It was bound to happen someday. Hardison, happy at being back in his own body again, had grown careless. Lax. Let down his guard. It had happened all very innocently; he'd been playing his 3DS and accidentally dropped his stylus. The kind of thing that could happen at any time and to anyone. A little more annoying because it roll under a booth instead of staying where it had landed, but, in the grand scheme of things? Not that huge a deal.
Except as Hardison had reached for his stylus, the busboy had yelled, "No! Not that booth! It's too close--"
A shocking pain in his hand, like needles sinking into his skin. A sharp burn of--something. Dizziness. A slight feeling of euphoria.
"--to the vents," the busboy sighed, realizing it was already too late. "Never mind."
Don't worry, young busboy. Father Alec didn't mind. In fact, Father Alec was filled with warmth and forgiving as he pushed himself back to his feet. "I say," he said, his voice now touched with a faint British accent. "Does anyone have a napkin. I seem to be bleeding."
"Do you think Eliot's gonna yell at us for this?" the dishwasher asked, worried.
The cook shrugged, handing a napkin over to to the busboy to give to Hardison. "Depends on what the hallucination is, probably."
"Thank you, my son," Father Alec said, accepting the napkin and holding it to his hand. "Give me a moment to staunch this and then find my collar, and then we can continue with the blessing of the food. Amen."
"...That's probably a yes," the cook sighed, turning back the food. Hey, yesterday's strawberries weren't going to eat themselves.
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