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[OOM, just before: Javert comes to summon Cosette -- and incidentally Marius -- to what may be Jean Valjean's deathbed. Contains grief and parental illness, although no actual death.]
The door is yanked open. On the other side, a Parisian room, bare and unadorned, with a bed made up in the corner and several people crowded within. There's a minute or so of bustle, and then Cosette bursts through.
She's been crying; she's still crying, a little, half-noticed, but her jaw is tight with urgent determination. Unlike often, she's bareheaded. On her heels -- and with a certain amount of awkward maneuvering to pass through the doorway -- come three men.
On the one side: Javert. On the other side: a young man in his early twenties, dark-haired, slim, scarred, and bewildered. (Welcome to Milliways, Marius Pontmercy! Have fun with all the surprises you're about to get!) In between them, leaning heavily on both of them and half-carried, is Jean Valjean. He looks exhausted, hollow-eyed and thin, very ill, and possibly delirious; his eyes are fixed on his daughter.
"Oh!" she cries, and whirls to face the room, dashing the tears from her eyes with an impatient hand. "Where is a doctor? Please, my father needs a doctor!"
[OOC: Marius and Cosette and Valjean can all be tagged separately or together, but Cosette is preoccupied and Marius is bewildered and Valjean is delirious, so uh FYI! We have an infirmary thread with Joly set up, but help is welcome to steer and/or carry Valjean there. Javert make himself scarce as soon as he's not needed, so he can be tagged separately.]
The door is yanked open. On the other side, a Parisian room, bare and unadorned, with a bed made up in the corner and several people crowded within. There's a minute or so of bustle, and then Cosette bursts through.
She's been crying; she's still crying, a little, half-noticed, but her jaw is tight with urgent determination. Unlike often, she's bareheaded. On her heels -- and with a certain amount of awkward maneuvering to pass through the doorway -- come three men.
On the one side: Javert. On the other side: a young man in his early twenties, dark-haired, slim, scarred, and bewildered. (Welcome to Milliways, Marius Pontmercy! Have fun with all the surprises you're about to get!) In between them, leaning heavily on both of them and half-carried, is Jean Valjean. He looks exhausted, hollow-eyed and thin, very ill, and possibly delirious; his eyes are fixed on his daughter.
"Oh!" she cries, and whirls to face the room, dashing the tears from her eyes with an impatient hand. "Where is a doctor? Please, my father needs a doctor!"
[OOC: Marius and Cosette and Valjean can all be tagged separately or together, but Cosette is preoccupied and Marius is bewildered and Valjean is delirious, so uh FYI! We have an infirmary thread with Joly set up, but help is welcome to steer and/or carry Valjean there. Javert make himself scarce as soon as he's not needed, so he can be tagged separately.]
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He does not like having asked that particular boy, but needs must. He also cares nothing for what the use of the name might mean to Marius, who it seems has not been told of the existence of this place. Which is his problem, not Javert's.
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"Thank you, Monsieur!" she cried, when he came to help. She halted while they handled the question of who William was replacing and how. As soon as they seem ready to go again, she'll lead the way towards the infirmary -- which, since she doesn't know where it is, means she'll start towards the that way that William indicated, looking around for any sign of a clinic, and will respond promptly to any further direction.
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...oh wait, yes he can. He rolls his eyes, and then takes a moment to examine Valjean's face.
Then he turns away, his face set hard, and says, 'I will return. My thanks, monsieur.'
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"You're welcome," Then he checks with the man on the other side and young woman, "Not too far, just near the staff hallway."
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Valjean has had nothing to contribute to anything that is going on, barring his physical presence. But when a new voice filters in, he raises his head and looks around. Yes, the magic bar. Was he not just here? No, that was weeks ago...he is not sure. He catches sight of Cosette and tries to surge forward to her, but there is no strength in his legs and he stumbles, pitching forwards a little as he loses balance.
'Cosette,' he says, with wonder in his tone.
'There is no need. We may go home. All is well. Monsieur Evans, you offer your arm; it is quite unnecessary. She has come home, and brought her Marius with her, you see? All is well.'
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Maybe she should walk closer if he's going to go chasing after her.
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She does come a little closer, but she doesn't want to get in their way. And she does want to get her father to the infirmary as fast as he's able.
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'I will come,' he says, because she is asking it of him.
And after a moment's slow progress, which causes sweat to run on his face, he says to William,
'She is married now, you see.'
As if that explains all. To him, it does.
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She hopes so. All she wants to do is push a soft comfortable chair under her father, and instead she has to coax him along as he sweats with each step. It breaks her heart.
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'Allow me,' he says to William, who might be young and healthy, but is not built for pulling a man the size of Valjean along.
'I cannot find the man, but he will be here somewhere. We will put him into bed to start with. My thanks for your help, Monsieur Evans. I will see you repaid.'
He is slightly concerned that Valjean will start babbling nonsense that might cause trouble later on, even if there is no need to conceal much now. But there is a difference between the girl knowing the truth, the husband concealing it, and the world being privy to the knowledge.
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Once he sees that Javert has Valjean, he stands out of the way. He's not certain how much can be done with someone that sick.
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"Yeah, I know. God help you and your family, ma'am,"
Then he nods to her and heads to the counter, he'll keep an eye out for one of the Frenchmen to send the one named Joly to the infirmary.
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