Flu event!: Just Around the Riverbend (open!)

[Gabriel & Uriel Raines]

Of all the things the Raines' twins knew, they were currently only certain of two of them.

1. They were dying. Completely, undeniably, dying.

They had been throwing up for a solid.. longer than they cared to count. They'd felt a little sick on Thursday, and mostly tired and achey on Friday. With their mother in her third trimester, they didn't want to bring whatever it was home. Yesterday, they'd thrown up. They never got sick - really, never, unless they were apart. Their immune system was excellent, and here they were, both brought down by the basted flu.

2. They were outside, and it was kind of bright and they had no sense of temperature.

Neither twin was quite sure how they got there - they remembered being in their room, lights off, window closed, curtains closed, wrapped under about twelve blankets each with a wastebasket by both of their beds - in case they couldn't make it to the bathroom quickly enough. Then they remember laying on the linoleum floor outside of their room because they felt as if they were a million degrees, in boxers and undershirts, trying to cool off.

Somehow, they'd successfully put on pajama pants and t-shirts - Gabriel's was red plaid flannel pants, Uriel's were blue - but both in grey t-shirts. They got on house slippers, and grabbed the contents of their beds - lots of blankets. For some reason, they'd ended up outside with their backpacks, laying on the grass, under a few fuzzy blankets.

"Pocahontas should've married Kocoum.." Uriel mumbled, Gabriel glaring at him. "I hate you for getting me sick." Uriel's eyes widened.

"ME?! It was you! You got it.. first." He kind of trailed off, running out of energy quickly. Gabriel successfully wriggled to his belly, pulling a book from his backpack. Tomorrow was still Monday. They still had homework to do. "Health is just around the riverbend.." He mumbled, opening a book, Uriel chuckling, beginning to whistle 'Just Around the Riverbend.'

[Robin Douglas]

It seemed like Robin had picked the worst time possible to come back to Hammel. Flu was sweeping the school and Robin felt like she was quickly becoming the sick wrangler. It was truly the least that she could do given that her immune system was mighty indeed. As such she had taken to carrying an even bigger bag filled with supplies. She had Gatorade in there, water, airborne, cough strips, the list went on. Still she had been able to give out fairly few items, as most of those she found were hard pressed to keep anything down.

She wasn’t sure why she was doing it honestly, but she felt slightly guilty about the flu. It was ridiculous but it had shown up around the time that she had. She hadn’t caused it, that she was sure of, but she felt like there was a reason why they were both there at the same time…

It was her destiny to fight the flu.

Or not. She was just going to try to make those who would let her a little more comfortable. Besides the flu-aid she was trying to get together everything she needed for her classroom and also get used to how the systems in the Auditorium worked. This meant some weekend work, like today. Along with this she was still revisiting the old stomping grounds. Most of this had been outdoor, if only because the weather had been really nice recently. She was doing the same today. It wasn’t quite shorts and t-shirt level but there was no snow on the ground. Robin stepped out into the courtyard, a place she hadn’t been for years.

Then she stopped. It seemed as if even the courtyard was no escape from the sickness.

“Hey,” she said as she walked over to the pair. She didn’t know them, given that she was new and her classes had mostly been cleared of student due to the flu. “Are you two alright out here? Do you want some…” Robin opened her bag and looked through. “…Gatorade or something? Hydrate up a little?” A chill wind swept through and Robin hunched her shoulders a little. “If you want you can use my classroom if you need to study. It’s pretty cold in there if you open up the window.”

[Gabriel & Uriel Raines]

Gabriel looked at her, staring for a long time, as if trying to decide if Robin was real or not. On the one hand, she could be fake. Talking of Gatorade and other hydrating things. Or she could be real, and thinking they were crazy. Yeah, it was probably definitely the second one. But then again, both boys were feverish, and Uriel seemed to not even be noticing her..

Gabriel paused. But that didn’t make sense, Uriel should see her too. As if on cue, Uriel looked up, raising on eyebrow at Robin curious. ”Who.. who are you?” He questioned, cocking his head curiously to one side.

Gabriel’s eyes narrowed at Robin, trying to figure out who she was. Neither looked angry – just confused. ”Gatorade sounds like the last thing I want right now.” He groaned, giving up on figuring out who – or what – she was, and just thunking his face down into his book.

Uriel, on the other hand, continued staring at her. ”I don’t recognize you. Are you a new teacher? You look young. Too young to be a teacher. New student? Man, if so, they caught your power late..” Too old to be a new student. Too young to be a teacher, in their minds.

Yeah, they both drew a blank, Uriel sighing and just rolling on his back. “Whoever you are, please cure us.” He mumbled, poutingly.

[Robin Douglas]

Robin waited as the two boys seemed to decide what to think of the situation. In all fairness this probably came off as odd given how recently she had come back to Hammel. She wasn’t really in a rush so that was fine. Then again Robin had overlooked what was perhaps the most important thing to do when one was new, actually introducing herself. The reminder came and Robin almost blanched at her own lack of organized thought.

“I’m Ms. Douglas. I’m the new theater teacher.” Robin stopped digging and let the large and currently rather heavy purse rest at her side for the moment. “I’ll take that compliment though, but in all fairness I’m a solid thirty. They caught my manifestation in plenty of time,” she joked.

Then she was back in the purse. There was really only so much that she could do for them, and curing them was not really on that list. All the same she started out by grabbing the two water bottles she had in her purse, which lightened her load. She put them down within reach. “I can’t cure you, but I can help keep you hydrated.” Her brow knitted together a little.

“Are you sure you’re warm enough out here?” She dug back into the purse for a moment and pulled out a bottle of advil flu and body ache, placing that down next to the water bottles. “I know it isn’t magic but it’ll help bring down some of the inflammation and make you feel a little better.” Robin checked her watch, hesitant to walk away from the sick pair. “I can also make you both a cup of tea if you come inside. I don’t know if you’re congested but steam helps with that.”

[Gabriel & Uriel Raines]

As she said she was the new theater teacher, Uriel chuckled. "Well, I know what extracurricular I'm signing up for next year.." He joked, half-heartedly, elbowing Gabriel's now limp form. But in all sincerity, they did like theater - it was something they were both decent at, as opposed to one being good at it and the other being poor.

They both seemed to ignore the 30 thing. They had learned well from their mother - all ladies were at least ten years younger than they looked. Robin - Ms. Douglas - looking younger twenties already, so they'd leave her there in their heads. Ladies didn't like real ages - their mother had celebrated her 40th birthday three times before she admitted to being 42.

The boys had both let her know that she didn't look a day over 30.

As she put water down in front of them, Uriel looked at it curiously, as if maybe it would suddenly sprout more bottles. But as she put down the pills, both boys lunged at once - the formerly motionless Gabriel won, taking it and reading the instructions before giving Uriel and himself the pills.

Both guzzled the bottles in moments, without even really seeming to notice it. Gabriel rose to his feet first, swaying a little before packing his backpack back up, wrapping the blankets around himself and carrying his backpack as Uriel followed suit, having never even unpacked his books. "Tea sounds divine. Thanks for the medicine and water, I'm Gabriel and he's Uriel." He offered, standing almost completely without swaying, prepared to follow her to the ends of the earth for this promised tea.

"We'd offer to shake your hand, but...well." He gave a shrug and a small smirk. Uriel coughed as he rose, smirking. "We're pretty much lepers at this point." He joked with a grin, Gabriel rolling his eyes, though smirking a little.

"Don't take advantage of us, we're just going to follow you. You could pretty much lead us to an alley and kill us at this point, what with your promise of tea." "What with your promise of tea." They recited the last bit together. Even disease couldn't keeping their feverish minds separated. If anything else, it melded them even more.

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