew it or not. “I was thinking of a particular less than normal boost to help the healing process, I might convince him later.” Once Lorcan left, he wasn’t sure how that would go but if it helped he was willing to try.
“I also will talk with you later about things, I want to find out who was behind last nights incident. I’m certain they have a file I can find, I just need the time, I’m not really interested in stopping by my office so I’ll settle for the communications device and put that to use later.” As he knew his cousin rather liked the handy little device, provided a lot of information and it was easy to access.
“Oh? While you look him over would you mind if I looked over your notes? That seminar was interesting, I learned a lot though some things I already knew. The balance was really good I think.” Between the medial end of things and the botany side of it as well. He’d liked how balanced the discussion and information shared was. He’d appreciated it and being able to spend the time with his cousin watching it. Already he was figuring on spending the day at the shop with René, keep checking on him, he might be able to help him as well.
“You can see yourself out Lorcan? I have a spare key you can use and I’ll grab it from you tomorrow? I wanna get him back to sleep.”
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:13 pm
Blinking for a moment as they talked about the woman that had gotten him. “Wait what? Oh no… does that mean I might see her again?” He really didn’t like the sound of that but he did like Alexandre’s arm wrapped around him. The rest felt a bit hazy, with everything so vague it felt like they were both speaking to leave him out of the conversation and it made his head hurt as he tried to focus.
Did that mean the orb thing again? Or were they talking about something else? It made him wonder something else as well if that meant he was similar to the woman that had gotten to him and if that also meant that Lorcan disliked him for that as well. It felt a bit unfair but there really wasn’t much he could do about it and he just leaned into Alexandre more.
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“I think I’ve only met the one witch I prefer, a pleasantly similar individual to me in a way. Otherwise… I still dislike the whole concept no matter the side but I can guess their usefulness. Either way, I will keep an eye and ear out for anything. I am certain that you made an impression and she should be laying low to avoid any issues.”
Starting to head out of the room he nodded again. “Just let me know and yes when you come over I can leave everything out on my desk for you to look over. I have some diagrams and things set up based on the seminar and applied to what I know of your research as well. I’ll see you both tomorrow night, please be on time, you know how I hate things not sticking to a schedule.” Closing the bedroom door behind him, he headed back out and locked the front door as he stepped out into the night. At least Alexandre seemed to have their head on a bit better than it had been in the past few weeks, he’d have to talk with Katya about it later over some snacks.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:16 pm
“You might René, but if she’s ever around you I’ll be there as well. Trust me, I might be a lot smaller than you but I’m also not someone to cross - as she learned and will again if need be.” René had never felt his aura unlike Lorcan who had. Lorcan knew he could handle himself in a fight, especially now compared to weeks ago against Aloysius. He’d been a little less controlled then…but with René here, and if it was to defend the other, he’d be sure to have himself in order.
Smiling as he watched his cousin leave, and the bedroom door shut, he ruffled the others hair gently. “My cousin is not easy for an outsider to get used to, it’s how he’s always been, I’ve grown up with Lorcan so I know him. He does seem like it but he does love his family - very much. It’s hard to see that but it’s there. Shifting he sat himself in front of René, facing him, he is right though. I can offer something that will help you heal up faster, depending on which offer I make it can help a whole lot…or a bit less - like half as well. Lorcan doesn’t like things which aren’t based in science when it comes to medicine, something me and him will never see eye to eye on. I don't’ like taking pain killers, I won’t, but I’ll take something medicinal for pain. This is something similar and yet not.”
“Reaching up to cup the others cheek gently. “The choice is yours. I can help you with recovering just a bit faster. Either way though I’ll be spending tomorrow with at the shop - the whole day. Then we will go see Lorcan, on time mind you, and I’ll get you something to eat. I’m not having you starve.” He’d also be ordering the other lunch while he’d cook breakfast. And René was about to see how bossy and take charge Alexandre could be…and often was. He mother henned and took over things and simply made choices without giving much room to argue him. The only choice René had right now was if he wanted the offered help in healing. The rest had no choice involved - he’d chosen.
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