[ Action, Voice ] Queen of Clubs

[touchofrogue]

[Kurt's still gone. It's been almost ten days. And they still have him.

And there's nothing she can do.

But it has got her thinking about someone else she hasn't seen in a while. And while she's far too proud to just out and out ask... there is some bait that she knows Gambit can't refuse. Her drawl's a bit thicker than normal for this part

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[onebluebamf]

[On her way home, over head there is the familiar popping sound of Kurt BAMFing into existence on a roof above. But there is no grace or balance in his movements and it's almost as if he teleported in the middle of being tossed around, as he immediately stumbles. He trips and falls off the roof and before he hits the ground, he teleports again, a foot above the ground, where the rest of his fall is concludes quite painfully. He makes an attempt to push himself back up, but it's only a token effort and ends up back in the same position, in a puddle of mud and water.]

[onebluebamf]

[Hey, hey. Don't squeeze like that!]

I... I don't know? [He seems to think about it. He comes up with nothing.] But they are. Like beautiful pools of... [He seems to study them and fails to come up with a good metaphor.] greenish gray.

[touchofrogue]

[She shakes her head.] Oh man. You're high as a kite.

[And clearly out of your little blue mind. She's just going to ignore that and keep walking towards the clinic, and hope whoever's there can help.

She is deliberately not thinking about what they must have done to him... because she's not sure how useful she'd be when she's angry enough to chew iron and spit out nails.]

[mikangirl]

[And this is ... something like the sixth attempt she's had at ransacking the smithy in the hopes that her weapon has finally arrived in Luceti. She needs it more than ever now-- bets on the Malnosso are doing this on purpose. :|

So it's a decidedly grumpy Nami that exits the weapon store into the plaza, and she registers the flash of blue fur enough that she glances up. Some girl she's seen around before, and...

...he doesn't look too healthy. Approaching now.]

Kurt?

[onebluebamf]

[Huh? He lifts his head, sees Nami, and sports a weak grin.]

Oh... hey Nami. This is Rogue. [A pause.] We're going to the clinic. [It's not very romantic.]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue glances back and forth between them. She's seen Nami around before - and in the journals, but she's not willing to commit to anymore from a near stranger. A nod of the head.] Hey.

[mikangirl]

Hey. [The look she gives Rogue is friendly but brief, and she stoops down a bit to give Kurt a more searching look.] How bad is it? I might be able to save you a trip.

[onebluebamf]

It's not so bad, yeah? A few cuts, maybe. Rogue is just worried. [And then he whispers loud enough for everyone to be able to hear anyway:] She digs me.

[... but he's not all that okay. Some blood has soaked through the white pants and shirt he's wearing. He's limping on one leg and even his poor tail looks like it's seen better days. There's a fresh cut on his brow that has some dried blood, but was recently reopened by his fall.]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue gives Kurt one hell of a weird glance before turning to Nami.] An' he's drugged.

[That tone of voice means 'And this should explain so much.'] You're a healer?

[mikangirl]

[Oh, it does. There's a deeper grin at that first part, and then she nods.] As long as nothing's broken I can probably deal with it-- then you can take him home to sleep off the rest. D'you want to sit him down somewhere?

[onebluebamf]

[Sitting down somewhere is good. Isn't that a bench over there? He makes a pathetic attempt to stumble over there.]

[touchofrogue]

[...well, if Kurt's okay with it. A brief, genuine, relieved smile.] Thanks.

[And she moves to carefully help Kurt to the bench, making certain to avoid any accidental skin contact.]

[mikangirl]

No problem. [Wryly.] At least I'll do something useful today.

[She'll follow after and sit down on Kurt's other side and wonder if his loopiness is strictly Rogue-focused or whether he'll flirt with her, too. Best just to warn him ahead of time anyway.] I'm gonna have to get touchy feely here for a second, Kurt. Just so you know.

What happened?

[onebluebamf]

[Sorry Nami, he's not really interested in you. But it does break him out of staring a Rogue for a bit. He gives Nami a blank look before it registers.]

Well if Rogue is okay with it...

[touchofrogue]

[Okay, now you're starting to weird her out.] An' why wouldn't I be?

[She's eased him onto the bench and is now standing a little bit out of arm's reach.] Answer the lady's question, Kurt. What happened? Where does it hurt?

[mikangirl]

[Well, he's not having any trouble breathing that she can hear, and he's walking more or less fine-- if woozily and hampered by those leg injuries. Superficial, or just deep wounding without serious complications. She'll just lay her hands gently over those blood patches on your shirt, Kurt, summoning Nala's magic to heal what's beneath. And say nothing, because she's still waiting for an answer anyway. You can talk while she heals.]