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RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[say]'Well, that might be the one thing we have in common."[/say] The wendigo chuckles dryly, before Isla is back hanging the IV and giving him a cocktail of delicious O-Negative blood. Like a hit of some wonderful designer drug, Remi inhales far more deeply than someone of his size should have the lung capacity for. His pupils dilate lazily as a wonderful calm settles his muscles and suddenly he's thankful for the frame of the bed behind him.
Feeling Isla's pulse in her fingertips, the wendigo wonders rather dreamily if he's overstepped, thinking perhaps that it was fear that had her heart beating the way it was. Softly his fingers uncoil, and despite the way the world has a rather rosy glutinous tinge to it, the wendigo is still able to pick out the flush on Isla's cheeks. [say]"You know that is not true."[/say] Remi whispers, lowering his voice so that said interns might not be able to hear him.
[say]"None of them have ever been kind to me. None of them have ever thought of me as anything more than an experiment or a tool. None of them have gone to bat for me against Heimerdinger or Grimm. "[/say] Gazing at her, and not needing to blink but doing it anyway that he might appear less monstrous, the wendigo gives his head a small shake as half of his mouth curls into a hesitant smile.
[say]"And I for one have never looked at you logically."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Isla - 08-01-2023
[say]"Only that one thing?"[/say] Isla says with a gentle raise of her eyebrows, the medic shaking her head. [say]"Well, maybe that will need to change. Either the vacation, or you thinking we only have the lack of them in common."[/say] Gods but she can't stop her lips running away with her today - then again, given the slingshot of moods they've both been through in the space of perhaps an hour or two, it's not all that surprising.
Some hidden tension releases from her shoulders to see Remi relax at last, Isla letting out a sigh and grasping his hand more tightly as she feels his fingers start to slip away from her own. [say]"They might, if you gave them a chance,"[/say] she points out of the interns, but with something warm unspooling in her chest as he continues, Isla shifts and sits down beside him against the bed, tilting her head to rest it against his shoulder.
[say]"Well, then,"[/say] she says. [say]"I suppose that means I'll just have to make sure nothing does happen to me."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[say]"Well, we both spend most of our time here, I suppose that is another thing."[/say] Remi replies with a grin, before raising a brow. [say]"Why, name something positive we have in common, then."[/say]
The shift of her fingers is not a subtle thing to the wendigo, who can, at least when he's thinking about it, nearly feel the way the whorls on her fingertips feel against his skin. [say]"I did not give you a chance at first."[/say] Remi points out, more than happy to debate with the doctor all day long about how much better she was than anyone else in the entire compound. Only she was shifting, moving to sit next to him, her hand against his shoulder and gods it was strange to want to feel all the things you know you should be, while remaining a hollow husk.
[say]"Well, if you need a bodyguard..."[/say] Remi chuckles awkwardly as he searched for things to say to give Isla a reason to stay beside him. [say]"I am better, for having known you, Isla."[/say] He mutters softly, turning his head slightly as if to speak the words into the top of her head. [say]"Whatever happens..I do hope you know that."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Isla - 08-01-2023
[say]"Oof, so many good things so far,"[/say] Isla says with a dry chuckle, before considering the positives they might have in common. [say]"I would also choose a blue rug, like the ocean,"[/say] she murmurs. [say]"To remind me of home."[/say] So there you have it, Remi - she's not quite an open book, but you've definitely opened the cover.
Smiling against the warmth of his shoulder, she can only shrug at his response. [say]"One could hardly blame you for that - you had no idea what was going to happen to you,"[/say] she reminds him. Add in Honkersplonker and Grimm being just as tedious and torturous as they always have been, and first impressions probably weren't great on the wendigo.
Chuckling softly, easily able to imagine Remi lurking behind her like a living shadow just as she's seen him do with Ronin, Isla nods. [say]"I'll keep that in mind,"[/say] she tells him, before glancing up towards his face. [say]"Thank you, Remi."[/say]
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[say]"Alright - this will last for up to four hours, okay? I've got a watch with a timer on it to give you."[/say]
It's been a week since The Incident with the double dosing, and the serum testing has come on in leaps and bounds. Four hours is the longest they've tried, though, and while Isla isn't available for this latest try, beyond administering the dose, Ronin is waiting outside the medical wing for the wendigo.
[say]"Say, maybe this way you'll be able to buy your own rug for your room?"[say] she says with a smirk, smoothly injecting the serum into his arm.
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[SAY]"Oh? Let me guess...California? Surfer girl?"[/say] He wonders with a crooked smile, and though it's a ludicrous image, he can clearly imagine Isla as an expert in the CALIFORNIA GIRLS Katy Perry music video.
[say]'Mmm, and even when I did...being poked and prodded, albeit by a gorgeous doctor was not enough to convince me to be immediately polite."[/say] He added with a nod, nearly adding in some quip about how there had been the gorgeous doctor and Isla, but biting at the inside of one cheek inside.
Looking over his shoulder her, had there been an ounce of proper humanity in him, he might have softly cupped her cheek in one hand before kissing her. The sort of kiss free of tongue or insistent searching; just a whisper of affection, gone just as soon as it arrived. As a wendigo he knew he'd feel only the tactile brushing of their lips, the sound of Isla's eyelashes as they closed, and the beat of her heart. Not...unwelcome, but certainly not the thing first kisses were made of.
[say]"Anytime.""[/say]
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[say]"I feel like Cinderella."[/say] Remi murmurs, rolling up a sleeve. Given his complexion, physical stature, and having been given Real Boy Clothing that he wouldn't have to spend his outing going back to Ronin's house to change, presently as Isla dosed the wendigo, Remi looked a bit like a drug addict being dosed.
[say]"Ohho? Sounds like someone is trying to get out of getting me a-"[/say] Hissing in a breath (the first sign the serum was working), Remi clenched his teeth together and tilted his head against the wave of bright static in his veins. Though Isla had been able to mute most of the effects, it was still a bizarre shock to his senses that felt a little like being struck by lightning and then submerged in ice-cold water.
Flushed and panting though managing to keep from falling over, Remi raised a hand to press it against his eyes before pushing his fingers smoothly through his hair. [say]"Hey, you look at me often.."[/say] Great way to start that sentence, champ. Blushing, Remi clears his throat. [say]"I mean, that is...Ronin mentioned I might need a hair cut."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Isla - 08-01-2023
[say]"If only you turned into a pumpkin when the four hours were up, we wouldn't have to keep up all these pretenses,"[/say] Isla laments with an easy smile, murmuring a soft apology just as she pricks him with the needle, before waiting for him to settle somewhat. [say]"And for the record,"[/say] she adds once he's come around, gently fastening the watch around his wrist since she's already got his bare arm available, [say]"I will still get you something for the room. I just thought it would be nice if you could pick something for once."[/say]
She steps back just in time to see his blush, the doctor frowning suddenly as if wondering whether he was alright - it's still a shock to see the wendigo suddenly so human in front of her. As it happens, he's just fine, and she offers him a wry smile for his trouble. [say]"I quite like the curls,"[/say] she tells him. [say]"But if you make your outing three hours, I'll see what I can do for you."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[say]"Pretenses?"[/say] Remi wonders with a grin. [say]"You mean the fact that you have just been waiting for your chance to carve me up?"[/say] Blinking at the watch, or more specifically the fingers tightening the band around his wrist, Remi resists the urge to reach for the doctor's hand. [say]"Maybe we can go together...a un appuntamento."[/say] This latter bit is said with a roll of his wrist, before looking down at the watch; Isla might not know what the words mean, but even just saying them has Remi's heart hammering suddenly.
Her approval has his stomach flip-flopping such that Remi found he couldn't breathe and restrain his smile at the same time. [say]"Well. What does Ronin know anyway."[/say] He mutters distractedly, before rising and pulling the sleeve of his shirt down. Thankful for whatever Isla had done to ensure he didn't have morning wood every time he took the serum, Remi straightens and glances toward the door.
[say]"I'll, uhm...see you later, then."[/say] He says with a half-smile that dimples just one cheek, before they part ways and Remi is escorted sans chain out toward where Ronin was no doubt waiting.
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Isla - 08-01-2023
[say]"And eat you,"[/say] Isla adds, though she's not sure carving pumpkins are good for eating. Or whether that matters at all to the conversation. Ensuring the timer is counting down properly on his watch (and Remi will be glad to know it's a digital watch, too), Isla releases him and offers a small smile, knowing nothing about what the words mean but enjoying the Italian roll of his wrist nonetheless. [say]"Sure, that sounds good,"[/say] she says, stepping back towards the door.
[say]"He knows a lot about very unscientific things,"[/say] she says of Ronin as the wendigo passes by. [say]"But I have never been much for fairy stories. See you later, Remi."[/say] Smiling after him and adamantly ignoring the heat in her own cheeks, she waits until he's out of sight before getting straight to her own work.
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
Were Isla Ronin, the wendigo might have had something clever to say in response. However, given his utterly boyish crush on the good doctor, he can do little more than gape entirely tongue-tied. [say]"And eat me."[/say] He agrees when he can, knowing that he shouldn't read into the fact that she'd technically agreed to go on a date, but feeling vaguely twitterpated just the same.
Rolling his eyes at this literal answer, it takes everything in the wendigo not to look back over his shoulder as he walked down the hallway to see if Isla was still behind him. Besides, there were dozens of cameras through which she could watch him go if she really wanted.
[say]'Well, well, well.'[/say] Remi calls out with a grin, spying Ronin and finding himself instantly at ease. [say]"Look ma, no chains."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Ronin - 08-01-2023
Not having been privy to Remi and Isla's blooming friendship, Ronin waits at the entrance to the medical wing with a shit-eating smile and Remi's coat ready for him to shrug into. [say]"Don't worry, we're not going topside,"[/say] he assures the other man. [say]"But you can actually feel the cold now, and it's still the dead of winter."[/say]
Helping him into said coat and not bothering to hide the excitement bubbling in his expression, he lets out a soft laugh as they successfully leave the complex. [say]"You know, I feel like I'm checking you out of rehab,"[/say] he admits. [say]"How have you been?"[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[say]"Maybe I like the cold?"[/say] Remi sasses, before happily accepting his jacket because while the sweater he'd been given was much better than his usual attire, Ronin absolutely wasn't wrong about the temperature.
[say]"I mean..better rehab than jail."[/say] The wendigo hums chipperly, finding himself buoyed not just because of the serum, but because of his feelings for Isla as well. Feelings he was very carefully allowing himself to believe might be reciprocated. [say]"You know? Not bad actually."[/say] Surely the blush on the wendigo's cheeks was just from the cold and not anything more.
[say]"How about you? Got yourself into any trouble without me?"[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Ronin - 08-01-2023
[say]"You? An Italian? I don't believe it for a second,"[/say] Ronin says warmly, clapping Remi on the shoulder once he's properly dressed for wandering around undertown and leading them down the winding lanes towards street level. [say]"And that depends on the rehab I guess. And the jail."[/say] Where he currently is, it could be argued that the wendigo is experiencing both at the same time.
Not for the next four hours, though.
Having never seen Remi blush properly, Ronin doesn't immediately decide to latch onto it and sass his friend, but he does raise his eyebrows. [say]"Not bad, in the scientific clutches of a white room? They've got you drinking the Kool-Aid,"[/say] he drawls. [say]"And you know me, I can't stay out of trouble. Which is why I'm taking you back to the Sunset. We're going to have a drink."[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Remi - 08-01-2023
[say]"I was merely trying to prove I am not a fae."[/say] The wendigo replies breezily, flapping a hand in Ronin's direction and grinning. [say]"Oh does it? Been to plenty of rehabs and jails in your time, have you?"[/say] He wonders, leaning to the side that he might nudge his shoulder against Ronin's and hopefully send the other man stutter-stepping.
[say]"That is the very last thing they would want me drinking."[/say] Remi says with a roll of his eyes; you know, because of the death. Finding himself suddenly uncertain whether or not to tell Ronin the reason things in the medical wing hadn't been quite so bad, he instead opts to allow the conversation to shift to the fact that they're apparently going day drinking. [say]"Ohho. We are wasting no time in testing things out, mm?"[/say]
RE: cut our teeth and make our bones right here - Ronin - 08-01-2023
[say]"Look at him, remembering the things I taught him about the fae,"[/say] Ronin chirps, grinning and letting a hand flutter to his chest. He doesn't even mind the nudge that almost sends him stumbling into a trash can, though he absolutely returns it in kind. [say]"And don't even joke. I wouldn't be surprised if they make you drink poison just to see how much you can withstand."[/say] If they haven't already done it, he thinks darkly.
[say]"Listen,"[/say] he adds about the day drinking, stepping in front of Remi and turning to walk better, as if it's easier to implore him when they're properly face to face. [say]"We've only got a few hours, right? So I figure if we drink now, it'll have time to work through your system a bit before you change back."[/say]