Post Thirty One: Doing the rounds

[the_wee_big_hag]

[There is a teenage girl knocking at your door. Yes your door.....unless you are Teatime. She's wearing a witches hat and carrying a bag in her hands.]

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[notsogreatwall]

[ Meiling answers the door, looking quite sleepy, and more than a little battered and bruised. She has a cast on one leg, and one wrist. ] ...um, hello? [ Not every day witches actually knock before entering her domain. ]

[the_wee_big_hag]

[Tiffany nods.]

Hello. My name's Tiffany Aching. I'm a witch from the Discworld, I was just dropping by to see if anyone needed any medical help.

[notsogreatwall]

[ Meiling looks the girl up and down, not skeptically, just perturbed. She idly scratches at her cast. ] So you're a witch and a doctor? [ ...does that make her a "witchdoctor"? ]

[the_wee_big_hag]

Well where I come from, the witch ends up the local doctor in most cases. So yes.

[notsogreatwall]

Oh! I see. [ She smiles a little easier, and gestures with her hand. ] I took a fall, but I'm really not too bad off. I'm sure there are others who aren't as tough and would need more attention.

[ Then she pauses. ] --are you going around to the whole city, or just this block?

[the_wee_big_hag]

The city.

[notsogreatwall]

That's a lot of ground to cover on foot. You must get a lot of exercise already! [ Sounding rather proud about that. ] Do you want to rest? I can give you some t-- [ Turning to gesture inside, she slams that cast against the doorframe, and let's just say her bit lip was holding back a choice swear or three. ] Mm! Mmmhmmhmmmm.

[the_wee_big_hag]

Here.

[Tiffany puts her hand out.]

Give me your hand.

[notsogreatwall]

Hm? [ After a moment of hesitation, she does just that. There's no reason someone going door-to-door dispensing heals is to be suspected... right? ]

[the_wee_big_hag]

[Well in this case she's quite safe. And concentrating on the balance, Tiffany draws the pain out of Meiling. It's a familiar feeling for Tiffany and after a moment Meiling's arm will feel fine.

Tiffany looks around and walks over to some metal and let's the pain flow into that.]

[notsogreatwall]

[ Meiling looks on in wonder, and then flexes her hand... well, as much as the cast allows. ] Wow, that's-- that's really amazing!

[ She bows to the girl. ] Thank you, Tiffany!

Oh. I didn't even tell you-- my name is Meiling.

[the_wee_big_hag]

It's still injured but the pain should stay away for a while.

[She bows back.]

A pleasure to meet you. Have you been stuck here long?

[notsogreatwall]

Oh. [ Her expression dims a bit, as she wiggles her fingers. Then she laughs. ] I guess I'll have to keep being careful! [ Except later she'll totally take the cast off early... ]

About three weeks, I think. What about you?

[the_wee_big_hag]

I've been here for.... I think it would be a year and six months, using this calender.

[notsogreatwall]

[ A blink, but then she smiles. ] That's as long as my-- [ She gestures behind her toward the staircase that leads up to the second floor. ] --well, here I guess she's my daughter... Though that's really weird to say.

[ Ahem. ] My friend Miss Patchouli, that is.

[the_wee_big_hag]

I don't believe I've met her. She's been here that long though?