Isla
"Then I'll keep them for you down at the clinic reception. Drop by whenever you like, even if I'm not working at the time. I'll leave a note to say they are for you," Isla says, nodding down at his reject of a book. "And if you want, I'll take that one off your hands, too. We can compare notes, decide if it's really that bad?" Is this the beginning of Caido's first book club? Stay tuned to find out.
There's still a little scrutiny in Isla's gaze, the medic unable to help herself especially when it transpires that Asta has needed a vacation for quite some time; luckily he seems completely relaxed, and so she does the same, reaching out and into her beach bag and drawing out a chilled flask of what looks like some fruit punch. "There's sadly no alcohol in this since I'm working later," she says with a smirk, "but you're still welcome to share a glass with me."
But then the butcher is continuing and they're talking about sedatives, and Isla's soft surprise gives way to concern to listen to his explanation. "I'm sorry to hear that," she says softly. "For the ones I make, I tend to use peppermint bark to mask a lot of the taste. But you can also dilute them in something with a strong flavour as well, if you don't mind having to drink an entire cup?"
There's still a little scrutiny in Isla's gaze, the medic unable to help herself especially when it transpires that Asta has needed a vacation for quite some time; luckily he seems completely relaxed, and so she does the same, reaching out and into her beach bag and drawing out a chilled flask of what looks like some fruit punch. "There's sadly no alcohol in this since I'm working later," she says with a smirk, "but you're still welcome to share a glass with me."
But then the butcher is continuing and they're talking about sedatives, and Isla's soft surprise gives way to concern to listen to his explanation. "I'm sorry to hear that," she says softly. "For the ones I make, I tend to use peppermint bark to mask a lot of the taste. But you can also dilute them in something with a strong flavour as well, if you don't mind having to drink an entire cup?"
sooner or later, we all have to wake
and try forgetting everything
and try forgetting everything
