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[iopenthings]

[OOM: Door in London Below]

Door stumbles in - through the bathroom door, this time. Blood coats the right side of her face, matting her hair and dripping onto her leather jacket.

Beneath the blood, she is pale and scared.

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[take-a-gamble.livejournal.com]

*he notices the blood and rushes over, not really rushing over. More like limping over.

Excuse me, you ok?

*he looks at her curiously*

[iopenthings]

She presses a hand to her temple, trying to stem the bleeding.

"Oh, fine, thanks," she says, though it obviously isn't the case. "Head wounds always bleed an absurd amount."

[take-a-gamble.livejournal.com]

Don't take her word for it, she's bleeding

"What happened, if you don't mind me asking?"

Gamble might be able to help if he knows what happened. S.W.A.T medical training does pay off some.

[iopenthings]

"I tripped," she says slowly. "Scraped myself on - I don't know, a nail, or a sharp corner or something on the way down. I'm lucky it's not worse than it is, but I'm fine, really."

[take-a-gamble.livejournal.com]

He has a feeling she's not telling the truth, but if she wants him to believe it, he will. No reason to bother someone who's hurt.

"I could help you patch it with a medi-kit, if you want. I'm no healer though, sorry."

*he smiles*

[iopenthings]

She smiles at him.

"I'd like to get it cleaned up first, I think. Would you mind getting me some water and clean cloths from the bar? I think I need to sit down."

And she sinks into the nearest chair.

[take-a-gamble.livejournal.com]

Sure. Anything to help.

*He walks over the bar*

Some water, clean cloths, and a green tea, please.

*The bar quickly brings up such items and he slowly walks over to where Door is sitting*

Here you go. I got you some tea as well, if you want it. I drink it whenever the knee delivers great amount of pain. It's good stuff.

[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

Biff stares at the blood-stained girl, then jumps up and runs over.

"Hey, are you all right? What's happened?" He starts looking around for imminent threat-to-bar (that green-haired guy looked kind of suspicious).

[iopenthings]

"I'm fine," Door says, a hand pressed to her temple. "I just hit my head. It looks far more serious than it is."

[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

"Did somebody hit you? Shoot at you, or what? You look like someone tried to."

A bodyguard at heart, Biff continues to look around for signs of danger.

[iopenthings]

"Oh, no," Door says, though she looks wary. "I tripped and hit a sharp corner or a nail or something on the way down. I didn't really stop to figure it out - thought I should get this bandaged up."

[buddyofchrist.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that would be a good idea. Here, you want something to drink? I'll get you something."

[iopenthings]

"Just water, thank you," she says, sitting in the nearest chair. "And something to clean this with, if you don't mind...?"

[young_tmriddle]

Door!

*He runs to her, wand out, fairly pushing people aside to get to her.*

Darling, what happened?

[iopenthings]

"Tom." She manages a wavery smile, though she's even paler now that he's appeared.

"I just cut myself a bit. It looks far more serious than it is, I promise."

[young_tmriddle]

You cut yourself?

*He looks at her dubiously as he staunches the bleeding with a healing spell. There is a gash along her temple.*

On what?

[iopenthings]

"A nail or a sharp corner or something. I'm not entirely sure. I tripped," she explains calmly. A little too calmly, perhaps.

[young_tmriddle]

*He places his hands on either side of her head, moving it and checking for more injuries.*
Hold still.

*He casts another healing spell on the wound, sealing it further. He doesn't think to questions whether she's telling him the truth. He doesn't expect her to lie to him about such things.*

Does anything else hurt?

[iopenthings]

"I'm fine," she assures him. "Just a bit shaken up is all, really."

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

And in some other Millitime, there is Arithon.

He looks on edge himself, and seems to be having issues keeping his hand off his sword,

"Lady. What happened?"

[iopenthings]

Door opens her mouth to repeat her lie, then sighs.

"Somebody shot at me. With a bow and arrow."

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

He nods, with a faint smile for the almost-lie that she didn't say;

"So someone attempts to kill you. This is not acceptable, Lady, and we shall have to find more means to keep you safe than just a warning."

[iopenthings]

"Well, your necklace works," she says, attempting to keep her voice light, "if that's any consolation. And really, I don't know that they were specifically trying to kill me, specifically."

[prince-arithon.livejournal.com]

"I knew it would."

Arithon has just spent six years having people trying to kill him. Specifically. So he just looks at her, with one brow raised and green eyes like pits of pure hell.

[iopenthings]

"I could have been in someone's way. Someone could have been hungry. Someone just could have felt like a bit of target practice tonight," she says evenly.

It's all true. But deep down, she knows that somebody wants her dead.