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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2017, 09:30:37 pm »
Nivalia places her hoof on the pile of towels,  the tissue underneath completely numbed and cleaned. She wipes the towels off and immediately spray the wound again. A sizable bandage patch floats over and is placed right on Tinder's laceration. "Almost done, Tinder. Now then..." The wrap with blue sheen gently covers the unicorn's  sides. It emits a chilling sensation. "Done!" The supplies are stored away into the cabinets as she gets back up. The changeling gives her companion a hug; a soothing warmth from her magic radiates out. "I'm just glad to see your safe here."
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« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2017, 03:53:14 pm »
Tinder gives up on cleaning her bag, unable to get the blood off of it. Her whole body shivering in fear, why would Nivalia let her keep her job after seeing this? She doesn't want to look at her, not wanting to know how she feels about this. She tenses up as she's hugged, not expecting everything to be okay, expecting her to be mad. After a second she reaches out and hugs Niv back tight, she's scared, her body shaking, her cheeks stained with tears. She attempts to speak but nothing that makes sense comes out..

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« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2017, 06:43:20 pm »
Nivalia kept her embrace with Tinder. Her heart breaks seeing her like this. A few tears form in her eyes when she feels the poor mare trembling. "It's gonna be ok, Tinder. Just let whatever you're feeling out. I'm here for you, and I always will be." Nivalia doesn't know whether her words will have any effect. Still, she needed to say it. Her wings reach around and envelop the scared unicorn.
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« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2017, 10:30:07 am »
It takes her a while to calm down enough to speak, her mind racing through the events of the previous night. As time goes on she finally let's go of Niv and wipes her eyes, still struggling to make any eye contact, "This... I can't go to a doctor. They'd never let me leave." Really, this is the least of her concerns, but this is all she can voice. She knows that last night wasn't just a mugging, she knows every minute she spends here could put Niv in danger. How deep in is she now, how much does she owe them? She can't even remember anymore, but she can't stop.

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« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2017, 11:42:35 pm »
"I understand, Tinder." Nivalia packs away her things. "Is there anywhere you need to go? Anything you need to get? If you need to stay at my place, we could do that too." She gets up and levitates all the boxes back into their shelving.
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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2017, 01:27:39 pm »
"No.. I need to go home at some point, but I can do that later. I need to finish working." Tinder grabs a near by chair and tries to pull herself up, her legs unsteady. She needs another dose, but she can't do that in front of Niv. "Thanks... But I'll be fine."

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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2017, 03:48:30 pm »
"Oh tartarus no!" Nivalia exclaims. "You can't go out there like this. The staff and customers will certainly notice. Consider this a sick day off." She helps Tinder to her seat before returning to hers. "As your employer, I cannot legally nor morally utilize your labor in your condition. I'll escort you home myself."
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« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2017, 05:18:59 pm »
"I can handle working, really. I just need a minute is all, really, I'm good enough to work." Tinder grabs the arm of the chair, trying to stand up out of it, nearly falling over in the process. She knows she can't stay standing, her balance leaving her, she sits back down after a second trying to figure out how to get out of this. It's been too long since her dose, she didn't have enough last time. "I can take care of myself.."

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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2017, 09:22:21 pm »
"Tinder, you're not working today," Nivalia sternly says. I don't want my security advisor looking as if she got mugged." The changeling reaches down and grabs her bag, slinging it over her shoulders. "I'm taking you home, dear. You can use one of your sick days today. "
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« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2017, 10:16:24 pm »
Tinder frowns a little as she hears this, she really needs the money, she can't miss work.. She levitates her own bag to her and gently lays it on, "I've worked up to this point today and only you noticed, really... I can handle the rest of the day." She says this, but she knows that even standing is going to be difficult until she gets another dose. And she doesn't exactly know what happened last night, she doesn't know if it made it home with her, she's almost frightened to check.

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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #25 on: July 03, 2017, 09:54:46 pm »
"Tinder. Sweetie. You're getting a paid day off." She approaches the mare and places her hoof on her shoulder. "Your safety and well being is my top priority. C'mon, meet me halfway to help you out. Where do we start?"
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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #26 on: July 04, 2017, 01:55:42 pm »
As Tinder hears that it's a paid day off she lets out a little sigh, now that she knows she's not loosing money going home doesn't seem like a bad idea. Finally she looks into Niv's eyes, nodding as she tries to push herself off the couch, holding on to Niv to try to stay upright. "Fine.. I'll go home. As long as you promise not to make me get a physical.."

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Re: One For The Money
« Reply #27 on: July 04, 2017, 08:23:18 pm »
"Deal!" Nivalia says as she lifts her hoof to keep her friend from stumbling. She opens the door, "I'm still giving you whatever medical treatment you need though. Speaking of which..." two small canisters levitate out of her desk and into her saddle bag. "Alright, I'm set to go."
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« Reply #28 on: July 04, 2017, 08:39:09 pm »
Tinder glances at the canisters, a little worried about what's inside of them. "What are those?" She leans on Niv as they start walking, the lack of pills starting to make her unbalanced, she needs to take some before she gets worse. Out of the store and towards her house they go, her ears twitching as she listens for threats, pain flashing across her face as they walk.

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« Reply #29 on: July 05, 2017, 07:18:35 pm »
"Creations of my design. Painkillers to be more precise. Nothing dangerous. Oh, and one of them just has mints for fresh breath!" Nivalia notices Tinder on edge. She places a hoof on her shoulder, "It'll be alright, dear. I'm here for you."
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