Fifth Floor Common Room, Sunday Noonish

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip is feeling, in a word, miserable. He's caught a summer flu and is stuffed up, cough-y, sneeze-y, ache-y, and, in general, sick.

He's sitting in the common room with a blanket wrapped around himself, a steaming cup of tea in front of him, and the TV turned to cartoons.


He is also, despite all this, grinning like a maniac.

If anyone asks, he will inquire if they kept watching the World Cup after the England/Portugal game. And then probably sneeze.


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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Hey there stranger!" Pippi said as she noticed who was sitting on the couch.

Wrapped in a blanket, tissues everywhere, sneezing...

Hmmmm.

"You got sick?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Pip said. He sneezed. "Flu. During the summer. Can you believe it?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm shocked. I didn't think it was possible. The mind boggles." Said Pippi, who had missed the fight with jello dragons but did help to vanquish a tentacle demon who summoned ghosts to torment people, in complete honesty.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "I mean, demons and vampires and fairies I can buy these days. But a cold in summer?" He sneezed again. "I heard something about a demon slaying on the radio, by the way. What's up with that?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"There was a thing that was summoning ghosts to haunt people and upset them so it could feed off the negative feelings of the people who were being haunted." she explained as she went over to the kitchenette.

"We found out it was buried under the main campfire so we went to get rid of it... There were tentacles... And goo... Would you like some breakfast?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "So you guys were off risking your lives while I was here half-awake watching the World Cup?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Pretty much ya." she said rummaging around in the cabinets. "But better you here half-awake watching the World Cup, then you there half-awake and risking your life. What game did you watch?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"The English/Portugal and the French/Brazil. Mostly the French/Brazil."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi nodded. "I missed France vs Brazil, but I read about it when we got back from our vanquishing duties. Everybody else's countries are out... It's all on you now." she said. "No pressure."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip laughed. Unfrotunately, this set off a coughting fit. "Yeah, no pressure. Well, we did beat the unbeaten champions. That's a good start, I think."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi brings some hot tea (http://www.tealand.com/GypsyColdCare.aspx) with lemon and honey on the side for him.

"Winning is always a good way to start something." she said.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded and accepted the tea. "Thank you. And yes, it is. I can only imagine what it's like in France right now."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Do you have football hoolies in France? If you didn't before, I'm sure you do now!"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Oh, we're not as wimpy and genteel as public opinion would have you believe," Pip said, sipping at his tea.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Of course not." she said as she cracked some eggs into a frying pan. "Brutish and stone cold, the lot of you."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Firey and emotional and dangerous. Like fire," Pip said. He sneezed again and grabbed for a tissue.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I must have you confused with some other people then... Like the Dutch." she smirked adding some bacon to the pan.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Yes. The Dutch are stoic," Pip said.

He might be babbling. Just a little.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"And weird." Pippi says grinning. "They bake their pancakes. That's just not right."

She brought a plate over to him and checked his forehead.

"Have you been drinking lots of water?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Am I supposed to?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"That's what Fredolf used to say when he or the crew ever got sick."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Well, probably not enough. And who's Fredolf?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"He's the First Mate on The Hawk." Pippi explained getting out a pitcher and rinsing it out.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Okay. Water is probably a good idea, then."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi filled the pitcher with water and sliced up a lemon to put in it.

"How has the kitty handled you being sick?" she asked with her back to him so he couldn't see her smirking.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"If I try to sleep through eating, she occasionally bats me in the head until I eat," Pip said. "Beyond that she just sits there and watches me. It's actually kind of creepy."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Cats certainly are mysterious creatures."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "God only knows what's going through their heads."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Some things are best left unknown." Pippi nodded coming back to the couch with breakfast for herself as well as a pitcher of lemon water for Pip.

"Scoot your feet over you freakishly tall fiery Frenchman, I wanna sit on the couch."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"'kay," Pip said, scooting over. "Does the firey thing refer to my temprement or the fact that I have a fever? Do I have a fever?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Both." she said sitting. Because her mun is a dirty fever modder! "You're quite hot."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Pip said. "I am easy on the eyes, aren't I?" He leaned over and leaned his head on Pippi's leg, swinging his legs up around to the couch. "I'm gonna use your leg as a pillow now, 'cause I'm really tired. Sorry about that."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Apology accepted." she said patting his shoulder. "You're lucky I'm so generous and kind. Others may never have been able to forgive you."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know. You're a very special person," Pip said, his eye fluttering.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Do you have something in your eye?" she asked. "Or are you trying to be coquettish?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Trying to stay awake," Pip said, yawning. "You're really comfortable, ya know that?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Well, that and the tea you just drank was drugged Muahahahahaha!

"Sounds familiar." she said. Of course, Nadia told her that she was really soft and enjoyable to touch during the whole turning-into-a-cat thing, but she told Pippi that under the effects of the truth spell so Pippi doesn't quite remember.

"Is there anything in particular you're trying to stay awake for?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"'Cause it'd be rude to just fall asleep while talking to you?" Pip responded.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"And you say the French are not gentile..."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"I lied," Pip said, yawning "I do that from time to time."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Go to sleep." she said brushing some hair out of his face. "I'll bat you on the face if I think you need to wake up and eat something. You have to get better, because it's significantly less fun to vanquish demons without you. You don't want to still be sick when the next one rolls around do you?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Pip said as he drifted off, "Otherwise I'll never get a chance to use my blessed silvers..."

He trailed off as he finally fell asleep.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi fixed the blanket over him and turned down the volume on the cartoons.