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[not_his_pa]

After he was last in in Bar, William slowly made it home and did what he could to keep his family from not worrying too much.

About a week passed and his bruises turned colors but whatever Ellen gave him has kept his ribs from being too bad, its his knee that makes things hard. His mother tried to get him to rest but Mark isn't strong enough yet to do everything so he just keeps going and then sleeps as much as he can.

It turns out they had a little bit of laudanum left over and so he's had a few drops to help him sleep but when he enters Milliways, he's pale with pain and leans on the first chair he can find.

After a few tries and hisses, he makes it to one of the couches and puts his leg up as he arranges himself. Then he searches for a wait rat and orders some ice, food and books, he's going to take advantage of whatever time he has here to rest.

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[guppy_sandhu]

"You okay?" Guppy asks, peering over the back of the couch.

[not_his_pa]

He startles at Guppy's voice and says, "I've been better."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Sorry, didn't mean to make you jump." Guppy moves around to the arm of the chair. "Do you want some help?"

[not_his_pa]

"Yeah, I'm not quite as bad as when it first happens but my knee keeps botherin' me."

[guppy_sandhu]

"What did you do to it?" Guppy asks.

[not_his_pa]

"I got beat up by some men who wanted someone to hurt. I fell on my side and did somethin' that wrenched my knee up."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Do you want to come through to the infirmary so I can get a better look? I'll help you if you need it."

[not_his_pa]

"I'll be slow goin' but I can get there,"

Slowly he eases his knee off where he had it propped up and stands up, leaning heavily on the couch.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy offers him a hand.

[not_his_pa]

William tries to not lean too much on Guppy but its hard, he's been pushing his body too much and its catching up with him.

[guppy_sandhu]

"How long ago did you do this?" Guppy asks, taking William's weight as best he can.

[not_his_pa]

"Not quite a week,"

Luckily the fireplace isn't too far from the infirmary or else William's not sure he could make it.

[guppy_sandhu]

"And how have you been caring for it in that time?" Guppy asks, eying him.

[filemyclaim]

"You really should rest at the infirmary." Have a worried Dixie, William, rushing over from the neighboring couch.

[not_his_pa]

"I'm doin' what Doctor Sandhu said and restin' and icin' it. I don't need to be in the infirmary for that and its comfortable here."

[filemyclaim]

"As long as you're following Doctor's orders," she says, "I don't see the problem. But I'll see some if you hurt yourself."

[not_his_pa]

"I promise I ain't goin' to do that. Hurt enough as it is, I don't need to go findin' new hurt."

[filemyclaim]

"Good." She says. "Now, whatt're you studying?" she might be considering him a bit of practice for her own children.

[not_his_pa]

He picks up his drink and hands her the books since they're not really studying books.

Bar introduced him to a series of books about a boy called Peter Jenkins going to boarding school and having adventures from another world that he really likes.

[filemyclaim]

Dixie examines it. "I'm more of a Mills and Boon girl," she smirks.

[not_his_pa]

"Don't think I know them."

[filemyclaim]

"Ladies romances," she says. "With demanding counts and swooning debutantes." There's a bit of a dry smirk; she does read the latest in modern fiction, too.

[not_his_pa]

"You get those in dime novels too and some of the stuff in newspapers."

[filemyclaim]

She chuckles. "not with the dime novel I'm in." She is a bit of a guest star in Brisco's adventures, after all. "If they have me swoon but once, I'll have a little chat with the editor."

[not_his_pa]

"And they change it for you?"