Voice Post//The Hospital//Open to Action

[treadingdawn]

For anyone who may have been present last evening...I apologize.

Private to Pevensies + Reepicheep

I believe you all know by now. If I remain in good health by the day's end they'll release me tonight. I am well for the time being.

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[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

No...I am at the hospital.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

Which room?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[Insert Room # here.]

You're cross.

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[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

I'm on my way.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

[Karolina's beyond cross. She's absolutely pissed. Not only is she mad at her friend for trying anything he sees, but she's mad at the person who took advantage of his innocent nature and gave him the drugs to begin with.

Her anger shows in the way she busts into his hospital room, colors changing rapidly with her movement and mood, mouth open for a good modern day tongue lashing.]

Are you stupid, Caspian? I thought I told you not to do drugs!

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[Thanks, he almost falls out of his bed over this one. Fortunately Caspian doesn't tumble over the edge because that would make a nasty mess of the needle in his arm.]

Karolina?

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

[No, thank you, for reminding her what her name is as if she forgot.]

First it was shrooms, now it's E. What next? Crack? Meth? Do you want to end up in rehab or on the street drooling and dirty because you got addicted?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[The mushrooms were perfectly natural and not hallucinogenic, thanks. Gosh.]

No.

[It's all he can say because she's...very irate and therefore slightly unpredictable.]

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

So why'd you take them? A pill with a dove on it totally isn't candy. You can't even say you were cursed while doing it, can you?

[At least that was her excuse. It makes her slightly less hypocritical.]

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

I didn't know. I didn't think about it. And no I wasn't cursed.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

That's right! You didn't think. You didn't think about me telling you that trying everything somebody gives is dangerous. You're lucky you're not dead, Caspian. What if you had gotten the date rape drug or something worse?

[A small part of her is bracing herself for him to ask for an explanation. He always does.]

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

What do you want me to do? Keep myself cloistered?

[Sigh. Hand to his forehead. The R word, at least he knows that is possible with just liquor, in this world and his own.]

It wasn't anything like that and it isn't going to happen again.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

If it'll keep you from being a druggie, yes! Caspian...

[Her volume slides down just a tad, but don't get it wrong-- Karolina is still upset.]

You gotta stop this. You're my friend. I don't want you dying because you trusted somebody you shouldn't. Not everybody cares about you like I do.

[Or the rest of the Pevensies. Even the mouse.]

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that, Karolina...

[His tone is less frustrated though frustration remains. It's difficult when he wants to give some people the benefit of the doubt.]

I said I would be smarter, I promise.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

Don't tell me that. I'm still mad at you. I'm not believing it until I see it.

[She plops herself on the foot of his bed before slipping back into her more humanlike form with ease, arms cross and brow furrowed.]

Who gave it to you?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[But the light show was so pretty.]

If I tell you, you can't speak to him until I do.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

[You're on her list right now, Caspian. You do not deserve entertainment.]

You don't get to tell me what to do, Caspian.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Where my own well being is concerned I think it is my right to confront him first.

I have no intention of warning him about anyone else who wishes to confront him too.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

Your only right is to stay in this bed and get better and never touch drugs again. Don't make me have Xavin come in here and barricade the door. Or better yet, borrow Old Lace and make her do it.

[Listen to Sparkles, Caspian. You don't want either one watching over you.]

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

I get to leave tonight if I stay well.

[Reasoning Telmarine is reasoning.]

Who is Old Lace?

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

Gert's dinosaur.

[Karolina uncrosses her arms, a little less mad now that she yelled all her anger out. It was quite cleansing.]

If you stay well, that means no more drugs. Not even cough medicine. Not even vitamins.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Your friend has a dinosaur?

[Er, not that he's trying to change the subject, but it's this very same curiosity that gets him in trouble sometimes!]

May I still take the teas, soups, and salves I am used to if I fall ill with fever?

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's like her and Chase's kid, minus the diapers and drooling. And only if it has Peter's approval.

[Because at this point, Karolina trusts Peter to have more sense than Caspian.]

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[Wow. Caspian never knew. He'll have to ask Chase about this some other more appropriate time.]

He wishes to practice medicine after university. I trust him.

[tofuinthesky.livejournal.com]

And he probably doesn't do drugs either.