Did you know you were my hero?

[petal_storm]

Who: Orchid and Jaeger
When: Age six or so.
What: Two children in an orphanage are lonely.

She eyed her fingers a long moment, liking how they were staying purple this time. She liked when she was purple, it felt...right. And the doctors the orphanage took them to said her skin seemed to hold more and more chromatophores as she aged. Soon, no doubt, she'd stay purple. She liked that idea. "Better?" she asked softly, fingers soothing in circles along Jaeger's temples.

They were in the attic, a place they went when it was raining so it was less intelligent to sneak out officially. The sound of rain was obvious up here, a pounding wash that made her sigh and breath deeply, "spring rains are here..." she crooned softly, fingers still working. "I missed them..." Some days it seemed there just wasn't enough water in the world, or her room. Jaeger was working on something to fix that though, and the doctors were tired of seeing her for dehydration.

Perhaps it was her meds, those seemed to have a dehydrating effect, and they weren't helping Jaeger's headaches much honestly. "Can you open the shutters?" she asked him softly, tucking a stolen blanket around him tighter. It would get cold with the slats open but the damp would be so nice...

...she hated to ask him to use his powers when he had a headache but if she didn't give his brain a path for the use it would start throwing things around and that...

...that didn't seem right honestly. But they managed yes, they tried to test their powers together instead of in labs because labs...

...labs scared her. And she couldn't really tell people WHY. She didn't need them to decide she was properly crazy because she had some very...bad memories in her head. "And I don't think we're eating enough," she admitted quietly. "We're burning too many calories when we use our powers, could be part if the headaches. I'll start growing things for us in a corner plot..."

Comments

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

At least she was there? She did try to...always be there? It was all she could do sometimes. She didn't LIKE these headaches, and she REALLY wished these had been real doctors...

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

Sometimes it meant nosebleeds and not waking up for classes. They came for him then, while Orchid was in lessons. "Just the boy today." The guy spoke to the front desk.

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

The older lady blinked and glanced at her scheduler, "we called to let you know he's ill today..."

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"All the better. Perhaps we can figure out the root of it all." He noted.

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Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"I'll have to call Ms. Phinny, give me a moment," she sighed, dialing. A few comments then..."wait here."

It was Ms. Phinny that touched Jaeger's shoulder gently in his room? "Honey? How are you doing?"

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"Go away..." He groaned. He felt like shit still. The headache wasn't going away instead travelling down his neck and shoulders.

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"They came to pick you up for testing Jaeger and they think they may be able to help with the headache. If you feel up to it I'll let them back but if not I think we need to think about the ER okay?"

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"No!" He screamed. "They're not doctors! I don't want to go!"

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"Don't scream at me!" she noted. "Please Jaeger. I know you're in pain but that's why we need to see doctors. We'll go to the ER okay? Can you sit up to get dressed?"

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"Nooooo... Want Orchid!"

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"Honey she's in class, we'll stop by the school on the way to the ER though okay?"

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"I'm not going anywhere without Orchid!"

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"Then you need to stop screaming. If you keep screaming bloody murder that means you NEED to go the ER right now," she noted firmly. "If you want to wait I'll get more ice for your head and let you rest."

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"I won't let you take me!" He growled the bed starting to shake violently.

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"Jaeger!" she noted sharply, "I TOLD YOU YOU COULD WAIT IF YOU COULD BE QUIET. Pay attention." Panicking at the boy never helped after all.

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"Go away! You can't see what's right in front of your face! They DID THIS TO ME!"

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"STOP THAT. You had headaches BEFORE they started testing Jaeger, that's why we were LOOKING for doctors!"

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"Not like this!" He growled.

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"And I have been listening boy, which is why I offered the ER instead of their labs," she snorted. "If you're done with your tantrum that is."

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"They'll find me there."

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"With no authority to remove you so the paranoia is pointless," she pointed out. "I know you're strong, I know you're scary if you want to be, but that doesn't mean you get to shake the word whenever something frightens you."

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"Yes they can." he growled. "You don't get it."

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"You are still HERE." she countered firmly. "With us as authority, NOT them, which means they cannot touch you in an ER without us present. I know you've decided everyone but your Orchid is an idiot but you should actually pay attention, TALK to people, and FILE REPORTS WITH DETAILS if you're scared."

Re: Orphanage

[code_jaeger]

"I've told you they weren't doctors before. I told you about the medicine you didn't listen. So fuck off. I'll figure this out myself!"

Re: Orphanage

[petal_storm]

"You've told me, and we've checked EVERYTHING we can check. I've even had pills from your bottles sent of to be tested Jaeger. If you can't work with us you know an eval team is going to take you away from this facility!" And it was frustrating that his refusal to work WITH her was going to make him leave!