Meadowood - Royal Headache.

[Lans]

The thrunder of a sonic boom announced the return of the mission party as Sonic forwent the usual means of entering the village and just dashed up a tree. He quickly made his way through to the medical hut.

Not being completely insensitive, he came to a halt outside before knocking softly as he opened the door.


"Hey Sal, you awake?" he asked, "We're back."

[Leda]

If there's one thing that'll agitate a sensitive headwound, it's probably a sonic boom. Princess Sally awakened shortly before the hedgehog checked in on her, letting out a groan as she massaged her bandage-wrapped forehead.

[Lans]

Sonic grimaced. "Still out of it huh?" he asked, heading over to her bedside, and pulling up a chair to sit next to her side. "Well, got something that should brighten ya up," he added with a large grin.

[Jamie Lee]

[dice=2] (1= Sick from the ride. 2 = isn't)

A few moments later an annoyed Rob entered behind the other hedgehog, straightening out his coat and checking that his quiver was secure. He glanced up as he fiddled about.

"Is she okay?"[rand=547002074408732501148004486255498510161648278826816881817575733]

[Leda]

Disoriented and headachey, perhaps, but otherwise fine. Sally whimpered and pressed her face into the pillow as though rejecting the idea of rising on the first day of school, but opened one eye in spite of herself. "My head feels ready to explode," she replied, albeit a bit muffled.

[DB]

@cyril@
"Thankfully it shouldn't," came a voice from the farside of the cabin.

"though if it did, it'd be the first time in my career."

Making his way slowly to the hedgehogs, the bintarong looked expectant.

"Any good news...?"

[Jamie Lee]

((Collab post~))

Turning to Cyril as they were addressed, Rob nodded as he began to speak up. "We were--"


"-Totally blowing Buttnik's little poison operation to smitherines!" Sonic finished.

Rob seemed to... flinch slightly, feeling his hackles raise from beneath his hood. "... Quite. All should be well now."

[Leda]

Despite the obvious pain still evident on her face, Sally's features brightened at the news, and she extended her arms to Sonic in request of a hug. "Tha's great, you guys!!"

[Lans]

Not one to decline, Sonic readily leaned in to accept. "Hey, it was no biggie Sal."

[Leda]

The princess squeezed the hedgehog tightly and smacked a kiss on his cheek, as was her custom when he'd done something worth rewarding. What was out of the ordinary, however, was that she didn't really let go. And that a second kiss quickly followed. And a third. And they were now on his mouth instead of his cheek.

[Jamie Lee]

And Rob stood there awkwardly while this took place, one brow raised high into an arch. Averting his eyes and scratching at the back of his neck, he gave a small, forceful cough. "Err... shall I... leave you two alone...?"

[Lans]

However, a slightly surprised Sonic was enjoying things too much to answer right at that moment.

[Leda]

Meanwhile, Sally didn't even notice. Completely engrossed in her 'reward', the squirrelmunk gave a tug at Sonic's shoulders and pulled him down on top of herself -- and wasted no time in snaking a leg around his waist.

[DB]

@cyril@
This was the moment the bintarong decided to clear his throat. "... While I'm glad to hear that the poison issue has been cleared up, the princess still needs her time to recover... and until we know all the poison has been swept down river, we should continue on our emergency supplies a bit longer."

[Jamie Lee]

"... Aye," was all Rob said, his back now turned to the couple as he massaged his eyes.

[Lans]

Ok, yeah, as much as he was really, REALLY enjoying this...there were other people around. "Sal?" he said, trying to pull back. "Uh...kinda....not alone."

[Leda]

"Hnn?" Sally hummed with a puzzled look. Not alone? Wha... Her attention then drifted to the other hedgehog, and the princess blinked as the realization struck her. "Oh!! I'm shorry, I forgot." Shoving Sonic the rest of the way up, the squirrelmunk focused her efforts on snagging the tail end of Rob's garment. "You get r'warded too, Mr. Hedge!"

[Jamie Lee]

"Wha-wha-wha-WHA?" was Rob's startled response. Quickly turning back around, it was revealed that his face was now flushed as he put his hands up in front of him. "I r-really don't think that's necessary!"

[Lans]

"Guh-wha? Sal!" Sonic protested, grabbing her arm and trying to pull Rob's cloak out of her grip.

[DB]

@cyril@
Rubbing the bridge of his nose slightly, Cyril shuffled to a wall of shelving and began to rummage.

"... as I said, the princess must still recover. Brain injuries can have rather odd effects..."

Odd like... well, he was sure they got the point.

[Leda]

Thwarted by Sonic's intervention and distracted by Cyril's interjection, Sally lost interest in trying to torture reward Rob and settled back down into her pillow, luckily not leaning her weight onto her wound. "Doctorssays I'm s'posed to be sleeping. And I'm still tired. We'll get back to work on th'water tomorrow, okay?"

[Jamie Lee]

FREEDOM! For added measure the archer positioned himself just out of the princess' reach, nodding in compliance with her suggestion. "Aye, I agree. Waiting till we've all rested would be the best idea."

[Lans]

"Yeah, ok, you get some rest Sal," Sonic told her, sliding his hand into hers and giving it a slight squeeze. "Catch ya later."