Four Bells: [Voice] Somewhat Unwell

[simplestgift]

Doctor McCoy?

[It's Kennedy, and he sounds awful.  It's been a couple of days since he's left his room or contacted anyone over the journals.]

Are you in the clinic at the moment? Fever and aches aren't as much to my liking as I'd first thought. If I die before I make it there, please make sure Captain Jack stays out of my things until I return.

Comments

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

...If you die?

[ what. ]

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

[Cough.] Hello, Buffy. I was exaggerating. Don't worry, I probably won't die now.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Better have been exaggerating.

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

I'm ill, so it's hard to tell. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse, at least, but it isn't getting any better, either.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Ill with what?

[ voice ]

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

... Don't be so dramatic. I can come to where you are.

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

I'm not being dramatic. I'm simply being cautious. [Cough. Cough.] Thank you.

[ voice ]

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Same place, right?

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

[Long exhalation akin to a sigh.] Yes.

[ voice ]

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

I'll be round soon.

[ and he'll close the journal. ]

[voice]

[all7seas]

Oh, he wants me out of his "things," does he?

[voice]

[simplestgift]

Leave off, Sparrow. I was making fun. Not very well, I admit, but I am ill. The doctor says so.

[voice]

[all7seas]

He does, does he? Nothing mortally serious, is it?

[voice]

[simplestgift]

Nothing rest, food, and water won't take care of. Not serious, but that's easy for him to say. He's not the one who has it.

[all7seas]

Right. Do us all a favor and keep yourself away, lad. What are the symptoms?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Archie?

[she'd been wondering why she hadn't heard from him. Now she knew]

God, you sound awful. You need anything?

[simplestgift]

Doctor McCoy insists on staying with me for now, although I am not dying (he says). I'd hate to make you ill.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty durable. But if you've got a doctor, that's better than anything I can do.

[simplestgift]

I'm not very good company at the moment. [A brief pause.] Although if you're ever at the shop today, I wouldn't mind if you brought over some orange juice.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[that gets a small smile]

I think I could manage some orange juice.

...you still set for books from the library?

[ voice ]

[tothelibrary.livejournal.com]

If you die?

[ this is not how we go about not worrying people, archie. ]

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

I'm not dying. I was exaggerating. The doctor came and won't leave.

[He doesn't sound particularly upset.]

You sound exactly like Buffy.

[ voice ]

[tothelibrary.livejournal.com]

Good, he can forcefeed you disgusting cough syrup which is what you get for making posts and freaking m-- people. Freaking people out.

[ la la la la, moving on. ]

I get that a lot, not shockingly.

[ voice ]

[simplestgift]

No no, she asked me exactly the same question earlier. That's all, I promise. [There's a bit of a sigh and a rustling of blankets.] If I were dying, I wouldn't be particularly worried about my effects. [Well, except the pistol.]

[ voice ]

[tothelibrary.livejournal.com]

It's pretty much the logical question to ask. [ this is the sound of dawn tapping at something, opening her mouth to speak and then shutting it and huffing out a tiny, frustrated sigh. ] Do you-- I mean, if you have the doctor there you probably don't want company anyway and I know guys are weird about being sick, but if you decided you wanted me to I could come by? With soup. Or books.