hsv. Fort Lennox. Caregiving

[dens_extra_pups]

Raoul: *comes in and puts some stuff on the floor, then sets up an IV stand beside Legacy's bed, then hangs a big plastic pouch from it. Takes the tube attached to the bottom of it, and offers her the end*

Legacy: *confused* What?

Raoul: *quirks his slight grin* Water 'n a bit 'a nutrients.

Legacy: *brows drawing together slightly as she tries to make sense of the end of the tube*

Raoul: It's like a straw. *glances at Missy*

Missy: *headtilting and studying the thing that the nice boy hung up*

Raoul: *satisfied that she's not going to object to the water pouch. Turns back to Legacy to see if she needs a hand*

Legacy: *trying to figure out the tube*

Raoul: Can I help?

Legacy: *small nod. She has no clue how to drink from this*

Raoul: *points to the spout* You put this in your mouth, 'n then bite it.

Legacy: *blink blink* Huh.

Raoul: You gonna give it a try?

Legacy: *small nod, will work on getting the spout into her mouth*

Raoul: *watches to make sure she's okay, is also halfway checking on Carl as the tiny puppy starts to wriggle*

Legacy: *drinking slowly, pausing only to catch her breath. With as weak as she's been, drinking's been an ordeal for her*

Raoul: *attention back fully to Legacy as Harley trots into the room* Okay?

Legacy: *small nod*

Missy: *greets Harley with a soft 'wuff', will lay back down where she's supposed to*

Raoul: Want me to give Carl to his mama?

Harley: *Carl? Yes. Time to feed baby*

Legacy: *small nod. She's looking ready for another nap, herself*

Raoul: *gently lifts the wriggler and hands him to the mother dog*

Harley: *takes baby and trots out*

Raoul: You want the other things I got?

Legacy: Hm?

Raoul: *sets several tiny outfits on her blanket-covered belly. The garments are adorable, and clearly puppy-shaped*

Legacy: *both brows up*

Raoul: Miles said you useta like dressin' paper dolls your mama made you.

Legacy: *small nod* Yeah... *slight frown* Did you put toffee in the water?

Raoul: *slight grin* Well, this stuff's for Carl ta wear. And nope. It's got a little bit of your toast in it.

Legacy: *soft, surprised chuckle*

Raoul: *leans down and picks another thing up off the floor. Sets the little glossy purple box beside Legacy. Box is a wide rectangle, with twenty buttons of different colours on the top*

Legacy: *puzzled now*

Raoul: Food.

Legacy: ... *thinks you're pulling her leg, Raoul*

Raoul: Press a button.

Legacy: *small frown as she studies the buttons and thinks about what color to try out first*

Raoul: *gentle teasing* Orange?

Legacy: *soft "thrrpt"*

Raoul: *grins and waits for her to think it over and choose*

Legacy: *will push the orange one after much thinking*

box: *chimes sweetly and drops a tube from the slot at its base. Tube is the same colour as the button, small, and inviting looking*

Legacy: *blink* Wow. *will reach for the tube and inspect it as well as she's able*

Tube: *flattened on one end, and pointed on the other, with a small knob on the tip of the point*

Raoul: *points* You bite that off.

Legacy: Is it safe if I swallow it on accident?

Raoul: *quirk of the grin* It's edible.

Legacy: *reassured by that, will bite off the knob, making a soft, surprised sound as the knob begins to dissolve in her mouth*

Raoul: *grin twitches at one corner* What's it taste like?

Legacy: Sort of like salt.

Raoul: Is it good?

Legacy: *small nod*

Raoul: *as he stoops to get something else* Taste the inside.

Legacy: *will work on doing so, making a quiet, happy sound as she tastes something similar to macaroni and cheese*

Raoul: *straightens up with a soft throw in his hands. Wild horses gallop together toward the viewer on it* Can I put this on you?

Legacy: *looks up. Surprised sound is a go*

Raoul: *grin quirk* Optimus got it.

Legacy: *slight quirk of a grin*

Raoul: *leans over and gently puts the throw over her on top of the other blankets* Too warm?

Legacy: *small headshake*

Raoul: 'Kay. *makes sure she's comfortable, and then shows her a two foot long string of fairy lights of a very distinctive shape*

Legacy: *puzzled blinking as she starts to nod off*

Raoul: I found out Debbie Cake's my cousin. So she sent you these.

Legacy: *soft, surprised sound*

Raoul: *lays the lights gently on the bedside table* *gentle gruffness* Gets some rest. Need me to fix anything?

Legacy: *soft sigh, shuts her eyes as she continues to nom on the food tube* *bit of a headshake at the question*

Raoul: 'Kay. See you, chica. *hunkers down and lifts one last thing off the floor, then waves it silently at Missy*

Missy: *lifts her head*

Raoul: *holds up something about the same shape as her uniform and waves it again*

Missy: *will get up, stretch a bit, and pad over curiously*

Raoul: *holds it out for her to sniff* *softly* You wanna get dressed? Huh?

Missy: *tail wag is a go*

Raoul: *gently pulls the thing over her head, then pulls part of it between her front legs. Fastens it on each side with a tab and a sturdy snap, and then straightens up to look at the light denim dress in pale lavender calico* Whaddya say?

Missy: *more wag and a happy grin*

Raoul: *gentle and brief ear flap, and then he stands to check on Legacy*

Legacy: *mouth moving a little as she absently chews on the food tube while she sleeps*

Raoul: *leans over and gently sees if he can remove it so that she won't choke*

Legacy: *doesn't notice the removal of the tube. Is already sleeping deeply*

Raoul: *gently lays the tube by the fairy lights, and then softly exits the room*

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