FTEC: Friday Evening

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Katara made her way through the usual rounds and tasks at the clinic before she settled down at the front desk with the box of chocolates and some paper.

Now if she could only figure out how exactly one wrote a letter without sounding very silly.

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It was turning out to be another pretty slow and boring night at the record store, so Chad put Flopsy in charge for a bit (yes, he put the cat in charge) so that he and Prince Oscar Pedro could go down to the clinic and say high to the BRE. A very, very short visit, that he hoped would be appreciated and wouldn't last long, and that had nothing to do with Chad's faith in Flopsy's abilities.

"Hey, you." Chad came in, but made sure he had a good, clear shot of the door if he felt the need to leave straight away.

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"Chad!" Katara was very appreciative of said visit to the evil clinic. "Hi!" She paused and looked slightly suspicious. "You're not hurt, are you?"

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Figuring that Katara would ask that (and actually impressed that it wasn't the first thing out of her mouth), Chad shook his head and held up a hand in a sort of assuring gesture. "No," he said. "I think Prince Oscar Pedro," who was, as usual, perched on his shoulder, "might have hurt his head or something; this was his idea."

That's right, Chad. Blame the cat.

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Not really believing the explanation but figuring she could at least check, Katara came around the desk to reach for Oscar Pedro. Because checking was good. Also? Cuddling with kitty.

"He does look slightly cross-eyed," she teased.

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Prince Oscar Pedro let out a meow in response, one that worked with dual intention. Part of it was objectionable that he did not look cross-eyed and, if he did, it was all Chad's fault because they were playing with the laser light pointer thing and those things couldn't be good for his ocular health. The other was to get Chad's attention that he needed help, because up on Chad's shoulder was too high to make the transition into Katara's reach a smooth one. So Chad picked him up and handed him over, and Katara would find those cuddles very soon thereafter.

"I think he missed you."

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"I missed him," she agreed, cuddling the kitty close and scratching behind his ears. Katara smiled back up at Chad. "How is the store?"

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Katara was definitely getting a chin heavily nuzzled by a kitty-face, accompanied by a lot of purring. Chad, meanwhile, sighed. "Boring. Mostly dead. It's driving me crazy..."

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"Maybe you need a sale," she proposed. "Or like a Friday movie night so people can come in and watch the movie then buy the music in it."

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Chad blinked, and then stared at Katara for a little while. At least, it could be assumed that he was staring, because he didn't move for a while, but his eyes were covered by his hair. And then, he spoke.

"That's....a really good idea, Katara." He might have to bug Melody about that sometime next week. She'd probably love it, too. And, of course, he'd totally give Katara props for it. He knew she was the best roommate ever for a reason.

Even if she did work at a clinic.

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She beamed up at him, still petting the totally not fuzzy (which was sad) cat. "I would come! Well, if it were on a day that I wasn't here. And I bet a lot of other kids would too. Be different than the Common Room and stuff."

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What Prince Oscar Pedro lacked in fuzzy, though, he definitely made up for in affection.

Chad grunted, nodding. "Would make it a lot less lonely over that sometimes, too," he said. He knew he had the kittens and everything, but...

Chad's shoulders shifted, slightly, as he tried to make the decision of what would be worse. Staying any longer in a clinic than he had to, or going back to the store where all he had to do was think about everything that'd been going on with Teddy...

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Katara eyed him. "So Oscar Pedro made you come over?"

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Hey, Chad was going to stick to his story.

"He wouldn't shut up about you."

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She snickered and looked down at Oscar Pedro. "I love you, kitty, but I just don't think it'll work out between us."

...someone had been reading romance novels. Tsk.

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Prince Oscar Pedro responded by licking Katara's nose, which got a grin even out of Chad. "Should I leave you two alone to discuss this?"

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"Oh, no, I think we need a third party here," Katara told him, laughing at Oscar Pedro. "To help mediate if things get emotional."

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Chad looked a bit doubtful. "Well," he said. "Guess I should make sure he doesn't say anything uncalled for..."

Prince Oscar Pedro, oblivious to any drama that he was apparently a part of, was now batting lightly at Katara's hair.

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"No attacking the hair loopies, you," Katara scolded the cat teasingly. "You're overstepping your bounds there."

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But...but....but the hair loopies were just looping there, begging to be played with!

"You want me to take him?" Chad offered. "Should probably get back, just in case. Flopsy's good with the register, but not so much with counting."

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Katara wasn't going to keep Chad in the clinic if he wasn't actually sick. It was a huge enough step that he came without Teddy dragging.

"And you don't want to put Flopsy out," Katara agreed, giving kitty a last kiss before handing him back. "Or she'll run off to the traveling circus."

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And Chad?

Might have had a whole new idea on how to spend the rest of his shift.

Prince Oscar Pedro didn't seem too keen on giving up on the cuddling, and Chad didn't have hair loopies, but, after some squirming, he finally agreed to settle down on Chad's shoulder.

"Kay, then. See you later, roomie. Careful on the way back and everything."

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"Always am," Katara said, smiling. "You be careful too now."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

The water of the pond had woken Luke up from having a wall dropped on him. So he was fine. Really.

He'd told Jaina and Anakin that repeatedly as they hauled him towards the clinic.

Maybe Katara would believe him. "Hi!" he said, giving her a bleary smile. "I had a little wall fall on me, but I'm fine now. Can I go home?"

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Katara looked up with surprise. "...you don't look fine," she informed him. She looked up at Anakin and Jaina. "How big a wall?"

There was gesturing for him to come back to an exam room.

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"It was a regular-sized wall," Anakin said, pursing his lips, "and it was thrown pretty hard."

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She scowled a bit. "Bring him back here (http://community.livejournal.com/fandom_clinic/446109.html?thread=9858461#t9858461), please."

Katara grabbed a chart, making a face. "You're supposed to dodge walls, you know," she half-scolded, obviously worried.

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"I tried," Luke whined, following her.

Exam One

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For Skywalker, Luke Skywalker.

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Luke looked at the three people in the exam room with him and tried again. "I'm fine."

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Katara fixed him with glare. "You are Not Fine. Not sit down and shush while I check you out."

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Luke totally giggled inappropriately.

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She sighed heavily. "See? Obviously not fine."

Katara pulled a flow of water out of her waterskin and concentrated for a moment before she raised her hand to Luke's head, the water glowing brightly as she started to feel his chi and figure out where he was hurt.

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Luke was bruised up and his head had definitely taken a good beating--like she hadn't figured that out already--but nothing was broken.

"That's neat," he chirped.

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"Of course it is," she said with a grin, never one to pass up a compliment on her bending even if it was from the concussed.

She concentrated for a long few minutes, smoothing out his snarled chi into the proper flows. As she did, the bruising slowly lessened and she could feel the concussion fade slightly.

"There you go," Katara said, pulling he water back into her waterskin. "But you should stay here tonight. Just to make sure that knock on your head doesn't get worse."

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Luke made a face. "But I don't want to."

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"Should have avoided the wall then," Katara told him. "You need someone to watch out for you and make sure you don't fall asleep."

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"Artoo can do it," he said quickly. "He doesn't sleep."

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"Promise?" Katara asked, still not quite convinced.

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Luke nodded, eyes wide and innocent.

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"Okay then," she gave in. "But if you feel worse at all, you need to call me or come back here. And I'm going to check on you tomorrow."

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"Thank you, Katara," Luke said, giving her a grin and sliding carefully off of the exam table.

It would hardly do to get sprung from the clinic and fall on his face trying to leave.