{ OPEN } catchall for the month

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WHO: Christine, Ellana, Minka, Julian + OPEN!
WHAT: A catchall for the month.
WHEN: whenever in Wintermarch
WHERE: various locations in Kirkwall

I'm putting starters in comments so I have a header for each character and get comments only sent to them instead of getting double comment notifs.

Also, if you'd like to work out a wildcard option, PM me or send a private plurk to megoom and we can play around with ideas.

Comments

[insatiably]

Oh, that was a terrible joke. So terrible it makes Julian laugh, so mission accomplished there!

"Too true! And as to that: I was practicing my shield bash, but I suppose my shoulder wasn't properly stretched first."

[el_tybs]

He's good at bad jokes; something he's picked up over the years. It's especially effective here in the infirmary. Sometimes something stupid, like a bad joke, is what a person needs to get over a trip here. Exhibit a: right here with Julian laughing - even if he was in pretty decent spirits already coming in.

"I'd say. Pretty sure the bashing is supposed to happen on the other end." Not on yourself, Julian. "Have you been using the shield long?"

[insatiably]

"Oh, a fair amount of time, but only in that way people do when they're dabbling. I've never been a soldier or anything like that before, and when I lived aboard a merchant vessel, I learned to forgo the shield to carry a dagger in the other hand. Much better if you're boarded by pirates." The shield is not meant for close quarters fighting where you're rubbing elbows with others. There's too much chaos on a ship for that.

"I do feel better already. Is there anything more to the treatment?"

[el_tybs]

"So you've taken it up as... a pre-caution?" Enough that he could use it at least. "Don't know many merchants who bother learning that much. Find that most of them get bodyguards. Good for you." Definitely impressed here, Julian; got points.

"Just need to apply the salve to help with any residual swelling and to bring down the bruising. After that you can be on your way. Just lay off the training for maybe a week - to be safe - and keep applying the salve. Shouldn't need to come back here, unless you think something feels off... or you hurt yourself again."