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A Reluctant Visit [Private] May 26, 2016 19:45:48 GMT -6

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Post by empyre on May 26, 2016 19:45:48 GMT -6

"This is so stupid." Taavetti grumbled to himself, dragging his hooves on the pristine --and very expensive-- designer carpet as he made his way down familiar halls that weren't quite as comforting to him as they normally were. He didn't remove his gaze from the space just in front of his hooves as he shuffled along, ears pinned, and coral eyes doing their best to scorch holes into the ground with the strength of his glare. Really all he'd done was give that slave a bit of a shock on their rump, it was just a stupid little prank. Just something to make himself laugh, or make someone as miserable as he was --whichever came first. But noooo nobody could see it his way, and now here he was, on his way to visit Bones of all equines, cause apparently sending him to spend time with his elder might 'teach him a bit of respect'. Yeah, right.

Taavi didn't know Bones extremely well, despite having crossed paths with the other before, but Taavi crossed paths with a lot of equines who spent time with Amadeus, and so that alone didn't mean anything other than he could probably pick out Bones from a crowd. Really all the colt knew about the adviser is that he was old, grey, and got injured in the attacks on the Crucible as well. Taavi frowned slightly, the thought reminding him of the bandages wrapped around his own body, and the twinge of pain that even the pain killers he was given this morning couldn't quite cover. At least he and the old man would have something to mutually complain about if nothing else.

It was with a heavy, long-suffering, and probably a bit over dramatic sigh that Taavetti finally came to a stop in front of the door he was told belonged to Bones, and raising a hoof, knocked.

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A Reluctant Visit [Private] May 26, 2016 20:49:02 GMT -6

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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 20:49:02 GMT -6

Bones had been asleep. Rather firmly asleep really. One grey ear flickered and slowly perked at the noise at the door. The old grey advisor gave a bit of a sigh, and his sleepy blue eyes peeled open. He lifted his head and shook his mane a bit, wincing at the throb the motion created in his bruised skull. He grimaced, eyebrows twisting into a crooked line across his forehead. Bones let a huff, a sigh, slip from his nostrils, and he looked toward the door from where he lay. His knees were still bandaged, battered and bruised.

"Yes? It's unlocked, come on in" he said, just loud enough for whoever was there. Bones flicked his tail a bit, and flicked his forelock, making at least some effort to look as though he had not been so throughly asleep. He was supposed to have been working on some paperwork.

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A Reluctant Visit [Private] May 30, 2016 19:08:05 GMT -6

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Post by empyre on May 30, 2016 19:08:05 GMT -6

Taavetti nearly groaned aloud at the sound of the voice on the other side of the door. He was honestly hoping quite a lot that Bones would be sleeping --as old equines do, according to the colt-- and not respond to the knock, thus giving him reason to not enter the room and speak to the adviser. The universe, it seemed, had other ideas and so Taavi straightened up and confidently trotted into the room; if there was one thing the spotted colt was good at, it was faking it.

"Good afternoon!" He called out, a cheesy grin illuminating his features as he approached the bed where the grey stallion was resting. Maybe he had been sleeping and he had only woken him up. Taavi felt oddly guilty at the thought. "I was sent to make sure you're going okay, so how are you feeling?" He asked, still smiling perhaps a bit too widely for how distinctly unhappy he was feeling, and bouncing a bit impatiently on his hooves.

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A Reluctant Visit [Private] Jun 2, 2016 18:41:53 GMT -6

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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 18:41:53 GMT -6

Bones' slightly startled expression softened into something akin to relief. It was only Taavi. One of his worn grey ears flipped outward, the other still focused on the child. Bones looked tired. Ridiculously tired to be honest. There were dark circles around his eyes, and the old bruise from where he'd hit his head had yet to fade, leaving one half of his skull purplish. A thick blanket was draped over his hindquarters, his ragged little old tail sticking out. Bones' long front limbs were unfolded out in front of him, his knees bandaged, the bandages pink from the open gashes on his knees and down his forelimbs.

"Well ah'm allrigh' a bit slow in the 'ead yet, but tha's allrigh'" he shrugged slightly. He sounded as sleepy as he looked. Bones' crooked greying brows lifted, a wrinkle forming between them, his soft blue eyes taking in the youngster and the bandages around his midsection. He'd heard what had happened, and was frankly very surprised to see Taavi up and about, particularly as bouncy as he was.

"Ow about you? I 'eard what happened, surprised to see ya up'n about so quick" he said, tilting his head slightly. He blew a soft breath from his whiskery nose and waited for Taavi's response.