[Voice]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob no]

[Rob is bored for the first time in a long time. He's tired of lying in the infirmary, alternating between reading from his datascroll and wondering what he'll look like when the bandages come off. He desperately needs to do something. Sure, moving around is painful, but it's not that bad. He needs to stretch his legs a bit, even if it's just to walk around the room.

It's a painful struggle to sit up, but once he's on the edge of the bed with his legs dangling off the side it doesn't seem so bad. He picks up his phone from the bedside table.]

Hey. I was thi-

[Rob lets out a cry of surprise as his legs fail to support his weight when he tries to stand. The cry is followed by the sound of a crash and nearly a minute of colorful swearing.]

Can I get a hand in the infirmary? I've fallen and I can't get up.


[Let's try this again]

[A while after his first attempt at a post, Rob tries again.]

Hey.

[It's halfway between a word and a grunt of pain.]

I need something to do while I'm lying here. Besides reading and watching stuff. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm bored out of my skull.

Comments

[freedom_engineer]

Actually, planning on killing a shadow from a half a kilometer away just by flicking a lightswitch.

[Whoops, there's that smug tone again.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob chuckles softly, followed by a quick intake of breath.]

Get a recording of that. It'll be a hit on movie night.

[freedom_engineer]

Might make for a great highlight reel. "Best shadow eliminations of the week" maybe?

Anyway, I'm in the workshop now. Need me to snag a knife, too? Or you got one on you?

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[He gives a soft snort of amusement.]

I've got my work knife with me, but if there's anything that would be more useful there could you bring it up?

[freedom_engineer]

Everything I'm reading says you want a short, sturdy blade. I'll snag a detailing knife, since I'm not sure which one's your work knife.

Pull up a guide in the meantime, see if there's anything else you want me to snag?

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

It's definitely not one with a short blade. Let's see here...

Huh. Looks like a knife is all you need.

[freedom_engineer]

A knife, a chunk of wood, and an idea of what you want to make.

I mean, with the carpentry, it strikes me as something that would be good for you to pass the time?

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

Yeah. It looks like good practice for doing detail work on larger stuff.

[freedom_engineer]

You want anything else while I'm down here? I've still got plenty of room in my satchel.

Otherwise, I'll be up there in a few minutes.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

...To be honest? I'm not sure if I can handle anything heavier than whittling right now.

[freedom_engineer]

I'm sure your companions would be happy to help, but I can appreciate that just the same.

I'll bring the medkit too, see if I can't patch up anything that the castle's docs don't have the tricks to manage.

You've got your bal... pokeballs?

[Dammit, terminology. When even Colin catches on that it's the wrong statement, it's probably time to find better shorthand for words.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Somehow Rob fails to catch that one.]

Yeah, but they're empty. Crichton and Shenzin aren't with me right now, but Kresh and Sparky are.