wavewalker | EIGHT // Doctor, doctor, give me the news.

A: PHONE: UNFILTERED

I have a request to make, and I'm not really one for preamble, so let me get to it: A friend of mine requires the services of a healer. Her name is Mika.

Her eardrums have taken extensive damage thanks to a lightning strike, leaving her unable to hear, which is why you'll find me on the other end of this conversation in her stead. If you require payment for your services, we are, of course, willing to negotiate.

I will warn you the the damage is old, and may be difficult to repair, but I'm no healer, so I couldn't really say.

You can find us at 339 Brady Lane.

B: ACTION: 339 BRADY LANE

[ And, true to his word, that is where he and one Mika Whitepaws can be found. They're in the living room, she on the couch and he standing near the phone, tail swaying easily. He has a notepad in one hand, on which he jots: ]

All that's left to do is wait.

[ Before handing it to Mika for her to read. ]

[ Mika glanced it over, her tail twitching and her nose wrinkling as she peers up at Ian through a thick growth of winter coat. ]

You made sure to say it's my eardrums that are busted, right? And that I'll have to pay them in something other than money?

[ She was sure Ian would have covered that, but the way her memory was working right now, she could never tell. ]

[ Ian sighs and nods, waving around a leaf of paper- he took notes, Mika. ]

((ooc; Green font is Mika. She will likely be threadjacking!))

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Already?

[She sits up, either surprised or startled by this news.]

No way! That was fast.

Let's hope he can deliver, hm?

Or that it's not somebody willing to come finish the job...

[ He frowns ]

As if I would let that happen.

[For a moment she stares at him oddly after reading the note, like he's grown himself an extra head. The expression goes quickly, and she says nothing.]

[ He cocks his head ]

Something wrong?

Nah, not really. I guess I'm just not used to people saying that kind of thing.

You're my friend. Of course I would protect you.

Not going to lie, it seems surreal to read that.

How so?

Sounds like something out of an adventure story, I guess.

[Her smile is wry and she doesn't look up at him.]

It's not the kind of thing people usually say where I'm from.

To be fair, my life is like something out of an adventure story.

But in all seriousness, you have my shoulder to lean on and my blade on your side should you ever need them.

[She can't help but grin when she reads it, and her laughter sounds like she's honestly trying not to cry.]

That sounds so cheesy on paper, but I appreciate it.

... Oh Mika. [ he lays a hand on her shoulder, giving her a small, but sincere, smile ]

Cheesy or no, I mean it.

[She doesn't say anything this time, just looks up at him as her ears angle forward and her tail wags.]

[ Oh, come here Mika. It's time for a hug. ]

[Asdfgkljfgh--Mika makes an oddly strangled noise at the sudden hugging b-but that doesn't mean she doesn't return it.

Even if she is horribly flustered for a moment.]

[ It's not a very long hug, to be honest, so she doesn't have to be flustered for long. ]

[Which is good BECAUSE NOBODY SAW THAT. OKAY? Okay.

She's cool. For reals.]

[ He chuckles ]

You okay?

[She snorts heavily, tossing her head.]

Yeah, totally fine! No problem.

[Mika is a horrible lair and the carpet is so intriguing today.]

[ She is a horrible liar, but Ian won't call her on it. Instead he gets up to move to the phone again to give her a moment. ]

[The faint smacking sound he might hear is Mika patting her cheeks to get focused, her eyes screwed shut. Really, this was silly, and she was mentally hitting herself with a rolled up newspaper.]

[ This whole "having a friend who is willing to look out for you" thing is going to take some getting used to, he sees.

SO. Time for a subject change. ]

The town's given me more pieces of my ship back.

[Her brows shoot toward her hairline at that.]

You serious? Really? What parts?

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