Monday: Covent Garden Flowers

[mylandmyrules]

Nell was feeling rather cheerful today. No real reason why, just a happy day. She had left the kittens at home today, strange how they didn't seem to be getting much bigger, because Easter lillies were particularly toxic for cats so she didn't want them anywhere nearby.

So Nell was here and absolutely interruptable!

Covent Gardens is open!

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[designateddadfriend]

Travis was basically all better now, and attempting to be social! So he was wandering into the flower shop, Probie obediently at heel, to check in on his rescuee that he hadn't basically been living with right after the fire a few weeks ago.

"You know, I don't know why I always expect it to smell not like a flower store when I walk into a flower store. And yet. . . ."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell chuckled and beamed at him. "Flower shops smelling like flowers, who knew! I'm so glad to see you! I wanted to make something for you to thank you for saving me, but I wasn't sure if there were things you couldn't or chose not to eat. And I made some doggie biscuits for your wonderful dog! They just aren't here with me."

[designateddadfriend]

"Probie'll definitely appreciate that," Travis said. Probie's ears pricked up, hearing her name, and she gave Nell a dopey little doggie grin. "And you don't need to make me anything. I was just doing my job. Which was reward enough."

It had felt really good to finally get a chance to be a firefighter again. You know, until he'd gotten smacked in the head by a falling beam and all.

"How are you feeling? You were in rough shape last time I saw you."

[mylandmyrules]

"I'd still like to make something for you," Nell said. "Cookies? Brownies? Home-baked bread or some kind of soup? It may be your job, but it's still something I'm very grateful for."

She held out her hands to show how well they'd healed. "I was able to use my plants to heal the worst of it," she said. "And Lana did a bit of healing with the Force. I just wasn't expecting how exhausted healing with my plants would make me."

[designateddadfriend]

“Well, I never turn down anything home baked by a friend,” Travis said. “And no, I don’t have any food allergies or anything.”

It was even a running joke back home that he would eat absolute crap so long as it was free.

“And I’m glad. Not that you were exhausted, I mean. That you’re okay. Any kind of healing is exhausting. I was basically a wreck for like a week what with the concussion— I should probably get Stark an apology bouquet or something while I’m here, actually.”

[mylandmyrules]

She smiled at him. "I'll bake you something nice, then."

Her smile faltered a bit. "I'm so sorry you were so badly injured. Are you better now?"

[designateddadfriend]

"I'm better now," Travis confirmed. "And it was my own fault. I got sloppy. Haven't been training enough."

He sounded disgusted. He was disgusted. If his team back home had seen him in action at that fire, they'd be disgusted with him, too, he was sure.

[mylandmyrules]

"You saved people," Nell pointed out gently. "And it's not like you have much opportunity to practice around here."

[designateddadfriend]

"That's no excuse," Travis said, shaking his head. "I should have been making opportunities. Using those holosuites or that danger shop at the school to set up simulations. I've been lazy, that's all there is to it."

[mylandmyrules]

"Then practicing sounds good," Nell agreed because she could see how strongly he felt about it. "Can I help with that in any way?"

[designateddadfriend]

“Not unless you want to relive being a victim needing to be rescued,” Travis said. “Which I am not going to ask you to do. Not with anything resembling real fire, anyway. Even the stuff that guaranteed doesn’t burn, like in the holosuites.”

[mylandmyrules]

She nodded. "I'm not sure how I'd feel about it, now that you put it that way," she agreed. "I hadn't really thought about that."